Vigyan Bhawan

Vigyan Bhawan
Main entrance to the Vigyan Bhawan
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AddressMaulana Azad Road,
New Delhi-110003, India
LocationNew Delhi
Coordinates28°36′37.49″N 77°13′14.93″E / 28.6104139°N 77.2208139°E / 28.6104139; 77.2208139
OwnerGovernment of India
Built1956
Enclosed space

Vigyan Bhawan ("science building") is a premier conference centre of the Government of India in New Delhi. Built in 1956, over the years it has been the venue of conferences of national and international stature, seminars and award ceremonies attended by distinguished world leaders and dignitari es, including Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) in 1983, 7th Summit of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM), March 7–12, 1983, and SAARC Summit.[1] It is managed by the Directorate of Estates, under the Ministry of Urban Development, Government of India, and maintained by CPWD.[2]

It only holds National-level functions and conferences, and functions by the Government of India, State Governments, PSUs and Autonomous Bodies order by priority given.[3] It is allotted to NGOs/Private Enterprises where either the President, Vice President or the Prime Minister of India are present.[3] It also holds various award ceremonies, including the annual National Film Awards.[4]

  1. ^ "Vigyan Bhavan" (PDF). Ministry of Commerce (Government of India). Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 July 2011.
  2. ^ "Vigyan Bhawan". Archived from the original on 8 June 2017. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
  3. ^ a b "Guidelines for Allotment" (PDF). Directorate of Estates. p. 2. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 December 2017.
  4. ^ "President to present 54th National Film Awards on Sept 2". The Hindu. 28 August 2008. Archived from the original on 7 April 2014.

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