West Bengal or 'Bangla'? Proposal to rename WB as Bangla pending since 2016
"A proposal has been received from the Government of West Bengal for renaming the State as "Bangla in all three languages i.e. Bengali, English and Hindi."
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Kolkata, Jul 20: Central govt has received a proposal from the govt of West Bengal for renaming the state as 'Bangla' in all three languages; Bengali, English and Hindi, informed Ministry of Home Affairs in the Parliament on Tuesday (Jul 19). Minister of State in MHA, Nityanand Rai in a written reply to the Lok Sabha has informed that MHA has given 'No Objection Certificate (NOC)' to the proposals received during the last five years, for changing the name of cities across the country.
Minister of State in MHA, Nityanand Rai informed the parliament, "A proposal has been received from the Government of West Bengal for renaming the State as "Bangla in all three languages i.e. Bengali, English and Hindi." Hindustan Times reports, "the proposal on renaming of the state has been pending since 2016. In 2017, the Centre had refused to change the name in three languages. In 2018, the Bengal Assembly had adopted a resolution on the same."
All India Trinamool Congress (AITC) MP Saida Ahmad had asked a question on the details and the number of proposals received by the Ministry of Home Affairs for getting approval to change the cities name across the country, and whether the govt has revamped the guidelines for changing the names of the heritage places.
Rai replied that MHA has no such guidelines for the change of names of heritage places. In the year 2017, Andhra Pradesh city 'Rajahmundry' name was changed to 'Rajamahendravaram'. In 2018, Jharkhand town 'Nagar Untari' name was changed to Shri Banshidhar Nagar. During the same year, Madhya Pradesh Nagar Panchayat town, 'Birsinghpur Pali' name was changed to 'Maa Birasini Dham'. In the same year, Uttar Pradesh city 'Allahabad' name was changed to "Prayagraj".
In the year 2021, Madhya Pradesh city 'Hoshangabad Nagar' name was changed to Narmadapuram and city 'Babai' name was changed to 'Makhan Nagar.' In the year 2022, Punjab city 'Shri Hargobindpur' name was changed to 'Shri Hargobindpur Sahib'. He further informed that, in addition to the above details, a proposal for changing the name of 'Nasrullaganj Nagar' to 'Bherunda' has been received in the Ministry of Home Affairs on Apr 25, from the govt of Madhya Pradesh.