33 out of the 37 State/UT Legislatures have signed Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs) for implementation of the National e-Vidhan Application (NeVA). Out of these, 21 Legislative Houses have been transformed into digital Legislatures under the NeVA project.

The NeVA Project is funded as per the CSS pattern with a total project outlay of Rs.673.94 crore, of which the Central Government's share is limited to Rs.423.60 crore. An amount of Rs.23,58,20,600/-  has been sanctioned for implementation of the NeVA Project in the two Houses of the Andhra Pradesh Legislature. Necessary technical support is provided to all participating State/UT Legislatures, including Andhra Pradesh, through the Central Project Management Unit (CPMU) in the form of capacity-building initiatives.

As per the mid-term evaluation of the NeVA Project, NeVA has improved the efficiency of legislative functioning through digitization of legislative processes, reduced dependence on paper-based procedures, faster processing and dissemination of legislative business, and improved accessibility of legislative information. It has also led to savings in printing, handling and storage of documents.

State/UT Legislatures are autonomous institutions. Accordingly, NeVA Project has been implemented in consultation with the respective State Legislatures, subject to their preparedness.

This information was given by the Minister of State of Parliamentary Affairs, Dr. L. Murugan in a written reply in the Rajya Sabha today.

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