<p>Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the newly-constructed Parliament building on May 28.</p>.<p>Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla met Modi on Thursday and extended an invitation to inaugurate the new building, the Lok Sabha Secretariat said.</p>.<p>The new Parliament building can comfortably seat 888 members in the Lok Sabha chamber and 300 in the Rajya Sabha chamber, it said.</p>.<p>In case of a joint sitting of both the Houses, a total of 1,280 members can be accommodated in the Lok Sabha chamber.</p>.<p><strong>Also Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/pm-modi-to-have-over-40-engagements-during-3-nation-visit-officials-1219934.html" target="_blank">PM Modi to have over 40 engagements during 3-nation visit: Officials</a></strong></p>.<p>The Prime Minister had laid the foundation stone of the new parliament building on December 10, 2020.</p>.<p>The new building has been built in record time with quality construction, the Lok Sabha Secretariat said.</p>.<p>The present building of the Parliament was completed in 1927, and is now 96 years old.</p>.<p>Over the years, the old building was found to be inadequate for present day requirements.</p>.<p>Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha had passed resolutions urging the government to construct a new building for the Parliament.</p>
<p>Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the newly-constructed Parliament building on May 28.</p>.<p>Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla met Modi on Thursday and extended an invitation to inaugurate the new building, the Lok Sabha Secretariat said.</p>.<p>The new Parliament building can comfortably seat 888 members in the Lok Sabha chamber and 300 in the Rajya Sabha chamber, it said.</p>.<p>In case of a joint sitting of both the Houses, a total of 1,280 members can be accommodated in the Lok Sabha chamber.</p>.<p><strong>Also Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/pm-modi-to-have-over-40-engagements-during-3-nation-visit-officials-1219934.html" target="_blank">PM Modi to have over 40 engagements during 3-nation visit: Officials</a></strong></p>.<p>The Prime Minister had laid the foundation stone of the new parliament building on December 10, 2020.</p>.<p>The new building has been built in record time with quality construction, the Lok Sabha Secretariat said.</p>.<p>The present building of the Parliament was completed in 1927, and is now 96 years old.</p>.<p>Over the years, the old building was found to be inadequate for present day requirements.</p>.<p>Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha had passed resolutions urging the government to construct a new building for the Parliament.</p>