Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Mohan Majhi met the Delhi Assembly delegation led by Speaker Vijender Gupta at Lok Seva Bhawan in Bhubaneswar on Tuesday.
The delegation is on a three-day visit to Odisha to study the Odisha Assembly’s successful implementation of National e-Vidhan Application (NeVA). Gupta is being accompanied by Deputy Speaker Mohan Singh Bist, senior officials from the Delhi Legislative Assembly, and key personnel involved in the project.
The Odisha Legislative Assembly transitioned to a fully paperless system in February with the launch of ‘Digital House’ under NeVA, a mobile app version that allows members of the House to access legislative information anytime, anywhere.
Delhi, which last month signed an MoU with the Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs for implementation of the project, will study the best practices, technological frameworks, and operational models adopted by Odisha in implementing NeVA effectively.
The delegation will meet the committee on NeVA and also Odisha Assembly Speaker Surama Padhy on April 16. The final day of the tour will be dedicated to wrap-up meetings and further discussions with stakeholders involved in the NeVA implementation, sources said.
During the Delhi assembly’s last budget session, Speaker Gupta had announced that the assembly would become paperless within 100 days. The Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs is expected to release the necessary funds to support its implementation based on this assurance. The initiative enables members of legislature to access information like Bills, notices, questions, and committee reports more directly on their devices, eliminating the need for physical paper documents.
