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Indian Parliament
The IPG is an autonomous body, formed in 1949 through a motion adopted by the Constituent Assembly (Legislative).
Membership in the IPG is open to all members of Parliament, and former members can become associate members with limited rights.
Associate members lack representation at IPU and CPA meetings and conferences, as well as travel concessions provided to members by certain CPA branches.
Constituent Assembly
The ex officio President of the IPG is the Speaker of the Lok Sabha.
The Deputy Speaker of the Lok Sabha and the Deputy Chairman of the Rajya Sabha serve as ex officio vice-presidents.
The Secretary-General of the Lok Sabha acts as the ex officio Secretary-General of the IPG.
The aims and objectives of the IPG are:-
Facilitate personal contact among members of the Parliament of India.
Address questions of public importance likely to arise in Parliament.
Coordinate lectures on political, defense, economic, social, and educational issues, delivered by members of Parliament and distinguished individuals.
Organize visits to foreign countries to establish contacts with members of other parliaments.
The IPG serves as a crucial link between the Parliament of India and various global parliaments, maintaining connections through delegations, goodwill missions, correspondence, and document exchanges.
Functioning as both the National Group of the IPU and the main branch of the CPA in India, the IPG plays a significant role in international parliamentary relations.
Indian Parliamentary Group
Organizes addresses to Parliament members by visiting Heads of State and Government from foreign countries, along with talks by eminent personalities under the auspices of the IPG.
Periodically organizes seminars and symposia on parliamentary topics of current interest at both national and international levels.
Facilitates members' visits abroad by providing letters of introduction to the Secretaries of the National Groups of the IPU and Secretaries of the CPA branches. Indian Missions in the host countries are also informed for necessary assistance.
Inclusion in Indian Parliamentary delegations to foreign countries is limited to members with at least six months' standing in the IPG at the time of delegation composition.
Maintains an uninterrupted flow of information to members through the quarterly IPG Newsletter, distributed to all members, including associate members.
Introduced in 1995, the IPG decided to annually award an "Outstanding Parliamentarian." A committee, appointed by the Speaker of the Lok Sabha, invites and finalizes nominations for the award.
Encourage bilateral relations through the establishment of Parliamentary Friendship Groups (PFGs) with other countries in the Indian Parliament.
Each PFG comprises sitting members of Parliament, including representatives from both the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha.
The President of each PFG is appointed by the Speaker of the Lok Sabha.
The IPG holds management and control over all affairs of the PFGs.
Meetings of the PFGs are organized on the sidelines of visits by Foreign Parliamentary Friendship Groups/Committees/Delegations, conducted within the Parliament House complex.
Aims and objectives of the PFGs include:
The IPU is an international organization comprising parliaments of sovereign states, currently consisting of 179 member nations.
Aims to work for peace, cooperation, and the firm establishment of representative institutions globally.
Fosters contacts, coordination, and the exchange of experience among member countries' parliaments and parliamentarians.
Contributes to better knowledge of representative institutions and expresses views on international issues for effective implementation of parliamentary actions.
Sovereign Nations
Suggests avenues for improving the working standard and capacity of international institutions.
Advantages of IPG membership as the National Group of the IPU:
Members of the IPG hold various positions in IPU bodies, such as office bearers in different committees, rapporteurs, chairman of drafting committees, effectively representing India's viewpoint on important issues in IPU meetings.
The CPA is an association of about 17,000 Parliamentarians and Parliamentary staff in 180 National, State, Provincial, and Territorial Parliaments and Legislatures across 53 Commonwealth countries.
Aims to promote knowledge and understanding of constitutional, legislative, economic, social, and cultural systems within a parliamentary democratic framework, particularly in Commonwealth nations and countries with close historical and parliamentary associations.
Mission is to promote the advancement of parliamentary democracy by enhancing knowledge and understanding of democratic governance, building an informed parliamentary community, and deepening the Commonwealth's democratic commitment while fostering cooperation among its parliaments and legislatures.
Advantages of IPG membership as the main branch of the CPA in India:
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