New Delhi: After nearly a century, the historic North and South Blocks on Raisina Hill will no longer serve as the centre of India’s governance. The Prime Minister’s Office is shifting to the newly built Seva Teerth complex, marking the end of 99 years of continuous use of the iconic buildings.
Before the move, Prime Minister Narendra Modi is expected to chair his final Union Cabinet meeting in South Block - a space where many key decisions in independent India’s history were taken. The relocation is part of the larger Central Vista redevelopment project aimed at modernising government offices.
The new Seva Teerth complex will house the Prime Minister’s Office, the National Security Council Secretariat and the Cabinet Secretariat. Officials say the new building is equipped with better technology, improved security and more organised workspaces to make governance smoother and more efficient.
At the same time, Kartavya Bhavan-1 and Kartavya Bhavan-2 will accommodate major ministries such as Finance, Defence, Agriculture, Education, Law and Justice, and Health. Many of these departments were earlier functioning from different buildings across Delhi.
The North and South Blocks, built during the British era, have been at the heart of India’s administration since 1927. The government now plans to convert the buildings into the Yuge Yugeen Bharat Museum, which will showcase India’s long civilisational history.
With this shift, India’s top offices move from colonial-era structures to modern facilities, marking both a physical and symbolic change in the way the country’s administration is organised.
BI Bureau
