• Odisha Lok Bhavan is first in the country to secure a Platinum certificate for green campus.

• Core Milestone: Odisha’s Lok Bhavan (renamed from Raj Bhavan in December 2025) became the first Governor’s residence in India to earn the Platinum Certification under the Indian Green Building Council (IGBC) Green Campus Rating System.
• Benchmark Standard: First-ever campus in India certified under the revised, more rigorous IGBC Green Campus Version 1 (launched July 2024), scoring 88 out of 100 points.
• Clean Mobility First: First Lok Bhavan in the country to transition the Governor’s official carcade/convoy entirely to Electric Vehicles (EVs).
• Energy Interventions: Operational 635 kWp rooftop solar PV capacity (with planned on-campus micro wind turbines) to transition towards a Net-Zero Energy Campus.
• Ecological Metrics: Over 80% green cover, more than 35% reduction in potable water consumption via rainwater harvesting/recharge systems, and 100% on-site organic waste treatment via vermicomposting.

“Lead by Example” in Public Sector Decarbonisation

• Government buildings often represent legacy, energy-inefficient infrastructure. Retrofitting an operational constitutional campus demonstrates that India’s Mission LiFE (Lifestyle for Environment) and Panchamrit targets (achieving net zero by 2070 and expanding non-fossil energy) are actively operationalised at high-seat administrative institutions, serving as a replicable template for other state Raj/Lok Bhavans and public secretariats.

Principles of Green Campus Rating (IGBC)

• The IGBC rating evaluates holistic environmental parameters:
• Energy Optimization & Decarbonisation: Transitioning baseload power to rooftop solar (decentralised power generation) paired with e-mobility to curb Scope 1 and Scope 2 emissions.
• Circular Water Management: Closed-loop rainwater harvesting, reduction of municipal supply dependency, and smart drip/sprinkler irrigation.
• Urban Biodiversity Preservation: Sustaining high native green cover (over 80%) preserves localized microclimates and counters urban heat island (UHI) effects in expanding tier-2 administrative hubs.

Policy Integration & Administrative Push

• Urging state universities to adopt green building certifications leverages educational institutions as incubators for environmental stewardship, linking formal governance milestones with community behavioral change.