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The Secretariat Building Dome in New Delhi, India. The Secretariat Building consists of two buildings: the North Block and the South Block. Both the buildings flank the Rashtrapati Bhavan. The South Block houses the Prime Minister's Office, Ministry of Defence and the Ministry of External Affairs. The North Block primarily houses the Ministry of Finance and the Home Ministry. The terms 'North Block' and 'South Block' are often used to refer to the Ministry of Finance and the Ministry of External Affairs respectively.