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CPA - India

February 18 , 2018 2474 days 967 0
  • Lok Sabha Speaker, Sumitra Mahajan inaugurated the 6th India region Commonwealth Parliamentary Association conference at Patna in Bihar.
  • The conference held discussions mainly on two topics,
  1. 'Parliament's role in the development agenda'
  2. 'Legislature and Judiciary - Two Important Pillars of Democracy'
  • India region CPA conferences are held once in two years. The 5th Conference was held in 2015 in Goa.
 About CPA
  • The Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA), previously known as the Empire Parliamentary Association, is an organisation which works to support good governance, democracy and human rights.
  • It is divided into nine regions – Africa, Asia, Australia, British Islands and Mediterranean, Canada, Caribbean, Americas and Atlantic, India, Pacific and South-East Asia.
  • The India region of CPA consists of the India Union Branch (Parliament of India) and 31 State/Union Territory branches.

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