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➡ Government to launch e-Sansad and e-Vidhan in Parliament and State
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▪The Union Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs (MoPA) has proposed rolling out of e-Sansad in Parliament and e-Vidhan in State Legislatures to digitize and make their functioning paperless.
▪It was announced by Parliamentary Affairs Minister Ananth Kumar after inaugurating 18th All India Whips’ Conference in Udaipur, Rajasthan.
➡ What is e-Sansad and e-Vidhan
▪ They are mission mode projects of Union Government under Digital India to make the functioning of Parliament and State Legislatures paperless.
▪ They aim to digitise and make available Parliament and state legislature documents, including debates, speeches, committee reports and questions on internet. MoPA is the Nodal Ministry for implementation of both the projects.
▪ These projects will make functioning of Parliament and State Legislatures participative, responsive, transparent, productive and more accountable to public.
▪ They will make the entire Legislative process more efficient. They are environment-friendly initiatives in line with the Go Green initiative of the government.
➡ 18th All India Whips’ Conference
▪ The two-day conference was organised by Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs (MoPA) focused on the efficient functioning of legislatures. Delegates participating in made suggestions and recommendations for making the rolling out of e-Vidhan a success.
▪ It also made other recommendations for smooth and efficient working of Parliament and the state legislatures in the light of the experience gained by the whips.
➡ Whip
▪ A whip is a member of political party’s parliamentary body responsible for discipline within the party.
▪ Their main job is ensuring that their members in Parliament and legislature vote in line with the party’s official policy on important issues.
▪ The office of whip is neither mentioned in constitution of India nor in the Rules of the House nor in the Parliamentary Statue. It is based on conventions of parliamentary government.
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