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Lok Sabha members attending the Winter Session of Parliament commencing Monday will have the option of marking their attendance electronically using digital pens on tabs, as part of Speaker Om Birla’s initiative to make parliamentary proceedings paperless.

 

Electronic tabs will be placed at four counters in the lobby of the Lok Sabha chamber.

 

The Lok Sabha Secretariat noted, “Physical attendance registers will continue to be kept at the counters. However, members are advised to use the tab as a preferred choice and help make Parliament paperless.”

Procedure for Digital Attendance

Members will select their names from a dropdown menu on the tab, sign using a digital pen, and press the "submit" button to record their attendance.

 

The innovation is expected to streamline attendance records while reducing paper use.

 

To ensure a seamless transition, engineers from the National Informatics Centre will provide technical support at each counter.

 

Marking attendance is mandatory for members to claim their daily allowance during parliamentary sessions.

 

In a previous effort to modernise attendance marking, a mobile app was introduced for Lok Sabha members.