Archive · 30 Sep 2026
Writers’ Building Renovation Set For Completion Before Mahalaya
Writers’ Building is an old government building in Kolkata.
Workers are repairing it so government offices can return there.
The chief minister’s office is expected to move back from Nabanna.
Some other ministers and senior officials may also get offices there.
The chief minister has not announced the exact date of the move.
Officials say the work should be ready before Mahalaya.
Different reports mention October 9 and around October 10 as work deadlines.
Police and security officials are also making the building safer.
The government has not decided whether the Adani Group will do some remaining work.
Renovation of Kolkata’s Writers’ Building is expected to finish before Mahalaya.
The government is preparing to move the chief minister’s office and several departments back from Nabanna.
The chief minister’s secretariat is reportedly complete, while other senior officials’ offices remain under renovation.
Security agencies are redesigning access controls, surveillance and entry arrangements inside the building.
Officials cite October 9 and around October 10 as renovation targets, while no formal return date has been announced.
- Who
- The West Bengal government, Public Works Department Minister Ajay Kumar Poddar, officials and security agencies are involved.
- What
- Renovation and office preparations are underway for the return of the chief minister’s office and several departments to Writers’ Building.
- When
- Work is expected to be completed before Mahalaya, with targets mentioned around October 9 and October 10; no formal return date has been announced.
- Where
- Writers’ Building in central Kolkata, after administrative offices were moved to Nabanna in Howrah in October 2013.
- Why
- The government is preparing to restore Writers’ Building as a location for the state’s administrative machinery after extensive repair and renovation.
- Building
- Writers’ Building, Kolkata
- Renovation deadline
- Before Mahalaya
- Other reported targets
- October 9 and around October 10
- Current administrative headquarters
- Nabanna in Howrah
- Secretariat move
- The shift to Nabanna took place in October 2013.
- Expected occupants
- The chief minister and five ministers are expected to have offices on the building’s second floor.
- Additional proposal
- The Adani Group has reportedly been considered for some remaining renovation work, but no final decision has been announced.