Overview
- Speaker Gupta announced amendments to Rule 280 under the GNCTD (Amendment) Act, 2021 to bring Delhi Assembly procedures in line with Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha practices.
- The review will simplify legislative wording and introduce gender-neutral terminology to promote inclusivity in Assembly proceedings.
- A meeting of the Assembly’s Rules Committee is set for June 5 to examine and finalize the proposed procedural changes.
- Two new committees—the Committee on the Welfare of Senior Citizens and the Committee on the Welfare of Transgenders and Persons with Disabilities—have been constituted to address marginalized groups’ concerns.
- An Audit Para Monitoring System mobile app is being developed to track Comptroller and Auditor General recommendations and improve follow-up oversight.