The Jyotirao Phule Praja Bhavan, formerly Pragathi Bhavan is the

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and principal workplace of the

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. It is located at Greenlands Road,

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. It was built in 2016 under the chief ministership of

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. It was designed by the Indian architect, N. Niroop Kumar Reddy. On 7 December 2023,

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took oath as the Chief Minister of Telangana making him the second person to hold the post. 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.

History

Chief Minister's Camp Office, used as residence cum camp office of Chief minister from 2005, was considered inauspicious by

, 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

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(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

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Design

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. It has classical inspiration sources, found in

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style. The building design cues are found in historical buildings in erstwhile princely

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like the

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and

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. Suddala Sudhakar Teja was the

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consultant for the entire complex.Telangana CM Moves Into Bullet-Proof Residence Twice The Size Of A Football Field
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Architecture

The front facade is a columned portico. The

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s 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

The east-facing building complex has a combined built-up area of over 1,00,000

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, on a land area of 9

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s (3.64 hectares). The entry point into the new complex is on the

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corner. There is a small Maisamma temple inside, the decades-old temple too was rebuilt in a new location. The five buildings – the residence, Chief Ministers Office, Janahitha (meeting hall), Telangana State Guesthouse and Office of Inspector General(Security). 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

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

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and other trees on the periphery adjacent to the residence.

Chief Minister’s Office (CMO)

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was facing space crunch. This is the heart of state administration. The CMO has a mini

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, 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

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. 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

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'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. 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,

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. The ventilators and windows have

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glass and

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s which are monitored by 55 security personnel round the clock.Telangana CM KCR Moves Into Palatial Pragati Bhavan – Sakshipost
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Officials in Jyothirao Phule Praja Bhavan

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- 23 November 2016 – 6 December 2023 *

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(

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) - 7 December 2023 - present

References

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