Indian Parliamentary Group
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The Indian Parliamentary Group is an autonomous body, membership of which is open to all current or former members of the Indian Parliament
. It was founded in 1949, following a Motion
adopted by the Constituent Assembly
on 16 August 1948. Its declared aims are to promote contact between Members of the Parliament
; study questions of national importance and arrange seminars and lectures to better inform MPs; and arranging visits to foreign countries (admittance into such delegations is reserved for MPs who have been members of the group for over 6 months). A link between the Indian Parliament and its foreign counterparts, the group functions as the National Group of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU), and the Main Branch of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association
(CPA) in India
.
The Indian Parliamentary Group awards the Outstanding Parliamentarian Award
.
Parliament of India
The Parliament of India is the supreme legislative body in India. Founded in 1919, the Parliament alone possesses legislative supremacy and thereby ultimate power over all political bodies in India. The Parliament of India comprises the President and the two Houses, Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha...
. It was founded in 1949, following a Motion
Motion (democracy)
A motion is a formal step to introduce a matter for consideration by a group. It is a common concept in the procedure of trade unions, students' unions, corporations, and other deliberative assemblies...
adopted by the Constituent Assembly
Constituent Assembly of India
The Constituent Assembly of India was elected to write the Constitution of India, and following independence served as the nation's first Parliament.-Nature of the Assembly:...
on 16 August 1948. Its declared aims are to promote contact between Members of the Parliament
Member of Parliament
A Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,...
; study questions of national importance and arrange seminars and lectures to better inform MPs; and arranging visits to foreign countries (admittance into such delegations is reserved for MPs who have been members of the group for over 6 months). A link between the Indian Parliament and its foreign counterparts, the group functions as the National Group of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU), and the Main Branch of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association
Commonwealth Parliamentary Association
The Commonwealth Parliamentary Association, previously known as the Empire Parliamentary Association, is an organisation, of British origin, which works to support good governance, democracy and human rights...
(CPA) in India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
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The Indian Parliamentary Group awards the Outstanding Parliamentarian Award
Outstanding Parliamentarian Award
The Outstanding Parliamentarian Award is an award given by the Indian Parliamentary Group to an outstanding sitting Member of the Indian Parliament. It was instituted in 1995 by Shivraj Patil who was then the Speaker, Lok Sabha from 1991-96.-Past recipients:...
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