New Delhi, Aug 7 (PTI) The Ministry of Railways has not received any proposal from the Ministry of Home Affairs seeking its comments on renaming Bhabua Road Railway Station as Maa Mundeshwari Dham Railway Station in Bihar, Union minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said in a written reply in the Rajya Sabha on Friday.
BJP MP Shivesh Kumar sought to know whether any proposal had been received to rename Bhabua Road Railway Station, located in Bihar’s Kaimur district, as Maa Mundeshwari Dham Railway Station after the renowned ancient religious site.
He also sought to know the current status of the proposal under the established procedures of the Ministry of Home Affairs and the Ministry of Railways for renaming railway stations.
“At present, no proposal seeking comments/views of the Ministry of Railways (MoR) for change in the name of Bhabua Road Railway Station has been received from the Ministry of Home Affairs,” Railway Minister Vaishnaw said.
Explaining the procedure for renaming railway stations, the minister said, “As per extant guidelines, Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA), Government of India, is the competent authority to approve the change in the name of a railway station on Indian Railways.
It accords such approval on the recommendation of the concerned state governments after taking into consideration the comments and views of the concerned ministries and departments, Vaishnaw said.
“After obtaining the approval of MHA, the concerned state government issues a gazette notification for the change in the name of a railway station. Thereafter, the concerned zonal railways implement the change of name of a railway station,” he added. PTI JP JP SKY SKY
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