The Maharashtra government issued a notification on Friday to rename Ahmednagar railway station as Ahilyanagar railway station, following approval from the Union Home Ministry.
This follows the state government’s earlier decision to rename Ahmednagar district as Ahilyanagar district.
Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar, who had pursued the matter, thanked Union Home Minister Amit Shah and Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw for approving the proposal. A statement from Pawar's office also noted that Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis and Deputy CM Eknath Shinde were part of the effort.
Last month, Pawar had written to Vaishnaw, urging him to change the station's name to match the city's new name. "This long-pending demand has now been fulfilled," Pawar said. "The renaming holds special significance as we are celebrating the 300th birth anniversary year of Punyashlok Ahilyadevi Holkar."
Several organisations and citizens had been demanding the change to the station's name after the city was renamed Ahilyanagar. Pawar also stated that efforts are underway to rename Aurangabad railway station as Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar railway station.
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