Prime Minister Narendra Modi is expected to begin work from his new office later this week, with the shift scheduled for January 14, coinciding with Makar Sankranti. The move will see the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) relocate to the Seva Teerth complex, a key component of the Central Vista Redevelopment initiative.

The Seva Teerth campus has been conceived as a consolidated administrative hub and will house three of the country’s most important decision-making bodies — the Prime Minister’s Office, the Cabinet Secretariat and the National Security Council Secretariat. Each institution will function from a dedicated structure within the complex.

The PMO will operate from a building named Seva Teerth-1, which features contemporary office infrastructure alongside formal halls designed for high-level meetings and ceremonial engagements. The design philosophy revolves around the idea of public service, reflected in the name “Seva Teerth.” With this relocation, the PMO will formally vacate the South Block, where it has been based since India gained Independence in 1947.

The Cabinet Secretariat has already transitioned to Seva Teerth-2, having moved there in September last year. The third building, Seva Teerth-3, is slated to house the office of the National Security Advisor and the National Security Council Secretariat.

Following the relocation of these offices, the historic South Block and North Block buildings will be repurposed into a large public museum titled Yuge Yugeen Bharat Sangrahalaya. To support the project, an agreement for technical collaboration was signed on December 19, 2024, with France’s Museum Development Agency.

The Executive Enclave, commonly referred to as the Seva Teerth complex, has been constructed by Larsen & Toubro at an estimated cost of ₹1,189 crore and spans over 2.26 lakh square feet. In addition, construction is underway on a new official residence for the Prime Minister, temporarily designated as Executive Enclave Part 2, in the same vicinity.

The transition is in line with Prime Minister Modi’s broader push to move away from colonial-era symbols and infrastructure. Earlier, his government renamed Rajpath as Kartavya Path to reflect this vision.

As part of the larger administrative overhaul, the Centre is also developing new Common Central Secretariat (CCS) buildings to bring together ministries currently scattered across Delhi. One such facility, Kartavya Bhawan, was inaugurated in August last year and is already functioning as a shared workspace for several ministries.