Aurangabad formally renamed Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar, Osmanabad as Dharashiv

With the orders in place, the region, districts, tehsils and villages of Aurangabad and Osmanabad have been renamed ‘Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar’ and ‘Dharashiv’ respectively, states the notification issued by Santosh Gawde, deputy secretary, state revenue department.

“We have now officially renamed Aurangabad as ‘Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar’ and Osmanabad as ‘Dharashiv’. We have made it foolproof and there is no technical glitch left in it,” said chief minister Eknath Shinde after the state cabinet meeting.

The decision was first taken by the erstwhile MVA government on June 29, 2022, in its last cabinet meeting with Uddhav Thackeray as the chief minister. As a gesture, the MVA government had approved a proposal to rename Aurangabad airport as ‘Chhatrapati Sambhaji Maharaj Airport’ in March 2020.