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Maharashtra Income Minister Radhakrishna Vikhe Patil. (File photograph from X/@RVikhePatil)
Maharashtra Income Minister Radhakrishna Vikhe Patil mentioned the state cupboard had determined to rename Ahmednagar in March and had sought the Centre’s approval. approve
State Income Minister and Bharatiya Janata Get together chief Radhakrishna Vikhe Patil introduced that the Union Residence Ministry has accepted the renaming of Maharashtra’s Ahmednagar district to Ahilya Nagar.
Patil shared this info with the media on Friday and mentioned the state cupboard had determined to vary the identify of Ahmednagar in March and had sought the Centre’s approval. His announcement comes forward of the state meeting elections.
Patil factors out that Ahiryabai Holkar, the 18th-century ruler of Indore (in Madhya Pradesh), hailed from the area.
Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde had beforehand introduced the identify change in Could. On the event of Ahilyadevi Holkar’s 298th beginning anniversary, Shinde confirmed that Ahmednagar district might be renamed Ahilyanagar. Jondi village in Ahmednagar district is the birthplace of Holkar.
“Within the coming days, Ahmednagar district might be formally renamed as ‘Ahilyanagar’ to commemorate the contribution of Punyashlok Ahilyadevi Holkar to Maharashtra,” Shinde mentioned.
Earlier, the Eknath Shinde authorities had renamed Aurangabad and Osmanabad to Chhatrapati Sambhaji Nagar and Dara Shiv respectively.
(Inputs from PTI)
