Commonwealth Parliamentary Association

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Recently, the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association India Region Zone VII Conference was inaugurated in Goa by the Lok Sabha Speaker.

About Commonwealth Parliamentary Association

• It is one of the oldest established organisations in the Commonwealth.
• It was founded in 1911.
• It is a membership association which brings together Members, who are united by community of interest, respect for the rule of law and individual rights and freedoms.
• The Association is made up of over 180 Legislatures (or Branches) divided up between nine geographic regions of the Commonwealth. 
• Its mission is to promote the advancement of parliamentary democracy by enhancing knowledge and understanding of democratic governance, youth engagement in democracy, gender equality and equal representation.
• Headquarters: London, United Kingdom.

Key Facts about CPA India Region

• It comprises a total of 32 Legislatures, After the Africa Region, India has the largest number of member Branches of the CPA. 
• Administratively, the CPA India Region is divided into 9 zones.
  • Zone 1: Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand
  • Zone 2: Delhi, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir, Punjab
  • Zone 3: Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Sikkim, Tripura
  • Zone 4: Odisha, West Bengal
  • Zone 5:  Bihar, Jharkhand
  • Zone 6: Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan
  • Zone 7: Goa, Gujarat, Maharashtra
  • Zone 8: Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Telangana
  • Zone 9: Kerala, Puducherry (UT), Tamil Nadu
• The CPA India Regional Chairperson: Lok Sabha Speaker, Parliament of India 
• Secretariat: It is based within the Lok Sabha at the Parliament of India.

Source: News On Air

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