Summary:
Shimla, Nov 17 (PTI) Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur on Wednesday sought the Centre"s approval for establishing a National e-Vidhan Academy at the second complex of the state assembly in Dharamshala.
Addressing the inaugural session of All India Presiding Officers" Conference in Shimla, Thakur said optimum utilisation of the Tapovan premises of Vidhan Sabha in Dharamshala will be ensured if approval for establishing the National e-Vidhan Academy is granted.
A total of 378 dignitaries, including Lok Sabha Speaker Om Prakash Birla, Rajya Sabha Deputy Chairman Harivansh Narayan Singh, speakers and deputy speakers of 36 state assemblies and councils, are participating in the conference.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi also virtually addressed the inaugural session of the conference.
The first such conference was held in Shimla 100 years ago in 1921.
Elaborating on the demand, Chief Minister Thakur said only the winter session of the state assembly is currently held for about five-six days a year at the second complex of the assembly in Dharamshala.