• By JE News Desk
  • Thu, 18 May 2023 09:21 PM (IST)
  • Source:JND
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi will dedicate the newly constructed Parliament building to the nation on May 28, 2023. Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla met PM Modi on Thursday and invited him to inaugurate the new Parliament building. The construction of the new building has been completed, the Lok Sabha Secretariat said on Thursday. The new Parliament symbolises the spirit of a self-reliant India, it said.

Here's all you need to know about the new Parliament building:

- Built at a cost of Rs 970 crore, the new Parliament building is expected to host the forthcoming Monsoon session in July.

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- The building is triangular-shaped and built in an area of 64,500 square metres. It is a 4-storey structure and can house 1,224 MPs.

- The new Parliament building has three main gates, which have been named -- Gyan Dwar, Shakti Dwar, and Karma Dwar.

- The new structure will have separate entrances for VIPs, Members of Parliamet (MPs) and visitors.

- A grand Constitution Hall has also been built in the new Parliament building to showcase India's democratic heritage.

- The new Parliament structure comprises a lounge for members of Parliament, multiple committee rooms, a library, dining areas and ample parking space.

- The original copy of India's Constitution will be kept at the centre of the hall, according to a report by News18.

- The building will also have portraits of Mahatma Gandhi, Jawaharlal Nehru, Subash Chandra Bose, and other prominent leaders and former prime ministers.

Last year in September, PM Modi inaugurated the newly christened ‘Kartavya Path’, the new name of the 3 Km stretch from Rashtrapati Bhavan to India Gate.

Earlier, on June 11, 2022, Prime Minister Modi unveiled the national emblem cast on the roof of the new Parliament building. The emblem, made of bronze, weighs 9500 kilograms and is 6.5 metres in height. It has been cast at the top of the Central Foyer of the new Parliament building. A supporting structure of steel weighing around 6500 kg has been constructed to support the emblem.