The Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) will henceforth be known as Seva Tirth, while Raj Bhavan and Raj Niwas across the country are being renamed Lok Bhavan and Lok Niwas. Home Minister Amit Shah announced the changes on Wednesday, calling the decision a significant step in India’s journey towards becoming a developed nation.
In a post on X, Shah said that over the last 11 years, the Modi government has represented “service, not power”, asserting that the country’s top leadership sees itself as a Pradhan Sevak, a chief servant working for citizens “seven days a week, 24 hours a day”. “In this direction, Prime Minister Shri @narendramodi ji has reiterated the resolve for service and named the Prime Minister’s Office ‘Seva Tirth’,” he wrote in Hindi. “At the same time, Raj Bhavan and Raj Niwas are being renamed as Lok Bhavan and Lok Niwas.”
Shah described the move as an important milestone in what he called the “golden journey” of building a prosperous, modern India grounded in service and good governance.
The new PMO complex, now called the Seva Tirth, is nearing completion. It was previously referred to as the Executive Enclave under the Central Vista redevelopment project. Alongside the PMO, the enclave will also house the Cabinet Secretariat, the National Security Council Secretariat, and India House, a dedicated space for high-level meetings with foreign dignitaries.
According to reports, the renaming of Raj Bhavans to Lok Bhavans is being viewed as part of a broader ideological shift under the Narendra Modi government, reflecting what officials describe as a transition towards “choosing responsibility over power and service over status”. As part of this wider effort, the Central Secretariat has been designated Kartavya Bhavan.
