Maharashtra cabinet approved a proposal seeking to rename all residential colonies having names based on caste.
With this, all residential colonies with names such as Brahman-wada, Mahar-wada, Dhor-vasti, Bouddh-wada, Mali-galli and Mang-wada will be given new names such as Samata Nagar, Bhim Nagar, Jyotinagar, Shahunagar and Kranti Nagar.
These caste-based colonies were established during the British rule to divide people.