The concept behind designing a Home with a capability of 300 members is to anticipate doable adjustments over the subsequent 100 years,” Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi mentioned. Picture:
Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi on Monday (January 12, 2026) laid the muse for an ultra-modern campus, which might home the State Secretariat and a brand new 300-seat-capacity Odisha Legislative Meeting constructing, which will likely be constructed in keeping with the Central Vista challenge.
“Unfold over 71.13 acres, the campus will home each the Lok Seva Bhavan (secretariat) and the State Legislative Meeting. Preserving the delimitation in thoughts, the Legislative Meeting will likely be expanded to 300 seats. An estimated ₹3,623 crore has been earmarked for this challenge,” mentioned the State Authorities in a press release.
Talking on the basis laying ceremony, Mr. Majhi mentioned, “you might be conscious that the present Odisha Legislative Meeting constructing has grow to be outdated. Following the delimitation of constituencies, the variety of seats within the State Meeting is predicted to extend from the current 147. The present Home has the capability to accommodate solely two or three further members.”
“Whereas there isn’t any official affirmation but, it’s being extensively mentioned that the energy of the Meeting might ultimately rise to round 200 members. We aren’t setting up an Meeting constructing merely for the subsequent decade or two. The concept behind designing a Home with a capability of 300 members is to anticipate doable adjustments over the subsequent 100 years,” he identified.
Mr. Majhi knowledgeable, “in keeping with the Central Vista challenge, beneath which the brand new Parliament constructing was constructed, we’ve got taken a forward-looking step to construct a brand new Legislative Meeting for Odisha. The proposed constructing will likely be an imposing construction.”
State Works Minister Prithiviraj Harichandan mentioned the present State Secretariat was constructed many years in the past, with a number of further buildings added over time to accommodate the rising workforce. He famous that the Secretariat complicated has outlived its structural sturdiness and that a number of the buildings would, by now, qualify to be declared unsafe.
“Preserving future necessities in thoughts, a brand new Secretariat constructing will likely be constructed inside the identical campus,” Mr. Harichandan mentioned.
On this event, Odisha CM additionally laid the muse stone for a brand new elevated hall from Jayadev Vihar to Nandankanan, at an estimated price of ₹952 crore.
“As a part of this challenge, 4 flyovers will likely be constructed at Jayadev Vihar Sq., Kalinga Hospital Sq., Damana Sq., and KIIT Sq.. This may enhance site visitors administration on one of many busiest roads within the State and allow most of the people to commute extra conveniently in much less time,” State Authorities mentioned.
Printed – January 13, 2026 08:54 am IST