'New Parliament building will be a symbol of Atmanirbhar Bharat'

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said that the new Parliament building will be a symbol of Atmanirbhar Bharat and that the aspirations of 21st century India will be fulfilled in the new buildingThe Prime Minister expressed his views while laying the foundation stone of new Parliament building which is proposed to be completed in 2022 when the country will celebrate the 75th year of IndependenceIf the old Parliament House gave direction to postindependence India the new building would become a witness to the creation of a selfreliant India The new Parliament building will be symbol of Atmanirbhar Bharat said the Prime Minister while addressing members of Parliament and other dignitaries present in the event at the Parliament House premisesIf work is done to fulfil the needs of the country in the old Parliament House then the aspirations of 21st century India will be fulfilled in the new buildingContinuing his speech with a vision of making India as mother of democracy for the world the Prime Minister said the world has been witnessing India in achieving success in the 21st CenturyThe Prime Minister appealed to citizens to give their best to make India gain the highest honours in the 21st CenturyNoting that the existing Parliament building was constructed 93 years ago the Prime Ministersaid that the new Parliament building is the mixture of the new and the oldThis is need of the 21st Century India to construct a new Parliament building The new building will improve the efficiency of parliamentarians as it will be equipped with modern infrastructureHe also said that every parliamentarian will have to be more dedicated to service to make the new Parliament building a temple with their conduct thought and behaviourThe new Parliament building will be built in an area of 64500 sq metre at an estimated cost of Rs 971 croreThe new Parliament building has been designed by HCP Design and Management Pvt Ltd Ahmedabad and the construction would be carried out by Tata Projects Ltd keeping the needs and requirements for the next 100 years in mindThe building is to be equipped with all modern audio visual communication facilities and data network systemsEach Member of Parliament would also be provided with a 40 square metre office space in the redeveloped Shram Shakti Bhawan construction for which is slated to be completed by 2024The building will have a seating capacity for 888 members in the Lok Sabha chamber with an option to increase to 1224 members during Joint Sessions Similarly the Rajya Sabha Chamber would have a seating capacity of 384 membersKeep scrolling to read more newsCatch up on all the latest Crime National International and Hatke news here Also download the new midday Android and iOS apps to get latest updates MidDay is now on Telegram Click here to join our channel middayinfomedialtd and stay updated with the latest newsThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever