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Home Ministry Clears Renaming of UP’s Jalalabad to Parashurampuri

A central ‘no objection’ sets up a Uttar Pradesh gazette notification as the final step to make the new name official across languages and records.

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t. Union minister Jitin Prasada also wrote to the government in April, seeking the renaming in line with people’s sentiments (Sourced)
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Overview

  • India’s Ministry of Home Affairs sent a letter to the Uttar Pradesh chief secretary stating it has no objection to renaming Jalalabad as Parashurampuri.
  • The state’s June 27 proposal cited local claims that the town is the birthplace of Lord Parashuram and referenced a municipal board resolution supporting the change.
  • The Centre asked Uttar Pradesh to notify the new name by registering it in Devanagari, Roman and regional scripts.
  • Senior officials said a state gazette notification is expected shortly to formalise the change in official documents and usage.
  • Union minister Jitin Prasada thanked Amit Shah, as well as the prime minister and the chief minister, shared the approval letter publicly and noted support from local BJP figures and religious leaders.