Centre gives nod for renaming a village in Haryana's Kurukshetra

The Centre has given approval for renaming of a village in Kurukshetra district in Haryana following a request of the state government, officials said on Monday.

The decision has been taken by the Union Home Ministry after getting formal nod from a few central organisations.

The No Objection Certification has been issued for changing the name of village "Amin" to "Abhimanyupur" in Kurukshetra district in Haryana, a home ministry official said.

The Union Home Ministry considers the proposals of name change according to the existing guidelines in consultations with agencies concerned.

It gives its approval to the change of name of any place after taking no-objections from the Ministry of Railways, Department of Posts and Survey of India. These organisations have to confirm that there is no such city, town or village in their records with a name similar to the proposed one.

For changing the name of a village or town or a city, an executive order is needed.

The renaming of a state requires amendment of the Constitution with a simple majority in Parliament.

The central government has given consent to the renaming of at least 25 towns, villages or districts across the country in last three years, including Uttar Pradesh's Faizabad as Ayodhya and Allahabad as Prayagraj.