In a first, since the country’s Independence, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will move to his new office, ‘Seva Teerth’on Makar Sankranti (January 14), marking a historic shift and an end to an era.
The Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) has been housed in the South Block since India’s independence in 1947. The new office , ‘Seva Teerth’ complex is almost ready and has been built as part of the Central Vista Redevelopment Project.
The complex has been designed to house the Prime Minister’s Office, the Cabinet Secretariat, and the National Security Council Secretariat (NSCS), with each three of them having a separate building.
The PMO will occupy ‘Seva Teerth-1,’ featuring contemporary workspaces, grand ceremonial halls, and a design reflecting the ethos of ‘seva’ (service).
The Cabinet Secretariat already relocated to Seva Teerth-2 in September 2024, while Seva Teerth-3 will house the office of the National Security Advisor.
After being vacated, the historic South and North Blocks are set to be transformed into a public museum, ‘Yuge Yugeen Bharat Sangrahalaya,’ with technical cooperation from France’s Museum Development Agency formalised in December 2024.
The Seva Teerth complex, also called the Executive Enclave, and spans 2,26,203 sq ft and has been constructed by Larsen & Toubro at a cost of Rs 1,189 crore.
In addition, a new official residence for the Prime Minister, temporarily named “Executive Enclave Part 2”, is under construction nearby.
This relocation aligns with Prime Minister Modi’s vision of shedding colonial legacies, following symbolic changes like the renaming of Rajpath to Kartavya Path.
It is also part of a larger effort to modernise government workspaces and improve administrative efficiency.
New Common Central Secretariat (CCS) buildings, including Kartavya Bhawan inaugurated last August, are already consolidating multiple ministries previously spread across Delhi.
With Seva Teerth, the PMO steps into a new era of governance, combining modern infrastructure, functional efficiency, and ceremonial grandeur, while giving India’s historic administrative heart a fresh, forward-looking identity.
