US EditionLok Sabha Revolutionizes Attendance with Tech-Forward System
NEW DELHI, INDIA, JUL 14 – Lok Sabha Secretariat introduces a digital attendance system at MPs' seats to reduce lobby congestion and improve transparency, impacting over 500 members, officials said.
- The Lok Sabha will introduce a multi-media device system for MPs to mark attendance from their seats starting in the Monsoon Session beginning July 21, 2025.
- This change aims to replace the lobby register, streamline attendance marking, and reduce overcrowding while addressing MPs marking presence without participating.
- The new attendance system enables MPs to record their presence using I-cards, biometric verification, or PIN codes, while exempts cabinet members and the opposition leader from the requirement to sign in.
- Congress whip Manickam Tagore criticized the rollout as flawed citing the system's failure during the Waqf Board vote and questioned exemptions granted to top leaders.
- In parallel, Lok Sabha will deploy AI-driven multilingual transcription to improve transparency and accessibility of debates, reflecting ongoing efforts to digitize Parliament.
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Lok Sabha Goes High-tech: Digital Attendance, AI-Powered Transcription Mark New Era
Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. The Lok Sabha Secretariat has launched several tech-driven reforms to modernise Parliamentary functioning, including digital attendance via multimedia devices and real-time AI-powered transcription of House proceedings. India News | Lok Sabha Goes High-tech: Digital Attendance, AI-Powered Transcription Mark New Era.
Lok Sabha Revolutionizes Attendance with Tech-Forward System
The Lok Sabha is introducing a new attendance system for MPs, which requires members to register their presence using a multi-media device at their seat. This modern approach, supported by Speaker Om Birla, aims to reduce congestion in lobbies and ensure MPs' active participation in House proceedings.
Want to mark attendance? Stay in your seats: Lok Sabha’s new attendance plan for MPs - The Tribune
The newly designed multi-media device attendance system will work only from the pre-allotted benches of MPs who will need to take their seats if they want to be marked present for a given sitting of the House.
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