The Maharashtra federal government has actually chosen to relabel Pune airport to Jagadguru Sant Tukaram Maharaj International Airport, Chief Minister Eknath Shinde notified on Monday.
In a post on X, Shinde mentioned different propositions authorized by the state cabinet, among them being altering the name of Lohegaon airport in Pune.
Union Minister of State for Civil Aviation Murlidhar Mohol, who is from Pune, too, notified about the cabinet choice in a post on X.
“The initial step towards relabeling the global airport in Pune as ‘Jagadguru Santshrestha Tukaram Maharaj Pune International Airport’ has actually been taken today and the proposition provided by us has actually been authorized by the state federal government,” he stated.
According to Mohol, the suggested modification will be sent out to the Centre for approval.
“The stated proposition has actually been authorized in the cabinet conference and will be sent out to the main federal government for more processing. This proposition will be authorized in the coming cabinet itself. Deputy Chief Minister Devendraji Fadnavis did it in Pune simply 2 days back. Devendraji has actually authorized this proposition in the extremely first cabinet after making the statement,” Mohol stated.
“Now, this proposition authorized by the state federal government will go to the main federal government and the main cabinet will quickly take a choice in this regard and act on the matter. I think this procedure will be finished quickly,” he included.
According to Mohol’s X post, Jagadguru Sant Tukaram Maharaj was born in Lohegaon, where Pune International Airport lies. He likewise invested his youth there. This proposition was provided to the state federal government.
Mohol stated that the villagers and all the Warkari neighborhood in Maharashtra likewise wanted to alter the name of the airport. Jagadguru Sant Tukaram Maharaj propagated Bhagwat Dharma through the Warkari neighborhood.
Apart from relabeling Pune airport, the Maharashtra cabinet has actually authorized a Guaranteed Progression Scheme for Children’s Homes Observatory personnel. The federal government has actually likewise chosen to include 3 Kunbi sub-castes to the Other Backward Classes list, develop a District and Additional Sessions Court at Junnar and construct a Greenfield Expressway from Shirur to Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar.
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23 Sep 2024, 07:22 PM IST
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