Secretariat
From December 1936, the Secretariat shed its migratory character and settled down permanently at New Delhi. The Office of the Federation was first located in an unpretentious office block in Scindia House near Connaught Circus. From 1938 to 1958, the Federation was housed in a bungalow, standing on a 1-1/2 acre plot, at 28, Ferozshah Road. This spacious bungalow became available to the Federation through the munificence of Sir Shri Ram who donated the same to the Federation.
In April 1951, the President of the Republic of India, Dr Rajendra Prasad, laid the foundation-stone of a new and extensive building at Tansen Marg to house the offices of the Federation. Pt Jawaharlal Nehru, Prime Minister of India, formally dedicated the building to the nation in March 1951.
In 1953, the Government of India released a plot of land measuring about 2 acres to house the office, an industrial museum and an auditorium. The office block which was completed in 1958 was opened by Prime Minister of India, Pt Jawaharlal Nehru, in March that year. The foundation-stone for the Museum was laid by Shri Morarji Desai in 1950 when he was the Union Finance Minister. The museum building was completed in 1972 and opened by the President of India, Shri V V Giri, in March the same year. The Auditorium of the Federation with a seating capacity of 600 and with all modern facilities was dedicated to the nation by Shri G D Birla on 22 April, 1977.