Delhi: NDMC pases proposal, Rajpath to be called 'Kartavya Path' now

Lok Sabha MP and NDMC member Meenakshi Lekhi said the proposal was approved in a special meeting of the NDMC Council.

Published: 07th September 2022 12:46 PM  |   Last Updated: 07th September 2022 12:46 PM   |  A+A-

A view of Rajpath in New Delhi. (Photo | EPS, Parveen Negi)

By PTI

NEW DELHI: The New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) on Wednesday approved a proposal to rename Rajpath as 'Kartavya Path'.

Lok Sabha MP and NDMC member Meenakshi Lekhi said the proposal was approved in a special meeting of the NDMC Council.

"We have approved the proposal to rename Rajpath as Kartavya Path in the special Council meeting today," Lekhi said.

NDMC Vice Chairman Satish Upadhyay said the proposal was received from the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs.

He said now the entire stretch and the area from the Netaji statue at India Gate to the Rashtrapati Bhavan will be known as 'Kartavya Path'.


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