Om Birla to Address the 85th AIPOC in Bihar’s Capital on January 20, 2025

New Delhi; 18 January 2025:  Lok Sabha speaker Shri Om Birla will inaugurate the 85th All India Presiding Officers’ Conference (AIPOC) in Patna, Bihar on Monday, the 20th January, 2025.

Deputy Chairman Rajya Sabha, Shri Harivansh; Deputy Chief Ministers of Bihar, Shri Samrat Choudhary and Shri Vijay Kumar Sinha; Minister of Parliamentary Affairs, Government of Bihar, Shri Vijay Kumar Choudhary; Leader of Opposition, Bihar Legislative Assembly, Shri Tejashwi Prasad Yadav; Speaker, Bihar Legislative Assembly, Shri Nand Kishore Yadav; Deputy Speaker, Bihar Legislative Assembly, Shri Narendra Narayan Yadav; Presiding Officers of Legislatures of States and UTs; Ministers in the Government of Bihar; Members of Bihar legislature and other dignitaries will grace the occasion.

Theme of the two-day conference which is being organised in Bihar for the third time is ‘75th Anniversary of Constitution:  Contribution of Parliament and State legislative bodies in strengthening constitutional values.’

The Valedictory Session will be addressed by Governor of Bihar, Shri Arif Mohammad Khan and Lok Sabha speaker Shri Om Birla on Tuesday, the 21st January 2025.  Deputy Chairman Rajya Sabha, Shri Harivansh; Speaker of Bihar Legislative Assembly, Shri Nand Kishore Yadav; Chairman, Bihar Vidhan Parishad, Shri Awadhesh Narain Singh; Deputy Chairman, Bihar Vidhan Parishad, Prof. (Dr.) Ramvachan Rai; Presiding Officers of Legislatures of States and UTs;  Ministers in the Government of Bihar; Members of Bihar legislature and other dignitaries will grace the Valedictory Session.

During the conference, Shri Birla will release the 8th edition of ‘Practice and Procedure of Parliament’.Shri Birla will also inaugurate Neva Seva Kendra in Bihar Legislature premises on 21 January, 2025.

The 85th AIPOC will be preceded by the 61st Conference of Secretaries of Legislative Bodies in India on 19 January, 2025 in Patna, Bihar.  During the conference, the delegates will deliberate on “Adoption of modern technologies in our legislative bodies for greater efficiency, effectiveness and productivity”. Secretary-General, Lok Sabha Shri Utpal Kumar Singh will inaugurate and address the Conference.