List of things named after Rajiv Gandhi explained

The following things have been named after Rajiv Gandhi, who was the Prime Minister of India from 1984 to 1989. A Right to Information query raised in 2013 was answered saying that over 450 schemes, building, projects, institutions, etc. were named after the three family members (Jawaharlal Nehru, Indira Gandhi and Rajiv Gandhi) of the Nehru–Gandhi family.^[1]

Airports

• Rajiv Gandhi International Airport at Hyderabad, Telangana.^[2]

Awards

• Rajiv Gandhi National Quality Award
• Rajiv Gandhi National Sadbhavana Award

Educational Institutions

• Assam Rajiv Gandhi University of Cooperative Management, Sivasagar, Assam
• Rajiv Gandhi Science Centre, Mauritius
• Rajeev Gandhi Memorial Boarding School, Sheopur, Madhya Pradesh
• Rajiv Gandhi Academy for Aviation Technology, Trivandrum, Kerala^[3]
• Rajiv Gandhi Centre for Biotechnology, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala.
• Rajiv Gandhi College of Engineering, Sriperumbudur, Tamil Nadu
• Rajiv Gandhi College of Engineering and Technology, Puducherry
• Rajiv Gandhi College of Engineering, Research and Technology, Chandrapur, Maharashtra
• Rajiv Gandhi College of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Puducherry
• Rajiv Gandhi Degree College, Rajahmundry, Andhra Pradesh
• Rajiv Gandhi Education City, Sonipat, Haryana
• Rajiv Gandhi Foundation, Delhi
• Rajiv Gandhi Government Engineering College Kangra, Himachal Pradesh
• Rajiv Gandhi Government Polytechnic, Itanagar, Arunachal Pradesh
• Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences, Adilabad, Telangana
• Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences, Ongole, Andhra Pradesh
• Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences, Srikakulam, Andhra Pradesh
• Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Petroleum Technology, Rae Bareli, Uttar Pradesh.^[4]
• Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Pharmacy, Trikaripur, Kerala
• Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Technology, Kottayam, Kerala^[5]
• Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Technology, Mumbai, Maharashtra
• Rajiv Gandhi Medical College, Kalwa, Maharashtra
• Rajiv Gandhi National Aviation University, Raebareli, Uttar Pradesh
• Rajiv Gandhi National Cyber Law Center, Delhi
• Rajiv Gandhi National University of Law, Patiala, Punjab^[6]
• Rajiv Gandhi Polytechnic, Kavalkhed, Udgir, Maharashtra
• Rajiv Gandhi Proudyogiki Vishwavidyalaya, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh
• Rajiv Gandhi School of Intellectual Property Law, Kharagpur
• Rajiv Gandhi Technical University, at Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh.^[7]
• Rajiv Gandhi University, Doimukh, Arunachal Pradesh.^[8]
• Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences, Bangalore, Karnataka.
• Rajiv Gandhi University of Knowledge Technologies, Basar, Telangana
• Rajiv Gandhi University of Knowledge Technologies, Nuzvid, Andhra Pradesh

Hospitals

• Rajiv Gandhi Cancer Institute and Research Centre, Delhi
• Rajiv Gandhi Government General Hospital, at Chennai, Tamil Nadu.^{[9] [10] [11]}
• Rajiv Gandhi Government Women And Children's Hospital, Pondicherry
• Rajiv Gandhi Chest Hospital, Bengaluru

Sports Stadiums

• Rajiv Gandhi Indoor Stadium, Kochi, Ernakulam, Kerala
• Rajiv Gandhi Stadium, Belapur, Navi Mumbai.^[12]
  • Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium, Dehradun, Uttarakhand.
• Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium, Hyderabad, Telangana.^[13]
• Rajiv Gandhi Sports Complex, Rohtak, Haryana
• Rajiv Gandhi Stadium, Aizawl, Mizoram.^[14]

