**Policy Summary:**
This notification, issued by the Ministry of Defence, Government of India, officially changes the name of Aurangabad Cantonment to Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar Cantonment. This change is enacted under the powers conferred by subsection 1 of section 3, read with subsection 1 of section 259 of the Cantonments Act, 2006 (41 of 2006). The decision follows the Government of Maharashtra's notification number TLC 2023CR37M10, dated October 15, 2023, which altered the name of Aurangabad district to Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar district, where the cantonment is located. The name change is effective from the date of publication of this notification in the Official Gazette. The notification is identified by F. No. 1462022DQC and is issued by Rakesh Mittal, Joint Secretary.
Key Entities Referenced
Ministry of Defence: The Indian government ministry that issued the notification.
New Delhi: The location where the notification was issued.
Government of Maharashtra: The state government that altered the name of Aurangabad district.
Aurangabad: Former name of a district in Maharashtra, India.
Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar: The new name of the Aurangabad district in Maharashtra, India.
Aurangabad Cantonment: The former name of the cantonment located within the district of Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar.
Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar Cantonment: The new name of the Aurangabad Cantonment.
Cantonments Act, 2006: The act of Indian Parliament under which the Central Government is empowered to change the name of the cantonment.
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EXTRAORDINARY
भाग II—खण् ड 4
PART II—Section 4
प्राजधकार स ेप्रकाजित
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
स.ं 13] नई दिल्ली, िुक्रिार, अगस्ट्त 29, 2025/भाद्र 7, 1947
No. 13] NEW DELHI, FRIDAY, AUGUST 29, 2025/BHADRA 7, 1947
रक्षा मत्रं ालय
अजधसचू ना
नई दिल्ली, 29 अगस्ट् त, 2025
का.जन.आ. 13(अ).— महाराष्ट्र सरकार न े अपनी अजधसूचना स.ं टीएलसी 2023/सीआर-37/एम-10, तारीख 15
जसतम्बर, 2023 के द्वारा जिद्यमान औरंगाबाि जिले का नाम पररिर्तित कर छत्रपजत संभािीनगर जिला कर दिया ह;ै
और, औरंगाबाि छािनी छत्रपजत संभािीनगर जिल े के भीतर जस्ट्ित ह;ै
और, छािनी बोडि, औरंगाबाि न े जिद्यमान औरंगाबाि छािनी का नाम पररिर्तित करके छत्रपजत संभािीनगर
छािनी करना अिधाररत दकया ह;ै
अतः अब, केंद्रीय सरकार, छािनी अजधजनयम, 2006 (2006 का 41) की धारा 259 की उपधारा (1) के साि
परित धारा 3 की उपधारा (1) द्वारा प्रित्त िजियों का प्रयोग करत े हुए, िैसा छािनी बोड,ि औरंगाबाि द्वारा अिधाररत
दकया गया ह ै रािपत्र म ें इस अजधसूचना के प्रकािन की तारीख स े प्रभािी होत े हुए औरंगाबाि छािनी को छत्रपजत
संभािीनगर छािनी घोजित करती हIै
[फा. सं. 14(6)/2022-रक्षा(क्य ू एंड सी)]
राकेि जमत्तल, संयुक् त सजचि
5773 GI/2025 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC.4]
MINISTRY OF DEFENCE
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 29th August, 2025
S.R.O. 13(E)— Whereas, the Government of Maharashtra has vide its notification number TLC
2023/CR-37/M-10 dated the 15th October, 2023, altered the name of the existing district of Aurangabad to
district of Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar;
And whereas, the Aurangabad Cantonment is located within the district of Chhatrapati
Sambhajinagar;
And whereas, the Cantonment Board, Aurangabad has determined to alter the name of the existing
Aurangabad Cantonment to Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar Cantonment;
Now, therefore, in exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 3 read with sub-
section (1) of section 259 of the Cantonments Act, 2006 (41 of 2006), the Central Government, as determined
by the Cantonment Board, Aurangabad, hereby declares the Aurangabad Cantonment to Chhatrapati
Sambhajinagar Cantonment with effect from date of publication of this notification in the Official Gazette.
[F. No. 14(6)/2022-D(Q&C)]
RAKESH MITTAL, Jt. Secy.
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