New Parliament Building is nearly 70% complete, Lok Sabha told

NEW DELHI: The physical progress of the New Parliament Building project stands at 70%, the housing and urban affairs ministry informed the Lok Sabha on Thursday. It said the redevelopment of Central Vista Avenue or Rajpath “has been almost completed”.
The government still maintains that the New Parliament Building is targeted for completion in November.However, sources said meeting this deadline to complete all works related to this massive project is a tough task, though there has been adequate deployment of man and materials at the site.
Giving details about the status of the five projects that are being implemented, the ministry said there has been 17% physical progress of the first three Common Central Secretariat buildings which are coming up on the plot where the Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts (IGNCA) was located. The ministry said the project, which will accommodate different departments and ministries, is targetted for completion in December 2023.
Similarly, the new Vice President Enclave near North Block would be ready in January 2023 and the current progress stands at 24%. The ministry said work has not started in the Executive Enclave project, which will have a new PMO, offices of cabinet secretary and NSA and India House.
In response to a question on rent paid by government for office space and how much the savings will be after the new offices come up, the ministry said various ministries and 69 departments have informed that they have been paying Rs 1,177 crore rent per annum as rent for their office space.
It said the Directorate of Estates allots office space to ministries and departments in General Pool Office Accommodation buildings. It issues ‘Non-Availability Certificate’ to the requisitioning ministries and departments in case office space is not available in government buildings.