New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has plans to build a Common Secretariat at Delhi to create a greater communication with the Ministers of India. The new mega building be constructed on Lodhi Road in central Delhi. Rs 2,000 crore project will involve the demolition of residential complexes housing 4,000 families. The new secretariat will come up in five years.
According to the reports, the proposal will be placed before Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his final approval.
The report adds that important ministries functioning out of North Block and South Block – home, defence, finance and external affairs – on Raisina Hill are unlikely to be relocated.
The Prime Minister’s office located in South Block will also not move to the new complex, the report adds.
