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New Delhi: The Narendra Modi government is now rethinking its plans to construct new office spaces for Members of Parliament (MPs) near the new Parliament building, almost a year after inviting pre-qualification bids for the Rs 1,210 crore project, ThePrint has learnt...
The ministry of housing and urban affairs (MoHUA) the nodal ministry for implementing the Central Vista redevelopment and other associated projects in the heart of the national capital is reviewing the plan for the MP Chambers project that was originally meant to come up on the plot where Transport Bhawan and Shram Shakti Bhawan are located...
In January, the Central Public Works Department (CPWD) the construction arm of the ministry and nodal agency for construction of the Central Vista Redevelopment Project had invited pre-qualification bids for the construction of MP Chambers, but no decision has been taken as yet, according to two senior MoHUA officials, who did not want to be named...
For the construction of MP Chambers, the ministry had prepared a plan to shift the offices of various ministries such as road transport and highways, ports, shipping and waterways, labour and employment, and power etc. to other government buildings, including the newly constructed office spaces at Kasturba Gandhi Marg in central Delhi...
While a decision regarding MP Chambers is yet to be taken, the CPWD is in the process of awarding the work for the construction of Common Central Secretariat-13 (CCS-13) building one of the 10 buildings planned as part of the plan to construct office spaces for government employees, ThePrint has learnt...
