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Consider the following statements about West Bengal. 1. It has changed its name from West Bengal to Bangla in Bengali. 2. It has changed its name from West Bengal to Bengal in English. 3. Its assembly has rejected the proposal to change the State's name. 4. It has changed its name. However, consent of the Parliament is necessary to effect the name change. Which of the above statements is/are FALSE?

Consider the following statements about West Bengal. 1. It has changed its name from West Bengal to Bangla in Bengali. 2. It has changed its name from West Bengal to Bengal in English. 3. Its assembly has rejected the proposal to change the State's name. 4. It has changed its name. However, consent of the Parliament is necessary to effect the name change. Which of the above statements is/are FALSE? Correct Answer Only 3

Option 3 is the correct answer.

  • On August 29, 2016, the legislative assembly of West Bengal passed a resolution to change its name.
  • The resolution proposed to change the name of the state from West Bengal to Bengal in English, Bangal in Hindi and Bangla in Bengali.
  • But union cabinet rejected the proposal and asked for a single name.

Procedure for Changing the name of a state:

 Either the state government or the Union government can initiate the process.

When state government initiates the process:

  • First of all, a resolution seeking the change of name is passed in the state assembly.
  • This resolution is sent to Parliament and there a bill is introduced
  • That bill is then sent to the state assembly so that it can express its view (but the views do not have any impact), for a time period that is fixed by President
  • This bill is reintroduced in parliament and there it needs to be passed by a simple majority only.
  • And after the President's approval, the name of the state is changed.
  • But if rejected by parliament, the state is called by its name as earlier.

When union government initiates the process:

  • A bill is introduced in parliament, but only on the recommendation of the President.
  • Then the same procedure of sending the bill to state legislature, reintroduction to parliament, passing of the bill by simple majority, and approval of president are followed.

*Parliament is empowered to change the name of any state by Article 3 of our constitution. It also empowers parliament to form a new state or UT and alter the area or boundary of any state.

*On July 26, 2018, the West Bengal state assembly again passed a resolution to change the name to Bangla, but this demand was again refused by the Union government.

Name change of other states:

Original Name Changed Name Year
United Province  Uttar Pradesh 1950
Madras Tamil Nadu  1960
Mysore Karnataka  1973
Laccadive, Minicoy and Amindivi Lakshadweep  1973
Uttaranchal  Uttarakhand  2006
Pondicherry  Puducherry  2006
Orissa  Odisha  2010

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