The Chief Minister's Secretariat will start functioning from the new building on Vidhan Sabha Marg from July. Presently, the CM Secretariat is operating from the Secretariat Annexxe and it will be relocated to the B block of the new building which has a total of three blocks.
The five-storeyed B block will house the offices of the Chief Minister, Chief Secretary and other important officers of the state government. The facilities in the new building include auditorium, VIP lounge, meeting hall, conference room, security office and hall for holding cabinet meetings.
The C block of the new building will be of seven storeys and will have the offices of Principal Secretaries, Special Secretaries, Joint Secretaries and Section Officers of different departments.
After reviwing the progress of the project on Wednesday, Chief secretary Alok Ranjan directed officials of the construction agency to complete the works in A and B blocks so that the CM Secretariat could be shifted by July. He also told them to complete the C block by the end of Decembert.
Ranjan also directed officials to ensure that the construction work for the 'Dial 100 Call Centre' building was completed by the end of January, 2017.