New Delhi: The new Common Central Secretariat buildings along Kartavya Path, which will house ministries and central govt departments, will be known as Kartavya Bhawans, and the first such building will be inaugurated by PM Narendra Modi on Wednesday.Kartavya Bhawan-3 will house the home, petroleum and natural gas, external affairs and rural development ministries, besides departments of personnel and land resources, among others. Shifting of the home ministry and personnel department from North Block at Raisina Hills to the new address gains huge significance since these have operated from the iconic structure for nearly 90 years.In the next couple of months, the finance ministry will shift from North Block to another Kartavya Bhawan, and at a later stage, offices of the defence ministry and PMO will also move out from South Block to pave way for Yuge Yugeen Bharat museum.Govt has proposed building 10 new Kartavya Bhawans along Kartavya Path as part of the Central Vista revamp programme. Two of these buildings are expected to be completed by next month, which will pave way for shifting of more ministries and departments to these new office complexes.In a statement, PMO said Kartavya Bhawan was a state-of-the-art office complex spanning an area of around 1.5 lakh sq metres across two basements and seven storeys, including the ground floor. The building is designed to use 30% less energy. Solar panels on the roof of Kartavya Bhavan-3 will generate over 5.3 lakh units of electricity every year, and charging stations for electric vehicles are also provided, it said.The new facility will reduce repair and maintenance costs, boost productivity, improve employee well-being and enhance overall service delivery, govt said. It added the building would exemplify modern governance infrastructure featuring IT-ready and secure workspac-es, ID card-based access, integrated surveillance and a centralised command system. These will also promote eco-consciousness.
