Haryana

• 17 Oct 2022

Chaupals will now be Known as Bhimrao Ambedkar Bhawan in Haryana

Why In News?

• On October 16, 2022, Haryana Deputy Chief Minister Dushyant Chautala announced during the Panchayati raj cell conference in Panchkula district that all chaupals in the state will be held in future. Will be known as Bhimrao Ambedkar Bhavan.

Key Points

• Dushyant Chautala said that the state government has taken this important decision to end partying and caste tension in the villages of Haryana. Under this, chaupals to be built in villages will not be in the name of any one caste or sect, but such chaupals will be given to Dr. Ambedkar in the future. Will be known as Bhimrao Ambedkar Bhavan.
• The names of chaupals which have been named after other names in the past will also change. This process will be implemented after the election results of the existing Panchayati Raj system.
• After the conference, Dushyant Chautala said that many people have complained that chaupals are being named after a particular caste, person or sect. By doing this, tension is increasing in the villages, there are mutual quarrels. Therefore, the government has decided that all the chaupals will be named after Dr. It will be in the form of Bhimrao Ambedkar Bhavan.
• For this, the elected panchayats will have to make a proposal in this regard and also send a proposal to the government to change the name of the old chaupals.