List Of Things Named After Rajiv Gandhi

The following things have been named after Rajiv Gandhi, who was the Prime Minister of India from 1984 to 1989. A Right to Information query raised in 2013 was answered saying that over 450 schemes, building, projects, institutions, etc. were named after the three family members ( Jawaharlal Nehru, Indira Gandhi and Rajiv Gandhi) of the Nehru–Gandhi family.^[1]

Airports

Rajiv Gandhi International Airport at Hyderabad, Telangana.^[2]

Awards

Educational Institutions

Assam Rajiv Gandhi University of Cooperative Management, Sivasagar, Assam
Rajiv Gandhi Science Centre, Mauritius
Rajeev Gandhi Memorial Boarding School, Sheopur, Madhya Pradesh
Rajiv Gandhi Academy for Aviation Technology, Trivandrum, Kerala^[3]
Rajiv Gandhi Centre for Biotechnology, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala.
Rajiv Gandhi College of Engineering, Sriperumbudur, Tamil Nadu
Rajiv Gandhi College of Engineering and Technology, Puducherry
Rajiv Gandhi College of Engineering, Research and Technology, Chandrapur, Maharashtra
Rajiv Gandhi College of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Puducherry
Rajiv Gandhi Degree College, Rajahmundry, Andhra Pradesh
Rajiv Gandhi Education City, Sonipat, Haryana
Rajiv Gandhi Foundation, Delhi
Rajiv Gandhi Government Engineering College Kangra, Himachal Pradesh
Rajiv Gandhi Government Polytechnic, Itanagar, Arunachal Pradesh
Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences, Adilabad, Telangana
Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences, Ongole, Andhra Pradesh
Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences, Srikakulam, Andhra Pradesh
Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Petroleum Technology, Rae Bareli, Uttar Pradesh.^[4]
Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Pharmacy, Trikaripur, Kerala
Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Technology, Kottayam, Kerala^[5]
Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Technology, Mumbai, Maharashtra
Rajiv Gandhi Medical College, Kalwa, Maharashtra
Rajiv Gandhi National Aviation University, Raebareli, Uttar Pradesh
Rajiv Gandhi National Cyber Law Center, Delhi
Rajiv Gandhi National University of Law, Patiala, Punjab^[6]
Rajiv Gandhi Polytechnic, Kavalkhed, Udgir, Maharashtra
Rajiv Gandhi Proudyogiki Vishwavidyalaya, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh
Rajiv Gandhi School of Intellectual Property Law, Kharagpur
Rajiv Gandhi Technical University, at Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh.^[7]
Rajiv Gandhi University, Doimukh, Arunachal Pradesh.^[8]
Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences, Bangalore, Karnataka.
Rajiv Gandhi University of Knowledge Technologies, Basar, Telangana
Rajiv Gandhi University of Knowledge Technologies, Nuzvid, Andhra Pradesh

Hospitals

Rajiv Gandhi Cancer Institute and Research Centre, Delhi
Rajiv Gandhi Government General Hospital, at Chennai, Tamil Nadu.^[9]^[10]^[11]
Rajiv Gandhi Government Women And Children's Hospital, Pondicherry
Rajiv Gandhi Chest Hospital, Bengaluru

Sports Stadiums

Rajiv Gandhi Indoor Stadium, Kochi, Ernakulam, Kerala
Rajiv Gandhi Stadium, Belapur, Navi Mumbai.^[12]
Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium, Dehradun, Uttarakhand.
Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium, Hyderabad, Telangana.^[13]
Rajiv Gandhi Sports Complex, Rohtak, Haryana
Rajiv Gandhi Stadium, Aizawl, Mizoram.^[14]

Museums

Rajiv Gandhi Garden, Udaipur, Rajasthan
Rajiv Gandhi Regional Museum of Natural History, Sawai Madhopur, Rajasthan
Rajiv Smruthi Bhavan, Visakhapatnam
Rajiv Gandhi Wild Life Sanctuary, (Formerly known as Nagarjunasagar - Srisailam Tiger Reserve), Andhra Pradesh

Schemes

Rajiv Gandhi Equity Savings Scheme
Rajiv Yuva Kiranalu
Rajiv Gandhi Panchayat Sashaktikaran Abhiyan
Rajiv Gandhi Grameen Vidyutikaran Yojana

