Maharashtra govt approves renaming of Pune airport to 'Jagadguru Sant Tukaram Maharaj' airport

NEW DELHI: The Maharashtra government on Monday approved a proposal to rename Pune's international airport as ' Jagadguru Sant Tukaram Maharaj Airport'. The decision was made during a cabinet meeting chaired by chief minister Eknath Shinde , with the proposal now set to be forwarded to the Centre for final approval.

Chief minister Shinde announced the decision in an X post, along with updates on other schemes and benefits for the people.

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✅ लोहगाव विमानतळाचे नाव ‘जगद्गुरु संत तुकाराम महाराज आंतरराष्ट्रीय विमानतळ, पुणे’ असे करण्याचा निर्णय

✅ बालगृहे निरीक्षणगृहातील कर्मचाऱ्यांना आश्वासित प्रगती योजना : शिक्षकांना वरिष्ठ निवड श्रेणी

✅ धान उत्पादकांना दिलासा : आता प्रति क्विंटल चाळीस रुपये…

— Eknath Shinde - एकनाथ शिंदे (@mieknathshinde) September 23, 2024

Minister of state for Civil Aviation and Cooperation, Murlidhar Mohol, also took to X to share the news, stating: "The first step towards renaming the international airport in Pune as 'Jagadguru Santshrestha Tukaram Maharaj Pune International Airport' has been taken today, and the proposal given by us has been approved by the state government. The said proposal has been approved in the cabinet meeting and will be sent to the central government for further processing. This proposal will be approved in the upcoming Cabinet, Deputy chief minister Devendraji Fadnavis did it in Pune just two days ago. Devendraji has approved this proposal in the very first cabinet after making the announcement."

धन्यवाद, महायुती सरकार !
धन्यवाद, मा. देवेंद्रजी !

पुण्यातील आंतरराष्ट्रीय विमानतळाचे नामकरण ‘जगद़्गुरु संतश्रेष्ठ तुकाराम महाराज पुणे आंतरराष्ट्रीय विमानतळ’ असे करण्याच्या दृष्टीने पहिले पाऊल आज पडले असून आपण दिलेल्या प्रस्तावाला राज्य सरकारने मंजुरी दिली आहे. सदर प्रस्ताव हा… pic.twitter.com/vbtenDNYiD

— Murlidhar Mohol (@mohol_murlidhar) September 23, 2024

Union minister Nitin Gadkari had earlier expressed his support for the renaming, assuring backing from the central government. Mohol confirmed that the first step towards renaming the airport has been successfully completed.