Nagaland: Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla to inaugurate 22nd CPA meet in Kohima

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.

The two-day conference will witness participation from presiding officers, MPs, and MLAs of Zone III of CPA India Region, consisting of eight states of the northeastern region.

The conference will be held on the theme policy, progress & people: legislatures as catalysts of change, while its sub-themes will be the 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 to commemorate the conference.

The CPA India Region Zone III plays an important role in fostering regional cooperation, promoting parliamentary best practices, and addressing specific regional issues like infrastructure development and the Act East Policy for the Northeast.

Key achievements of the association include the inclusion of the Northeast region in the India-ASEAN Vision for Trade and Cooperation and 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.