New Parliament Building to be Inaugurated by PM Modi on May 28

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will dedicate the newly constructed Parliament building to the nation on May 28. The Lok Sabha Secretariat informed it on Thursday night.

Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla met Prime Minister Modi on Thursday to invite him to inaugurate the New Parliament Building.

The existing circular building of Parliament was completed in 1927 and is now going to be almost 100 years old. The lack of space was being experienced in this building as per the present requirements. So, both houses of the Parliament passed resolutions urging the government to construct a new building for the Parliament. The foundation stone of the new building of Parliament was laid by PM Modi on Consequently, on December 10, 2020.

The Lok Sabha hall in the new parliament can accommodate 888 members. In the present building of Parliament, there is a provision for the sitting of 543 Members in the Lok Sabha and 250 in the Rajya Sabha.

As per the new arrangements, there exists space to accommodate 888 members in the Lok Sabha and 300 members in the Rajya Sabha in the newly constructed building of the Parliament. The joint session of both houses will be held in Lok Sabha Chamber only, and in that case, 1280 MPs will be able to sit there.

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