Telangana Secretariat

Telangana Secretariat, officially known as Dr. B. R. Ambedkar Telangana State Secretariat situated at Hyderabad, is the administrative office of the employees of the Government of Telangana in India. The Telangana government on 15 September 2022 has decided to name the new Secretariat complex as Dr. B. R. Ambedkar Telangana Secretariat.^[2] Designed by Chennai-based Architects Ponni Concessao and Oscar Concessao, the complex has been built by Shapoorji Pallonji and Company Pvt Limited with all Green Building Council norms. There is a 125-ft tall statue of Ambedkar beside the Telangana Secretariat.

Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Telangana State Secretariat
View of the Telangana State Secretariat from Hussain Sagar Lake, lit up in the tricolor for the 78th Independence Day.
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Etymology	B. R. Ambedkar
General information
Architectural style	Indo-Saracenic
Town or city	Hyderabad
Country	India
Coordinates	17°24′36.071″N 78°28′11.92″E
Current tenants	Revanth Reddy
Year(s) built	2021–2023
Groundbreaking	27 June 2019
Construction started	January 2021
Opened	1 May 2023; 18 months ago (2023-05-01)
Inaugurated	30 April 2023
Cost	₹616 crore (US$74 million)
Governing body	Government of Telangana
Height	265 feet (81 m)
Technical details
Size	27.9 acres (11.3 ha)
Floor area	858,000 square feet (79,700 m2)
Grounds	1,051,676 square feet (97,703.9 m2)
Design and construction
Architect(s)	Ponni Concessao, Oscar Concessao
Architecture firm	OCI Architects
Main contractor	Shapoorji Pallonji Group
Other information
Number of rooms	635
Parking	560 Cars, 700 Two Wheelers
References
[1]

History

The old secretariat had an old Nizam period heritage structure called as Peshi or G-block. It had 10 blocks and spread over 25.5 acres (10.3 ha). After the bifurcation of Andhra Pradesh to form the new state of Telangana, the building were divided into 58:42 for Andhra Pradesh and Telangana for 10 years, until 2024.^[3]

The razing of old Secretariat complex of Telangana began in Hyderabad early in July 2020, with the government starting demolition of the old buildings and paving the way for construction of a state-of-the-art new complex in its place.^[4][5] Built in Indo-Saracenic style, the new Telangana Secretariat also blends the Indo-Islamic architectural features generally with domes.^[6][7]

Departments

The secretariat has various following departments based on the rules of business, from which the business of state governance is transacted. The official head of the each department is the secretary to government.^{[8][non-primary source needed]}

1. Agriculture and Co-operation
2. Animal Husbandry and Fisheries
3. Backward Classes Welfare
4. Consumer Affairs Food & Civil Supplies
5. Endowments
6. Energy
7. Environment, Forests, Science and Technology
8. Finance
9. General Administration
10. Health, Medical & Family Welfare
11. Higher Education
12. Home
13. Housing
14. Industries and Commerce
15. Information and Public Relations
16. Information Technology, Electronics and Communications
17. Infrastructure and Investment
18. Irrigation and CAD
19. Labour, Employment Training and Factories
20. Law
21. Minorities Welfare
22. Municipal Administration and Urban Development
23. Panchayat Raj and Rural Development
24. Planning
25. Public Enterprises
26. Revenue
27. Roads and Buildings
28. School Education
29. Social Welfare
30. Transport
31. Women, Children, Disabled and Senior Citizens
32. Youth Advancement, Tourism and Culture

References

1. "Telangana's new secretariat streamlines govt operations". The Hindu. 2 June 2023. Retrieved 15 October 2023.
2. The Hindu (15 September 2022). "New Telangana Secretariat complex to be named after B.R. Ambedkar". Retrieved 15 January 2023.
3. Rajeev, M. (20 April 2018). "Telangana govt. to ask A.P. for Secretariat buildings". The Hindu. Retrieved 20 February 2020.
4. "Telangana old Secretariat complex, built by the Nizams, razed down". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 9 July 2020.
5. Rajeevhyderabad, M. (7 July 2020). "Telangana brings curtain down on the old Secretariat complex". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 9 July 2020.
6. "New secretariat building in Hyderabad: An architectural marvel".
7. "Inauguration of new Telangana secretariat building postponed".
8. "Telangana State Portal Secretariat".