Centre signs pact with West Bengal govt, assembly for implementation of NeVA

Business To Business, New Delhi, 5^th June, 2026:    The Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs on Wednesday signed a tripartite Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Government of West Bengal and the West Bengal Legislative Assembly for the implementation of the National eVidhan Application (NeVA), marking a significant step toward digitising legislative proceedings in the state.
What is NeVA?
The National eVidhan Application is a digital workflow system hosted on the National Informatics Centre's MeghRaj cloud infrastructure. It is designed to enable legislatures to function in a paperless and more efficient manner.
Key features include:

• Digital handling of legislative business.
• Electronic circulation of notices, questions, bills, and reports.
• Real-time access to Assembly documents for members.
• Support for the Speaker/Chair in managing House proceedings.
• Reduction in paper usage and administrative delays.

• Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs
• Government of West Bengal
• West Bengal Legislative Assembly

• Modernise legislative functioning.
• Improve transparency and efficiency.
• Enhance accessibility of legislative information.
• Promote environmentally sustainable governance through paperless operations.