Shillong, Jan 31: The next conference of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA) India Region Zone-III will be held at Itanagar in March.

The decision was taken at the joint meeting of the executive committee, CPA India Region Zone-III and executive council of the North East Region Institute of Parliamentary Studies & Research (NERIPSTR) held at Shillong on Monday.

The CPA chairman and Arunachal Pradesh Speaker Pasang Dorjee Sona and Meghalaya Speaker Metbah Lyngdoh, who is also president of the NERIPSTR chaired the joint meeting in the presence of Assam Speaker, Biswajiit Daimary, Nagaland Speaker Sharingain Longkumer, Deputy Speakers and officials of the different assemblies of the NE.Addressing media persons, Lyngdoh said the meeting was to finalize the date of the CPA India Region Zone-III conference of all the NE states.

“It was decided that this time the next conference of the CPA India Region Zone-III will be held at Itanagar in the second week of March,” he informed.Lyngdoh said that the subjects and agendas of the next CPA conference which will be held in Itanagar was shared during the meeting.

It was also decided that all the Speakers of the NE states will propose issues concerning the interest of the people of the region before February 15, which will be discussed and addressed in the conference.

On the meeting of the NERIPSTR,  Meghalaya Speaker said that the institution was set up in Khanapara, Guwahati, construction of which has started long time ago and completed also.

He said the objective of setting up this institution in NE region is to impart trainings, extend support to all the legislators and officials of the NE Assemblies.

According to him, as of now all the legislators of the different states have to attend these trainings and workshops and programmes in Lok Sabha in Delhi.

“Because of the distance and location, we felt it is high time that we should have our own training team in Assam. Therefore, we decided to move little fast in this matter which the executive council has authorized to initiate the matter at the earliest,” Lyngdoh said.

“(As) president of the NERIPSTR along with the appointed director Heman Das, who is the secretary of the Assam Legislative Assembly will initiate and see how this Institute functioning at the earliest,” he assured.

If the issue for going paperless was discussed, Lyngdoh said they have not taken up the matter during the meeting but the process has started and will take place in new Meghalaya Legislative Assembly.