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As part of India's Central Vista Redevelopment Project, a new parliament building was constructed in New Delhi. It was inaugurated on 28 May 2023 by Prime Minister Narendra Modi . [ 3 ] The New Parliament House was first used for official business on 19 September 2023 during a Parliamentary Special Session. [ 4 ]
The new structure is spread on area of 20,866 metres (68,458 ft) and have a built-up area of 694,270 sq ft (64,500 m 2), throughout four floors (16,125 m 2 (173,570 sq ft) each floor) and have a larger seating capacity than the current building as India aims to expand its parliament in 2026. The new Rajya Sabha hall has a capacity of 384 seats ...
Following the British withdrawal from India, it was taken over by the Constituent Assembly of India, and then by the Indian Parliament once India's Constitution came into force on 26 January 1950 with India becoming a republic. [4] The New Parliament House, built near this building on a triangular plot from 2020 to 2023 was inaugurated on 28 ...
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The Sengol (Tamil: செங்கோல்) is a gold-plated, silver sceptre that is installed in New Parliament House in New Delhi, India. [1] The sceptre was originally handed over to Jawaharlal Nehru , the first Prime Minister of India , by a Tamil Adheenam in a ceremony as a symbol of Transfer of Power on the evening before the ...
A new parliament building called the Sansad Bhavan was inaugurated on 28 May 2023. [11] The old building, an 85-year-old structure suffers from inadequacy of space to house members and their staff and is thought to suffer from structural issues. The building also needs to be protected because of its heritage tag.
Brussels Parliament building; Parliament Building (New Delhi), India Old Parliament House, New Delhi (1927–2023) New Parliament Building (New Delhi) (since 2023) Parliament Hill for the Canadian Parliament buildings British Columbia Parliament Buildings, the official name of the provincial legislative buildings in Victoria, British Columbia ...
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