NDMC to certify Jor Bagh as Anupam colony

The New Delhi Municipal Council said on May 16 that Jor Bagh is not being renamed and will continue to be officially known by that name. The civic body said “Anupam Colony” is a certification tag under its sustainability programme, not a change in administrative identity. The clarification came after an NDMC invitation circulated online and was read by some users as a renaming move. NDMC Vice Chairman Kuljeet Singh Chahal said the formal declaration ceremony is scheduled in Jor Bagh on May 17. ### Why did NDMC have to clarify this at all? Priyanka Chaturvedi, a Shiv Sena (UBT) leader and former Rajya Sabha MP, shared the invitation on social media on May 16 and suggested that one of Delhi’s elite neighbourhoods was being renamed. Her post drew reactions online and widened the impression that Jor Bagh’s name was about to change. (tribuneindia.com) Kuljeet Singh Chahal then said the poster did “not” announce any renaming exercise. Chahal said Jor Bagh was only being declared an official “Anupam Colony” under NDMC’s sustainability initiative and added, “The name hasn’t changed. Anupam is merely a certification tag.” (tribuneindia.com) ### What does “Anupam Colony” mean in NDMC’s programme? NDMC describes the Anupam Colony initiative as a model project for decentralised waste management. The programme is meant to recognise residential areas that meet what the council calls high standards of zero-waste and self-sustainable living. (news18.com) The requirements listed by NDMC-linked accounts and reported by multiple outlets include 100% segregation of waste at source, on-site processing of wet and horticultural waste through composting units, mechanised dust-free cleaning, and reducing the volume of garbage sent to landfills. Chahal said the tag reflects progress toward self-sustained waste management rather than any change in a locality’s official status or name. (tribuneindia.com) ### Which other colonies already have this tag? Chahal said Jor Bagh would join other residential areas that have already received the same recognition. The colonies he named were New Moti Bagh, Kaka Nagar, Bapu Dham and Aradhana Cooperative Housing Society. (tribuneindia.com) NDMC’s own website lists Jor Bagh within its service jurisdiction, underscoring that the locality remains part of the council’s existing administrative map. The website also shows the council continuing to promote sanitation and civic-service programmes across its area. ### Did Chaturvedi respond after the clarification? Chaturvedi later said she had been informed that the move was “not a name change but an initiative by NDMC to recognise those societies that are setting the benchmark for self-sustainable, zero-waste living.” She then congratulated Jor Bagh and said the colony’s “bragging rights get more weightier now,” according to reports quoting her post. (tribuneindia.com) (ndmc.gov.in) News18 reported that she acknowledged her earlier misunderstanding after NDMC’s clarification. That brought the dispute over nomenclature to a close, at least in the immediate exchange around the invitation. ### What happens at Jor Bagh on May 17? The NDMC event is scheduled for May 17 in Jor Bagh itself, according to the invitation details reported by The Tribune and other outlets. (news18.com) Chahal said the programme will include the formal declaration of Jor Bagh as a model colony under the Anupam tag and a tree-planting drive under the “Ek Ped Maa Ke Naam” campaign. May 17 is the next concrete milestone in the process, with NDMC council teams expected at the site for the declaration ceremony. Jor Bagh’s official name, NDMC said, will remain unchanged. (tribuneindia.com)