Lok Sabha Speaker Shri Om Birla will inaugurate the 22nd Annual Conference of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA) India Region Zone-III in Kohima, Nagaland, on 10 November 2025.

Chief Minister of Nagaland, Dr. Neiphiu Rio; Deputy Chairman, Rajya Sabha, Shri Harivansh; and Speaker, Nagaland Legislative Assembly and Chairman, CPA India Region Zone-III, Shri Sharingain Longkumer, will grace the occasion.

The two-day Conference (10–11 November 2025) will witness participation from Presiding Officers, MPs and MLAs of Zone III of CPA India Region consisting of 8 States of the Northeastern region. The theme of the Conference is “Policy, Progress & People: Legislatures as Catalysts of Change.” The sub-themes are:

(i) Role of Legislatures in Achieving Viksit Bharat; and

(ii) Climate Change – In the Light of Recent Cloudbursts and Landslides in Parts of the Northeast Region.

The Closing Ceremony will be addressed by Shri Harivansh, Deputy Chairman, Rajya Sabha. The Vote of Thanks will be proposed by Shri Thomas A. Sangma, Speaker, Meghalaya Legislative Assembly and Vice Chairman, CPA India Region Zone-III, and Shri S. Toiho Yeptho,  Deputy Speaker, Nagaland Legislative Assembly.

A Tree Plantation Drive will also be organized to commemorate the Conference.

CPA India Region Zone III has played an important role in fostering regional cooperation, promoting parliamentary best practices, and addressing specific regional issues like infrastructure development and the Act East Policy for the Northeast. Key achievements include the inclusion of the Northeast Region in the India- ASEAN Vision for Trade and Cooperation and calls for accelerating infrastructure projects, enhanced trading outposts, and cultural exchanges. The zone also focuses on improving parliamentary processes and making them more accessible and inclusive through greater use of technologies as seen in the implementation of the National eVidhan Application (NeVA), digitalization programme and active public engagement.

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