New Delhi: Just after the announcement ahead that the new-look redeveloped Central Vista Avenue is set for the public, in a recent development, the Centre decides to change the name of Delhi’s historic Rajpath and Central Vista Lawns to ‘Kartavya Path’.
The New Delhi Municipal Corporation (NDMC) has convened a special meeting on September 7 with the objective of the same, according to the sources.
Kartavya Path will be used to refer to the entire stretch between the Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose statue and the Rashtrapati Bhavan, after the final decision.
The name ‘Rajpath’ is a Hindi translation of ‘Kingsway’, the boulevard’s name during British rule, named after King George V.
On August 15, Prime Minister Narendra Modi stressed the abolition of “symbols” associated with the colonial mindset
In line, the Navy changed its ensign last week, Earlier, the name of the road on which PM’s residence is located also was changed from Race Course Road to Lok Kalyan Marg.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will reportedly inaugurate the revamped Central Vista Avenue on September 8.
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