Deputy Chairman Rajya Sabha, Harivansh participated in a range of discussions at the 27th Conference of Speakers and Presiding Officers of the Commonwealth (CSPOC) at Kampala, Uganda

Inclusive Parliament must reflect diversities of the People, Passing of Women’s Reservation Bill is a landmark and testimony to inclusiveness of Indian Parliament, said Harivansh.

Health and well being of Parliamentarians directly impacts the quality of governance and the lives of the people they serve, he added.

The Deputy Chairman further said efforts are on to make the Parliament fully digitised and paperless. Indian Parliament has always been proactive in creating the enabling legal framework and institutions to deal with impacts of climate change, Harivansh said according to a Press note issued by the Ràjya Sabha secretariat.

The Deputy Chairman Rajya Sabha participated in a range of discussions at the 27th Conference of Speakers and Presiding Officers of the Commonwealth (CSPOC) at Kampala, Uganda. These discussions  included subjects such as ‘Environment, Climate Change and Role of Parliament’, ‘Diverse and Inclusive Parliaments’, and ‘Health and Well-being Support in Parliaments’ which were held across two days.

During the discussion on Environment and Climate Change, Harivansh underlined various initiatives undertaken by the government as well as the Parliament. Parliament had debated and discussed them in detail. He further added that “Indian Parliament has always been proactive in creating the enabling legal framework and institutions to deal with impacts of climate change” .

Speaking about the India’s ‘Go Green’ initiatives, Harivansh said that E-vehicles are being used to ferry MPs to the Parliament Complex.

In another discussion on diverse and inclusive Parliaments, Harivansh said that an inclusive Parliament must reflect diversities of the People and also focus on diverse needs of different groups including those of the youths and women.