The construction work of the new Parliament building started on Friday, over a month after Prime Minister Narendra Modi laid the foundation stone for the project under the government’s ambitious Central Vista redevelopment plan, which is being built by Tata Projects on December 10 last year. The project is estimated to cost 971 million rupees.
The new Parliament building will have a triangular shape and is expected to be completed by the 75th anniversary of India’s independence in 2022. The government plans to hold the monsoon session of Parliament in 2022 in the new building, Livemint reported.
The new building will house larger Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha Halls with a capacity of 888 seats and 384 seats to accommodate an enlarged Parliament following the freeze of its expansion elevators in 2026. The Lok Sabha Hall will also have additional capacity, up to 1,272 seats, to host joint sessions.