The Chhattisgarh government has renamed two urban schemes in honor of Deendayal Upadhyay.

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The Chhattisgarh government has renamed two urban administration schemes after Pandit Deendayal Upadhyay, who was the ideologue of the Bharatiya Jana Sangh, the predecessor of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). Previously, these schemes were named after former Prime Minister (PM) Rajiv Gandhi.


      - The Rajiv Gandhi Swavalamban Yojana is now called the Pandit Deendayal Upadhyay Swavalamban Yojana.

      - The Rajiv Gandhi Aajeevika Kendra Yojana has been renamed to Pandit Deendayal Upadhyay Aajeevika Kendra Yojana

     

Main Points:-   (i) The Urban Administration Department of Chhattisgarh issued this order on September 18, 2024.

      (ii) These schemes are managed by the Chhattisgarh Urban Infrastructure Development Fund.


About Chhattisgarh

Governor: Ramen Deka
Capital: Raipur
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