Praja Bhavan

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Praja Bhavan
Praja Bhavan
General information
Architectural style Neoclassical, Palladian
AddressGreenlands Road, Begumpet
Hyderabad 500 082
Telangana, India
Current tenants Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka
Construction startedMarch 2016
Completed23 November 2016(7 years ago) (2016-11-23)
CostINR ₹38 crore
(US$5.4 million)
Client Government of Telangana
Technical details
Size9 acres (3.6 ha)
Floor area100,000 sq ft (9,300 m2)
Design and construction
Architect(s)NA Architects
N.Niroop Kumar Reddy
Engineer Shapoorji Pallonji

The Praja Bhavan, officially known as Jyotirao Phule Praja Bhavan and formerly as Pragathi Bhavan [1] is the official residence and principal workplace of the Chief Minister of Telangana. It is located at Greenlands Road, Punjagutta, Hyderabad in Telangana. It was built in 2016 under the chief ministership of K. Chandrashekar Rao. It was designed by the Indian architect, N. Niroop Kumar Reddy. [2] [3]

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On 7 December 2023, Revanth Reddy took oath as the Chief Minister of Telangana making him the second person to hold the post. [lower-greek 1] On the day of his swearing-in, he renamed Pragathi Bhavan as Praja Bhavan meaning people's building. He ordered the removal of iron barricades at the entrance. He conducted a "Praja Darbar" at this place where he met with people about their grievances on 8 December 2023, reflecting the promise of people's government. He announced renaming the program as "Praja Vani" which will be held on Tuesday and Friday from 10 AM to 1 PM. [4] [5]

History

Chief Minister's Camp Office, used as residence cum camp office of Chief minister from 2005, was considered inauspicious by K. Chandrashekar Rao, when he became chief minister in 2014. He conceived the idea of a new complex adjacent to the camp office to help perform his duties without interruption. 10 IAS Officers quarters and 24 peon quarters at officers’ colony were demolished to construct the new complex. The residential area of camp office is now used as the state guest house and the office area is now the Office of Inspector General (intelligence).

The original official name was Pragathi Bhavan which means "Progress building". The Gruhapravesam (housewarming) was performed on 23 November 2016 at 5.22 AM by the Chief Minister of Telangana, K. Chandrashekar Rao, with traditional rituals performed by Chinna Jeeyar Swamy.

Design

Designed by noted Indian architect, Hafeez Contractor. It has classical inspiration sources, found in neoclassical & Palladian style. The building design cues are found in historical buildings in erstwhile princely State of Hyderabad like the Koti Residency and Falaknuma Palace.

Suddala Sudhakar Teja was the vaastu consultant for the entire complex. [6] [7]

Architecture

The front facade is a columned portico. The columns are on the periphery, giving large, unhindered, open-spaced halls and rooms

Construction

Construction was started in March 2016, without a formal event, and completed in November 2016, in a record time of nine months. The entire complex was constructed by Mumbai-based construction company, Shapoorji Pallonji, at a cost of INR ₹38 crore (US$5.4 million) . The construction work was expedited with 200 workers, working day and night at the site.

Layout

Sketch of Jyotirao Phule Praja Bhavan from OpenStreetMap Jyotirao Phule Praja Bhavan.png
Sketch of Jyotirao Phule Praja Bhavan from OpenStreetMap

The east-facing building complex has a combined built-up area of over 1,00,000 sq ft, on a land area of 9 acres (3.64 hectares). The entry point into the new complex is on the north east corner. There is a small Maisamma temple inside, the decades-old temple too was rebuilt in a new location. [8] The five buildings – the residence, Chief Ministers Office, Janahitha (meeting hall), Telangana State Guesthouse and Office of Inspector General(Security). [9] [10] The residence occupies bigger area. The office and Janahitha are located adjacent, to the north of the residence.

Residence

The residence is on a rectangular-shaped plot with two floors, and built on an acre of land, with floor area of 40,000 square feet. It has a theater-cum-auditorium with a capacity to seat 250 people. There is home garden on an acre land, planted with ayurvedic and other trees on the periphery adjacent to the residence.

Chief Minister’s Office (CMO)

The two storied Telangana CMO building is the official secretariat of the Chief Minister of Telangana. Earlier, the CMO known as the CM Peshi was located on the 6th floor of C Block in the Telangana Secretariat was facing space crunch. [11] This is the heart of state administration. [12]

The CMO has a mini conference hall, a hall for video conferences and has hotline connections to all main offices in every mandal headquarters. The offices include chambers for Chief Minister, secretaries and administrative staff.

Janahitha

2022 Ugadi Celebrations at Janahitha 2022 Ugadi Celebrations at Janahitha in Pragathi Bhavan, Hyderabad.jpg
2022 Ugadi Celebrations at Janahitha

Janahitha is a large public meeting hall, with a capacity to accommodate over 1000 people. It was inaugurated on 17 February 2017, on the birthday of the then Telangana CM, KCR. [13] It is single-floor building, with a floor-to-ceiling height of 24 feet, with a floor area of 15,000 sq ft. It was named as Janahitha , meaning good for the people. It is modeled on the lines of Mughal emperor, Akbar's People’s court, Diwan-i-Aam, where he met with his courtiers and subjects to discuss their issues.

The Chief Minister holds important policy meetings with secretaries, collectors, official review meetings and meetings with public representatives. [14] It is also used to interact with citizens of the state like farmers, workers, employees, artisans etc. It also has a large lounge area, used by the CM for interacting with daily visitors.

Security

The tightly monitored zone has compound walls 15-feet high, electric fence. The ventilators and windows have bulletproof glass and CCTVs which are monitored by 55 security personnel [7] round the clock. [15] The complex has a parking facility for over 300 cars.

Officials in Jyothirao Phule Praja Bhavan

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  1. ↑ He is the 2nd person to serve as CM, while being the 3rd CM.
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  6. ↑ KCR to move to his new official residence in Begumpet tomorrow | Business Standard News
  7. 1 2 Telangana CM Moves Into Bullet-Proof Residence Twice The Size Of A Football Field
  8. ↑ Birthday wishes pour in for KCR
  9. ↑ Telangana Chief Minister KCR Moves Into New 9-Acre House, Complete With Bulletproof Windows
  10. ↑ KCR moves to new home where even the toilet is bulletproof
  11. ↑ KCR's new 50 crore home: Telangana CM lavishness with taxpayer's money
  12. ↑ Telangana: Camp office eclipses glory of Secretariat
  13. ↑ Priority is to peoples’ welfare, development of State: KCR
  14. ↑ Pragati Bhavan: Pragati Bhavan is pride of Telangana: K Chandrasekhar Rao | Hyderabad News – Times of India
  15. ↑ Telangana CM KCR Moves Into Palatial Pragati Bhavan – Sakshipost

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