Chief Minister's Camp Office
| Chief Minister's Camp Office | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| Town or city | Hyderabad, Telangana |
| Country | India |
| Construction started | 2004 |
| Cost | Over 2 crores |
| Client | Chief Minister of Telangana |
| Technical details | |
| Size | 2 acres |
| Floor area | 25,500 Square foot |
The Chief Minister's Camp Office, also known as the Begumpet Camp Office, is the official residence of the Chief Minister of Telangana. It is located in Greenlands circle, Begumpet.[1]
History
The camp office was built in 2004 after the Congress party came into power initially as the residence of the Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh. The first Chief Minister to move in was Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy in 2005 and stayed in it for five years, until his death in 2009.[2]
The Camp Office
The CM Camp Office has both office and residence on the two-storied premises. The area is over 2-acre (8,100 m2) with a built up area of 25,500 Square foot. It has roads on both east and north directions. It was built as per Vaastu principles.
A television studio was built on the premises in 2007 at a cost of 1.15 crore, 2,500 square feet (230 m2) and has state of the art recording and online editing equipment.
Chief Ministers who resided
- Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy - 2005 - 2009
- Konijeti Rosiah after sworn in as Chief Minister, never resided but used as office
- Nallari Kiran Kumar Reddy - 2010 - 2014.
- Kalvakuntla Chandrashekar Rao - 2014 - present
Post bifurcation
Following the creation of the state of Telangana, the Camp Office became the residence of the Chief Minister of Telangana, with the Chief Minister of the residual Andhra Pradesh taking up residence at the Lakeview Guest House. [3]
- K Chandrashekhar Rao - 22 June 2014 - present[4]
References
- ↑ "CM to shift to camp office today after vastu changes - The Times of India". timesofindia.indiatimes.com.
- ↑ "CM to move into Camp home". deccanchronicle.com. Deccan Chronicle. 2010-12-07. Archived from the original on 8 December 2010.
- ↑ "Telangana CM K Chandrasekhar Rao chooses to stay at camp office". deccanchronicle.com.
- ↑ "KCR moves in to Begumpet camp office - The Times of India". timesofindia.indiatimes.com.