All About New Parliament Building

All About New Parliament Building

 

·       On May 28, 2023, Prime Minister Narendra Modi officially opened the new Parliament building. He arrived at Gate No. 1,.

·       PM Modi, Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla, Union Ministers and CMs of different States attend a multi-faith prayer meeting under way at the new Parliament building.

·       Modi led a procession carrying the “Sengol“ while traditional “nadaswaram” tunes played and Vedic mantras were chanted. The procession made its way to the new Parliament building, where Modi placed the “Sengol” in a dedicated enclosure on the right side of the Speaker’s chair in the Lok Sabha chamber.

 

Sengol:-

Made of silver and gold, the five-feet long sceptre was handed over by Lord Mountbatten to Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru on August 14, 1947, as a symbol of the transfer of power, according to the government. The Sengol, a symbol of governance in Tamil kingdoms of yore, was then kept for display in The Allahabad Museum. Historic Scepter ‘Sengol’ Finds Home In New Parliament Building.

 

About the Parliament building:-

• The new building is located in the Central Vista area of New Delhi and is designed to accommodate the growing size and needs of the Indian Parliament.The new Parliament building has been designed to accommodate future requirements, with seating for 888 members in the Lok Sabha and 384 members in the Rajya Sabha.

 • The new building will also house six committee rooms equipped with state-of-the-art audio-visual systems. This is a significant improvement compared to the present structure, which has only three such rooms.

 • Unlike the circular shape of the old Parliament building, the new building takes on a triangular shape to optimize space utilization, covering an area of approximately 65,000 square meters.

 • 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 Parliament House in New Delhi, also known as Sansad Bhavan, serves as the official venue for the Parliament of India. It accommodates the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha, which represent the lower and upper houses, respectively, in India’s two-chambered parliament.

•   As part of the Central Vista Redevelopment Project in India, a new parliament building was constructed in New Delhi. On 28th May 2023, Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated this new building. The parliament building is situated on Sansad Marg, which intersects the Central Vista area. It is surrounded by various prominent landmarks, including the Old Parliament House, Vijay Chowk, India Gate, National War Memorial, Vice President’s House, Hyderabad House, Secretariat Building, Prime Minister’s Office and residence, ministerial buildings, and other administrative units of the Indian government.

 

Parliament Building Design

• The new building is planned to have a lifespan of over 150 years.

• It is designed to withstand earthquakes and will incorporate architectural styles from various regions of India.

• The Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha chambers will have larger seating capacities to accommodate potential future increases in the number of Members of Parliament due to population growth and future delimitation.

• The new complex will feature 888 seats in the Lok Sabha chamber and 384 seats in the Rajya Sabha chamber.

• Unlike the old parliament building, it will not have a central hall.

• The Lok Sabha chamber will be capable of accommodating 1,272 members in the event of a joint session.

• The rest of the building will consist of four floors with offices for ministers and committee rooms.

• The new building will have a total built area of 20,866 square metres (224,600 sq ft), including a 2,000 square metre (22,000 sq ft) open-sky area for a banyan tree.

 • This makes it approximately 10% smaller in size compared to the existing circular building, which spans 22,900 square metres (246,000 sq ft) with a diameter of 170.7 metres (560 ft) and includes a 6,060 square metre (65,200 sq ft) open-sky area divided into three sectors.

 • The Parliament House will have three entrances: Gyan Dwar (knowledge gate), Shakti Dwar (power gate), and Karma Dwar (karma gate).

 

New Parliament Building Timeline of Construction

• In September 2019, the Indian government conceived the master plan for the redevelopment of Central Vista Avenue.

 • In September 2020, Tata Projects Ltd was awarded the contract worth ₹862 crores by the CPWD to construct the new parliament building.

• In October 2020, HCP Design Planning and Management Pvt Ltd, based in Ahmedabad, won the architectural consultancy work.

• On December 10, 2020, Prime Minister Narendra Modi laid the foundation stone of the new parliament building.

• On July 11, 2022, Prime Minister Modi unveiled the statue of the national emblem on top of the new Parliament building.