Overview
- The two-day CPA India Region Zone-III conference opened in Kohima on November 10 with Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla inaugurating the sessions.
- Plenaries are focused on the role of legislatures in achieving Viksit Bharat targets and on climate risks highlighted by recent cloudbursts and landslides.
- Birla pressed for deeper Centre–state cooperation to shape inclusive, climate-resilient growth tailored to the Northeast’s geography and communities.
- Delegates highlighted rapid digitization in the region’s assemblies, noting widespread paperless operations and use of e-governance tools to boost transparency.
- Rajya Sabha Deputy Chairman Harivansh and Nagaland Chief Minister Neiphiu Rio joined presiding officers from across the eight states, as the program included a commemorative monolith unveiling and a tree-plantation drive.