UP governor'€™s official residence renamed Jan Bhavan

Lucknow, Jan 21 (PTI) The official residence of the Uttar Pradesh governor has been renamed Jan Bhavan, replacing its earlier name Raj Bhavan, according to an official statement on Wednesday.

The statement from Governor Anandiben Patel's office mentioned that this name change has been made in compliance with directives from the Union Ministry of Home Affairs regarding the standardisation of nomenclature for official residences of governors.

"With immediate effect, the official residence of the governor of Uttar Pradesh, earlier known as Raj Bhavan, will be known and referred to as Raj Bhavan for all official and statutory purposes," it added.

The decision takes effect immediately, the statement said. PTI KIS MPL MPL