Telangana State Guesthouse
| State Guesthouse (Telangana) | |
|---|---|
 | |
| General information | |
| Town or city | Hyderabad, Telangana |
| Country | India |
| Construction started | 2004 |
| Cost | ₹8.1 crores |
| Client | State of Telangana |
| Technical details | |
| Size | 2 acres (0.8 ha) |
| Floor area | 25,500 Square foot |
Telangana State Guesthouse formerly Chief Minister's Camp Office is a state guest house of the State Government of Telangana, India. The camp office is converted to Office of the Inspector General (security). The building is now part of Pragathi Bhavan, the official residence of the Chief Minister of Telangana. It is located in Greenlands circle, Begumpet.[1]
History
It was formerly the official residence of the Chief Minister of Telangana and before bifurcation the official residence of Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh (United). The camp office was built in 2004 after the Congress party came into power as the official residence of the Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh. The first Chief Minister to move in was Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy in 2005 and stayed in it for five years, until his death in 2009.[2]
The Camp Office
The CM Camp Office has office and residence on the two-storied premises. The land area is over 2-acre (8,100 m2) with a built up area of 25,500 Square foot. It has roads on both east and north directions. It was built as per Vaastu principles.
A theater was built on the premises in 2007 at a cost of ₹1.15 crore, 2,500 square feet (230 m2) and has state of the art recording and online editing equipment.
Chief Ministers in residence
- Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy - 2005 - 2009
- Konijeti Rosiah after sworn in as Chief Minister, never resided but used as office
- Nallari Kiran Kumar Reddy - 2010 - 2014.
- Kalvakuntla Chandrashekar Rao - June 2014 - November 2016
Post bifurcation
Following the creation of the state of Telangana, the Camp Office became the residence of the Chief Minister of Telangana, with the Chief Minister of the residual Andhra Pradesh taking up residence at the Lakeview Guest House.[3]
- K Chandrashekhar Rao - 22 June 2014 - 2015[4]
Present
Presently it is used as a guest house by the Chief Minister of Telangana.
See also
References
- ^ "CM to shift to camp office today after vastu changes - The Times of India". timesofindia.indiatimes.com.
- ^ "CM to move into Camp home". deccanchronicle.com. Deccan Chronicle. 7 December 2010. Archived from the original on 8 December 2010.
- ^ "Telangana CM K Chandrasekhar Rao chooses to stay at camp office". deccanchronicle.com.
- ^ "KCR moves in to Begumpet camp office - The Times of India". timesofindia.indiatimes.com.
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