Centre approves renaming of Allahabad as Prayagraj

The decision came more than two months after the state govt, headed by CM Yogi Adityanath, took the decision to rename the historic city as Prayagraj. The central govt has given consent to the renaming of at least 25 towns and villages across the country in 2017. The renaming proposal of UP's Faizabad district as Ayodhya is yet to be received from the state govt.

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