Govt proposes rolling out e-Sansad and e-Vidhan in Parliament

The Government has proposed rolling out of e-Sansad in Parliament and e-Vidhan in State Legislatures to digitize and make their functioning paperless. 

Parliamentary Affairs Minister Ananth Kumar will inaugurate the 18th All India Whips’ Conference today in Udaipur, Rajasthan and will consider rolling out of e-Sansad and e-Vidhan in Parliament and State Legislatures.

A whip is a member of a 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 two-day conference



will focus on the efficient functioning of legislatures and the Delegates will make suggestions and recommendations for making the rolling out of e-Vidhan a success. 

This environment-friendly initiative is in line with the Go Green initiative of the government. 

The Ministry has said, some states have made good progress in the field of automation of their Legislatures but in some states consumption of huge volume of papers is still going.

The conference will also make other recommendations for smooth and efficient working of Parliament and the state legislatures in the light of the experience gained by the whips.