India News | Don't Use Newly Installed IPads at Seats as Paper Stands: Rajasthan Speakers to MLAs
Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. Rajasthan Assembly Speaker Vasudev Devnani Thursday urged legislators to use the newly installed iPads at their seats in the House properly and not as paper stands while noting that four devices had to be repaired.
Jaipur, Feb 20 (PTI) Rajasthan Assembly Speaker Vasudev Devnani Thursday urged legislators to use the newly installed iPads at their seats in the House properly and not as paper stands while noting that four devices had to be repaired.
Under the National e-Vidhan Application (NeVA) project aiming for a paperless and digital state legislative process, iPads have been installed at the seats of all 200 MLAs in the House. Apart from this, a laptop with a printer has also been given to the MLAs for their residence.
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Rs 16-17 crore has been spent on this project.
Before the debate on the Budget in the House on Thursday, Devnani said some MLAs were using the iPads as stands to keep papers and read. He noted that despite repeated requests, the devices were not being used properly.
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The speaker said that iPads installed at four seats had to be repaired as the MLAs were placing papers on the devices and applying pressure on the screens.
The MLAs should not lock the iPads, connect phones to them or use them as stands at all, Devnani said, adding that "these delicate things should be used as if they are your own".
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