RAJ BHAVAN CAMPUS

The important buildings in the campus of the Raj Bhavan are as follows

• Secretariat : it has several wings - education, protocol, etc.
• Dispensary : Allopathic as well as Ayurvedic
• Jawahar Khand : this is a key building and the main administrative unit of the Raj Bhavan. It houses the following :-
• Office of H.E. the Governor
• Secretary to H.E. the Governor
• O.S.D. to H.E. the Governor
• A.D.C. to H.E. the Governor
• Press Officer to H.E. the Governor
• P.A. to H.E. the Governor
• Visitors' Room
• Conference Room



Jawahar Khand, viewed from the residence



• Residential Building : it houses the following units :-
• Presidential Suite/Prime Minister Suite
• Durbar Hall - used for oath-taking ceremonies, meeting delegations and ministers
• Venkat Hall - it is an extension of the Durbar Hall
• Banquet Hall
• Guest Houses - 2
• Lawns - 1, for oath-taking ceremonies

The following buildings and units offer support and miscellaneous activities

• Post Office
• Bank
• Library
• Officers' Quarters
• Police Barracks
• Servants' Quarters
• Forest Area
• Stores

Additional Construction Activity

• The first additional construction within Raj Bhawan started in 1975. The following buildings came into being :-
• Guest House
• Dispensary
• Conference Hall
• The Secretariat building was the next to be built
• The foundation stone for the secretariat was laid by Shri N. N. Vanchu on 30^th March 1978.
• It was built at a cost of Rs. 1.84 lakhs
• It was inaugurated on 2^nd Oct 1979 by Shri C. M. Punacha
• The next structure to be constructed was the Jawahar Shatabdi Khand
  • The foundation for this was laid by Shri K. M. Chandy on 14 ^th November 1988
  • The structure was inaugurated by Shri K. M. A. Khan on 26 ^th January 1991
• The Post Office building at the Raj Bhavan was inaugurated by Shri Bhai Mahavir on 25^th January 1999

Miscellaneous Information

• Building upkeep and construction in the Raj Bhavan is the responsibility of the Public Works Department, Government of Madhya Pradesh
• Security at Raj Bhavan is the responsibility of the State Police, under the Home Department of Government of Madhya Pradesh
• Horticulture/forest upkeep is with the respective departments of the Government of Madhya Pradesh
• Finances of the Raj Bhavan are managed through a provision in the general state budget, for which no auditing is done.
• All the remaining tasks related to the Raj Bhawan are dealt with by the G.A.D., Government of Madhya Pradesh
• In the Nawab's period, the Raj Bhavan had a tennis court and billiards table too. However, the tennis court has not been in use for quite some time.