India News | All Legislative Bodies Should Play Effective Role in Achieving Goal of Viksit Bharat by 2047, Says Lok Sabha Speaker

Patna (Bihar) [India], January 21 (ANI): Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla stated on Tuesday that the tradition of barrier-free, orderly discussion and smooth communication should be maintained in legislatures. Expressing concern over the decline in the number of sittings, Birla said that it should be the endeavour of all Presiding Officers to ensure no disruptions occur in the houses, despite agreements and disagreements.

Om Birla said, "Our houses should perform their functions in a better environment, serving the wider public interest, enabling us to contribute more effectively to public service and good governance by fulfilling our constitutional responsibilities through our houses."

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Addressing the valedictory session of the 85th All India Presiding Officers Conference in Patna, Birla informed that the 85th All India Presiding Officers' Conference (AIPOC) has adopted five resolutions on tributes to founding fathers, respect for values in the constitution, barrier-free and orderly debates, the celebration of 75th years of the constitution and use of digital technology.

Birla said that all the Presiding Officers have given creative ideas to celebrate the 75th anniversary of the Constitution as a festival.

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"By involving the Parliament of India and the Legislative Assemblies of all States with active participation of Panchayati Raj Institutions, Urban Bodies, Cooperative Institutions, youth, women, students, professionals, NGOs, entrepreneurs, media and all stakeholders of democracy, should run campaigns and various programmes to deepen democracy across the country throughout the year," he said.

Emphasising the importance of excellent research support for lawmakers, Birla stated that having excellent research and reference wings in legislative bodies is essential to build capacity and assist members. He further announced plans to establish a Research Pool in the Lok Sabha, which will provide research support to State Assemblies and Legislative Councils.

Talking about the need to further strengthen the committee system in legislatures, Birla said that meaningful initiatives have been taken to strengthen the functioning of Parliamentary Committees. "The Public Accounts Committee, Estimate Committee and other committees are functioning in the legislatures of various states across the country. This year, under the banner of AIPOC, training and capacity-building programs will also be organized for the committees of all state legislatures," he said.

Referring to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's vision of "One Nation, One Legislative Platform," Birla said that unprecedented progress has been made in this direction over the last year. While Parliament debates are being made available online by translating them into both Hindi and English, state legislatures have also made remarkable progress in digitizing their current and past debates.

He expressed confidence that by 2025, in line with the Prime Minister's vision, a unique platform will be provided to Indian citizens, enabling them to access not only Parliament debates but also legislative debates on any topic throughving-goal-of-viksit-bharat-by-2047-says-lok-sabha-speaker-6583456.html',900, 600)">