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Final PPT Parliament
Final PPT Parliament
Final PPT Parliament
INTRODUCTION
• The Parliament House, India also known as Sansad Bhawan, is a
place where the world's largest democracy functions. Creates
here, future of the country by the elected political leader of india.
The Parliament House in Delhi is the hub of political activity of
India.
• Parliament House has two Houses, Rajya Sabha and Lok Sabha.
In Parliament house also has ministerial offices, library,
committee rooms and more.
• Rajya Sabha (Council of States) - In Council of States, all the
members are indirectly elected by members of legislative bodies
of the States.
• Lok Sabha (House of the People) - In House of the People, all
the members are directly elected by citizens of India. Every citizen
who is over 18 years of age, no matter of gender, caste, religion,
who is otherwise not disqualified, is eligible to vote.
• Distance From :-
• 1 New Delhi Railway Stations is 3.0 km.
• 2 New Delhi Airport, IGI Airport is 12.4 km.
• 3 India Gate is 7.7 km.
HISTORY
• The “Parliament House” of India is situated in the north Western Side of Vijay Chowk in the closeness of
the secretariat buildings in Delhi.
• Parliament House was designed by Sir Edwin Lutyens and constructed under the direct supervision of Sir
Herbert Baker in 12th February 1921, complete in six year. It was inaugurated by the Governor-General of
India, Lord Irwin in the year 1927.
• The building was planned to house a domed central hall and three semi-circular structures, originally meant
to accommodate the Chamber of Princes, the Council of State and the Legislative Assembly.
• Parliament House holds the pride-position in the history of democratic India, as the transfer of power took
place in the midnight of 14th August 1947 in the central hall of this building.
• This beautiful circular structure is a landmark example of the British architectural marvel.
FEATURES
• Features
• Just one storey tall, the massive structure stands 75 feet high and measures
570 feet in diameter. This sitting house of the elected members of India
covers the Chambers of the Lok Sabha, the Lower House of Parliament, the
Rajya Sabha, the Upper House of Parliament and the Parliament library,
attached to each other by galleries.
• The regal building of the Parliament House has 3 semi-circulars chambers
surrounded by a circular corridor with 144 creamy sandstone columns-each
27 feet (8.23 metres) high, giving the building a majestic look. The building is
surrounded by beautiful gardens, fountains, sprawling lawns and
watercourses.
• The boundary wall has blocks of sandstone carved in geometrical patterns
reminding of the elegance of the Mughal jalis.
• The entire Parliament House Estate is enclosed by an ornamental red sand
stone wall or iron grills with iron gates that can be closed when occasions
demand.The building has in all twelve gates among which Gate No. 1 on the
Sansad Marg is the main gate.
• Trivia
• Earlier called the Circular House, it was originally planned to be just an
extension of the Viceroy's House (Rashtrapati Bhavan). But after the
Montague-Chelmsford reforms of 1919, it was specified as the Parliament
House or Legislative Assembly of the country.
PLAN GROUND FLOOR PLAN
ELEVATION
• The main Refreshment Rooms are located in Room Nos. 70 and 73 on the First Floor. There
are also small Tea, Coffee, Milk Booths, Snack Bar and a Refreshment Lounge near the
passages Leading to the Chambers from the Central Hall.
• Railway Booking Office (Room No. 131 on the Third Floor).
• Railway Booking Office in the Reception Block.
• Pay Office of the State Bank of India (Room No. 57, First Floor).
• First Aid Post located in a lobby of the Central Hall.
• Post Office (Ground Floor).
• Air Booking {Room No. 131 -A on the Third Floor).
• C.P.W.D. Complaint Cell. (Near Centralized Pass Issue Cell).
Parliament House Annexe (Sansadiya
Soudha)
• Parliament House Annexe (Sansadiya Soudha)
• With the manifold increase in the activities of Parliament after
Independence, the demand for accommodation for Parliamentary Parties/
Groups, Meeting Halls for Parties/ Groups, Committee Rooms and Offices
for the Chairmen of Parliamentary Committees and for the Secretariats for
the two Houses has vastly increased. To meet additional demands,
Parliament House Annexe was constructed.
• Construction of the Building
• The building was designed by Shri J.M. Benjamin, Chief Architect, CPWD.
• The foundation-stone of Parliament House Annexe was laid on the 3 August
1970 by Shri V.V. Giri, the then President of India. It was inaugurated on
24 October 1975 by Shrimati Indira Gandhi, the then Prime
• General Layout of the Building
• The building has 3 wings—front, rear and central blocks besides a covered plaza for car parking in front of it. The front
and rear blocks are 3-storeyed and the central block is 6-storeyed with terrace. The structure is R.C.C. framed with
waffle-slab construction.
• Front Block
• There is a lounge, a Post Office and a small Committee Room at basement level and State Bank of India Branch and
Multipurpose Hall on the Ground Floor. The Rooms of Speaker, Lok Sabha; Chairman, Rajya Sabha; Prime
Minister; Minister of Parliamentary Affairs; Secretary-General, Rajya Sabha; Secretary-General, Lok
Sabha and Party Meeting Room are located on the first floor. The water pond at basement level with
hanging stairs over it and pyramids for diffused natural light add beauty to the area.
• Central Block
• At the basement level, there is a fully equipped Medical Centre comprising Physiotherapy Centre, Eye Clinic, Dental
Clinic and Pathological Laboratory. Telephone Exchange b. Telecom Bureau, are also located at the
basement level and at ground level Banquet Hall, Private Dining Rooms and Refreshment Rooms are
located. From 2nd to terrace floors the Secretariats of Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha are located.
• Committee Rooms
• At Basement level, there is one small Committee Room. At ground level there is one Main Committee Room and four
small Committee Rooms which are grouped around Central court. At First Floor, there is one Mini Committee
Room. All the Committee Rooms are provided with Simultaneous Interpretation system as is available in
the Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha Chambers in Parliament House. The offices of Chairmen of Parliamentary
Committees are also located on this floor.
Special amenities for Members in
Parliament House Annexe
• Special amenities for Members in Parliament House Annexe
• For the convenience of Members of Parliament, the,, -following amenities are provided in
Parliament House Annexe:-
• • Refreshment Rooms on ground floor.
FLOOR COUNT 4
● SEP 2019: The master plan of 'Redevelopment of Central Vista Avenue' is conceived by the
Government of India.[16]
● SEP 2020: Tata Projects Ltd won the construction work of New Parliament Building for ₹862
crores by the CPWD.
● OCT 2020: Ahmedabad based HCP Design Planning and Management Pvt Ltd, won the
architectural consultancy work.
● OCT 2020:: Foundation stone of New Parliament Building laid by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on
10 December 2020.
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