New Parliament building: Total cost, completion date and everything else we know so far
New Delhi, Dec 07: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will lay the foundation stone on December 10 for a new Parliament building and the construction is expected to be completed by 2022 at an estimated cost of Rs 971 crore, Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla said on Saturday.
"The existing temple of democracy is completing 100 years... It is a matter of pride for our countrymen that the new one will be built by our own people as a prime example of Aatmanirbhar Bharat," Birla said here announcing details of the new proposed building.
"The new building will showcase the cultural diversity of the country. Hopefully, in the 75th year of independence (2022), Parliament session will be held in the new building," he said.
Construction cost, area: All you need to know about the new Parliament complex
Earthquake
resistant:
Birla
said
the
new
building
will
be
earthquake
resistant
and
2000
people
will
be
directly
involved
in
the
construction
of
the
new
building
and
9,000
indirectly.
He
said
as
many
as
1,224
MPs
can
sit
together
in
the
building,
while
a
new
office
complex
for
all
MPs
of
both
the
houses
would
be
built
at
the
site
of
the
existing
Shram
Shakti
Bhawan.
The existing Parliament building will be conserved as it is an archaeological asset of the country, Birla said.
The existing building is a British era building, designed by Edwin Lutyens and Herbert Baker who were responsible for planning and construction of New Delhi.
The Foundation Stone of the existing Parliament House was laid on February 12, 1921 and the construction took six years and cost Rs 83 lakh at that time. The opening ceremony was performed on January 18, 1927 by the then Governor-General of India, Lord Irwin.
Construction
Cost:
The
new
building
will
have
an
area
of
64,500
square
metres
and
is
being
built
at
an
estimated
cost
of
Rs
971
crore,
Birla
said.
He said the outlook of the new building will be similar to the existing one.
"There will be a basement, ground, first and second floors in the new building and its height will be same as the old building so that both should are in symmetry," he said.
The Lok Sabha Speaker said the invitation will be extended to all political parties. While some would attend physically and others would attend virtually, Birla said, while adding that the ground laying ceremony at 1 pm on December 10 would follow all Covid-related guidelines.
As per rules, the speaker of the lower house of parliament is also the custodian of the parliament building.
Paperless
offices:
Sufficient
steps
have
been
taken
to
control
air
and
noise
pollution
during
the
construction
work
for
the
new
parliament
building,
which
will
have
separate
offices
for
all
MPs
and
those
will
be
equipped
with
the
latest
digital
interfaces
as
a
step
towards
creating
''paperless
offices''.
Grand
Constitution
Hall,
library,
lounge:
The
new
building
will
also
have
a
grand
Constitution
Hall
to
showcase
India''s
democratic
heritage,
a
lounge
for
members
of
Parliament,
a
library,
multiple
committee
rooms,
dining
areas
and
ample
parking
space.
Seating
capacity:
In
the
new
building,
the
Lok
Sabha
chamber
will
have
a
seating
capacity
for
888
members,
while
Rajya
Sabha
will
have
384
seats
for
the
upper
house
members.
This
has
been
done
keeping
in
mind
the
future
increase
in
the
number
of
members
for
the
two
houses.
At
present,
Lok
Sabha
has
a
sanctioned
strength
of
543
members
and
Rajya
Sabha
of
245.
Who
will
construct
the
new
building?
In
September
this
year,
Tata
Projects
Limited
won
the
bid
to
construct
the
new
parliament
building
at
a
cost
of
Rs
861.90
crore.
The
new
building
will
be
constructed
close
to
the
existing
one
under
the
Central
Vista
redevelopment
project.
What
happens
to
the
existing
Parliament
House?
The
existing
Parliament
House
building
will
be
suitably
retro-fitted
to
provide
more
functional
spaces
for
parliamentary
events,
to
ensure
its
usage
along
with
the
new
building.
The existing building is a massive circular edifice of 560 feet in diameter. The Parliament House Estate is enclosed by an ornamental red sandstone wall or iron grills with iron gates that can be closed when occasions demand. The building has twelve gates.