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The Secretariat Building or Central Secretariat houses the most important offices and ministries of the Government of India.Situated at Raisina Hill, New Delhi, the Secretariat buildings are two blocks of symmetrical buildings (North Block and South Block) on opposite sides of the great axis of Kartavya Path, and flanking the Rashtrapati Bhavan (President's House).
Then on 22 February 1927, the Committee passed a resolution adopting the name "New Delhi" giving it the name, "New Delhi Municipal Committee", approved by Chief Commissioner on 16 March 1927. In May 1994, the NDMC Act 1994, [10] replaced the Punjab Municipal Act 1911, and the Committee was renamed as the New Delhi Municipal Council. [13] [14] [15]
September 2020: Tata Projects Ltd won the contract for the construction of the new parliament building for ₹862 crores by the CPWD. October 2020: Ahmedabad-based HCP Design Planning and Management Pvt Ltd, wins the architectural consultancy work. 10 December 2020: The foundation stone of the new parliament building is laid. [9] [11]
In the early 1930s, a building was inaugurated at this site for hosting the town hall of the New Delhi Municipal Committee. [2] The town hall was demolished in the 1970s to make room for the new headquarters of the civic body. [2] The Palika Kendra was designed by two renowned architects of India, Kuldip Singh (architect) and Mahendra Raj. [3]
In September 1966, with "The Delhi Administration Act, 1966", the assembly was replaced by the Delhi Metropolitan Council with 56 elected and five nominated members with the Lt. Governor of Delhi as its head. The Council however had no legislative powers, only an advisory role in the governance of Delhi. This set up functioned until 1990. [1] [3]
The project construction requires approval from the local body, which is New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) in this case. The NDMC was bypassed for the redevelopment project as that would require project to be adhered to municipal building laws. NDMC was replaced by Central Public Works Department (CPWD). A colonial law (The Government Building ...
Raisina Hill (ISO: Rāyasīnā kī Pahāṛī), often used as a metonym for the seat of the Government of India, is an area of New Delhi, housing India's most important government buildings, including Rashtrapati Bhavan, the official residence of the President of India on a citadel and the Secretariat building, housing the Prime Minister's Office and several other important ministries.
Former Member of the Rajya Sabha [79] Priyanka Gandhi: 2010 B.A. (Psychology); M.A. (Buddhist Studies) Jesus and Mary; Department of Buddhist Studies general secretary of Indian National Congress: Rahul Gandhi: did not graduate St. Stephen's: Indian National Congress Member of Parliament (from Amethi Lok Sabha constituency) Rangarajan ...