Highlights
The new building will house larger Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha Halls, with capacities of 888 seats and 384 seats respectively
The Lok Sabha Hall will also have additional capacity, up to 1272 seats, to host joint sessions
The new Parliament building is designed in a triangular shape, since it sits on a triangular plot and has three main spaces
New Delhi: Tata Trusts Chairman Ratan Tata, whose Tata Projects is a part of the building plan, was also present when Prime Minister Narendra Modi laid the foundation stone of the new Parliament building here on Thursday (December 10).
Ratan Tata told ANI, It is an impressive project and I wish it all success. I am privileged to be invited to the foundation stone laying ceremony. Notably, Tata Projects Ltd has been given contract for the construction project of the new Parliament building.
Highlights
The new Parliament House will have an area of 64,500 square meters
It will also have a grand Constitution Hall to showcase India s democratic heritage, a lounge for members of Parliament, a library, multiple committee rooms
Designed in a triangular shape, as it sits on a triangular plot and has three main spaces Lok Sabha, Rajya Sabha, and a Cental Lounge
New Delhi: A new chapter in the history of New India was added on Thursday (December 10) with the foundation laying ceremony of the new Parliament House by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Most of us may not understand the significance of this day, but Indian democracy has no doubt leaped forward from the legacy colonial era, paving the way for a new era of nationalism.
The new building will house larger Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha Halls, with capacities of 888 seats and 384 seats respectively, to accommodate an expanded Parliament after the freeze on its expansion lifts in 2026. The Lok Sabha Hall will also have additional capacity, up to 1272 seats, to host joint sessions. The new Parliament building is designed in a triangular shape, since it sits on a triangular plot and has three main spaces Lok Sabha, Rajya Sabha and a Cental Lounge. Also, triangles are sacred geometries in various religions and cultures of the country, the new building s architecture Bimal Patel told PTI.
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday performed the Bhoomi Poojan and foundation stone laying ceremony of the new Parliament House in New Delhi.
The new Parliament building will be ready by October 2022 at a cost of about Rs 971 crore. Further, by the year 2024, 40-40 sqm of office space will also be made available to all MPs in the Parliament House complex. Officials of the Ministry of Urban Affairs and the Lok Sabha Secretariat told IANS that the construction of the new Parliament building would also provide employment. A total of 41 lakh man-days will be created. At the same time, revenue of Rs 100 million will also be provided through GST.
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi performed the Bhoomi Poojan and foundation stone laying ceremony of the new Parliament House in New Delhi.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday performed the Bhoomi Poojan and foundation stone laying ceremony of the new Parliament House in New Delhi. The new Parliament building will be ready by October 2022 at a cost of about Rs 971 crore. Further, by the year 2024, 40-40 sqm of office space will also be made available to all MPs in the Parliament House complex.
Officials of the Ministry of Urban Affairs and the Lok Sabha Secretariat said that the construction of the new Parliament building would also provide employment. A total of 41 lakh man-days will be created. At the same time, revenue of Rs 100 million will also be provided through GST.