PM Modi inaugurates new Prime Minister’s Office at Seva Teerth complex
Prime Minister Narendra Modi officially opened the Seva Teerth complex in New Delhi, marking a significant update to the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO).
The new facility will also accommodate the National Security Council Secretariat and the Cabinet Secretariat, aiming to centralise key government functions.
During the inauguration, Prime Minister Modi unveiled a plaque featuring the name ‘Seva Teerth’, which translates to ‘Service Pilgrimage’, inscribed in Devanagari script. Below the name is the phrase ‘Nagrik Devo Bhava’, meaning ‘the citizen is akin to God’.
Previously located in the South Block on Raisina Hill, the PMO will now be housed in Seva Teerth, facilitating better coordination between the various offices that were previously scattered across different locations. This transition is seen as a step towards modernising and streamlining India’s governance structure.
In attendance at the event were Union Minister of Housing and Urban Affairs Manohar Lal and Minister of State for the PMO Jitendra Singh, along with several officials from the PMO.
The Modi administration has been actively working since 2014 to dissociate from symbols of India’s colonial legacy. Recent initiatives include renaming important landmarks and buildings.
The Central Secretariat buildings have been redesignated as Kartavya Bhawan, while Rajpath has been changed to Kartavya Path. Additionally, Race Course Road, housing the Prime Minister’s official residence, is now known as Lok Kalyan Marg.
Raj Bhavans and Raj Niwases have also been renamed Lok Bhavans and Lok Niwases, respectively.