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The paperless platform the Puducherry Legislative Assembly runs on, the House whose Speaker's post is vacant

The Puducherry Legislative Assembly, whose Speaker's post is vacant and where a pro-tem Speaker has been administering the oath, works on the National e-Vidhan Application. NeVA is a platform for paperless legislative functioning, funded through 100 per cent central assistance by the Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs, and it allows legislative proceedings to be accessed in real time and live-streamed. Puducherry was the 19th legislature in the country to adopt it. The platform is described as carrying the principle of One Nation, One Application.

Funding: 100% Central Assistance by the Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs Puducherry's place among adopters: 19th legislature in the country
Why it matters for exams: NeVA and the Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs that funds it are standing Polity and e-governance questions.
Kerala PSCUPSCSSC
27 October 2026 Source: Press Information Bureau

In plain words

NeVA National e-Vidhan Application — A central platform that lets a legislature run its business without paper.

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