Haryanaassembly.gov.in Website Review

Haryana Vidhan Sabha Secretariat, also called Haryana Legislative As*embly Secretariat is one of the most magnificent buildings in the city beautiful. The Vidhan Bhawan building is common for both the Haryana and the Punjab State Legislative As*emblies. Haryana emerged to be a separate State on the map of India on November 1, 1966. Right from the times of the British Raj till the partition of the country in 1947, and thereafter, since its bifurcation from the erst-while Punjab State in 1966, it has remained the citadel of democracy and more so the hub of politics in the country. Haryana also enjoys the privilege of being a nucleus of ancient civilization and culture of India. It is the land of sages and seers, where Vedas were composed and immortal message of the Gita was wraught.         This building spells the visitors with its unique modern art and architecture personally designed and supervised by the world renowned French Architect, Mons. Le Corbusier, whose services were engaged by Indian Government to design the city of Chandigarh on modern lines of architecture and structure. With the beauty of the city, the dream of the then Prime Minister, Pandit Jawahar Lal Nehru and the then Chief Minister (Joint Punjab) Sardar Partap Singh Kairon was realized.        The structure of the Vidhan Bhawan, as visualized by the Le Corbusier, presents a physical expression of the law making body. Situated in a commanding position, on one side it is flanked by the High Court, the law interpreting body, and on the other, the Civil Secretariat, the law executing authority. Before the Punjab Reorganization Act 1966, this building housed the Legislative As*embly and the Legislative Council of Joint Punjab (Punjab, Haryana and Himachal) and Punjabi and Hindi Regional Committees, alongwith Library, Committees of the House, the Legislative Secretariat and a Cafeteria. During the Re-organization of the Punjab State in 1966, Himachal was made a separate State with its Capital at Shimla while Haryana and Punjab had to keep their Capital at Chandigarh which was