Sep 19, 2023
Prime Minister Narendra Modi walked to the new Parliament building along with his cabinet colleagues, soon after the culmination of a special function in the Central Hall of the old Parliament building.
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The Lok Sabha had officially notified the new building of the Parliament as the Parliament House of India on September 19, 2023.
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Members of the Parliament gathered for a joint photo session ahead of the Parliament session in the New Building of the Parliament. PM Narendra Modi, Vice President and Rajya Sabha Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar, Lok Sabha Chairman Om Birla and other Parliamentarians were present for the joint photo session.
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PM Narendra Modi urged Members of Parliament to reaffirm the commitment to make India a developed nation by 2047 and described the move to the new Parliament building as a new beginning towards a new future. He was addressing a gathering of MPs at the historic Central Hall of the old Parliament building during a function to commemorate the rich legacy of the Parliament of India.
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With the new Parliament building, the Indian Parliament, the custodian of India’s democratic ethos and the embodiment of its democratic norms and ideals, undergoes a metamorphosis and emerges stronger than ever before, to address the challenges of the 21st century.
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The new Parliament building has been constructed alongside the current Parliament building with its interior themed around three national symbols: the lotus, the peacock, and the banyan tree.
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The Lok Sabha chamber in the new Parliament building has 888 seats and the Rajya Sabha chamber inside the new Parliament building has 384 seats.
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The new Parliament building features a state-of-the-art Constitutional Hall. The offices in the new Parliament House are equipped with the latest communications technology. The building will also have larger committee rooms with the latest audio-visual systems.
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The new Parliament building is eco-friendly as it uses green construction materials and incorporates devices to save 30 percent electricity consumption. Solar power generation systems and rainwater harvesting will be implemented to promote renewable energy sources.
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