Om Birla to Launch 85th All India Presiding Officers’ Conference in Patna on Monday

Synopsis
Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla will inaugurate the 85th All India Presiding Officers’ Conference in Patna on January 20, featuring important dignitaries and discussions on constitutional values and legislative advancements.
Key Takeaways
- Inauguration by Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla.
- The theme focuses on the 75th Anniversary of the Constitution.
- Significant attendance by key political figures in Bihar.
- Valedictory Session on January 21 with high-profile addresses.
- Modern technologies in legislative bodies will be discussed.
New Delhi, Jan 18 (NationPress) Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla is set to inaugurate the 85th All India Presiding Officers’ Conference (AIPOC) in the capital of Bihar, Patna, on January 20.
Among those attending will be Deputy Chairman of the Rajya Sabha, Harivansh; Deputy Chief Ministers of Bihar, Samrat Choudhary and Vijay Kumar Sinha; Minister of Parliamentary Affairs in Bihar, Vijay Kumar Choudhary; Leader of Opposition in the Bihar Assembly, Tejashwi Prasad Yadav; Bihar Assembly Speaker Nand Kishore Yadav; Deputy Speaker of the Bihar Assembly, Narendra Narayan Yadav; Presiding Officers from various States and Union Territories; Ministers from the Government of Bihar; Members of the Bihar legislature; and other distinguished guests.
The theme for this two-day conference, which is being held in Bihar for the third time, is ‘75th Anniversary of Constitution: Contribution of Parliament and State Legislative Bodies in Strengthening Constitutional Values.’
The Valedictory Session will feature addresses from Bihar Governor Arif Mohammad Khan and Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on January 21. The gathering will also include Deputy Chairman of the Rajya Sabha, Harivansh; Speaker of the Bihar Legislative Assembly, Nand Kishore Yadav; Chairman of Bihar Vidhan Parishad, Awadhesh Narain Singh; Deputy Chairman of Bihar Vidhan Parishad, Prof (Dr) Ramvachan Rai; Presiding Officers from various States and Union Territories; Ministers from the Government of Bihar; Members of the Bihar legislature; and other dignitaries.
During this conference, Lok Sabha Speaker Birla will unveil the 8th edition of ‘Practice and Procedure of Parliament’. Additionally, he will inaugurate the Neva Seva Kendra within the Bihar Legislature premises on January 21.
The 85th AIPOC will be preceded by the 61st Conference of Secretaries of Legislative Bodies in India on January 19 in Patna. The delegates will engage in discussions on ‘Adoption of modern technologies in our legislative bodies for greater efficiency, effectiveness and productivity’.
Secretary-General of the Lok Sabha, Utpal Kumar Singh, will inaugurate and address the Conference.