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Single-tower Delhi Secretariat at ITO; Income Tax Office to move
The Delhi government makes rules for the city and helps people who live there.
The people who lead the government work in a special building called the Secretariat.
Right now, that building is old and, the government wants a new, modern one.
The new building will be built in a part of Delhi called ITO.
It will be one tall tower built on about 10 acres of land.
Some other government offices, like the Income Tax Office, are on that land now.
They will be torn down and rebuilt elsewhere.
The Income Tax Office will move to a new spot across the road.
The plan has been sent to the Central government for approval.
The Delhi government revised its plan for a new Secretariat at ITO, proposing a single-tower complex on around 10 acres occupied by the Income Tax Office and Vikas Bhawan.
The earlier twin-tower proposal was dropped in favour of a high-tech single-tower Secretariat, PWD Minister Parvesh Sahib Singh said.
The Income Tax Office will be shifted across the road to the site of the existing PWD building.
The plan involves demolishing and redeveloping the Income Tax Office, MSO Building and nearby area, with a request already sent to the Centre.
The current Secretariat operates from the Players Building near Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium, housing the chief minister, Cabinet colleagues and top bureaucrats.
- Who
- The Delhi government, its chief minister and Cabinet, and Public Works Department Minister Parvesh Sahib Singh
- What
- Announced a revised plan for a new single-tower Delhi Secretariat at ITO, with the Income Tax Office relocated to the existing PWD building site
- Where
- ITO area in Delhi, on land currently occupied by the Income Tax Office and Vikas Bhawan
- When
- Announced on Thursday, when officials shared the revised plan
- Why
- To create a new high-tech Secretariat building to house the chief minister, Cabinet colleagues and top bureaucrats, replacing the current Players Building location
Key facts
- Proposed location
- ITO, Delhi
- Land identified
- Around 10 acres
- Current land occupants
- Income Tax Office and Vikas Bhawan
- Design
- Single tower (twin-tower proposal dropped)
- Income Tax Office
- To be shifted across the road to the existing PWD building site
- Demolition scope
- Income Tax Office, MSO Building and nearby area
- Current Secretariat
- Players Building near Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium
- Status
- Request sent to the Centre
Quotes
Parvesh Sahib Singh
Public Works Department Minister
“"We have identified around 10 acres of land for the new Delhi Secretariat building at ITO, and a request to the Centre has also been sent. The plan is to demolish and redevelop the Income Tax Office, MSO Building and nearby area to make space for the new high-tech single tower."”
indianexpress.com
Sources
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