Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla to inaugurate CPA India Region Zone-III conference in Kohima on November 10

DIMAPUR — Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla will inaugurate the 22nd annual conference of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA) India Region Zone-III in Kohima on November 10.

According to a DIPR update, Chief Minister Neiphiu Rio, Deputy Chairman of Rajya Sabha Harivansh, and Speaker of Nagaland Legislative Assembly and Chairman of CPA India Region Zone-III Sharingain Longkumer will grace the inaugural ceremony.

The two-day conference will bring together presiding officers, Members of Parliament, and legislators from the eight northeastern states under Zone-III of the CPA India Region.

The theme for this year’s conference is “Policy, Progress & People: Legislatures as Catalysts of Change.” The sub-themes include “Role of Legislatures in Achieving Viksit Bharat” and “Climate Change – In the Light of Recent Cloudbursts and Landslides in Parts of the Northeast Region.”

The closing ceremony will be addressed by Rajya Sabha Deputy Chairman Harivansh. A tree plantation drive will also be organised as part of the event.

The CPA India Region Zone-III has played a key role in fostering regional cooperation, promoting parliamentary best practices, and addressing critical issues such as infrastructure development and the Act East Policy for the Northeast, it stated.

“Key achievements include the inclusion of the Northeast Region in the India–ASEAN Vision for Trade and Cooperation and calls for accelerating infrastructure projects, enhanced trading outposts, and cultural exchanges.

“The zone also focuses on improving parliamentary processes and making them more accessible and inclusive through greater use of technologies, as seen in the implementation of the National eVidhan Application (NeVA), digitalisation programme and active public engagement,” it added.

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