7, Race Course Road
official residence and principal workplace of the Prime Minister of India
7, Race Course Road, officially named 7, Lok Kalyan Marg, is the official residence and principal workplace of the Prime Minister of India. Situated on Race Course Road, New Delhi, the official name of the Prime Minister's residence complex is Panchavati. It is spread over 4.9 hectares (12 acres) of land, comprising five bungalows in Lutyens' Delhi, built in the 1980s, which are the Prime Minister's office, residency zone and security establishment, including one occupied by Special Protection Group (SPG) and another being a guest house. However, even though there are 5 bungalows, they are officially called 7, Lok Kalyan Marg. It does not house the Prime Minister's Office but has a conference room for informal meetings.
The entire Race Course Road is closed to the public. Rajiv Gandhi was the first Prime Minister to reside at 7, Race Course Road in 1984. It does not house the Prime Minister's Office (PMO), which is located in the Seva Teerth of the Seva Teerth Complex, on Raisina Hill nearby Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi, where the Cabinet Secretariat and National Security Council Secretariat functions. The nearest metro station is Lok Kalyan Marg metro station. When a new Prime Minister is nominated, their original house is given a security detail and the new office holder is then advised to move in the 7, Race Course Road at the earliest possible date.
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