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Preface ........................................................................................................................... (i)

Major Achievements of 17th Lok Sabha..............................................................................1

I. Initiatives related to Functioning of the House ....................................................1

II. Improvement in the Functioning of the House ....................................................5

III. Strengthening of Committee System ...................................................................6

IV. Facilities provided to Hon’ble Members of Parliament .........................................7

V. Capacity Building Initiatives ................................................................................8

VI. Other Parliamentary Events and Innovations .......................................................9

VII. Austerity in Lok Sabha Secretariat .....................................................................11

VIII. Proposal for a new building of Parliament House .............................................11

IX. Interaction with State Legislatures .....................................................................12

X. Strengthening Parliamentary Diplomacy ...........................................................14

XI. Administrative Initiatives ...................................................................................15

XII. Parliament Library .............................................................................................15

XIII. Digitisation and Computerization .....................................................................16

XIV. Lok Sabha Television .........................................................................................17

XV. Other Initiatives ................................................................................................17

Conclusion........................................................................................................................18

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