PM's new residence to be built by Dec 2022, govt sets deadline

The Central Vista project has already received an environmental go ahead even in the middle of a raging pandemic.

The project has been designated as an "essential service" so that work is unstopped during the virus lockdown in the national capital.

Among several new projects, the PM's new residence is to be constructed by December next year along with the headquarters of the Special Protection Group for the PM's security and an executive enclave for bureaucrats.

The Vice President's house is expected to be completed by May next year.

The projected cost for the new buildings is ₹ 13,450 crores and the plan is expected to employ nearly 46,000 people.

Oppositions have been slamming the plan to reconstruct the most iconic part of the national capital by building a new parliament building, government offices and PM's residence.

Several social media users have also opposed the plan over the expenses in the middle of the crisis when the country is battling a massive spike in cases, shortage of oxygen, vaccines, beds and required medicines.

"Central Vista- not essential. Central Govt with a vision- essential," tweeted Congress leader Rahul Gandhi last week.