Not just Renovations
A normal Home without an office
CONVERTED into
Permanent official residence of Delhi CM in Rs 44.78 crores
-- Residence
-- Camp Office(New)
-- Security/Staff rooms(New)
-- ~Rs 300 crores residence for Vice-President Jagdeep Dhankhar, who has moved into his newly constructed official residence in April 2024[1]
-- Rs 467 Crore PM New Residence under construction at Central vista[2]
-- PM’s 7 RCR current residence was ONLY renovated at Rs 89 crore[2:1]
Poor Condition - Leaking Roofs & falling plaster[6][7]
Hence first order for refurbishings worth Rs 7.09 crore, was issued on September 09, 2020
NOT JUST RENOVATIONS
Just Newly built Camp office of the chief minister at his official residence costed Rs 19.22 crore [8]
Home without an office --> Permanent official residence of Delhi CM
Hence the expenditure was necessitated to enable a leader who wishes to deliver service to the poor and improve their lives
Quarters for his personal security staff
It was this same need that had caused the present official prime minister’s residence to expand
RTI in 2014 had revealed Dikshit's residence on 3-Motilal Nehru Marg had at least
PM’s 7 RCR current residence was ONLY renovated at Rs 89 crore[2:3]
PM New Residence at Central vista at Rs 467 Crore [2:4]
References:
https://indianexpress.com/article/india/v-p-moves-new-official-residence-complete-secretariat-conference-facility-pool-9251943/ ↩︎
https://thewire.in/politics/bjp-calls-for-kejriwals-resignation-over-rs-45-crore-house-renovation-aap-says-was-built-in-42 ↩︎ ↩︎ ↩︎ ↩︎ ↩︎
https://www.timesnownews.com/videos/times-now/india/operation-sheesh-mahal-kejriwals-rs-45-crore-secret-revealed-nothing-aam-for-khaas-delhi-cm-now-video-99766164 ↩︎ ↩︎
https://thewire.in/politics/narendra-modi-arvind-kejriwal-renovation-desperation ↩︎ ↩︎ ↩︎ ↩︎ ↩︎ ↩︎ ↩︎
https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/delhi/6-flagstaff-road-to-be-kejriwals-new-residence/ ↩︎
https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/delhi/ceiling-collapses-at-kejriwals-house-after-heavy-rain-6543314/ ↩︎
https://www.livemint.com/news/india/delhi-cm-bungalow-s-roof-caved-in-3-times-aap-responses-to-kejriwal-ka-mahal-fuss-11682493417340.html ↩︎
https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/vigilance-report-on-arvind-kejriwals-home-renovation-given-to-lt-governor-4067181 ↩︎
https://www.indiatoday.in/india/north/story/ac-installed-at-sheila-dikshit-official-residence-cm-199213-2014-07-03 ↩︎
https://www.msn.com/en-in/news/other/operation-sheeshmahal-rs-45-crore-spent-on-renovation-of-delhi-cm-arvind-kejriwal-s-official-residence/ar-AA1ajKH2 ↩︎
https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/arvind-kejriwal-residence-renovation-row-previous-delhi-cms-bungalow-2365571-2023-04-27 ↩︎