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West Bengal Govt to Table Bill Renaming State as Paschim Banga
✍️ Daily Excelsior
🗓 06 Oct 2026, 07:32 AM
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West Bengal Deputy CM Samik Bhattacharya announced that the state government will soon introduce a bill in the assembly to rename West Bengal as Paschim Banga.
The West Bengal government has confirmed its intention to formally change the state's name from West Bengal to Paschim Banga. This decision was communicated by Deputy Chief Minister Samik Bhattacharya, who stated that the necessary legislative bill will be tabled in the state assembly in the near future.
The move involves a linguistic shift in the official English spelling of the state's name, moving away from the colonial-era 'West Bengal' to the transliterated 'Paschim Banga'. While the Hindi name 'Pashchim Bangal' remains unchanged, the new English designation aims to reflect the regional identity more accurately.
Samik Bhattacharya emphasized that the process is underway and the bill is expected to be introduced soon. The renaming is part of the state government's broader agenda to align official nomenclature with local linguistic preferences.
No specific timeline for the assembly session where the bill will be debated has been announced yet, but officials indicate that the legislative procedure will follow standard protocols for state renaming.
The move involves a linguistic shift in the official English spelling of the state's name, moving away from the colonial-era 'West Bengal' to the transliterated 'Paschim Banga'. While the Hindi name 'Pashchim Bangal' remains unchanged, the new English designation aims to reflect the regional identity more accurately.
Samik Bhattacharya emphasized that the process is underway and the bill is expected to be introduced soon. The renaming is part of the state government's broader agenda to align official nomenclature with local linguistic preferences.
No specific timeline for the assembly session where the bill will be debated has been announced yet, but officials indicate that the legislative procedure will follow standard protocols for state renaming.