CPA conference in Nagaland to focus on viksit bharat, climate change
Kohima, November 8 (MExN): 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.
Nagaland Chief Minister Neiphiu Rio, Rajya Sabha Deputy Chairman Harivansh, and Nagaland Legislative Assembly Speaker Sharingain Longkumer, who is also the Chairman of CPA India Region Zone-III, will be present on the occasion, a DIPR report said.
The two-day conference from November 10 and 11 will see participation from presiding officers, MPs and MLAs of Zone III of CPA India Region, which consists of eight states of the northeastern region.
The theme of the conference is “Policy, Progress & People: Legislatures as Catalysts of Change”. The sub-themes are ‘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.
The vote of thanks will be proposed by Meghalaya Legislative Assembly Speaker Thomas A Sangma, who is also the Vice Chairman of CPA India Region Zone-III, and Nagaland Legislative Assembly Deputy Speaker S Toiho Yeptho.
A tree plantation drive will also be organised to commemorate the conference.
CPA India Region Zone III has played 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, the statement said.
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, it said.
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, the statement added.
