Blog

Amid members’ complaints of non-receipt of the copies of the ladies’s reservation Invoice, the Lok Sabha secretariat on Tuesday mentioned a walkthrough session MPs will probably be organised to make them acquainted with the multimedia gadgets obtainable within the new Parliament constructing.

A Lok Sabha Secretariat bulletin mentioned the walkthrough session has been scheduled for Wednesday morning within the new chamber of the decrease home for higher understanding of the options and functionalities of the multimedia gadgets.

When the Lok Sabha convened within the new parliament constructing Tuesday afternoon, a number of members together with AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi, mentioned that they had not acquired the Structure (128th Modification) Invoice which was being launched by Legislation Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal.

Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla identified to members that the Invoice was obtainable on the member’s portal in addition to the digital consoles obtainable on their particular person desk.

Lok Sabha officers mentioned the Speaker had taken a number of steps to cut back using paper within the conduct of enterprise and promote using newest data know-how instruments for making obtainable parliamentary papers, together with payments to members.

“The parliamentary papers are uploaded on members’ portal and are being simply accessed and utilized by Members within the final three years,” mentioned one of many officers.

They mentioned the portal is user-friendly and members and their private workers have been skilled from time-to-time to allow its efficient use.

This has been the apply since September 2020 and is in tune with the dedication of Parliament for selling environment-friendly and paperless workplaces, the officers mentioned.

Nevertheless, bodily copies of parliamentary papers and payments are additionally made obtainable to these members each time a requirement is positioned with the Secretariat, the officers mentioned.