Archive · 10 Oct 2026
Uttar Pradesh Cabinet Approves Renaming Bhadohi as Sant Ravidas Nagar Bhadohi
The Uttar Pradesh government has approved a new name for Bhadohi district.
It will be called Sant Ravidas Nagar Bhadohi.
The decision was made by the state Cabinet on October 9, 2026.
Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath chaired the meeting.
The government says the name honours Guru Ravidas, a saint and social reformer.
The name also keeps the word Bhadohi.
Finance Minister Suresh Khanna said an earlier version of this name was later changed back.
Officials will now follow the required legal steps to make the change.
The Uttar Pradesh Cabinet approved renaming Bhadohi district “Sant Ravidas Nagar Bhadohi.”
The decision was made at a Cabinet meeting chaired by Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on October 9, 2026.
Finance Minister Suresh Khanna said the new name honours saint and social reformer Guru Ravidas Ji while retaining Bhadohi’s identity.
Khanna said an earlier renaming to Sant Ravidas Nagar Bhadohi was later reversed by the Samajwadi Party government.
The state says the renaming will proceed under the Uttar Pradesh Revenue Code and a 1953 Government of India circular.
- Who
- The Uttar Pradesh Cabinet, chaired by Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, approved the change; Finance Minister Suresh Khanna announced details.
- What
- Approval to rename Bhadohi district as Sant Ravidas Nagar Bhadohi.
- When
- October 9, 2026.
- Where
- Bhadohi district, Uttar Pradesh, India.
- Why
- To honour Guru Ravidas Ji and reflect the district’s cultural, social and historical identity while retaining Bhadohi’s name.
State government’s rationale
Earlier name change
Renaming and district identity
State government’s rationale
The state government says the new name honours Guru Ravidas Ji and reflects the district’s cultural, social and historical identity while retaining Bhadohi’s identity.
Earlier name change
The article says an earlier attempt to use the name Sant Ravidas Nagar Bhadohi was subsequently reversed by the Samajwadi Party government; it gives no explanation for that government’s decision.
- Current district name
- Bhadohi
- Approved name
- Sant Ravidas Nagar Bhadohi
- Approval date
- October 9, 2026
- Approving body
- Uttar Pradesh Cabinet
- Meeting chair
- Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath
- Legal basis cited
- Uttar Pradesh Revenue Code and Government of India circular dated September 11, 1953
- Stated purpose
- Honour Guru Ravidas Ji while retaining Bhadohi’s identity