List of things named after Indira Gandhi

This article is part of a series about Indira Gandhi
Prime Minister of India 1966–1977 1980–1984 Early life and education Public image Family Eponyms International trips Domestic Policy Economic Policy Foreign Policy Assassination Premiership General elections 1967 1971 1977 1980 Union Council of Ministers First Second Third Lok Sabha Fourth Fifth Sixth Seventh National policy Legislation COFEPOSA Enemy Property Act, 1968 The Gold (Control) Act, 1968 IMDT MISA NPE North-Eastern Reorganisation Act Privy Purse Treaties and accords Delhi Agreement Indira–Sheikh Accord Shimla Agreement Sirima–Gandhi Pact Missions and projects Operation Blue Star Operation Flood Operation Lal Dora Operation Steeplechase Operation Sundown 1975 Sikkimese monarchy referendum Samjhauta Express Smiling Buddha Controversies Emergency Baroda dynamite case State of Uttar Pradesh v. Raj Narain Turkman gate Riots and attacks 1966 anti-cow slaughter agitation 1974 railway strike in India 1975 Sikkimese monarchy referendum 1980 Moradabad riots Insurgency in Punjab Airbus hijacking Constitutional amendments Twentieth Twenty-first Twenty-second Twenty-third Twenty-fourth Twenty-fifth Twenty-sixth Thirty-eighth Thirty-ninth Forty-first Forty-second Forty-fifth Forty-seventh Forty-eighth Gallery: Picture, Sound, Video
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The following things have been named after Indira Gandhi, who was Prime Minister of India from 1966–1977 and from 1980 until her assassination in 1984. 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 Nehru–Gandhi family.^[1]

Awards, prizes, and competitions

• Indira Gandhi Award for Best Debut Film of a Director
• Indira Gandhi Award for National Integration
• Indira Gandhi Boat Race
• Indira Gandhi Paryavaran Puraskar
• Indira Gandhi Prize

Event venues

• Indira Gandhi Arena
• Indira Gandhi Athletic Stadium
• Indira Gandhi International Sports Stadium, Haldwani, Uttarakhand
• Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts
• Indira Gandhi Stadium, Alwar
• Indira Gandhi Stadium, Solapur
• Indira Gandhi Stadium (Una)
• Indira Gandhi Stadium, Vijayawada
• Indira Priyadarshini Stadium
• Indira Gandhi Centre for Indian Culture, Phoenix, Mauritius^[2]

Hospitals

• Indira Gandhi Childrens Hospital
• Indira Gandhi Co-operative Hospital
• Indira Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences
• Indira Gandhi Medical College
• Indira Gandhi Memorial Hospital
• North Eastern Indira Gandhi Regional Institute of Health and Medical Sciences

Government programmes

Current

• Indira Gandhi National Old Age Pension Scheme
• Indira Canteens

Former

Central Government Schemes

1. Indira Awas Yojana - Ministry of Rural Areas and Environment – This scheme was a CSS funded on cost-sharing basis between the Centre and the States in the ratio of 75:25. In the case of UTs, the entire funds are provided by Centre. The scheme was targeted to provide housing to the population below poverty line living in rural areas, particularly those belonging to SC/ST and freed bonded labourers.
2. Indira Gandhi National Old Age Pension Scheme – To Provide Social Security to workers in the Unorganized Sector in a Phased Manner.
3. Indira Gandhi Canal Project (Funded by World Bank)
4. Indira Kisan Vikas Patra
5. Indira Gandhi Garib Kalyan Yojna

State Government Schemes

1. Indira Gandhi Utkrishtha Chhattervritti Yojna for Post Plus Two Students - Himachal Pradesh Government (Sponsored by Central Government)
2. Indira Gandhi Women Protection Scheme - Maharashtra Government
3. Indira Gandhi Prathisthan - Housing and Urban Planning Department - Uttar Pradesh Government
4. Indira Kranthi Patham Scheme - Andhra Pradesh Government
5. Indira Gandhi Nahar Pariyojana Scheme - Kerela Government
6. Indira Gandhi Vruddha Bhumiheen Shetmajoor Anudan Yojana - Maharashtra Government
7. Indira Gandhi Nahar Project (IGNP), Jaisalmer - Rajasthan Government
8. Indira Gandhi Niradhar Yojna - Maharashtra Government
9. Indira Gandhi Kuppam - Kerela Government - Welfare Scheme for Tsunami effected fishermen
10. Indira Gandhi Drinking Water Scheme, 2006 - Haryana Government
11. Indira Gandhi Niradhar Old, Landless, Destitute women farm labour Scheme -Maharashtra Government
12. Indira Gandhi Women Protection Scheme -Maharashtra Government
13. Indira Gaon Ganga Yojana - Chhattisgarh Government
14. Indira Sahara Yojana - Chhattisgarh Government
15. Indira Soochna Shakti Yojana - Chhattisgarh Government
16. Indira Gandhi Balika Suraksha Yojana - Himachal Pradesh Government
17. Indira Gandhi Garibi Hatao Yojana (DPIP) - Madhya Pradesh Government
18. Indira Gandhi super thermal power project - Haryana Government
19. Indira Gandhi Water Project - Haryana Government
20. Indira Gandhi Sagar Project, Bhandara District Gosikhurd -Maharashtra Government
21. Indira Jeevitha Bima Pathakam - Andhra Pradesh Government
22. Indira Gandhi Priyadarshani Vivah Shagun Yojana - Haryana Government
23. Indira Mahila Yojana Scheme - Meghalaya Government
24. Indira Gandhi Calf Rearing Scheme - Chhattisgarh Government
25. Indira Gandhi Priyadarshini Vivah Shagun Yojana - Haryana Government
26. Indira Gandhi Calf Rearing Scheme - Andhra Pradesh Government - It helped most of the respondent families in acquiring female calves through this scheme.
27. Indira Gandhi Landless Agriculture Labour scheme - Maharashtra Government

Museums and parks

• Indira Gandhi Planetarium
• Indira Gandhi Rashtriya Manav Sangrahalaya
• Indira Gandhi Zoological Park
• Indira Gandhi Stadium, Una

Transport infrastructure

• Indira Gandhi Canal
• Indira Gandhi International Airport
• Annai Indira Gandhi Road Bridge
• Indira canteen

Universities, colleges, and research institutes

• Indira Gandhi Agricultural University
• Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research
• Indira Gandhi Delhi Technical University for Women
• Indira Gandhi Institute of Developmental Research
• Indira Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences
• Indira Gandhi Institute of Technology (Delhi)
• Indira Gandhi Institute of Technology (Orissa)
• Indira Gandhi Medical College
• Indira Gandhi Government Medical College, Nagpur
• Indira Gandhi National Forest Academy
• Indira Gandhi National Open University
• Indira Gandhi Rashtriya Uran Akademi, Raebareli
• Indira Gandhi Institute of Physical Education and Sports Sciences (University Of Delhi)^[3]
• North Eastern Indira Gandhi Regional Institute of Health and Medical Sciences
• Gandhi Memorial International School
• Srimati Indira Gandhi State Secondary School, Quartier Militaire, Mauritius^[4]

See also

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

References