Telangana State Guesthouse, formerly residential part of Chief Minister's Camp Office, is a

state guest house {{Unreferenced, date=May 2022 A state guest house is a building owned by the government of a country which is used as an official residence for visiting foreign dignitaries, especially during state visits or for other important events. Africa M ...

of the State Government of Telangana,

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. The camp office's office is converted to the Office of the Inspector General (security). The building is now part of

Praja Bhavan The Praja Bhavan, officially known as Jyotirao Phule Praja Bhavan and formerly known as Pragathi Bhavan is the official residence and principal workplace of the Chief Minister of Telangana. It is located at Greenlands Road, Punjagutta, Hyderab ...

, the official residence of the

Chief Minister of Telangana The chief minister of Telangana is the chief executive of the Indian state of Telangana. In accordance with the Constitution of India, the governor is a state's ''de jure'' head, but '' de facto'' executive authority rests with the chief minist ...

. It is located in Greenlands circle,

Begumpet Begumpet ("Begum's Place") is an upscale locality of Hyderabad, Telangana, India. Begumpet is named after the daughter of the sixth Nizam (Mahbub Ali Khan, Asaf Jah VI), Basheer Unnisa Begum, who received it as part of her wedding dowry when ...

History

It was formerly the official residence of the

and before bifurcation the official residence of Chief Minister of

Andhra Pradesh Andhra Pradesh (ISO 15919, ISO: , , AP) is a States and union territories of India, state on the East Coast of India, east coast of southern India. It is the List of states and union territories of India by area, seventh-largest state and th ...

(United). The camp office was built in 2004 after the Congress party came into power as the official residence of the Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh. The first Chief Minister to move in was Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy in 2005 and stayed in it for five years, until his death in 2009.

The Camp Office

The CM Camp Office has office and residence on the two-storied premises. The land area is over with a built up area of 25,500 Square foot. It has roads on both east and north directions. It was built as per

Vaastu Originating in ancient India, ''Vastu Shastra'' (, ' – literally "science of architecture") is a traditional Hindu system of architecture based on ancient texts that describe principles of design, layout, measurements, ground preparation, ...

principles. A theater was built on the premises in 2007 at a cost of ₹1.15 crore, and has state of the art recording and online editing equipment.

Chief Ministers in residence

* Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy - 2005 - 2009 * Konijeti Rosiah after sworn in as Chief Minister, never resided but used as office *

Nallari Kiran Kumar Reddy Nallari Kiran Kumar Reddy (born 13 September 1960) is an Indian politician who served as the 16th Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh between 25 November 2010 and 1 March 2014. He was the last Chief Minister of the Andhra Pradesh before the format ...

- 2010 - 2014. *

Kalvakuntla Chandrashekar Rao Kalvakuntla Chandrashekar Rao (born 17 February 1954), frequently known by his initials KCR, is an Indian politician currently representing the Gajwel Assembly constituency and serving as the leader of the opposition in the Telangana Legislati ...

- June 2014 - November 2016

Post bifurcation

Following the creation of the state of

Telangana Telangana is a States and union territories of India, state in India situated in the Southern India, south-central part of the Indian subcontinent on the high Deccan Plateau. It is the List of states and union territories of India by area, ele ...

, the Camp Office became the residence of the

, with the Chief Minister of the residual Andhra Pradesh taking up residence at the Lakeview Guest House. * K Chandrashekhar Rao - 22 June 2014 - 2015

Present

Presently it is used as a guest house by the Chief Minister of Telangana.

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