Government to restructure national capital

The Government of India has recently come up with a plan of restructuring the national capital with refurbishing or constructing a new Parliament House by 2022 and demolishing a few government offices for building an integrated complex by 2024. The initial plans suggest demolishing old buildings such as Shastri Bhawan, Udyog Bhawan, and Krishi Bhawan and building an integrated secretariat for roughly 70,000 central government employees who are currently scattered across 30 buildings. The government has also decided on a deadline (March 2024) for the completion of the construction. A senior government official said, “Every building that is more than 50 years old needs to be razed or revamped. It is the Prime Minister’s vision to have a global architecture and to redevelop and restructure the central vista, central secretariat, and the Parliament house”. He added, “We spend nearly Rs 1,000 crore each year paying rent to private building owners for government offices. Most of the buildings, including Shastri Bhawan, are in terrible state. MPs in the Parliament complex don’t have enough offices and sufficient amenities”. The central vista of New Delhi was constructed by architects Edwin Lutyens and Herbert Baker in 1911 prior to the shifting of the capital of British India from Calcutta to Delhi. It is, however, not clear if the heritage structures will be completely revamped or new structures will be built nearby.

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