‘Sheeshmahal’ Out, The place Will Delhi CM Rekha Gupta Keep? PWD Provides 3 Choices – News18

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Two bungalows on DDU Marg and a 3rd in Civil Traces have been chosen by PWD officers as choices for Delhi CM Rekha Gupta’s official residence
Rekha Gupta, a first-time MLA from Shalimar Bagh, has been chosen over a number of seasoned male politicians (PTI/File)
A BJP authorities was fashioned in Delhi after 26 years when Rekha Gupta took oath because the chief minister on Thursday together with six ministers on the well-known Ramlila Maidan.
Rekha Gupta, Delhi’s fourth girl chief minister, will oversee key departments together with Finance, Companies, Vigilance, Income, and Girls & Little one Growth. Her cupboard colleague, Parvesh Verma, has been entrusted with portfolios reminiscent of PWD, Water, Legislative Affairs, Irrigation & Flood Management, and Gurdwara elections. Ashish Sood will deal with House, Energy, Schooling, City Growth, and different departments.
In its first assembly, the brand new Cupboard accredited the implementation of Ayushman Bharat Yojana. It added that the 14 pending CAG stories might be tabled within the first session of the Delhi Meeting.
After being sworn in, Chief Minister Rekha Gupta said unequivocally that she wouldn’t be residing within the ‘Sheeshmahal’, the title given by the BJP to the 6, Flagstaff Street bungalow that was occupied by AAP’s Arvind Kejriwal because the chief minister of Delhi from 2015 until the primary week of October final 12 months. Throughout a dialog with News18 India, Rekha Gupta talked about that she desires to rework the controversial property right into a museum.
The Central Vigilance Fee had earlier this month directed the CPWD for an in depth probe into the alleged merger of properties to develop the bungalow and the expenditures incurred on its interiors.
That leaves the query – which property would Rekha Gupta take up as her official residence?
The Public Works Division (PWD) has reportedly chosen three residences for Gupta. Sources recommend that two of those are bungalows situated at DDU Marg in central Delhi, the place each the Delhi BJP workplace and the BJP’s nationwide headquarters are situated. The third possibility is a bungalow on Rajpur Street in Civil Traces, North Delhi. Officers confirmed that these three residences have been chosen as choices solely after restore work was accomplished.
As soon as Rekha Gupta chooses her official residence from the choices given, the bungalow might be formally allotted after the approval of the Common Administration Division (GAD).
Rekha Gupta is at present residing at her personal residence in her house constituency of Shalimar Bagh.
Officers said that each one three choices align with the Z-category safety supplied to the Delhi Chief Minister. Nonetheless, this can be reviewed once more on February 21.
Former Chief Minister Atishi had Z-category safety, however no protocol needed to be adopted as she resided in her personal residence.
In line with officers, the Chief Minister’s residence is often geared up with vital safety provisions. Nonetheless, they didn’t want to make sure Z-category safety within the final 10 years.
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