evidence: The new Parliament building is expected to seat 888 members in the Lok Sabha Chamber. [...] New Delhi: The new parliament building, the highlight of the government's flagship Central Vista project, will cost another Rs 282 crore, sources said. The 29 per cent hike over the budgeted cost of Rs 977 crore comes more than a year after the groundbreaking ceremony, which took place in December 2020. Forty per cent of the work is completed by Tata Projects, which is executing the project. [...] A new parliament building became necessary as the existing British-era structure was found lacking when it came to modern info-tech facilities and offices for MPs.