kartavya path: Rajpath and Central Vista lawns to be renamed as ‘Kartavya Path’

The government has decided to rename Rajpath and Central Vista lawns as Kartavya Path. Rajpath was known as Kingsway during the British Rule.

Kartavya Path would includes the entire avenue and area from the Netaji Statue to the Rashtrapati Bhavan.

Media reports said that the New Delhi Municipal Council is likely to endorse government’s decision this week.

The move is in line with PM Narendra Modi’s vision of shedding all traces of India’s colonial past. Last week PM Modi unveiled the new ensign of the Indian Navy with the aim to do away with the colonial legacy .

On Thursday, PM Modi is scheduled to inaugurate the revamped Rajpath and Central Vista lawns.

The redevelopment project of the Central Vista — the power corridor of the country — envisages a new triangular Parliament building, a common Central Secretariat and the revamping of the three-km-long Rajpath from the Rashtrapati Bhavan to India Gate and new residences for the prime minister and the vice president.

Earlier, the government renamed the the road on which PM’s residence is located from Race Course to Lok Kalyan Marg.