<p>The Karnataka Cabinet on Friday decided to rename the Hyderabad-Karnataka region as Kalyana Karnataka. </p>.<p>“The change in name will happen in all government records where the term Hyderabad-Karnataka will be replaced with Kalyana Karnataka,” Law Minister JC Madhuswamy said, briefing reporters after the Cabinet meeting.</p>.<p>The Hyderabad-Karnataka region, which enjoys special status under the Constitution (Article 371 J) owing to its backwardness, comprises Bidar, Ballari, Kalaburagi, Koppal, Raichur and Yadgir. </p>.<p>Upliftment of the Hyderabad-Karnataka region is done through the Hyderabad-Karnataka Region Development Board (HKRDB), which will now be called as Kalyana Karnataka Region Development Board. </p>.<p>That the region should be renamed as Kalyana Karnataka was a long-pending demand. “There are 41 legislators from the region and all of us had petitioned the government to formally rename the region,” Sedam BJP legislator Rajkumar Patil said. </p>.<p>The region was under the Nizams who ruled Hyderabad prior to independence. “While India got independence on August 15, our region got it a little after a month. We celebrate our independence on September 17. We’re happy that the region was renamed before our independence day,” Patil said. </p>
<p>The Karnataka Cabinet on Friday decided to rename the Hyderabad-Karnataka region as Kalyana Karnataka. </p>.<p>“The change in name will happen in all government records where the term Hyderabad-Karnataka will be replaced with Kalyana Karnataka,” Law Minister JC Madhuswamy said, briefing reporters after the Cabinet meeting.</p>.<p>The Hyderabad-Karnataka region, which enjoys special status under the Constitution (Article 371 J) owing to its backwardness, comprises Bidar, Ballari, Kalaburagi, Koppal, Raichur and Yadgir. </p>.<p>Upliftment of the Hyderabad-Karnataka region is done through the Hyderabad-Karnataka Region Development Board (HKRDB), which will now be called as Kalyana Karnataka Region Development Board. </p>.<p>That the region should be renamed as Kalyana Karnataka was a long-pending demand. “There are 41 legislators from the region and all of us had petitioned the government to formally rename the region,” Sedam BJP legislator Rajkumar Patil said. </p>.<p>The region was under the Nizams who ruled Hyderabad prior to independence. “While India got independence on August 15, our region got it a little after a month. We celebrate our independence on September 17. We’re happy that the region was renamed before our independence day,” Patil said. </p>
