<P> From 1947 to 1950, the Governor - General of India used a dark blue flag bearing the royal crest (a lion standing on the Crown), beneath which was the word' India' in gold majuscules . The same design is still used by many other Commonwealth Realm Governors - General . This last flag was the personal flag of the Governor - General only . </P> <P> The Governor - General of Fort William resided in Belvedere House, Calcutta, until the early nineteenth century, when Government House was constructed . In 1854, the Lieutenant Governor of Bengal took up residence there . Now, the Belvedere Estate houses the National Library of India . </P> <P> Lord Wellesley, who is reputed to have said that' India should be governed from a palace, not from a country house', constructed a grand mansion, known as Government House, between 1799 and 1803 . The mansion remained in use until the capital moved from Calcutta to Delhi in 1912 . Thereafter, the Lieutenant Governor of Bengal, who had hitherto resided in Belvedere House, was upgraded to a full Governor and transferred to Government House . Now, it serves as the residence of the Governor of the Indian state of West Bengal, and is referred to by its Bengali name Raj Bhavan . </P> <P> After the capital moved from Calcutta to Delhi, the Viceroy occupied the newly built Viceroy's House, designed by Sir Edwin Lutyens . Though construction began in 1912, it did not conclude until 1929; the palace was not formally inaugurated until 1931 . The final cost exceeded £ 877,000 (over £ 35,000,000 in modern terms)--more than twice the figure originally allocated . Today the residence, now known by the Hindi name of' Rashtrapati Bhavan', is used by the President of India . </P>

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