New Delhi, April 8 Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla will inaugurate a two-day conference of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA) India Region in Panaji on Thursday.
The conference of Zone-7 of the CPA aims to strengthen parliamentary cooperation, promote the exchange of best practices, and discuss key development priorities of the region, according to an official statement.
The dignitaries will discuss topics such as "The Role of Young Legislators in Achieving the Goal of a Developed India by 2047" and "Priorities of Zone-7 in Trade, Tourism, Urbanization, Environment, and Coastal Connectivity", among others.
The CPA India Region Zone-7 comprises the legislatures of Goa, Gujarat, and Maharashtra.
This will be the first conference of Zone-7 after the CPA India Region was restructured into nine zones in 2024.
Currently, the Speaker of the Gujarat legislative assembly serves as the chairperson of CPA India Region Zone-7.
The concluding session on April 10 will be attended by Goa Governor Pusapati Ashok Gajapathi Raju, along with Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla.
Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant, Rajya Sabha Deputy Chairman Harivansh, Maharashtra Legislative Council Chairman Ram Shinde, Maharashtra Assembly Speaker Rahul Narvekar, and Gujarat Assembly Speaker Shankarbhai Chaudhary will also address the dignitaries.
In addition, the presiding officers of the legislatures of Andhra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Haryana, Karnataka, Rajasthan, and Telangana, Union Minister and MPs from Goa, and legislators from the three member states will also attend the conference, the statement said.