Commonwealth Parliamentary Association

• The ninth Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA) India region conference was organized in Udaipur, Rajasthan.
• The theme of the two-day regional conference of the CPA is “Strengthening Democracy and good governance in digital age”.
• The CPA India Region comprises of a total of 31 Legislatures, from Assam in the East to the Gujarat in the West.
  • After the Africa Region, India has the largest number of member Branches of the CPA.

ABOUT COMMONWEALTH PARLIAMENTARY ASSOCIATION

• It is an association to serve the Parliamentarians of the Commonwealth Countries by providing machinery for regular consultation and exchange of ideas and information among members of Commonwealth Parliaments.
• The CPA was founded in 1911 as the Empire Parliamentary Association (EPA) and the United Kingdom Branch administered its affairs.
• Evolving with the Commonwealth the CPA in 1948 adopted its present name and changed its rules to enable all member Branches to participate in the Association’s management and established a separate Secretariat, the Commonwealth Secretariat to manage and perform its affairs.
• HQ- London.
• The CPA is the only Commonwealth organisation to represent national, state, provincial and territorial Parliaments and Legislatures.
• The Association is made up of over 180 Legislatures (or Branches) divided up between nine geographic regions of the Commonwealth. These regions are –Africa; Asia; Australia; British Islands and Mediterranean; Canada; Caribbean, Americas and Atlantic; India; Pacific; South-East Asia.
  • India is a member.