Prime Minister Narendra Modi to inaugurate Common Central Secretariat building ‘Kartavya Bhavan-3’ in New Delhi

🇮🇳 Kartavya Bhavan-3 Inauguration by PM Modi

🗓️ Date: August 6, 2025

📍 Location: Kartavya Path, New Delhi

🗞️ Source: Akashvani / NewsOnAir, August 6, 2025, 10:13 AM

🔹 Context & Background

• Part of the Central Vista Redevelopment Project, aimed at reshaping the administrative core of India's capital.
• Kartavya Bhavan-3 is the first Common Central Secretariat building under this initiative.
• Envisioned to enable agile governance and administrative streamlining.

🔹 Key Features

• 📐 Total Area: ~1.5 lakh square meters
• 🏢 Structure: 2 basements + 7 floors
• 🏛️ Ministries to be Housed:
  • Ministry of Home Affairs
  • Ministry of External Affairs
  • Ministry of Rural Development
  • Ministry of MSME
  • Department of Personnel & Training (DoPT)
  • Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas
  • Office of the Principal Scientific Adviser

🔹 Modern Governance Infrastructure

• 🖥️ IT-ready secure workspaces
• 🆔 ID card-based access control
• 📹 Integrated electronic surveillance system
• 🧠 Centralized command system

🔹 Sustainability & Green Design

• ⚡ Energy-efficient design: 30% energy saving
• ☀️ Renewable Energy: Over 5 lakh units of electricity generation annually via:
  • Rooftop solar panels
  • Solar water heating
• 🌡️ Advanced HVAC systems
• 💧 Rainwater harvesting
• 🏢 Double-glazed façades for insulation
• 🛑 Zero-discharge waste management
• ♻️ In-house solid waste processing
• 🔌 E-vehicle charging stations
• 🧱 Use of recycled construction materials
  
  
  🗞 Source: NewsOnAir, updated *August 6, 2025, 8:45 AM