Who is Ahilyabai Holkar after whose name MH Cabinet renamed Ahmednagar (to Ahilya Nagar)?

The Maharashtra Cabinet has decided to change the name of Ahmednagar to Ahilya Nagar. CM Shinde posted this on Twitter (X). He said that the cabinet has given approval to change Ahmednagar City to Punyashlok Ahilyadevi Nagar.

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In a program held in Ahmednagar in May 2023, CM Eknath Shinde announced that the name of Ahmednagar will be changed to Ahilya Nagar. Chief Minister Eknath Shinde said that in honour of Ahilyabai Holkar, the queen of the Maratha Empire, who was born in Chondi village of Ahmednagar district, the name of Ahmednagar will now be renamed Ahilya Nagar. Shinde made the announcement on the occasion of the 298th birth anniversary of the 18th-century queen.

Earlier in September 2023, a notification was issued changing the Aurangabad Revenue Division to Chhatrapati Sambhaji Nagar and the Osmanabad Revenue Division to the Dharashiv Revenue Division. The then CM Uddhav Thackeray took the decision to rename these divisions on June 29, 2022, a day before Eknath Shinde resigned, as rebelling against Uddhav’s leadership. This incident ultimately led to the fall of the Congress, NCP and Shiv Sena Mahavikas Aghadi (MVA) government in Maharashtra.

#मंत्रिमंडळ_निर्णय…

✅ मराठी भाषेच्या प्रचार प्रसारासाठी अद्ययावत मराठी भाषा धोरण जाहीर.

✅ पोलीस पाटलांच्या मानधनात भरीव वाढ. आता मिळणार महिन्याला १५ हजार रुपये.

✅ अहमदनगर शहराचे नामकरण ‘पुण्यश्लोक अहिल्यादेवी नगर’ करण्यास मान्यता.

✅ केंद्राच्या सहाय्याने लहान शहरांमध्ये…

— Eknath Shinde – एकनाथ शिंदे (@mieknathshinde) March 13, 2024