New Delhi, India – Philips Lighting (Euronext: LIGHT), the world leader in lighting, today announced the illumination of North and South Block of the Central Secretariat building in New Delhi using Philips dynamic façade lighting. These iconic buildings house the Cabinet Secretariat, which administers the Government of India and are an integral part of India’s historical and political heritage.
The buildings were built in 1931 and are home to the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) and Ministries of Defence, Finance, Home Affairs and External Affairs of the Cabinet of India. Situated on Raisina Hill, New Delhi, the Secretariat comprises two blocks of symmetrical buildings (North Block and South Block) on opposite sides of the great axis of Rajpath, and flanking the Rashtrapati Bhavan, or the President's House.