After paperless Parliament, App for MPs: Speaker Om Birla

Vowing to make the Parliament paperless by the next session, Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Saturday announced some new steps to facilitate effective participation of the members in the proceedings.Addressing the media after the culmination of a "very productive" session of Lok Sabha, he said the way the Lower House functioned without disruption has once again reposed peoples' faith in Parliamentary democracy."An App would be developed soon for the members which will help them in accessing the Parliamentary debates since 1952. It will provide other facilities too," he said.In pursuit of this goal, Birla said the archives of Doordarshan would also be explored.The Speaker said the Lok Sabha Secretariat is also exploring the possibilities of providing experts to help the members for a better understanding of government business especially about different aspects of the Bills introduced in the House.He hoped that such an arrangement would facilitate a better understanding of the background