The names of many places in India have changed. Some examples are as follows:- Allahabad has been renamed as Prayagraj, now preparations are on to change the name of Aligarh to Harigarh. Also, the name of Mughalsarai railway station has been changed to Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyay. Not only this, the names of many other places have also been changed. In such a situation, many people are confused whether changing the name of the city or their district will affect their documents (ration cards, driving license, identity cards etc.)? If you are also worried about this, then you can know about it in detail here.
Actually, the proposal to change the name of a district or city goes to the cabinet. After this, the name of the city or district is allowed only after the proposal is passed in the cabinet. At the same time, the gazette of new name (city or district) is done when the proposal is passed, after which the new name is approved.
If the name of your city or district has changed, will your documents also change? Actually, there is no change in the documents already released, that is, you do not have any change in the ration card or other documents already existing.
At the same time, in the new documents issued by the government, a new name is printed in place of the old name of the city. For example, if you have made documents in Aligarh, there will be no change. But after changing the name of the city, new documents will be issued, the new name of the city will be Harigarh.
Changing the name of the city also changes the name of the railway station. New name boards have been installed at these stations. Also, if you want to book a train ticket from your city to another place or from another state on the IRCTC website, then you will get a new name here. For example:- Mughalsarai railway station is now named after Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyay.
If the name of your city changes, then you have to book a roadways bus for your city, you will get a new name. In such a situation, you have to search with a new name to book bus tickets.
