Prime Minister to inaugurate new Parliament building on May 28
The Hindu
India’s new Parliament, a four-storey building that has been constructed at an estimated cost of ₹970 crore, has been designed by Ahmedabad-based HCP Design, Planning and Management, and constructed by Tata Projects Limited.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the much awaited new Parliament building on May 28.
The four-storey building has been constructed at an estimated cost of ₹970 crore. The building has been designed by Ahmedabad-based HCP Design, Planning and Management, and constructed by Tata Projects Limited.
The new Parliament will have a seating capacity of 888 for the Lok Sabha, as against 543 in the old Parliament House, and 300 in the Rajya Sabha as compared with 250 earlier.
Since there is no Central Hall in the new Parliament, joint sittings of members of both Houses will be held in the Lok Sabha, which will be able to accommodate 1,280 Members of Parliament at such times.
Till now, joint sessions of the Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha have been held in the Central Hall, which has a seating capacity of 436 people, with extra seats added during the joint sittings.
The new Parliament is being inaugurated two days after the Modi government completes nine years in office. Prime Minister Narendra Modi took oath of office in his first term on May 26, 2014.
General Elections are scheduled to be held in 2024.
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