New Delhi
Prime Minister Modi will inaugurate the duty building on the duty path of Delhi today. All the ministries and departments of the central government, which are currently spread in various buildings, will soon be contained in the new duty buildings being built on both sides of the duty path. Under the Central Vista Project, offices of Ministry of Home Affairs, Ministry of External Affairs, Rural Development, MSME, Ministry of Petroleum and many other major ministries will be established in this new building.
PM Modi will address public meeting
Construction of Kartavya Bhawan-3 has been completed, which Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate at 12.15 pm on August 6. Along with this, he will also address a public meeting on the duty path at 6 pm, in which officers and employees of the ministries will also be present.
Urban Development Minister Manohar Lal Khattar informed that earlier the buildings of the ministries were built in a disorganized manner, while now Central Vista is being developed under an organized and modern plan. Under this project, three duty buildings have been completed so far, and a total of ten buildings will be constructed in total.
Other seven buildings will also be ready by April 2027
The work has now reached the final stage. The other seven buildings proposed will be ready by April 2027. These buildings are being constructed for ministries, in which special care has been taken of technical, security and environmental adaptability. A command CCTV Center has been set up to monitor the entire campus, which will continuously monitor the campus and the inner corridors.
The new buildings built for central ministries and departments were first named the Common Central Secretariat (CCS). For the purpose of connecting these buildings to the metro line, it has been proposed to construct a new line from Indraprastha metro station.
Why modern building built
In response to a question, the Union Minister said that the need for new and modern buildings of the ministries was felt because the existing buildings were built between 1950 and 1970 and are now old. The annual maintenance of these buildings has become quite expensive. At present, the central government has about 55 ministries and 93 departments, including North and South Block as well as Krishi Bhawan, Shastri Bhawan, Industry and Nirman Bhawan.
A total of seven departments including Home and Foreign Ministry will be shifted to Duty Bhavan-3
Several important ministries have been ranked in the newly constructed Duty Bhawan-3, including the office of the office of the Ministry of Home Affairs, Ministry of External Affairs, Ministry of Rural Development, Ministry of MSME, Personnel and Training Affairs, Petroleum and Natural Gas Ministry and Principal Scientific Advisor.
The Finance Ministry will be transferred to Duty Bhavan-1, which is prepared by next month. A printing press is also being installed in this building, so that the Finance Ministry will be able to publish its budget itself. Keeping this requirement in mind, already the required place has been allocated.
When the construction of duty buildings is completed, then all the ministries located in North and South Block will be transferred from there. Subsequently, by emptying both the blocks, Yuga-Yugin Bharat Museum will be established in them.
Central Vista Project work will be completed December 2031
Under this project, history, art and culture from Mahabharata period to present time will be displayed without any change in structure. Union Minister Manohar Lal informed that the work of the Central Vista Project will be completed by December 2031, including new houses and offices for the Prime Minister. Necessary procedures have also been started for this.
Duty Bhavan-3: At a glance
The total area is 1.50 lakh square meters, in which the surface area is 40 thousand square meters. The building has a total of ten floors including two surfaces, which are prescribed for both surface parking, which has parking capacity of 600 cars. Seating arrangements include work halls and cabins. Common facilities are available in yoga, crush, medical rooms, cafes and multipurpose halls. In addition, there are 24 main conference halls, each with 45 persons seated capacity, and 26 small conference halls, which have a capacity of 25 individuals. Along with this, there are 67 meeting rooms or work halls, each has seating arrangements of nine people. The building also has 27 lifts, centralized air conditioning and two automatic stairs.
What is Central Vista?
The expanded area on both sides of the karma path is known as Central Vista. The area extends from Rashtrapati Bhavan to Princess Park near India Gate. This includes many important and historical buildings like Parliament House, North and South Block, Vice Presidential Niwas, National Museum and Archives.
The government is working on the ‘Central Vista Re-Development Project’ to make this entire area a more secure, durable and modern.
