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NeVA Digital Platform Launched in Puducherry
- 12 Jun 2025
- 2 min read
Union Minister of State for Information & Broadcasting & Parliamentary Affairs inaugurated the National e-Vidhan Application (NeVA) platform for the Puducherry Legislative Assembly.
NeVA Platform
- About: NeVA is a workflow-based digital platform launched under the “One Nation, One Application” initiative to digitise legislative functioning in a paperless, efficient, and transparent manner.
- It is funded through 100% central assistance by the Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs, hosted on NIC Cloud – MeghRaj.
- Nagaland was the first state to implement NeVA in 2022.
- Key Features:
- Device-neutral, member-centric platform accessible via tablets and handheld devices.
- Provides real-time access to rules, notices, business lists, bills, bulletins, questions, reports, etc.
- Secure portal for legislators to submit questions and notices.
- Live-streaming support to enhance transparency and citizen access.
- Unified digital repository of legislative data across all States/UTs, eliminating redundant platforms.
- mNeVA mobile app (Android/iOS) provides 24x7 access to legislative data.
- Significance: The move would save 3–5 tonnes of paper annually supporting Digital India, Go Green, and Good Governance, and aligns with the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
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