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National Legislative Index (NLI): Rating India’s Legislatures

24 January 20261 min read
NATIONAL AFFAIRSNational LegislativeIndex (NLI): RatingIndia’s Legislatures24 January 2026safalsetu.com

Why in the news

At the 86th All India Presiding Officers’ Conference, Speaker Om Birla launched the idea of an index to evaluate how India’s legislatures perform.

What is NLI?

  • A proposed performance evaluation framework.
  • Compares the working of Parliament and State Legislatures.
  • Relies on predefined, measurable indicators, not subjective or political opinion.

Objectives

  • Encourage healthy competition among legislatures.
  • Raise efficiency, accountability and quality of functioning.
  • Promote people-centric, outcome-focused law-making.
  • Build the institutional credibility of legislatures.

Exam angle

  • Announced by: Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla.
  • Occasion: 86th All India Presiding Officers’ Conference.
  • Covers: Parliament and State Legislatures.

Test yourself

1. Who announced the National Legislative Index at the 86th All India Presiding Officers' Conference?

Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla made the announcement.

2. The National Legislative Index is meant to evaluate which bodies?

NLI compares Parliament and State Legislatures.

3. NLI evaluation is to be based on what kind of indicators?

It uses predefined, quantifiable indicators.

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