In House, desks of all MLAs fitted with Apple iPads equipped with NeVA

He added that with this project, MLAs can mark their presence digitally from the iPads on their desk. “There is no need for MLAs to mark their presence on paper now. They can also give various notices through this system. Question can be asked online and whether an answer has been approved or not, will also be available online. Moreover, who is speaking and for how long will be available on the screen. Even voting on various issues will be done digitally,” Chaudhary said.

“The systems have been connected with the iris of the respective MLAs. So, no other MLA will be able to access or use it,” he added. Chaudhary further said that all MLAs would be provided with one more iPad, which they can use to practice at home.

The Speaker said that he wants to enable the iPads with Artificial Intelligence to help the MLAs get data about their respective constituencies. He added that considering Opposition parties as the “younger brothers” of the ruling party, the Assembly has started training of Opposition MLAs first, to be followed by ruling party MLAs.

The event to launch the training session was attended by senior Congress MLAs like Amit Chavda, Shailesh Parmar and Arjun Modhwadia. Welcoming the initiative, Parmar said that Gujarat Assembly has become the eighth Assembly in the country to use the digital technology.