Indian Parliamentary Group
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The Indian Parliamentary Group is an autonomous body, membership of which is open to all current or former members of the Indian Parliament. It was founded in 1949, following a Motion adopted by the Constituent Assembly on August 16, 1948. Its declared aims are to promote contact between Members of the Parliament; study questions of national importance and arrange seminars and lectures to better inform MPs; and arranging visits to foreign countries (admittance into such delegations is reserved for MPs who have been members of the group for over 6 months). A link between the Indian Parliament and its foreign counterparts, the group functions as the National Group of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU), and the Main Branch of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA) in India.
The Indian Parliamentary Group awards the Outstanding Parliamentarian Award.