Maharashtra scraps caste-based locality names

The Maha Vikas Aghadi government in Maharashtra on Wednesday decided to change all caste-based names of settlements, gaothans or slum pockets across the state. So names denoting castes such as Maharwada, Brahmanwada, Mali gulli and Mangwada will be scrapped and be replaced with names like Samata Nagar, Bhim Nagar and Kranti Nagar.

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