Friends, in recent years we have seen that many cities of India have been renamed and in future also the names of many cities will be changed, but have you ever wondered what effect the name change of these cities has on the residents there, especially on their documents like ration card, driving license and identity card, so today we will give you complete information about it through this article-

Many places in India have already been renamed or are being changed. Some major examples include:

Allahabad ➝ Prayagraj

Mughalsarai Railway Station ➝ Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyay Railway Station

Aligarh (proposed) ➝ Harigarh

This trend of changing names is being carried out for cultural, historical or political reasons.

How is the name of the city officially changed?

Submitting the proposal: The process begins with a formal proposal.

Cabinet approval: The state cabinet must approve the proposed name change.

Gazette notification: After approval, the new name is officially published in the government gazette, making it legally valid.

Effect on existing documents

No change in existing documents:

If the name of your city or district changes, existing documents like ration card, Aadhaar card, driving license, etc. do not need to be updated. They will continue to be valid, even if the name mentioned on them remains the same.

New name will reflect in new documents:

Any new document issued after the name change will automatically have the updated city or district name. For example, if Aligarh is renamed as Harigarh, the new documents will have "Harigarh" written on them.