Prime Minister Narendra Modi will lay the foundation stone and perform Bhoomi Pujan for the new Parliament building on December 10.
While speaking to the media on Saturday Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla said, “On December 10, the Prime Minister will perform Bhumi Pujan for the new state-of-the-art Parliament building.”
“There will be approximately 888 seats for Lok Sabha members and more than 326 seats for Rajya Sabha members in the new building. Lok Sabha hall will be able to accommodate 1224 members simultaneously,” Speaker Om Birla said.
He further added, “On the completion of the 75 years of India’s independence, we will begin the session of both the Houses in the new Parliament building.” Last week, Birla along with other officials had taken a tour of the building to assess the site for the foundation laying ceremony.
According to the Lok Sabha Speaker, the four-storied new Parliament Building would be built in an area of 64,500 sq m and is expected to cost Rs…