Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday unveiled the new name for the complex housing the Prime Minister's Office (PMO), the National Security Council Secretariat (NSCS), and the Cabinet Secretariat, now officially called Seva Teerth.
Since 2014, the Modi government has taken steady steps to move away from symbols of India's colonial past and to usher in a mindset shift.
Some of the key changes include the
transformation of South Block into Seva Teerth, the Central Secretariat renamed as Kartavya Bhavan, Rajpath rechristened as Kartavya Path, Race Course Road becoming Lok Kalyan Marg, and various Raj Bhavans and Raj Niwas across the country now designated as Lok Bhavan or Lok Niwas.
The Prime Minister will thereafter formally inaugurate Seva Teerth and Kartavya Bhavan-1 & 2, and also address a public programme at Seva Teerth at around 6 PM.