Maharashtra Legislature Moves Towards Implementation of NeVA Under Digital India Programme

Maharashtra set to implement the National e-Vidhan Application (NeVA) program which is set up by the Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs under the Digital India Program. The plan adheres to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s motto “One Nation One Application”. The introduction of the NeVA will lean towards digitizing the functioning of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly and Legislative Council which shall not only increase their efficiency but also make them available to the common people.

Maharashtra Legislature to Fast-Track NeVA Implementation

To speed up the implementation of the National e-Vidhan Application (NeVA) in Maharashtra, a meeting was recently held at Vidhan Bhawan in Mumbai.

This high-level meeting was attended by officials from the following departments,

• Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs, Government of India
• Department of Parliamentary Affairs, Government of Maharashtra
• Secretariat of Maharashtra Legislature

The meeting resulted in the agreement of departments to complete signing of Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), needed for the implementation of the given program.

In this way Maharashtra is confirming its willingness to modernize processes of legislative power through the help of technology.

What Is the National e-Vidhan Application?

• The National e-Vidhan Application (NeVA) is one of the Mission Mode Projects being run by the Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs under the Digital India Program.
• The idea behind NeVA is to digitize the working of all 37 State Legislatures and Union Territory Legislatures through one integrated digital platform.
• NeVA allows legislators to conduct all the legislative work in an electronic format thereby lesser dependency on paper.

Project Cost & Financial Outlay

The total amount allotted to the National e-Vidhan Application is ₹673.94 crore.

In Maharashtra the project comprises of T implementation in the following areas,

• Maharashtra Legislative Assembly
• Maharashtra Legislative Council
• Mumbai Legislature Complex
• Nagpur Legislature Complex

The total expected cost for to implementing the NeVA project in Maharashtra is around ₹48 crore.

Further funding will be allocated to build the technical infrastructure, deploy the software, build the capacity, and support the project.

Advantages of NeVA for the Maharashtra Legislature

The introduction of NeVA is expected to revolutionize the legislative process in the state.

Some of the main advantages include,

• Speeding up Legislative Processes
• Ensured Transparency
• Elimination of Excessive Paper Work
• Promotion of Public Participation
• Increased Efficiency