Delhi’s plan to establish mini secretariats across its districts has moved forward, with land identified in 12 districts and a construction project worth around ₹212 crore advancing in Dwarka Sector 10. The proposed centres are intended to bring several government services together and reduce the need for residents to visit multiple offices.
The plan covers 12 of Delhi’s 13 districts, with Old Delhi remaining outside the locations identified so far, according to a report by Jagran. The proposed mini secretariats are expected to include offices linked to the revenue department, Delhi Jal Board, electricity services and the municipal corporation’s deputy commissioner offices.
The Delhi government had announced the plan to establish mini secretariats in all 13 districts in August last year. The current progress includes the identification of land in 12 districts and further movement on the proposed facility in South West Delhi’s Dwarka Sector 10.
The Dwarka project is estimated to cost around ₹212 crore. The report does not provide a construction completion date, details of the executing agency or a department-wise schedule for shifting offices into the proposed complex. It also does not specify whether all services will begin operating simultaneously.
Sites have been identified at several government-owned locations. In New Delhi district, land belonging to the Land and Development Office at 12 Jamnagar House on Shahjahan Road has been selected. In West district, land of the Delhi Urban Shelter Improvement Board in Raja Garden has been identified. In North district, L&DO land in Civil Lines has been selected for the proposed facility.
The mini-secretariat model is intended to consolidate citizen-facing administration at the district level. At present, residents often need to approach separate offices for revenue, water, electricity and municipal matters. Bringing these departments into one complex is expected to make access more convenient, although the report does not establish how applications, records, queues or inter-departmental coordination will be managed under the proposed arrangement.
The initiative therefore involves more than constructing new office space. Its functioning will depend on which services are physically relocated, whether the concerned departments share administrative systems and how citizens are directed to the appropriate offices. The available report confirms the land-identification process and the Dwarka cost estimate, but does not provide further details on the operational framework.
The next steps are the advancement of the Dwarka Sector 10 project and further progress on the proposed mini secretariats in the other identified districts. The report does not state a final timeline for completing the network across Delhi.
