Finance ministry to maneuver into Kartavya Bhawan 1 in coming days

The Finance Ministry is ready to maneuver out of its North Block workplace into Kartavya Bhawan-1 of the newly constructed Widespread Central Secretariat-1 constructing quickly. In response to sources, the method of shifting has already began, and officers might be transferring into the over the following few days.

A current round by the division of financial affairs within the finance ministry had stated that ‘shifting will start quickly, most likely from September 22, 2025’.

“For shifting function, a transportation company has been employed which is able to do un-installation, packing and transportation of things at North Block and unpacking and re-installation of things at CCS1,” it had stated, including that shifting of divisions might be completed one after the other. It has additionally outlined the protocol for shifting of confidential information.

The transfer is prone to solely embody the present departments of the finance ministry which can be housed in North Block – the departments of income, expenditure and financial affairs, whereas the departments of economic providers and funding and public asset administration will proceed to function from their present workplace premises.

In response to sources, officers have additionally been assigned cabins within the new constructing, and the finance ministry is prone to begin functioning totally from the brand new workplace by early October.

This can give it ample time to get settled and provoke preparations for the Union Finances 2026-27, to be offered on February 1, 2026.

Coverage watchers had been ready to see whether or not the finance ministry would transfer to new workplace house earlier than the Finances or later after its presentation. One of many key points has been that the price range press is housed inside North Block. Whereas preparations are being made for a brand new extra fashionable price range press to be housed within the new constructing, it’s nonetheless being labored out.

The transfer to the brand new constructing is a part of the federal government’s Central Vista redevelopment venture and choice to modernise its workplace complexes and transfer them out of the growing old buildings housing central ministries together with Shastri Bhawan and Nirman Bhawan. Prime Minister Narendra Modi had on August 6 inaugurated Kartavya Bhawan-3.

A number of ministries have additionally moved to the brand new workplace advanced, together with the ministry of residence affairs which was additionally housed in North Block together with the finance ministry.