{"id":16877,"date":"2026-01-19T13:00:55","date_gmt":"2026-01-19T07:30:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theeducationoverview.in\/?p=16877"},"modified":"2026-01-19T13:00:55","modified_gmt":"2026-01-19T07:30:55","slug":"28th-conference-of-speakers-and-presiding-officers-of-the-commonwealth-cspoc-new-delhi-14-16-january-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theeducationoverview.in\/?p=16877","title":{"rendered":"28th Conference of Speakers and Presiding Officers of the Commonwealth (CSPOC) New Delhi, 14-16 January 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"text-center event-heading-background\">\n<h2 id=\"Titleh2\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>28th Conference of Speakers and Presiding Officers of the Commonwealth (CSPOC) New Delhi, 14-16 January 2026<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<h3 id=\"Subtitleh3\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"PrDateTime\" class=\"ReleaseDateSubHeaddateTime text-center pt20\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>Posted On: 12 JAN 2026 6:15PM by PIB Delhi<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"pt20\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>New Delhi, 12 January 2026:\u00a0 Parliament of India is hosting the 28th Conference of Speakers and Presiding Officers of the Commonwealth (CSPOC) at New Delhi from 14-16 January 2026<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>.Shri Narendra Modi, Hon\u2019ble Prime Minister of India, has kindly agreed to inaugurate this Conference on 15 January 2026 in the historic Central Hall of Samvidhan Sadan, Parliament House Complex, New Delhi at 1030 AM.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>Hon\u2019ble Prime Minister had also inaugurated the 9<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a0G20 Parliamentary Speakers (P20) Summit, the last inter-parliamentary conference that the Parliament of India had hosted in October 2023.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>Lok Sabha Speaker Shri Om Birla is the Chairperson of this Conference.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><center><\/p>\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-0\" class=\"\" title=\"X Post\" 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frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"2010652637147148324\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><\/center><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>Overview of CSPOC<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>The Conference of Speakers and Presiding Officers of Commonwealth (CSPOC) was created in 1969 as an initiative of then Speaker of the House of Commons of Canada, the Honourable Lucien Lamoureux.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>Since its inception, Canada has provided CSPOC with a secretariat to support its activities.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>CSPOC brings together Speakers and Presiding Officers of 53 national parliaments (list enclosed) of sovereign states of the Commonwealth.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>CSPOC is an independent group with no formal affiliation with the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA), the Commonwealth Secretariat or the Commonwealth Heads of Government (CHOGM). However, its membership is the same as that of CPA.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>The stated aims of this Conference are to:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong><em>Maintain, foster, and encourage impartiality and fairness on the part of Speakers and Presiding Officers of Parliaments.<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong><em>Promote knowledge and understanding of parliamentary democracy in its various forms; and<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong><em>Develop parliamentary institutions.<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>CSPOC operates on a two-year cycle, holding a conference of the full membership every two years, usually early in January, and a meeting of the Standing Committee at the same time the intervening year.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<p><center><\/p>\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-1\" class=\"\" title=\"X Post\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-1&amp;features=eyJ0ZndfdGltZWxpbmVfbGlzdCI6eyJidWNrZXQiOltdLCJ2ZXJzaW9uIjpudWxsfSwidGZ3X2ZvbGxvd2VyX2NvdW50X3N1bnNldCI6eyJidWNrZXQiOnRydWUsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0ZndfdHdlZXRfZWRpdF9iYWNrZW5kIjp7ImJ1Y2tldCI6Im9uIiwidmVyc2lvbiI6bnVsbH0sInRmd19yZWZzcmNfc2Vzc2lvbiI6eyJidWNrZXQiOiJvbiIsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0ZndfZm9zbnJfc29mdF9pbnRlcnZlbnRpb25zX2VuYWJsZWQiOnsiYnVja2V0Ijoib24iLCJ2ZXJzaW9uIjpudWxsfSwidGZ3X21peGVkX21lZGlhXzE1ODk3Ijp7ImJ1Y2tldCI6InRyZWF0bWVudCIsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0ZndfZXhwZXJpbWVudHNfY29va2llX2V4cGlyYXRpb24iOnsiYnVja2V0IjoxMjA5NjAwLCJ2ZXJzaW9uIjpudWxsfSwidGZ3X3Nob3dfYmlyZHdhdGNoX3Bpdm90c19lbmFibGVkIjp7ImJ1Y2tldCI6Im9uIiwidmVyc2lvbiI6bnVsbH0sInRmd19kdXBsaWNhdGVfc2NyaWJlc190b19zZXR0aW5ncyI6eyJidWNrZXQiOiJvbiIsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0ZndfdXNlX3Byb2ZpbGVfaW1hZ2Vfc2hhcGVfZW5hYmxlZCI6eyJidWNrZXQiOiJvbiIsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0ZndfdmlkZW9faGxzX2R5bmFtaWNfbWFuaWZlc3RzXzE1MDgyIjp7ImJ1Y2tldCI6InRydWVfYml0cmF0ZSIsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0ZndfbGVnYWN5X3RpbWVsaW5lX3N1bnNldCI6eyJidWNrZXQiOnRydWUsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0ZndfdHdlZXRfZWRpdF9mcm9udGVuZCI6eyJidWNrZXQiOiJvbiIsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9fQ%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=2010697444032733653&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.pib.gov.in%2FPressReleasePage.aspx%3FPRID%3D2214233%26reg%3D3%26lang%3D1&amp;sessionId=cd31043cb81e651c8350d9336db37ef9ef13bd6b&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"2010697444032733653\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><\/center><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>Decision