Museums

• Rajiv Gandhi Garden, Udaipur, Rajasthan
• Rajiv Gandhi Regional Museum of Natural History, Sawai Madhopur, Rajasthan
• Rajiv Smruthi Bhavan, Visakhapatnam
• Rajiv Gandhi Wild Life Sanctuary, (Formerly known as Nagarjunasagar - Srisailam Tiger Reserve), Andhra Pradesh

Schemes

• Rajiv Gandhi Equity Savings Scheme
• Rajiv Yuva Kiranalu
• Rajiv Gandhi Panchayat Sashaktikaran Abhiyan
• Rajiv Gandhi Grameen Vidyutikaran Yojana

Others

• Rajiv Gandhi Charitable Trust, Delhi
• Rajiv Gandhi Container Terminal, at Kochi, Kerala.^[15]
• Rajiv Gandhi Bhawan, Delhi
• Rajiv Gandhi Combined Cycle Power Project, at Alappuzha district, Kerala.^[16]
• Rajiv Gandhi Infotech Park, Pune, Maharashtra
• Rajiv Gandhi National Institute of Youth Development, Delhi
• Rajiv Gandhi Memorial, Sriperumbudur, Tamil Nadu
• Rajiv Gandhi Salai, Chennai
• Rajiv Gandhi Setu, Mumbai
• Rajiv Gandhi Thermal Power Station

See also

• List of things named after B. R. Ambedkar
• List of things named after Jawaharlal Nehru
• List of things named after Mahatma Gandhi

Notes and References

1. Web site: 450 schemes, projects, buildings named after Nehru-Gandhi family: BJP . News 18 . 1 November 2013 . 16 April 2019 . Iyer, Kajal.
2. Web site: Change of name puts Hyderabad International airport staff in a piquant situation. Deccan Chronicle. 27 May 2015.
3. http://www.rajivgandhiacademyforaviationtechnology.org/ Rajiv Gandhi Academy for Aviation Technology
4. Web site: Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Petroleum Technology. Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Petroleum Technology. 27 May 2015.
5. Web site: Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Technology. 27 March 2014.
6. Web site: About us. RGNUL. https://web.archive.org/web/20150602050444/http://rgnul.ac.in/page.aspx?page=2. 2 June 2015. dead. 27 May 2015. dmy-all.
7. Web site: About us. RIT. 27 May 2015.
8. Web site: Rajiv Gandhi University. Rajiv Gandhi University. 27 May 2015.
9. The hospital is considered the only government facility in the region to handle emergencies.
10. News: Government General Hospital in Chennai to be named after Rajiv Gandhi. https://web.archive.org/web/20110118020034/http://www.hindu.com/2011/01/14/stories/2011011457800400.htm. dead. 18 January 2011. 14 January 2011. 21 Jun 2012. The Hindu. Chennai.
11. News: Government General Hospital overburdened. https://web.archive.org/web/20060827234654/http://www.hindu.com/2006/07/28/stories/2006072820410300.htm. dead. 27 August 2006. Sujatha. R.. 28 July 2006. 21 Jun 2012. The Hindu. Chennai.
12. Web site: Navi Mumbai: NMMC’s Indian Swachhta league to be held at Rajiv Gandhi stadium in Belapur on Thursday . 2022-09-26 . Free Press Journal . en.
13. Web site: Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium. ESPNCricinfo. 27 May 2015.
14. Web site: Address by Smt Sonia Gandhi. Mizoram. 27 May 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150527145814/http://dipr.mizoram.gov.in/speech/address-by-smt-sonia-gandhi-on-the-occasion-of-foundation-stone-laying-of-rajiv-gandhi-stadium. 27 May 2015. dead.
15. Web site: Government Schemes and Projects named after Nehru-Gandhi family. Deccan Herald. 27 May 2015.
16. Web site: Prime Minister inaugurates Rajiv Gandhi Combined Cycle Power project at Kayamkulam. PIB. 27 May 2015.