Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Friday welcomed the Centre's decision to approve the renaming of Maharashtra's Aurangabad city as 'Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar' and that of Osmanabad city as 'Dharashiv'.

While thanking Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah, CM Shinde said that the renaming of Aurangabad and Osmanabad is a historical step.