Lok Sabha shares Economic Survey with MPs on WhatsApp

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Moments earlier Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman tabled the Economic Survey for 2025-26, Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla connected Thursday (January 29, 2026) announced that this year, members would person a brushed transcript of the papers connected WhatsApp arsenic well, isolated from it being uploaded connected the members’ portal.

Mr. Birla besides sought suggestions from members connected introducing caller innovations to behaviour the proceedings much effectively.

“We person carried retired immoderate changes and you volition spot immoderate of them successful coming days,” Mr. Birla said, adding, “I would petition you to springiness america suggestions for caller innovations. We volition effort each the tools that tin heighten the productivity of the honourable members.”

Earlier, during the Question Hour, Mr. Birla urged members not to support talking to each different during the proceedings of the House and said they should measurement retired of the enclosure if they wanted prolonged discussions among themselves.

“Such behaviour is against the dignity of the House, and those who privation to indulge successful prolonged discussions tin spell retired of the Lok Sabha chamber,” helium said, adding that from present onwards helium would sanction members who disturb the proceedings.

Published - January 29, 2026 08:33 p.m. IST

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