The Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA) India Region Zone‑II Conference commenced at the Haryana Legislative Assembly in Chandigarh on 9 June 2026, focussing on legislatures’ contribution to realising Viksit Bharat‑2047, artificial intelligence adoption and building an aware society.
CPA India Region — structure & participation
- 2024 reorganisation: CPA India Region was restructured into nine operational zones to streamline inter‑parliamentary cooperation.
- Zone‑II composition: Jammu & Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Punjab, Haryana and Delhi.
- Conference footprint: Presiding officers and delegations attended from Rajasthan, Andhra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Sikkim, Goa, Maharashtra and Uttar Pradesh.
Technological integration in legislatures
- AI use‑cases: Automated drafting of initial bills, legislative data management, sentiment and public feedback analysis, and cybersecurity monitoring for legislative IT systems.
- Governance requirements: Deployment requires data provenance, human oversight, and procedural safeguards to preserve legislative accountability.
Parliamentary Research and Information Center (PRIC)
- Core functions: Digitisation of historic debates and gazettes, independent policy research briefs, and statutory performance tracking of state schemes.
- Operational role: Provides real‑time analytical support and instant legal cross‑referencing to legislators and committees.
IASPOINT Booster Facts
- CPA: Founded in 1911 as the Empire Parliamentary Association; network of around 180 Commonwealth parliaments.
- Article 187: Mandates a separate secretariat for each State Legislature, preserving separation of powers.
- Speaker powers: Rules of Procedure empower the Speaker to constitute Financial Committees and Departmentally Related Standing Committees.
- Article 252: Allows Parliament to legislate on a State List subject at the request of two or more state legislatures.