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.

Telangana Secretariat Night View

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; 2 years ago (2023-05-01)
Inaugurated	30 April 2023
Cost	₹616 crore (US$73 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
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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, Dairy Development and Fisheries
3. Backward Classes Welfare
4. Consumer Affairs, Food and Civil Supplies
5. Energy
6. Environment, Forest, Science and Technology
7. Finance
8. General Administration
9. Health, Medical and Family Welfare
10. Higher Education
11. Home
12. Housing
13. Industries and Commerce
14. Information Technology, Electronics and Communications
15. Infrastructure and Investment
16. Irrigation and CAD
17. Labour, Employment Training and Factories
18. Law
19. Minorities Welfare
20. Municipal Administration and Urban Development
21. Panchayat Raj and Rural Development
22. Planning
23. Public Enterprises
24. Revenue
25. School Education
26. Scheduled Castes Development
27. Transport, Roads and Buildings
28. Tribal Welfare
29. Women, Children, Disabled and Senior Citizens
30. Youth Advancement, Tourism and Culture