How many monuments are named after Gandhi family?

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How many monuments are named after Gandhi family?

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 Nehru–Gandhi family.

How many places are named after Gandhi?

99 institutions, 66 schemes named after Gandhi family.

Is there a Mahatma Gandhi airport?

According to a report in The Telegraph India, IGI will be renamed as Mahatma Gandhi International Airport. The name of the Delhi’s airport was changed in 1986 as IGI after Indira Gandhi’s assassination. Earlier it used to be called as ‘Palam airport’.

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Why is Hyderabad airport named after Rajiv Gandhi?

It is located in Shamshabad, about 24 kilometres (15 mi) south of Hyderabad. It was opened on 23 March 2008 to replace Begumpet Airport. It is named after Rajiv Gandhi, former Prime Minister of India. It is a focus city for Air India.

What are the schemes that are named after Mahatma Gandhi?

Mahatma Gandhi Pravasi Suraksha Yojana It’s a voluntary programme that aims to assist workers to reach three financial goals: saving for retirement, saving for their return and resettlement, and giving free life insurance that covers natural death.

Why Delhi airport is named after Indira Gandhi?

Named after Indira Gandhi, the former Prime Minister of India, it is the busiest airport in India in terms of daily flight traffic and second busiest in term of passenger traffic in India after Mumbai’s Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport.

Who Built Chennai airport?

Madras Airport was one of the first airports of India, commissioned in 1948. The airport was built on land donated by the former governor of Madras Presidency, K Sriramulu Naidu.

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When was Indira Gandhi airport renamed?

2 May 1986
Owing to an increase in air traffic in the 1970s, an additional terminal with nearly four times the area of the old Palam terminal was constructed. With the inauguration of a new international terminal (Terminal 2), on 2 May 1986, the airport was renamed as Indira Gandhi International (IGI) Airport.