- India
- Feb 13
PM Modi inaugurates new PMO at Seva Teerth complex
• Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the Seva Teerth complex in New Delhi on February 13.
• PM Modi unveiled the plaque of Seva Teerth at the new complex — the name inscribed in Devanagari script on the wall of the complex. Below it is the motto ‘Nagrik Devo Bhava’ (citizen is akin to God).
• The PMO will shift from the South Block on Raisina Hill to Seva Teerth, bringing together the offices of the Cabinet Secretariat and the National Security Council Secretariat that were located at different places.
• The inauguration marks a transformative milestone in India’s administrative governance architecture.
• For decades, several key government offices and ministries functioned from fragmented and ageing infrastructure spread across multiple locations in the Central Vista area.
• This dispersion led to operational inefficiencies, coordination challenges, escalating maintenance costs and sub-optimal working environments.
• The new building complexes address these issues by consolidating administrative functions within modern, future-ready facilities.
• The Prime Minister’s Office will now be called Seva Teerth, the Central Secretariat buildings have been named as Kartavya Bhawan, and Rajpath has been renamed as Kartavya Path.
• Race Course Road, where the Prime Minister’s official residence is located, has been renamed as Lok Kalyan Marg and Raj Bhawans and Raj Niwas have been renamed as Lok Bhavan and Lok Niwas, respectively.
Kartavya Bhavan
• Kartavya Bhavan 1 & 2 will accommodate several key ministries, including the Ministry of Finance, Ministry of Defence, Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, Ministry of Corporate Affairs, Ministry of Education, Ministry of Culture, Ministry of Law & Justice, Ministry of Information & Broadcasting, Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare, Ministry of Chemicals & Fertilizers and Ministry of Tribal Affairs.
• The Union Budget 2026-27 was prepared in Kartavya Bhavan.