New Delhi, February 14 The Union Cabinet has adopted a resolution describing the shift of the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) from the South Block on Raisina Hill to the newly constructed Seva Teerth as a "meeting of the past and the future".
The Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, met at the South Block for the last time on Friday, after which the resolution was adopted.
Reading out the resolution to reporters here on Saturday, Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said the move "is not merely a moment of shifting location, but a confluence of the past and the future."
He said that the British had constructed the South Block and the North Block to tighten their grip on India, but successive governments continued to use the buildings to run offices after independence.
Modi said on Friday that the new buildings housing the PMO and the Central Secretariat mark an important milestone in India's journey towards 'Viksit Bharat' (developed India) and they reflect the government's commitment to citizen-centric governance and national progress.
