Uttar Pradesh Cabinet Proposes Airport Renaming

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said the state Cabinet approved a resolution proposing to rename Noida International Airport at Jewar as Narendra Modi International Airport. The reports do not establish that the proposed name change has received any further approval or taken effect. Adityanath announced the proposal after a Cabinet meeting in Lucknow, saying the Uttar Pradesh Cabinet had approved a resolution to give the airport the new name. He linked the proposal to Prime Minister Narendra Modi completing 25 consecutive years as head of a government. That rationale was reported in connection with the chief minister’s announcement. The reports differ over which body made the decision. Adityanath’s account identifies the Uttar Pradesh Cabinet, while another report attributes the decision to the Union Cabinet. The available reporting does not resolve that discrepancy, and the text of the resolution was not provided. The announcement describes a proposal; it does not independently confirm that the renaming is final. The airport, also known as Noida International Airport, is at Jewar in Uttar Pradesh and serves the National Capital Region.