Overview
- Inaugurating the CPA India Region Zone III conference in Kohima, the Lok Sabha Speaker urged deeper Centre–state coordination to drive inclusive growth across the Northeast.
- Birla pressed for a climate-resilient development plan tailored to the region's geography, emphasizing green infrastructure and community participation.
- He highlighted digital modernization, praising Nagaland's fully paperless assembly and encouraging wider use of new technologies and AI in legislative work.
- The Speaker called on assemblies to frame policies that spur industrial growth while elevating local art, culture, and traditional crafts for broader economic empowerment.
- The two-day meet, themed on legislatures as catalysts of change, convened 12 presiding officers from seven Northeastern states with plenaries on 'Viksit Bharat' and climate risks.