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MoS of Union MHA Ministry has informed Parliament that a proposal to rename West Bengal as Bangla has been received.  Who is the MoS of the Union MHA Ministry?

MoS of Union MHA Ministry has informed Parliament that a proposal to rename West Bengal as Bangla has been received.  Who is the MoS of the Union MHA Ministry? Correct Answer Nityanand Rai Yadav

The correct answer is Nityanand Rai Yadav.

Key Points

  • To the Lok Sabha, minister of state in the ministry of home affairs Nityanand Rai said, 'A proposal has been received from the Government of West Bengal for renaming the state as Bangla in all three languages - Bengali, English, and Hindi.'
  • Rai's reply came in response to All India Trinamool Congress (AITC) MP Saida Ahmad's question regarding the details and the number of proposals received by the MHA for getting approval for the change of names of cities across the country.
  • As per some of the officials, the proposal for renaming the state has been pending since 2016.
    • In 2017, the Centre refused to change the name in three languages.
    • In 2018, the Bengal Assembly adopted a resolution on the same.​
  • Rai said his ministry had given a No-Objection Certificate (NOC) to the proposals received during the last five years, for changing the name of cities across the country.

Additional Information 

Minister-of-State  Ministry
V. Muraleedharan

Ministry of External Affairs &

Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs
General (Retd.) V. K. Singh

Ministry of Civil Aviation &

Ministry of Road Transport and Highways
Shobha Karandlaje  Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare

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