LOK SABHA SPEAKER PAYS FLORAL TRIBUTES TO SHRI SHIVRAJ V. PATIL

Lok Sabha Speaker Shri Om Birla paid floral tributes to former Lok Sabha Speaker Shri Shivraj V. Patil in the Central Hall of Samvidhan Sadan on his birth anniversary. Born on 12 October 1935, Shri Patil served as Speaker of the Tenth Lok Sabha from 1991 to 1996 and held a legislative career that included being elected to the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly and the Seventh Lok Sabha. During his tenure as Lok Sabha Speaker, he played a key role in establishing 17 Departmentally-related Standing Committees in March 1993, and introduced initiatives such as the MPLADS, computerisation of information services for Members, and the live telecast of parliamentary proceedings.