Over a month after renaming Ramanagara district as Bengaluru South district, Karnataka’s cupboard on Wednesday cleared a proposal to rename Bengaluru Rural district as Bengaluru North district.
Chief Minister Siddaramaiah introduced the choice whereas addressing a information convention following a particular cupboard assembly at Nandi Hills in Chikkaballapura district.
This was among the many two identify change proposals authorized by the cupboard; the opposite was to rename Bagepalli in Chikkaballapura district as Chikkaballapur.
In Could, the state authorities renamed Ramanagara district, situated southwest of Bengaluru district, “to profit from the worldwide popularity loved by Bengaluru”. This was after the Ministry of House Affairs refused a no-objection certificates for the identify change, for which the state authorities submitted a proposal in July 2024.
The proposal to rename Bengaluru Rural district was primarily based on petitions from legislators representing the district, together with Meals and Civil Provides Minister Ok H Muniyappa. The change was sought to draw extra buyers, as Bengaluru Worldwide Airport, Foxconn’s iPhone meeting plant, and several other enterprise parks are situated within the district.
The cupboard additionally determined to rename Bengaluru College after former prime minister Manmohan Singh. Through the cupboard assembly, tasks value Rs 3,000 crore have been cleared.
The cupboard assembly at Nandi Hills dealt primarily with the Bengaluru division. Within the final two months, cupboard conferences have been held at Kalaburagi (Kalaburagi division) and MM Hills (Mysuru division). A particular cupboard assembly can also be scheduled at Vijayapura, to clear proposals associated to the Belagavi division.