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Due to overwhelming population rise in the urban locations and an exponential increase in usage of vehicles, the need for parking spaces has risen manifold. Parking spaces were usually provided in open but due to occupation of the open lands by human settlements and lack of open spaces, the role of open ground storey (OGS) framed buildings is irreplaceable. An OGS building has no walls on the ground floor; a structure built to cater the needs of a parking facility just below an Institution or Organization. OGS has an advantage that you can utilize the same space as a parking site. OGS helps in effective space management and utilization for manyfold purposes and has proved to be a great advantage in a time when open space is scarcely available. Usually the earthquakes affect such buildings at large. In this study, we dealt with strengthening of OGS buildings using shear wall to sustain the shocks, taking minimum damage. As a result of strengthening the OGS frame with shear wall, we observed an increase in shear capacity of the OGS frames. A four storey building was analyzed in this research work using Kent and Park model. Pushover Analysis is done for the nonlinear response calculation in accordance with IS1893(2002). In this study we found that on strengthening the OGS frame with shear wall, the shear capacity of the frame increased drastically. The cost of construction falls towards the costlier side but the safety is greater after the use of shear wall in strengthening.