to host 28<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a0CSPOC in India<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>The decision to host the 28<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a0CSPOC in India was taken, in consultation with MEA,\u00a0during 25<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a0CSPOC held in Ottawa\u00a0from 5 to 9 January 2020. Shri Om Birla, Hon&#8217;ble Speaker, Lok Sabha had led an Indian Parliamentary Delegation (IPD) to this conference.\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>It was at the conclusion of the previous conference, 27<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a0edition of CSPOC hosted by the Parliament of Uganda at Kampala from 4-6 January 2024, that Shri Harivansh, Hon\u2019ble Deputy Chairman of Rajya Sabha and leader of IPD to that conference, had taken over from Uganda as the host of 28<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a0edition of CSPOC to be held in India in 2026.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>Programme of 28<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a0CSPOC<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>Details of the Programme are as under:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>Standing Committee Meeting \u2013 14 January 2026<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>The Standing Committee oversees CSPOC activities. It is composed of 15 members, with 5 members constituting a quorum.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>As the Chairperson of the 28th CSPOC, Lok Sabha Speaker will be chairing the meeting of CSPOC Standing Committee on 14 January 2026 at the Sangeeti Conference Hall in Red Fort in Delhi at 7.30 pm.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>Before the meeting, there will be a show around of Red Fort for the Speakers and Presiding Officers who form part of the Standing Committee and those who would have reached Delhi by then (about 40 of them).<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>A light and sound programme has been arranged for them at the Red Fort.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>Following the Standing Committee Meeting, Lok Sabha Speaker will host a dinner in their honour at the Red Fort premises at 7.30 pm.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>Inauguration of 28<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a0CSPOC \u2013 15 January 2026<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>The inaugural Ceremony of the 28<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a0CSPOC will be held at the historic Central Hall of Samvidhan Sadan, Parliament House Complex, New Delhi at 1030 AM.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>Shri Narendra Modi, Hon\u2019ble Prime Minister of India, has kindly agreed to inaugurate this conference and deliver the keynote address on this occasion. Following the inaugural ceremony, Hon\u2019ble Prime Minister will interact informally with the Speakers and Presiding Officers of the Commonwealth and Automatous Parliaments and there will be a group photo of Speakers and Presiding Officers with Hon\u2019ble Prime Minister.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>Topics of the Conference<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>The 28<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a0CSPOC will focus on the following agenda topics:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>Topics for the four workshop sessions\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong><em>AI in Parliament: Balancing innovation, Oversight and Adaptation.<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong><em>Social media and its impact on Parliamentarians.<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong><em>Innovative strategies to enhance public understanding of Parliament and citizen\u2019s participation beyond voting.<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong><em>Security, Health and wellbeing of Members of Parliament and parliamentary officials.<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>On\u00a015 January 2026, the first two topics will be discussed.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>On\u00a016 January 2026, the remaining two topics will be discussed.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>Topics for the Special Plenary Session<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong><em>The Role of Speakers and Presiding Officers in maintaining strong democratic institutions.