Others

Rajiv Gandhi Charitable Trust, Delhi
Rajiv Gandhi Container Terminal, at Kochi, Kerala.^[15]
Rajiv Gandhi Bhawan, Delhi
Rajiv Gandhi Combined Cycle Power Project, at Alappuzha district, Kerala.^[16]
Rajiv Gandhi Infotech Park, Pune, Maharashtra
Rajiv Gandhi National Institute of Youth Development, Delhi
Rajiv Gandhi Memorial, Sriperumbudur, Tamil Nadu
Rajiv Gandhi Salai, Chennai
Rajiv Gandhi Setu, Mumbai
Rajiv Gandhi Thermal Power Station

References

^ Iyer, Kajal (1 November 2013). "450 schemes, projects, buildings named after Nehru-Gandhi family: BJP". News 18. Retrieved 16 April 2019.
^ "Change of name puts Hyderabad International airport staff in a piquant situation". Deccan Chronicle. Retrieved 27 May 2015.
^ Rajiv Gandhi Academy for Aviation Technology
^ "Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Petroleum Technology". Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Petroleum Technology. Retrieved 27 May 2015.
^ "Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Technology". Retrieved 27 March 2014.
^ "About us". RGNUL. Archived from the original on 2 June 2015. Retrieved 27 May 2015.
^ "About us". RIT. Retrieved 27 May 2015.
^ "Rajiv Gandhi University". Rajiv Gandhi University. Retrieved 27 May 2015.
^ The hospital is considered the only government facility in the region to handle emergencies.
^ "Government General Hospital in Chennai to be named after Rajiv Gandhi". The Hindu. Chennai. 14 January 2011. Archived from the original on 18 January 2011. Retrieved 21 June 2012.
^ Sujatha, R. (28 July 2006). "Government General Hospital overburdened". The Hindu. Chennai. Archived from the original on 27 August 2006. Retrieved 21 June 2012.
^ "Navi Mumbai: NMMC's Indian Swachhta league to be held at Rajiv Gandhi stadium in Belapur on Thursday". Free Press Journal. Retrieved 26 September 2022.
^ "Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 27 May 2015.
^ "Address by Smt Sonia Gandhi". Mizoram. Archived from the original on 27 May 2015. Retrieved 27 May 2015.
^ "Government Schemes and Projects named after Nehru-Gandhi family". Deccan Herald. Retrieved 27 May 2015.
^ "Prime Minister inaugurates Rajiv Gandhi Combined Cycle Power project at Kayamkulam". PIB. Retrieved 27 May 2015.

[1] Iyer, Kajal (1 November 2013). "450 schemes, projects, buildings named after Nehru-Gandhi family: BJP". News 18. Retrieved 16 April 2019.

[2] "Change of name puts Hyderabad International airport staff in a piquant situation". Deccan Chronicle. Retrieved 27 May 2015.

[3] Rajiv Gandhi Academy for Aviation Technology

[4] "Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Petroleum Technology". Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Petroleum Technology. Retrieved 27 May 2015.

[5] "Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Technology". Retrieved 27 March 2014.

[6] "About us". RGNUL. Archived from the original on 2 June 2015. Retrieved 27 May 2015.

[7] "About us". RIT. Retrieved 27 May 2015.

[8] "Rajiv Gandhi University". Rajiv Gandhi University. Retrieved 27 May 2015.

[9] The hospital is considered the only government facility in the region to handle emergencies.

[10] "Government General Hospital in Chennai to be named after Rajiv Gandhi". The Hindu. Chennai. 14 January 2011. Archived from the original on 18 January 2011. Retrieved 21 June 2012.

[11] Sujatha, R. (28 July 2006). "Government General Hospital overburdened". The Hindu. Chennai. Archived from the original on 27 August 2006. Retrieved 21 June 2012.

[12] "Navi Mumbai: NMMC's Indian Swachhta league to be held at Rajiv Gandhi stadium in Belapur on Thursday". Free Press Journal. Retrieved 26 September 2022.

[13] "Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 27 May 2015.

[14] "Address by Smt Sonia Gandhi". Mizoram. Archived from the original on 27 May 2015. Retrieved 27 May 2015.

[15] "Government Schemes and Projects named after Nehru-Gandhi family". Deccan Herald. Retrieved 27 May 2015.

[16] "Prime Minister inaugurates Rajiv Gandhi Combined Cycle Power project at Kayamkulam". PIB. Retrieved 27 May 2015.

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