CM K Chandrasekhar Rao launched the state secretariat after doing poornahuthi of Changi Yagam here. He occupied the seat according to the muhurtham.
The Ministers and officials greeted him on the occasion and touched his feet. KCR signed the files from his chambers in the sixth floor.
There was a festival atmosphere in and around the secretariat.
The Chief Minister KCR expressed happiness that the secretariat which was constructed within a short span, had won accolades for the nation and was ready for inauguration.
All this was achieved with strong willpower and while overcoming hurdles and apprehensions created by vested interest groups, he said.
The Secretariat was constructed using advanced technical standards and to meet the administration requirements of future generations. It was the nation’s first eco-friendly megastructure, which complied with all the latest construction standards and was equipped with many unique and exclusive features, the Chief Minister said.
The Secretariat was designed and built in a way to provide a pleasant working ambiance for the employees and pave the way for qualitative change in the administration as well, he said.
“The Secretariat is constructed to continue delivery of good governance as per the expectations of the people by setting high standards in tune the changing times,” he said, adding that it was the first time in the country that a Secretariat was being named after Ambedkar.
The aim behind naming the Secretariat after the Father of the Indian constitution was to ensure equal rights for SCs, STs, BCs, minorities, women and poor communities in social, economic, political, and cultural fields, he said.
