Kohima, June 27 (MExN): Nagaland Legislative Assembly (NLA) speaker Chotisuh Sazo along with the Commissioner and Secretary, Additional Secretary and other technical staff of NLA visited Shimla, Himachal Pradesh from June 26 to 27 to get an overview and functioning of the eVidhan (Electronic application in the functioning of Legislative Assembly). Sazo held interaction with the speaker Brij Behari Lal Butail on the functioning of the eVidhan, which was established three years ago. Thereafter, the technical team demonstrated the functioning of eVidhan to the visiting team. The technology provides information to the members, be it rules and procedures, proceedings of the assembly, answered questions etc at instant click of the system. The eVidhan provides faster and secure communication to the members and different departments. Besides, it minimises the expenditure on the cost of papers and other materials. Further, it maintains transparency and accountability in governance. The eVidhan also links legislators with his/her constituency and different departments. It also monitors the developmental activities in their respective constituencies and above all, it builds an informed society. The team also visited the e-Facilities which consist of technical help desk, e-constituency, video conferencing, computerised typing work, email, House digital video clip, training centre, data based centre, electronic assistance booth made available separately for the ruling bench and the opposition.
