Mantralaya, Mumbai

Mantralaya is the administrative headquarters of the state government of Maharashtra in South Mumbai, built in 1955.
Mantralaya was earlier known as Sachivalaya. (Sachiv- Secretary, Alaya- House, meaning Secretariat). Most state governments in India headquarters’ are known as Secretariats. However, since Ministers (Mantri in Marathi/Hindi) also sit in the same building and to underline the fact that Ministers are powerful in a democracy, the name was changed to Mantralaya in the early eighties.[citation needed] Mantralaya is a seven storeyed building which houses most of the departments of the state government in this building. The Chief Minister and Deputy Chief Minister sit on the sixth floor. The Chief Secretary, sits on the fifth floor. Due to an increasing number of departments and staff, a new “annexe” building was built[citation needed]. Also, a new administrative building of 13 floors was constructed opposite Mantralaya to accommodate additional departments.

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