New Delhi: Public Works Department (PWD) has revised its plan for the proposed new secretariat complex at ITO, dropping its July proposal of two towers linked by a skywalk.Under the new plan, two separate buildings will come up on either side of the road at the busy ITO intersection, PWD minister Parvesh Verma said, adding that the existing income-tax office and the PWD headquarters will be demolished. Verma said income-tax officials had shown willingness to be part of the redevelopment plan.The I-T department, which comes under central govt, is to be shifted to the site currently occupied by the PWD headquarters, while the new Delhi Secretariat will be constructed on a 10-acre plot on the opposite side. All govt departments will also be accommodated in this new complex.Verma said the project was moving forward after land-related issues were resolved. Govt, he said, wanted to create a world-class secretariat equipped with modern technology, an efficient design and high-quality construction.Delhi govt has about eight acres on the PWD headquarters side, where some ancillary govt departments will also be housed. Although PWD will undertake the construction, the I-T department will bear the cost of developing its new office.On the other side of the road, govt has about five acres and the current income-tax office site another five acres. These parcels will be merged to develop the new secretariat complex on 10 acres. The income-tax department has agreed in principle to participate in the redevelopment on the condition that it would receive a built-up space matching its operational requirements, sources said.The decision to retain ITO as the secretariat site followed a PWD exercise that examined locations across the city. In Oct 2025, six sites were shortlisted, including Khyber Pass, Rajghat power plant, Indraprastha Estate, ITO bus depot and areas around the ITO complex.The new secretariat is planned as a consolidated administrative hub for departments currently functioning from different locations. Such offices include revenue, labour, GST, education, transport, excise, and food and civil supplies.
