Archive · 10 Sep 2026
Tamil Nadu Identifies Foreshore Estate Site For New Secretariat
Tamil Nadu plans to build a new place for its Secretariat and Assembly.
The site is in Foreshore Estate, also called Pattinapakkam, in Chennai.
The land covers 21.76 acres.
The project is expected to cost Rs 1,200 crore.
Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay announced the plan in the Assembly on September 3.
The current offices are in the historic Fort St George building.
After the new complex is built, the government says Fort St George will be preserved as a heritage site.
Some offices are already being moved to the Namakkal Kavignar building.
Earlier governments also tried to move the Secretariat, but those plans did not succeed or were later changed.
The Tamil Nadu government has identified 21.76 acres in Foreshore Estate, also known as Pattinapakkam, for a new Secretariat and Assembly complex.
The project is estimated to cost Rs 1,200 crore and will include modern facilities.
Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay announced the plan in the Assembly on September 3.
The government plans to conserve Fort St George as a heritage structure after the new complex is completed.
The government is also shifting the Chief Minister’s office and some key departments to the tenth floor of the Namakkal Kavignar building.
- Who
- The Tamil Nadu government and Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay.
- What
- The government has identified land for a new Rs 1,200 crore Secretariat and Assembly complex.
- When
- The plan was announced in the Assembly on September 3; no construction completion date was provided.
- Where
- The proposed site is 21.76 acres in Foreshore Estate, also known as Pattinapakkam, in Chennai.
- Why
- The new complex is intended to provide modern facilities, while Fort St George is to be conserved as a heritage structure.
- Proposed site
- 21.76 acres in Foreshore Estate, also known as Pattinapakkam
- Estimated cost
- Rs 1,200 crore
- Planned facilities
- A new State Secretariat and Assembly complex with modern facilities
- Current Secretariat location
- Fort St George
- Heritage plan
- Fort St George is to be conserved after the new complex is completed
- Interim relocation
- The Chief Minister’s office and some key departments are being shifted to the tenth floor of the Namakkal Kavignar building
- Earlier attempt
- A new Secretariat was built at Omandurar Government Estates in 2010 and was later converted into a multi-specialty hospital and medical college