Rajpath to be renamed 'Kartavya Path', NDMC approves proposal

The New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) 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 on Wednesday.

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

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'.

(With inputs from PTI)