Manohar Lal Khattar.
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New Delhi: Union Housing and Urban Affairs Minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Tuesday said that all the ten buildings of the Common Central Secretariat (CCS) will be constructed in the next 22 months, with several ministries housed in Shastri Bhavan, Krishi Bhavan, Nirman Bhavan and Udyog Bhavan starting the process to shift to four new locations.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the first building of the CCS, named Kartavya Bhavan, on Wednesday.
As part of the government's ambitious Central Vista redevelopment project, the Union Housing and Urban Affairs (HUA) Ministry has plans to construct ten buildings of the CCS. The entire project is expected to be completed by June 2027.
Two under-construction buildings, 1 and 2, are scheduled to be completed by next month, while construction work on CCS building number 10 will be finished by April next year.
CS buildings 6 and 7 will be constructed by October 2026.
The offices operating from Shastri Bhavan, Krishi Bhavan, Nirman Bhavan and Udyog Bhavan will shift to four new locations on Kasturba Gandhi Marg, Minto Road and Netaji Palace temporarily for two years, Khattar told reporters here.
HUA Secretary Katikithala Srinivas said that the entire Central Vista will be connected to a new metro line from Indraprastha Metro Station. The line will pass through India Gate, the CCS buildings, North Block and South Block.
Under the Central Vista redevelopment plan, the government has already constructed a new Parliament building and the Vice President Enclave, and redeveloped Kartavya Path that spans between Vijay Chowk and India Gate.
The Common Central Secretariat will comprise ten buildings and an Executive Enclave that will house a new Prime Minister's Office (PMO), Cabinet Secretariat, India House, and National Security Council Secretariat.
Under the second phase of the Executive Enclave, a new Prime Minister's residence will be constructed.