Telangana Secretariat situated at
Hyderabad
Hyderabad ( ; , ) is the capital and largest city of the Indian state of Telangana and the ''de jure'' capital of Andhra Pradesh. It occupies on the Deccan Plateau along the banks of the Musi River (India), Musi River, in the northern part ...
, is the administrative office of the employees of the
Government of Telangana
The Government of Telangana also known as Telangana Government, is the governing authority of the state of Telangana in India. It consists of an executive, a judiciary and a legislative.
The state government is headed by the Governor of Telan ...
in
India
India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous country, and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the so ...
. The Telangana government on 15 September 2022 has decided to name the new Secretariat complex as Dr.
B. R. Ambedkar
Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar (14 April 1891 – 6 December 1956) was an Indian jurist, economist, social reformer and political leader who headed the committee drafting the Constitution of India from the Constituent Assembly debates, served a ...
Telangana Secretariat.
History
The old secretariat had an old
Nizam
The Nizams were the rulers of Hyderabad from the 18th through the 20th century. Nizam of Hyderabad (Niẓām ul-Mulk, also known as Asaf Jah) was the title of the monarch of the Hyderabad State ( divided between the state of Telangana, Mar ...
period heritage structure called as Peshi or G-block. It had 10 blocks and spread over . After the
bifurcation of Andhra Pradesh
The Telangana movement refers to a movement for the creation of a separate state, Telangana, from the pre-existing state of Andhra Pradesh in India. The new state corresponds to the Telugu-speaking portions of the erstwhile princely state of H ...
to form the
new state of Telangana, the building were divided into 58:42 for AP and Telangana for 10 years, until 2024.
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. Built in Indo-Sarssenic style, the new Telangana Secretariat also blends the Indo-Islamic architectural features generally with domes.
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.
# Agriculture and Co-operation
# Animal Husbandry and Fisheries
# Backward Classes Welfare
# Consumer Affairs Food & Civil Supplies
# Endowments
# Energy
# Environment, Forests, Science and Technology
# Finance
# General Administration
# Health, Medical & Family Welfare
# Higher Education
# Home
# Housing
# Industries and Commerce
# Information and Public Relations
# Information Technology, Electronics and Communications
# Infrastructure and Investment
# Irrigation and CAD
# Labour, Employment Training and Factories
# Law
# Minorities Welfare
# Municipal Administration & Urban Development
# Panchayat Raj and Rural Development
# Planning
# Public Enterprises
# Revenue
# Roads and Buildings
# School Education
# Social Welfare
# Transport
# Women, Children, Disabled and Senior Citizens
# Youth Advancement, Tourism and Culture
References
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Administrative headquarters of state governments in India
Government buildings in Telangana