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Cabinet meetings had been conducted in South Block for nearly 95 years before the decision was taken to relocate them. South Block served as one of the most important administrative buildings in India since the colonial period. After India’s independence in 1947, it continued to function as a central hub for executive governance. It hosted Cabinet meetings under 16 Prime Ministers, beginning with Jawaharlal Nehru and continuing through successive governments until the administrative transition to new complexes. The relocation marks the end of a long administrative tradition associated with the historic building.