Central Secretariat

The Secretariat Building or Central Secretariat houses the most important offices and ministries of the Government of India. Situated at Raisina Hill, New Delhi, the Secretariat buildings are two blocks of symmetrical buildings on opposite sides of the great axis of Rajpath, and flanking the Rashtrapati Bhavan.
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  • Type: Commerce
  • Description: building on Raisina Hill, New Delhi, India
  • Also known as: Secretariat Building” and “Secretariat Building, New Delhi

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Gurdwara Rakab Ganj Sahib and Jaipur Column.

Gurdwara
The is a historic gurdwara near Parliament House in . It was built in 1783, after Sikh military leader Baghel Singh captured Delhi, on 11 March 1783, and his brief stay in Delhi led to the construction of several Sikh religious shrines in the city. is situated 460 metres north of Central Secretariat.

Monument
The is a monumental column in the middle of the courtyard in front of Rashtrapati Bhavan, the presidential residence in , , India. is situated 330 metres west of Central Secretariat.

Museum
Gandhi Smriti, formerly known as Birla House or Birla Bhavan, is a museum dedicated to Mahatma Gandhi, situated on Tees January Road, formerly Albuquerque Road, in New Delhi, India. is situated 1½ km southeast of Central Secretariat.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Raisina Hill and Rashtrapati Bhavan.

Neighborhood
Photo: A.Savin, FAL.
, often used as a metonym for the seat of the Government of India, is an area of , housing India's most important government buildings, including Rashtrapati Bhavan, the official residence of the President of India on a citadel and the Secretariat building, housing the Prime Minister's Office and several other important ministries.

Locality
The (pronunciation, ISO: Rāṣṭrapati Bhavana; lit. 'Presidential Palace'; formerly Viceroy's House and Government House is the official residence of the president of India, located at the western end of Rajpath, in .

consists of three administrative districts: East Delhi, North East Delhi and Shahdara, which are all on the eastern bank of the Yamuna River. Akshardham is the most famous attraction in the district.

Central Secretariat

Latitude
28.61415° or 28° 36′ 51″ north
Longitude
77.2052° or 77° 12′ 19″ east
Open location code
7JWVJ674+M3
Open­Street­Map ID
way 80958871
Open­Street­Map feature
landuse=­commercial
Wiki­data ID
Q15275798
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Ukrainian—“Central Secretariat” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: الأمانة المركزية
  • Bengali: সচিবালয় ভবন, নয়াদিল্লি
  • Catalan: edifici de la Secretaria
  • Chinese: 新德里內閣祕書處大樓
  • Chinese: 新德里內閣秘書處大樓
  • Czech: Ústřední sekretariát
  • Hebrew: בניין הסקרטריאט
  • Hindi: केंद्रीय सचिवालय
  • Hindi: सचिवालय भवन, नई दिल्ली
  • Hindi: सेंट्रल सेक्रेटेरिएट
  • Indonesian: Gedung Sekretariat
  • Japanese: 事務局ビル
  • Malay: Kompleks Bangunan Sekretariat, New Delhi
  • Marathi: सचिवालय इमारत (नवी दिल्ली)
  • Marathi: सचिवालय इमारत
  • Nepali: सचिवालय भवन, नयाँ दिल्ली
  • Panjabi: ਸਕੱਤਰੇਤ ਇਮਾਰਤ, ਨਵੀਂ ਦਿੱਲੀ
  • Panjabi: ਕੇਂਦਰੀ ਸਕੱਤਰੇਤ
  • Russian: Здание Секретариата
  • Slovenian: Centralni sekretariat
  • Slovenian: stavba Sekretariata
  • Tamil: தலைமைச் செயலக கட்டிடம், புது தில்லி
  • Ukrainian: Будівля Секретаріату

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