New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday inaugurated Kartavya Bhavan, the first of the ten upcoming Common Central Secretariat buildings to house the bureaucracy.
The ambitious project is aimed at bringing ministries and departments under one roof for efficiency.
Kartavya Bhavan-03, the first to be inaugurated, will house the Home Affairs, External Affairs, Rural Development, MSME, DoPT, Petroleum & Natural Gas ministries, and the Principal Scientific Adviser’s office.
PM Modi also engaged with workers involved in constructing Kartavya Bhawan after inaugurating the first of ten upcoming Common Central Secretariat buildings intended for the bureaucracy.
Kartavya Bhavan is among the first 10 buildings in the Common Central Secretariat (CCS), which was inaugurated by PM Modi. It is part of Central Vista’s broader transformation.
The Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (HUA) plans to build ten buildings as part of the CCS.
Two buildings under construction, numbered 2 and 3, are expected to be finished by next month. Meanwhile, construction on CCS 10 is projected to be completed by April of the following year.
The construction of CCS buildings 6 and 7 will be finished by October 2026.
On Tuesday, Union Housing and Urban Affairs Minister Manohar Lal Khattar announced that offices currently operating from the four bhawans will be temporarily relocated for two years to four new sites on Kasturba Gandhi Marg, Minto Road, and Netaji Palace, during the construction period.
A few buildings are currently expected to be retained, including the newly constructed National Museum, National Archives, Jawaharlal Nehru Bhawan (External Affairs Ministry), and Dr Ambedkar Auditorium. Vanijya Bhawan will also be preserved.
