National e-Vidhan Application (NeVA)

National e-Vidhan Application (NeVA)

Question. Which of the following statements is NOT correct regarding National e-Vidhan Application (NeVA)?
(A)Ministry of parliamentary affairs is the responsible ministry.
(B)It is a Mobile app to digitize the state legislatures’ data.
(C)This project had started as a pilot project from Uttar Pradesh.
(D)There are 7 legislative assemblies in the country.
Answer. D
Related facts-

  • Union Minister of parliamentary affairs,Water Resources, River Development, and Ganga Rejuvenation, Shri Arjun Ram Meghwal presided over the 2 day National Orientation workshop on National e-Vidhan Application (NeVA).
  • NeVA is a mission mode project to digitize all legislative assemblies and councils and make them paperless. It is a part of digital India and makes digitization of all 40 houses including 31 state legislative Assemblies, 7 legislative councils and 2 houses of parliament.
  • NeVa is approximately a rupees 739 crore project which will enable not only houses but government departments as well. This project had started as a pilot project from Himachal Pradesh.
  • It is a mobile-based app and will store data in the cloud (Meghraj). It is available on both platforms android and iOs as well which will help the chair of the house to conduct the business of house properly.

 By  Ramayan Upadhyay

References-

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