Overview
- Speaker Rathindra Bose announced the new award on Thursday, July 23, saying one legislator will be chosen each year for the Assembly’s five‑year term.
- The Assembly set three main criteria for selection: attendance during sessions, participation in House business and contributions to constituency development and public welfare.
- An external or assembly‑appointed agency will monitor all 294 MLAs throughout the year and prepare the report that will determine the winner, though the body’s identity and its methods have not been disclosed.
- The Speaker framed the move as a tool to help 181 first‑time MLAs learn parliamentary procedure and to push all members to use the Assembly platform more effectively for their constituencies.
- Political observers say the award could raise legislative engagement but that its credibility will depend on the transparency of the chosen agency and the evaluation methodology.