On June 9, 2025, Union Minister of State Dr. L. Murugan will inaugurate the National eVidhan Application (NeVA) for the Puducherry Legislative Assembly. The implementation of NeVA will transform the Puducherry Legislative Assembly into a digital legislative house with paperless operations. NeVA, a Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs initiative launched under the vision of "One Nation One Application," aims to digitize and streamline legislative processes across all State and UT Legislatures. The project, approved in 2020 with a budget of ₹673.94 crore, utilizes a centrally sponsored funding model. NeVA integrates AIML-based real-time translation services and seeks to create a unified data repository of legislative information. To date, 28 State Legislatures have signed MoUs, and 18 Legislative Houses have fully transitioned to digital platforms. A trial run and hands-on training have already been conducted in Puducherry.
Key Entities Referenced
Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs: The Indian governmental ministry responsible for parliamentary affairs; the primary body behind the NeVA initiative.
Dr L Murugan: Union Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting Parliamentary Affairs, who will inaugurate the National eVidhan Application for Puducherry Legislative Assembly.
National eVidhan Application: Also referred to as NeVA, a unified platform to digitize and streamline legislative processes across all State and UT Legislatures.
Puducherry Legislative Assembly: The legislative assembly of Puducherry, where NeVA will be inaugurated.
PIB Delhi: Press Information Bureau, Delhi; the source of the press release.
June 9, 2025: The date on which Dr. L. Murugan will inaugurate the National eVidhan Application NeVA for the Puducherry Legislative Assembly.
Lieutenant Governor of Puducherry: A constitutional post in the union territory of Puducherry.
Shri K. Kailashnathan: The Lieutenant Governor of Puducherry.
Chief Minister of Puducherry: The head of government of the Union Territory of Puducherry.
Shri N. Rangasamy: The Chief Minister of Puducherry.
Speaker of Puducherry Legislative Assembly: The presiding officer of the Puducherry Legislative Assembly.
Shri Selvam R: The Speaker of the Puducherry Legislative Assembly.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi: The Prime Minister of India, under whose leadership NeVA was launched.
MoPA: Abbreviation for Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs.
37 State and UT Legislatures: All State and Union Territory Legislatures in India targeted by NeVA.
One Nation One Application: The vision embodying the unified platform of NeVA.
Public Investment Board: The board that approved NeVA on 15th January, 2020.
PIB: Abbreviation for Public Investment Board.
15th January, 2020: The date when the Public Investment Board approved NeVA.
673.94 crore: The budget allocated to NeVA, in Indian Rupees.
BHASHINI: Partnering organisation with NeVA to integrate AIML-based realtime translation services.
MeITY: Partnering organisation with NeVA to integrate AIML-based realtime translation services.
AIML: Stands for Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning. Used for realtime translation services.
28 State Legislatures: Number of State Legislatures that have signed MoU for NeVA.
18 Legislative Houses: Number of Legislative Houses that have transformed themselves into Digital Legislature completely.
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Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs
Union Minister of State Dr L Murugan to inaugurate
National e-Vidhan Application for Puducherry
Legislative Assembly
Posted On: 06 JUN 2025 2:46PM by PIB Delhi
Union Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting & Parliamentary Affairs, Dr. L. Murugan will
inaugurate the National e-Vidhan Application (NeVA) for the Puducherry Legislative Assembly on June 9,2025.
Lieutenant Governor of Puducherry Shri K. Kailashnathan, Chief Minister of Puducherry Shri N. Rangasamy,
Speaker of Puducherry Legislative Assembly Shri Selvam R and Members of the Puducherry Legislative
Assembly will be present during the inauguration ceremony.
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A trial run of NeVA was conducted during the recently concluded 6 session of the 15 Puducherry Legislative
Assembly by uploading the Lieutenant Governor’s speech, Chief Minister’s Budget speech, List of Business, and
Replies to the Questions of Members on NeVA. Hands on training to the Members of the Puducherry Legislative
Assembly and officials of Government Departments have already started.
After the implementation of NeVA, the Puducherry Legislative Assembly will be a digital legislative house having
paperless operations.
About National e-Vidhan Application (NeVA):
NeVA, launched under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, is an initiative by the Ministry of
Parliamentary Affairs (MoPA) to digitize and streamline legislative processes across all 37 State and UT
Legislatures through a unified platform, embodying the vision of ‘One Nation – One Application’.
Approved by Public Investment Board (PIB) on 15th January, 2020 with a budget of ₹673.94 crore, NeVA adopts
a centrally sponsored funding model, ensuring equitable support across states and UTs.
The aim of the project is to ensure that the Legislative Business of the House is conducted in a Paperless manner
and to bring all the legislatures of the country together, in one platform, thereby creating a massive data depository
without having the complexity of multiple applications.
Partnering with BHASHINI, MeITY, NeVA also integrates AI/ML-based real-time translation services, boosting
linguistic inclusivity. Till now, 28 State Legislatures have signed MoU and 18 Legislative Houses have
transformed themselves into Digital Legislature completely.
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