New Legislative Assembly Complex in Jammu, costing Rs 208.53 crore, is due by October 31, 2027

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New Legislative Assembly Complex in Jammu, costing Rs 208.53 crore, is due by October 31, 2027

3 November 2026

Chief Minister Omar Abdullah inspected the New Legislative Assembly Complex being built in Jammu. The project now has a revised estimated cost of Rs 208.53 crore and a built-up area of 22,165 square metres. The project was first taken up in 2012, but work on it halted from 2018 onwards. Work resumed on February 15, 2026, after a revised administrative approval in 2025. October 31, 2027, is the scheduled date of completion. The six-level complex will have an Assembly Hall, a Central Hall, galleries for visitors and the press, and committee rooms. Speaker of the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly Abdul Rahim Rather was present.

Revised cost: Rs 208.53 crore Built-up area: 22,165 square metres Scheduled completion: October 31, 2027

Why it matters for exams: The Legislative Assembly of Jammu and Kashmir, its Speaker and the winter capital Jammu are frequent polity questions.

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3 November 2026 Source: The Tribune

In plain words

Union Territory with legislature Union Territory with a Legislative Assembly — A Union Territory that has its own elected Assembly, like Delhi, Puducherry and Jammu and Kashmir.