Key Highlights
- West Bengal Legislative Assembly signed an MoU on 4 June 2026 to deploy the National e‑Vidhan Application (NeVA).
- With this agreement, the state became the 33rd Indian legislature to operate on a unified digital platform.
- NeVA aims to deliver paper‑less, transparent, and citizen‑centric legislative processes in line with Digital India.
- The platform will grant MLAs and MLCs instant, 24/7 access to bills, notices, committee reports and other parliamentary records.
Detailed Insights
The tripartite memorandum, witnessed by Union Minister Kiren Rijiju, Minister of State Arjun Ram Meghwal, Minister of State L. Murugan and the Speaker of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly, formalises the rollout of NeVA within the state’s bicameral framework. NeVA, a Mission Mode Project under the Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs, consolidates legislative business—such as bill drafting, notice circulation, assurance tracking, committee proceedings, and daily bulletins—into a single, cloud‑based repository.
By moving to a fully digital ecosystem, West Bengal joins 21 other legislatures that have already transitioned to NeVA‑enabled operations. The broader “One Nation – One Application” vision seeks to harmonise legislative workflows across the country, thereby reducing administrative overhead, accelerating information dissemination, and strengthening public accountability.
Key anticipated outcomes include: elimination of paper usage, real‑time updates on house proceedings, streamlined record‑keeping, heightened productivity for legislators, and more robust citizen engagement through transparent access to legislative data.
Key Concepts
- National e‑Vidhan Application (NeVA): A centralized digital system designed to modernise parliamentary and state assembly functions by providing a paper‑less, secure, and searchable environment for legislative documents.
- Mission Mode Project: An accelerated government initiative with defined timelines and resources aimed at delivering large‑scale digital solutions.
- One Nation – One Application: A policy directive that encourages uniform digital infrastructure for all Indian legislatures to ensure consistency, interoperability, and scalability.