Question : CHANGE OF OLD NAMES OF VILLAGES



(a) whether there are reports that old names of several villages and towns have been changed by the Tibetans in Himachal Pradesh;

(b) if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor;

(c) whether it is also a fact that Tibetans names have been carved on the milestones;

(d) if so, the details thereof;

(e) whether the Government has conducted any inquiry in this regard;

(f) if so, the details thereof and the outcome of the inquiry; and

(g) the steps taken by the Government to check such cases in future?

Answer given by the minister


MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS (SHRI JITENDRA SINGH)

(a): No, Madam.

(b) to (g): do not arise.