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Union Minister Manohar Lal Khattar. (File Photo)
UNION MINISTER for Housing and Urban Affairs Manohar Lal on Sunday said the Central Vista area, which covers the stretch from Rashtrapati Bhawan to India Gate, should now be called the “Kartavya Bhawan area”, named after the new secretariat buildings.
Speaking at the CPWD’s 172nd foundation day event, he said that like Vice-Regal Lodge and Council House built by the British were renamed Rashtrapati Bhawan and Parliament after Independence, the entire area should now be called Kartavya Bhawan area.
The government is in the process of redevelopment of the area, with 10 new secretariat buildings proposed. So far, the government has completed three of the buildings and named them Kartavya Bhawan 1, 2 and 3, while also renaming Rajpath as Kartavya Path.
“So far we have been calling it Central Vista, from now on please call it Kartavya Bhawan area,” the Minister said, adding that this should be reflected in documents as well.
Speaking of the new transfer policy rolled out this year, he said some officials welcomed it as they did not have to seek references from senior officials and leaders, but there were some at the same post for 30 years who were not as happy. “They started getting sifarish [references]. But, I said transfers will go through for now; they may get transferred again next year.”
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