In some respects, YES . In some other respects, NOT YET
Context :
New
E-enabled Parliament , assemblies to Work on Unified Digital Infra / ET /
14 May 2022
Extract :
When lawmakers move into the brand new Parliament building in the national capital, they’re likely
to be given touchscreen tablets that will
# facilitate voting on matters of
national importance,
# help with speeches, notices,
submissions and
# laying of papers and reports
The move is
a part of the government’s larger plan to bring the nation’s 37 state
legislatures-31 Assemblies and 6 Councils-on to a single digital platform which
will have enabling provisions for the Rajya Sabha and the Lok Sabha.
A single, process-based, end-to-end digital platform called National e-Vidhan Application
(NeVA) has been developed for the parliamentary affairs ministry.
An official mentioned the software program will bring “synergy in the working and dissemination of
information by all legislatures…” on the only platform, breaking silos.
“All legislatures are proposed to be linked together so that on one platform, the public at large can see what is
happening in all 39 legislative houses across the country,” he said
Once implemented , the new e-platform will enable members to ,
# seek divisions whenever they want, and also
# cast their votes digitally from anywhere within the Houses
While members will be able to make submissions digitally, notices can be sent anytime from anywhere, approved
and processed on-line in the legislature
secretariats.
A touchscreen device will be provided to every
member inside the House that will contain,
# list of businesses ,
# papers to be laid,
# bills consideration
and passing,
# committee reports,
# questions and answers,
# bulletins,
# synopsis of
proceedings,
# digital library,
# notices
# members directory,
# visual display of House
proceedings.
The platform has been developed to ensure members can find everything
they need in the House on one platform–their notices, replies, notifications, constitution
of committee, agenda, minutes, room booking, to preparation of report, and also
enable them to talk to
their aides and secretaries,
MY TAKE :
Ø Congratulations,
Shri Rajeev Chandrasekharji …………. ( 23 Apr 2022 )
Extract :
Dear Shri Chandrasekharji,
Congratulations on this great initiative to launch DIGITAL SANSAD , with the
explicit objective to BRING MPs and CITIZEN together by “ covering the entire
spectrum of functioning of the Indian
Parliament “
In this context, I urge you to
examine my following suggestions ( to view details, CLICK
HERE ):
[ A ]…… Platform
[ B ]….. Citizen
Feedback
A citizen should be able to send ( email / sms / whatsapp ) any message
to any MP .
These messages can only be a question or a constructive comment ( AI
software must weed-out any
You may want to
consider the following U / I : Influence Policy Makers
Source-code for this, can be freely downloaded from
[ C ] MP “ Janam Kundli
“
[ D ] Performance of MPs in
Parliament
[ E ] “ Work from Anywhere
“ for MPs
With Virtual Parliament sessions, you can
do following :
Ø Online broadcast of Virtual Session through a
Mobile App ( LokRaj ? )
Ø Receive
Questions / Answers / Notices , online ( as being done already )
Ø Decide ( and
control ), WHO will
speak , WHEN and
for HOW LONG .
Ø Display these “ Speaking Schedules “ on the Mobile App with a provision
for the viewers to cast
their
as each speaker delivers his / her
speech
Dynamically
display “ No of Raters “
Such an “ Instant Feedback “ will dramatically improve , not only the
behaviour of each Member
Relevance “of his talk
Ø Turn-off the member’s mike if he refuses to stop or starts shouting /
abusing
Ø No question of anyone speaking “out of turn “ or rushing to the well of
the house !
Ø Bar unruly
members from attending a VIRTUAL SESSION
Ø Display ( as in case of Augmented Reality – AR ), following record of an
MP as he is
speaking :
# Attendance percentage / Punctuality
# No of questions asked
# Number of minutes spoken during the session
Ø Just before the voting starts on any Bill , enable the Members of
Parliament to receive “
Instructions (
voted for him / her ) “, as to how voters want him to vote ( “for “
or “against “ the bill ) , as outlined at :
VotersWill ………………………………….[ 03 Nov 2018 ]
Ø Enable every Member to receive Online Feedback whether his overall
performance is so bad that the citizen
him “ Re- called “ , as described at :
ROMP - A Panacea ? ……………….[ 06 Aug 2015 ]
Dear Shri Mukhtar Abbas Naqviji :
While congratulating you for your path-breaking innovation , I urge you to enable
any citizen to send out e-mail messages to Govt Officers ( including Ministers ) ,
as per links provided above
With regards,
Hemen Parekh
/ hcp@RecruitGuru.com / 15 May
2022
CC :
E Mail IDs compiled from NeVA Contact Directory
/ many missing / no consistency in format !
Shri Bandaru Dattatraya Governor, Haryana / governor@hry.nic.in
THAWAR CHAND GEHLOT Governor, Karnataka/
rajbhavan.karnataka@gmail.com
Smt. Droupadi Murmu, Governor, Jharkhand, / jhrgov@jhr.nic.in
Shri Mangubhai C. Patel Governor, Madhya Pradesh / mprajbhavan@mp.gov.in
Shri Arif Mohammed Khan, Governor, Kerala / keralagovernor@gmail.com
Prof Jagdish Mukhi Governor, Nagaland / rajbhavankohima@nic.in
Shri P.S. Sreedharan Pillai Governor, Mizoram / governor-mz@gov.in
Dr. (Smt.) Tamilisai Soundararajan / Lt. Governor, Puducherry/ lg.pon@nic.in
Prof. Ganeshi Lal / Governor, Odisha / govodisha@nic.in
Smt. Baby Rani Maurya / Governor, Uttarakhand / adcahe-ua@nic.in