Haryana Vidhan Sabha is set to go completely paperless. The Speaker Gian Chand Gupta on Thursday said that preparations are being made to ensure that the upcoming budget session of Haryana Assembly is completely paperless.
The Speaker held a meeting of the Apex Committee constituted for the purpose. Several MLAs and senior officers were present during the meeting.
Gupta said that the process of making Haryana Legislative Assembly paperless has been accelerated. The details regarding setting up of state-of-the-art equipment to make the House an e-Vidhan Sabha were discussed. A 2-day workshop to impart training on digitization to the staff of the Legislative Assembly Secretariat has also started on Thursday. MLAs of the state will also undergo training to understand the new system.
He said that officials from NIXI, which is working with the State Government on this initiative were also present at the meeting. The NIXI will provide training here for three years. Haryana Legislative Assembly committee has also recently visited Bihar and Arunachal Pradesh to understand the digital system, he added.
During the meeting, Gupta directed the officers that all the arrangements for paperless Vidhan Sabha should be completed within 45 days.
Gupta further said that the quality and transparency of proceedings will increase in the paperless Legislative Assembly and this project will prove to be a milestone in the strengthening of democracy.