TNPSC Thervupettagam

New Parliament Building

December 15 , 2020 1430 days 1336 0
  • Prime Minister Narendra Modi laid the foundation stone of the New Parliament Building at Sansad Marg in Parliament Complex.
  • Tata Projects Ltd has been given the contract for the construction of this project.
  • It will come up in an area covering 64,500 sqm at a cost of Rs 971 crore.
  • It is expected to be finished by or before 2022.
  • The country will celebrate its 75th Independence Day in 2022. 
  • The new Parliament building will have a bigger Lok Sabha and Rajya Chamber with the lower house having 888 seats, while the upper house will have 384 seats.
  • It will be able to accommodate 1224 members during a joint session of the parliament.
  • The new Parliament building will not have a central hall unlike the existing one.

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