7, Lok Kalyan Marg

7, Lok Kalyan Marg
PM Modi welcomes Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck, King of Bhutan to 7, Lok Kalyan Marg (2023).
Location of 7 Lok Kalyan Marg in New Delhi
General information
Location	New Delhi
Country	India
Coordinates	28°36′N 77°12′E / 28.600°N 77.200°E / 28.600; 77.200
Current tenants	Narendra Modi (Prime Minister of India)
Construction started	1980
Technical details
Size	4.9 ha (12 acres)

7, Lok Kalyan Marg (7LKM), formerly 7, Race Course Road, is the official residence and principal workplace of the Prime Minister of India.^[1][2] Situated on Lok Kalyan Marg, 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 collectively called 7, Lok Kalyan Marg. It does not house the Prime Minister's Office but has a conference room for informal meetings.^[3]

The entire Lok Kalyan Marg, which lies right across the road, is closed to the public. Rajiv Gandhi was the first Prime Minister to reside at the erstwhile 7 Race Course Road, in 1984. It does not house the Prime Minister's Office (PMO), which is located in the South Block of the Secretariat Building, on Raisina Hill nearby in New Delhi, where the Cabinet Secretariat functions. The nearest Delhi Metro station is Lok Kalyan Marg metro station.^[4] When a new Prime Minister is nominated his/her original house is for the time being given a security detail and the new office holder is then advised to move in the 7, LKM at the earliest possible date.^[5]

The residence was earlier called 7, Race Course Road, which changed to 7, Lok Kalyan Marg, following the renaming of the road on which the house is situated, in September 2016.^[6]