The President’s address will be held in the existing Parliament House: Om Birla

In a tweet on Friday, Birla said that the new Parliament building is still under construction.

He tweeted, “During the budget session, the Hon’ble President will address the members of both the Houses in the present Parliament House building.”

This will be President Murmu’s first address to both Houses of Parliament after assuming the top post in July last year.

The budget session of Parliament will begin on January 31 and the first phase will continue till February 13. The Parliament session will resume on March 13 and will continue till April 6. The Economic Survey will also be presented in both the houses on the first day of the budget session. Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will present the Union Budget in Parliament on February 1 and the first part of the session is expected to continue till February 10.

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Meanwhile, some original photographs of the new Parliament building were removed on Friday from the website dedicated to the entire Central Vista redevelopment project, citing security reasons.

The new Parliament building is part of the redevelopment of Central Vista, the country’s power corridor.

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Rejuvenation of the 3 km long Rajpath from Rashtrapati Bhavan to India Gate, construction of a common Central Secretariat, a new office and residence of the Prime Minister, and a new Vice President’s Enclave are also part of the project being executed by the CPWD. Which comes under the Union Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs.

In December 2020, Prime Minister Narendra Modi laid the foundation stone for the new Parliament building, which will have modern facilities.

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Tata Projects Limited is constructing the new Parliament House which will have a grand Constitution Hall, a lounge for Members of Parliament, a library, several committee rooms, dining areas and ample parking space to showcase India’s democratic heritage.

The original deadline to complete the project was November last year.

During the last session, nine bills were introduced in the Lok Sabha and seven bills were passed by the lower house of the parliament. Rajya Sabha passed nine Bills and the total number of Bills passed by both the Houses of Parliament during the session was nine.