The new complex housing the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) will be called ‘Seva Teerth’, officials said .
The new complex, which is in the final stages of completion, was earlier known as the ‘Executive Enclave’ under the Central Vista redevelopment project.
Besides the PMO, the ‘Executive Enclave’ will also comprise offices of the Cabinet Secretariat, National Security Council Secretariat and India House, which will be a venue for high-level talks with visiting dignitaries.
The ‘Seva Teerth’ will be a workplace designed to reflect the spirit of service and where national priorities take shape, officials said, adding that India’s public institutions were undergoing a quiet but profound shift.
The idea of governance is moving from satta (power) to seva (service) and from authority to responsibility, they said, adding that the change was not just administrative, but cultural and moral.
Raj Bhavans, the residences of governors of states, too, are being renamed as ‘Lok Bhavans’.
Officials said under Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the spaces of governance have been reshaped to reflect kartavya (duty) and transparency.
