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Around Rs 50cr spent on KCR’s Pragathi Bhavan till date: RTI

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  • The Pragathi Bhavan, located in Begumpet, is the official residence of the state chief minister.

Hyderabad: The total expenditure for the construction of Pragathi Bhavan is almost Rs 50 crores, an RTI response revealed on Wednesday. The Pragathi Bhavan, located in Begumpet, is the official residence of the state chief minister.

In a response to a Right to Information (RTI) query filed by Hyderabad-based activist Robin Zaccheus, the public relations officer of the roads and buildings department of the Telangana government stated that the total expenditure on Pragathi Bhavan, since its construction, adds up to a total of Rs 49,84,14,145.

Chief minister K Chandrasekhar Rao had the building built in the heart of the city in 2016. It was built after demolishing 10 IAS Officers’ quarters and 24 peon quarters at the officers’ colony. The complex, built over nine acres of land, cost Rs 45,91,00,000 during the financial year 2016-2017.

Pragathi Bhavan is the collection of five buildings- the residence, the chief minister’s office, Janahitha (meeting hall), the old CM residence, and the camp office.

It racked up another four crores in expenditure in the following four years. Some of the expenses involve services of plumbers and carpenters at camp office at a cost of Rs 14 lakhs, construction of a patrolling path on the east side of the building for Rs 26 lakhs and building of a modular kitchen at the chief minister’s residence at the cost of Rs 26 lakhs.

A detailed breakdown of the expenses incurred by the Pragathi Bhavan-

2017-2018:

Emergency maintenance works at the Pragathi Bhavan- Rs 44,277

Permanent stage for CM Camp office- Rs 89,109

Shed for security guards -Rs 7.85 lakh

Payment of staff, including plumbers and carpenters- Rs 14.46 lakh

2018-19:

Emergency maintenance- Rs 99,000

Construction of a new compound wall- Rs 34.51 lakh

Payment of staff, including plumbers and carpenters- Rs 22.06 lakh

2019-2020:

Improvements to roads and median in front of the old residence- Rs 1.16 Crore

Aluminum door and partitions- Rs 88,631

Additional works- Rs 86,733

Stage extension- Rs 40,467

Payment of staff, including plumbers and carpenters- Rs 35.03 lakh

Building toilet and changing room for security guards- Rs 9.39 lakh

Renovation of toilets on the first floor- Rs 3.14 lakh

Extension of barricading grill at the main entrance of Pragathi Bhavan -Rs 7.15 lakh

Building of patrolling paths on the eastern corridor -Rs 26 lakh

Maintenances of thermocol ceilings and toilet repair- Rs 5.14 lakh

2020-21:

Repairs and painting, along with maintenance costs, the total expenses were Rs 53.90 lakh.

2021-2022:

Works costing Rs 52 lakhs were undertaken, including emergency repairs, civil works around patrolling paths, maintenance, and barricade grills.

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