About Commonwealth Parliamentary Association:
- It is one of the oldest established organisations in the Commonwealth.
- It was founded in 1911.
- It is a membership association which brings together Members, who are united by community of interest, respect for the rule of law and individual rights and freedoms.
- The Association is made up of over 180 Legislatures (or Branches) divided up between nine geographic regions of the Commonwealth.
- Its mission is to promote the advancement of parliamentary democracy by enhancing knowledge and understanding of democratic governance, youth engagement in democracy, gender equality and equal representation.
- Headquarters: London, United Kingdom.
Key Facts about CPA India Region:
- It comprises of a total of 32 Legislatures, after the Africa Region, India has the largest number of member Branches of the CPA.
- Administratively, the CPA India Region is divided into 9 zones.
- Zone 1: Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand
- Zone 2: Delhi, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir, Punjab
- Zone 3: Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Sikkim, Tripura
- Zone 4: Odisha, West Bengal
- Zone 5: Bihar, Jharkhand
- Zone 6: Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan
- Zone 7: Goa, Gujarat, Maharashtra
- Zone 8: Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Telangana
- Zone 9: Kerala, Puducherry (UT), Tamil Nadu
- The CPA India Regional Chairperson: Lok Sabha Speaker, Parliament of India
- Secretariat: It is based within the Lok Sabha at the Parliament of India.
