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Gupta, who has been living in her private home since taking office in February, will soon move into one of the two bungalows allotted to her on Raj Niwas Marg
Gupta, who has been living in her private home since taking office in February, will soon move into one of the two bungalows allotted to her on Raj Niwas Marg. (Photo: News18/Nivedita Singh)
The Delhi Public Works Department (PWD) has floated a ₹60 lakh tender to upgrade Chief Minister Rekha Gupta’s official residence with premium appliances and fittings, including 23 silent ceiling remote-controlled fans, 14 split air-conditioners, five 4K Ultra HD Smart TVs, and a 16-place setting dishwasher.
Gupta, who has been living in her private home since taking office in February, will soon move into one of the two bungalows allotted to her on Raj Niwas Marg. The tender also includes the installation of one unit each of a microwave, oven, toaster grill, RO water purifier, 10 kg fully automatic washing machine, water cooler, and a five-burner gas hob.
Gupta has been allotted two bungalows on Raj Niwas Marg. While the current tender is for the first bungalow, which she will use as her residence, another tender will be issued for renovating the second one into her office.
The document – titled Renovation and Upgradation of Bungalow No. 1, including replacement of electrical wiring, fittings & fixtures, and execution of various miscellaneous electrical works – states that the bids will be opened at 3:30 PM on July 04, and the work must be completed within 60 days.
The tender issued last week lists the cost of 14 split ACs at ₹7.7 lakh, with each priced at around ₹55,440. Six geysers are priced at ₹91,596, and one washing machine at ₹77,750. The ceiling fans, each priced at ₹8,000, will cost ₹1.81 lakh in total.
The CM’s residence will also be equipped with two 3 HP horizontal openwell submersible pumps, each costing ₹38,743. The house will feature three chandeliers costing ₹90,294 collectively. The Chief Minister’s new residence will also feature an Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS) system worth ₹2.08 lakh.
The kitchen will be fitted with a 90 cm wall-mounted electric chimney featuring auto-clean curved glass, baffle filters, touch control, and a motion sensor, priced at ₹27,309. The five-burner auto-ignition gas top will cost ₹63,104. The 20-litre microwave is priced at ₹32,579, while the 71-litre OTG will cost ₹85,828.
Other kitchen appliances include a nine-litre storage capacity RO unit (₹22,263), a dishwasher (₹60,809), another RO system with a capacity of 50 litres per hour (₹48,353), and a water cooler (₹54,536).
PWD will also procure four 55-inch TVs, each priced at ₹68,129, and one 65-inch TV costing over ₹97,000.
The renovation is part of the standard provision for a chief minister’s official residence, with the PWD overseeing execution as per government norms.
Arvind Kejriwal, the former chief minister, was allotted 6, Flagstaff Road—a residence that later came under fire for its reported ₹33 crore renovation, earning it the moniker “Sheesh Mahal.” Gupta had earlier announced that she would not occupy that bungalow, and instead plans to convert it into a museum—calling it a “symbol of corruption” under the previous Aam Aadmi Party government.
The Delhi BJP has refused to comment on the tender. A statement from the city government is also awaited.
Nivedita Singh is a data journalist and covers the Election Commission, Indian Railways and Ministry of Road Transport and Highways. She has nearly seven years of experience in the news media. She tweets @nived…Read More
Nivedita Singh is a data journalist and covers the Election Commission, Indian Railways and Ministry of Road Transport and Highways. She has nearly seven years of experience in the news media. She tweets @nived… Read More
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