Puducherry Becomes 19th Legislature to Adopt NeVA Platform.

National

On 9th June 2025, Dr. L. Murugan, Union Minister of State (MoS) for the Ministry of Information & Broadcasting (MoI&B) and Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs (MPA), inaugurated the National e-Vidhan Application (NeVA) for the Puducherry Legislative Assembly in Puducherry.


      - The inauguration event was graced by Lieutenant Governor of Puducherry K. Kailashnathan, Chief Minister N. Rangasamy, and Speaker of the Puducherry Legislative Assembly R. Selvam.

      - NeVA, a Mission Mode Project under the Digital India programme, is developed to digitise legislative processes, promote paperless governance, and enhance citizen-centric legislative functioning.

     

Main Point :-   (i) NeVA supports real-time access to legislative proceedings, aligning with the vision of "One Nation, One Application." It allows legislators and the public to engage more efficiently with parliamentary activities through digital means.

      (ii) The platform is funded with 100% Central Assistance by the Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs (MPA).

(iii) The platform features digital access to legislative documents such as budget speeches, notices, and questions, enables paperless operations, and integrates AI/ML-powered real-time translation through BHASHINI (BHASHA INterface for India). It also includes live streaming of proceedings to foster transparency, public engagement, and accountability.

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