New Delhi : India’s most powerful address changed today as Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated Seva Teerth, the new integrated complex that will house the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO). To mark the moment, which the government has described as a “transformative milestone in India’s administrative governance architecture,” the Prime Minister also released a Rs 100 commemorative coin.
The project reflects the Prime Minister’s vision of building a modern, efficient and citizen-centric governance ecosystem, officials said. For decades, ministries operated from ageing, scattered buildings across the Central Vista, leading to coordination gaps, logistical hurdles and high maintenance costs. The new complexes aim to resolve these issues by bringing key administrative arms together in future-ready infrastructure designed for seamless coordination.
Seva Teerth will house three core executive institutions — the Prime Minister’s Office (Seva Teerth-1), the National Security Council Secretariat (Seva Teerth-2) and the Cabinet Secretariat (Seva Teerth-3) — which earlier functioned from separate locations. Their co-location is expected to strengthen strategic coordination at the highest levels of government. Kartavya Bhavan-1 and 2 will accommodate key ministries including Finance, Defence, Health and Family Welfare, Corporate Affairs, Education, Culture, Law and Justice, Information and Broadcasting, Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Chemicals and Fertilisers, and Tribal Affairs.
The new complexes feature digitally integrated offices, structured public interface zones and centralised reception facilities to improve efficiency and citizen engagement. Advanced digital infrastructure is expected to support e-governance and transparent administration. Built to 4-Star GRIHA standards, the complexes incorporate renewable energy systems, water conservation measures, waste management solutions and energy-efficient building design.
With this relocation, the government aims to set a new benchmark in administrative infrastructure — consolidating key institutions into a modern, integrated complex designed to support faster, coordinated and citizen-focused governance. Once vacated, the South and North Blocks, where the Prime Minister’s Office has been running, will be converted into a public museum, ‘Yuge Yugeen Bharat Sangrahalaya’.
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