MPs Armed with iPads: Is This a New Beginning?
By Binu Paul, SiliconIndia   |   Tuesday, 06 September 2011, 00:14 IST   |    38 Comments
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Bangalore: Days are not far away when you will see our parliamentarians using highly advanced technological devices like iPad in the parliament that will eliminate the foot-dragging in the functioning of India's law making body. In a specially announced budget, each elected member of the upper house of Parliament has been granted 50,000 rupees to buy either an Apple iPad or Samsung Galaxy Tab to chuck out the paper clutter and red-tapism in the administrative process. The remarkable move by Rajya Sabha made it mandatory for all the MP's to own a tablet and increased their computer allowance to 200,000 rupees.
MPs give free Ipads
Nearly 50 percent of the MPs in the upper house have already got their iPads and by next session, everyone is expected to own one. Lokh Sabha is said to follow the same steps shortly. Most of the MPs, regardless of their age, bring their iPads to the house daily. They are allowed to use it in their chamber to make notes; however, internet access is not available.

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