Central Vista: 5 Union Ministries Relocated to New Office Buildings, Govt Announces

On December 3, 2025, the Union government took a decisive move towards reshaping India’s administrative core; the government announced that five more ministries will be relocated under the ongoing Central Vista redevelopment. This move is designed to rationalise and modernise where the government works.

Ministries such as the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports, the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment and the Ministry of Women and Child Development will shift from old buildings such as Shastri Bhawan and Sankalp Bhawan to new offices in the GPOA (General Pool Office Accommodation) Block-3 in Netaji Nagar. The Ministry of Tribal Affairs and the Ministry of Corporate Affairs that were once housed in Shastri Bhawan and Nirman Bhawan have been allotted office space on the 3rd floor of Kartavya Bhawan-1.

Clear details for these allocations are: Youth Affairs and Sports gets rooms on the 6th, 7th and 8th floors; Social Justice and Empowerment on the 7th and 8th floors; and Women and Child Development on the 6th and 7th floors. For Tribal Affairs and Corporate Affairs, the third floor of Kartavya Bhawan-1 has been allotted, including dedicated work-hall segments and designated parking.

Each of these ministries has been asked to appoint a “nodal officer” to coordinate with facilitation desks, guiding the shifting of staff, furniture, files and digital infrastructure to ensure a smooth transition.

This is part of a larger vision under Central Vista to consolidate government offices into a set of modern secretariat buildings, replacing decades-old constructions and scattered offices. The goal is improved coordination, infrastructure, reduced maintenance burdens and long-term efficiency gains.

The relocation matters beyond brick and mortar for citizens. It signals a re-imagining of governance architecture potentially more streamlined, accessible, and sustainable. This story is more than an administrative update; it provides an opportunity to explore how physical reorganisation of power centres might influence governance style, transparency, and public interface in coming years.

Source: Hindustan Times