Praja Bhavan

Praja Bhavan
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General information
Architectural styleNeoclassical, Palladian
AddressGreenlands Road, Begumpet
Hyderabad 500 082
Telangana, India
Current tenantsMallu Bhatti Vikramarka
Construction startedMarch 2016
Completed23 November 2016 (7 years ago) (2016-11-23)
CostINR ₹38 crore
(US$5.4 million)
ClientGovernment of Telangana
Technical details
Size9 acres (3.6 ha)
Floor area100,000 sq ft (9,300 m2)
Design and construction
Architect(s)NA Architects
N.Niroop Kumar Reddy
EngineerShapoorji Pallonji

The Praja Bhavan, officially known as Jyotirao Phule Praja Bhavan and formerly as Pragathi Bhavan [1] is the official residence and principal workplace of the Chief Minister of Telangana. It is located at Greenlands Road, Punjagutta, Hyderabad in Telangana. It was built in 2016 under the chief ministership of K. Chandrashekar Rao. It was designed by the Indian architect, N. Niroop Kumar Reddy. [2][3]

On 7 December 2023, Revanth Reddy took oath as the Chief Minister of Telangana making him the second person to hold the post.[α] On the day of his swearing-in, he renamed Pragathi Bhavan as Praja Bhavan meaning people's building. He ordered the removal of iron barricades at the entrance. He conducted a "Praja Darbar" at this place where he met with people about their grievances on 8 December 2023, reflecting the promise of people's government. He announced renaming the program as "Praja Vani" which will be held on Tuesday and Friday from 10 AM to 1 PM.[4][5]

  1. ^ "Pragathi Bhavan becomes Praja Bhavan, rekindling hopes of common man to submit grievances at highest level". The Hindu. 7 December 2023.
  2. ^ Sudhir, Uma (1 November 2016). "Vastu Or Waste? Telangana To Explain KCR's New Hyderabad Office In Court". NDTV. Retrieved 29 December 2018.
  3. ^ "India outrage at minister's $7.3m house with bullet-proof bathroom". BBC News. 25 November 2016. Retrieved 29 December 2018.
  4. ^ Livemint (7 December 2023). "Telangana CM Revanth Reddy gets iron barricades removed from office premises". mint. Retrieved 7 December 2023.
  5. ^ "CM for crediting of Rythu Bandhu amounts into farmers' accounts". The Hindu. 11 December 2023.


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