PM to inaugurate National Legislators Conference today

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will digitally inaugurate the National Legislators Conference on the theme “We For Development” in the Central Hall of Parliament House on Saturday.

Addressing media here on Friday, Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan said the conference is hosted by Indian Parliamentary Group and the aim is to provide a platform to MPs, MLCs and MLAs from across the country to share their experiences and to learn from each other’s success  stories, and to  develop a perspective on developmental issues.

The inaugural ceremony will be attended by the Union Cabinet Ministers, Chief Ministers, Ministers of State of the Union, Presiding Officers of State Legislatures, Members of Parliament and Members of State Legislatures, said Mahajan.

“The Conference offers special opportunity to those Delegates whose constituencies have greater possibilities and aspirations of development. The Conference will comprise of a Plenary Session on the theme “We For Development” and two Working Sessions on ‘Role of Legislators in Development Process’ and ‘Optimum Utilisation of Resources in Development’, “she said.

The Plenary Session will be held in the Central Hall of Parliament House on 10 March 2018.   Shri Amitabh Kant, CEO, NITI Aayog will make a presentation on aspirational districts  and   Shri Suresh Prabhu, Union Minister of Commerce & Industry will address the Plenary Session. Dr M. Thambi Durai, Deputy Speaker Lok Rajya Sabha will chair the Plenary Session.

Vice President Venkaiah Naidu, Deputy Speaker M. Thambudurai and Cabinet Ministers Arun Jaitley Nitin Gadkari and JP Nadda will address the legislators on various subject.