Name Change Drive: Nehru Museum Renamed As Prime Ministers' Museum And Library Society

After stirring much controversy, Nehru Memorial Museum and Library (NMML) has now officially been renamed as the Prime Ministers’ Museum and Library (PMML) Society with effect from Monday, PMML vice-chairman A Surya Prakash said on Tuesday.

“Nehru Memorial Museum and Library (NMML) is now Prime Ministers Museum and Library (PMML) Society w.e.f August 14, 2023 – in tune with the democratisation and diversification of the remit of the . Happy Independence Day! @narendramodi, @rajnathsingh @MinOfCultureGoI,” Prakash wrote on ‘X’, formerly known as Twitter. He also shared a photograph of the Teen Murti House.

The final step of remaming got implemented after a mid-June special meeting of the NMML Society where the decision of changing the name was taken. 

According to Prakash, the process for the name change began on June 15, and that it was a “mere coincidence” that it got completed on the eve of Independence Day.

When questioned about the details of it, Prakash said, “Under the law, the general body of the society has to meet and pass a resolution. So, the Nehru Museum and Library Society’s general body on June 15 passed a resolution. The society had to meet again, after a month, and reiterate the resolution. So that was done on July 18 and after that, it went to the registrar of society and then the registrar changed the name. So that happened a few days ago and we brought it into effect yesterday.”

Centre's decision to rename the library had earlier evoked sharp reactions from the Congress as the Teen Murti Bhavan has been known to be the official residence of India’s first prime minister Jawaharlal Nehru.