Jaitley likely to move to new official residence soon

New Delhi: Former finance minister Arun Jaitley, who opted out of Modi-2.0 government due to ill-health, is likely to move to a new official residence soon after vacating the palatial bungalow he got as a minister, sources said.

Jaitley had on May 29, a day before swearing in of the new Council of Ministers of Modi 2.0 Government, written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi saying that he did not want to continue as a minister in his new government due to health reasons.

The former minister said he has had "some serious" health challenges in the last 18 months and hence would like to keep away from "any responsibility" in future and concentrate on treatment and health.

Sources said that Jaitley is yet to take a final call on his new official residence. He has his own house in the national capital's Kailash Colony.

He was allotted an official bungalow at 2, Krishna Menon Marg in 2014.