Overview

• MPs began logging attendance via multimedia devices at their seats on July 14 for the Monsoon Session under the Sansad Bhashini initiative.
• The Digital Sansad portal now delivers daily parliamentary business and agenda papers in 12 Indian languages in real time using AI translation.
• An AI-powered speech-to-text tool developed with Bhashini is transcribing Lok Sabha debates live with support for multiple languages.
• These reforms follow a March 18 MoU between the Lok Sabha Secretariat and the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology to develop Sansad Bhashini.
• Officials say the digital measures aim to boost transparency, inclusivity and efficiency while cutting reliance on traditional paper workflows.