Mantralaya (Mumbai)

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Mantralaya
Mantralaya as seen from street.
General information
Address	Main Building, Madam Cama Road, Mantralaya Road,Mumbai - 400032
Town or city	Churchgate, Mumbai, Maharashtra
Country	India
Construction started	1955
Client	Government of Maharashtra
Technical details
Floor count	7
Design and construction
Architect(s)	Raja Aederi
Website
https://www.maharashtra.gov.in/1125/Home

Mantralaya is the administrative headquarters of the Government of Maharashtra in the city of Mumbai, India built in 1955. Mantralaya was earlier known as Sachivalaya. (Sachiv- Secretary, Alaya- House, meaning House of Secretaries, called Secretariat). The headquarters of most State Governments in India are called Secretariats. However, since Ministers (Mantri in Marathi) 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.

Mantralaya is a seven storeyed building which houses most of the departments of the state government in this building. The Chief Minister sits on the sixth floor. The Chief Secretary, sits on the sixth floor. Due to an increasing number of departments and staff, a new "annexe" building was built.^[1] Also, a new administrative building of 19 floors was constructed opposite Mantralaya to accommodate additional departments.