<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>Apart from the chairing the Plenary Meetings on 15 and 16 January 2026, Lok Sabha Speaker will also have the opportunity to chair the Lightning Round, Special Plenary and the Closing Plenary. He will also deliver the keynote Address on the topic of Special Plenary:\u00a0<em>The Role of Speakers and Presiding Officers in maintaining strong democratic institutions.<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>Previous CSPOC in India<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>The Parliament of India has, so far, hosted CSPOC thrice:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>2nd CSPOC\u00a0in New Delhi in\u00a01971.<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>8th CSPOC\u00a0in New Delhi from\u00a06 to 8 January 1986.<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>20th CSPOC\u00a0in New Delhi from\u00a04 to 8 January 2010.\u00a0Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi was the venue of 20<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a0edition of CSPOC from 4-8 January 2010.Dr. Manmohan Singh, the then Prime Minister of India, had inaugurated the 2010 CSPOC and delivered the keynote address.<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>Reception of Delegates<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>Arrangements have been made for the welcome of Speakers and Presiding Officers of Commonwealth and Autonomous Parliaments and the accompanying delegates and upon their arrival in Delhi. They will be accorded traditional welcome in accordance with our motto of\u00a0<em>Atithi Devo Bhav<\/em>.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>Chairperson of CSPOC<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>At the conclusion of each Conference, when the venue of the next Conference has been agreed upon, the Speaker or Presiding Officer hosting that Conference shall assume the Chair of the Standing Committee.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>Accordingly, Lok Sabha Speaker has been the Chairperson of CSPOC since the end of 27<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a0CSPOC in Uganda in January 2024.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>At the end of the 28<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a0CSPOC in Delhi on 16 January 2026, Lok Sabha Speaker will hand over the Chair of CSPOC will hand over the Chair to\u00a0The Rt Hon Sir Lindsay Hoyle, Speaker of the UK House of Commons.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>CSPOC Participants<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>CSPOC is attended by Speakers and Presiding Officers of Parliaments of 53 Commonwealth countries (<em>list enclosed<\/em>).<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>These include 23 Bicameral Parliaments and 30 Unicameral Parliaments.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>Total number of Speakers\/Presiding Officers &#8211;\u00a076<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>Total number of Clerks\/Secretaries General &#8211;\u00a071<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>Other participants usually include\u00a0Presiding Officers of 14 semi-autonomous parliaments, Secretary General, CPA and accompanying officials. The\u00a014 semi-autonomous parliaments\u00a0that are regularly invited as observers to each CSPOC are:\u00a0<em>Alderney, Anguilla, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Cook Islands, Falkland Islands, Gibraltar, Guernsey, Isle of Man, Jersey, Montserrat, Niue, St Helena South Atlantic, and Turks and Caicos.<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>Lok Sabha Speaker chairs CSPOC Standing Committee Meeting at Guernsey, January 2025<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>As the host of the 28<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a0CSPOC, Lok Sabha Speaker had the honour of\u00a0 chairing the Standing Committee meeting held in Guernsey on 10 January 2025.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>The purpose of this meeting was\u00a0to finalize the dates and agenda topics of the 28th CSPOC to be held in India in January 2026.\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>Dates of 28th CSPOC<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>In keeping with the practice of hosting CSPOC in the month of January, the 28<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a0CSPOC is being hosted by the Parliament of India from 14-16 January 2026.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>The inauguration ceremony of 28<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a0CSPOC will be held on\u00a0Thursday, 15 January 2026.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>The Conference will broadly consist of the following meetings:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>Day 1- Arrivals and meeting of the\u00a0Standing Committee (consists of 15 Presiding Officers), Wednesday, 14 January 2026.<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>Day 2 &#8211; Inaugural ceremony\u00a0followed by the Opening Plenary for Workshop Topics A and B, followed by the parallel Workshop Sessions on Topics A and B, Cultural Programme and Banquet Dinner hosted by Lok Sabha Speaker for visiting Speakers and Presiding Officers and other invitees, Thursday, 15 January 2026.<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>Day 3\u00a0&#8211; Opening Plenary for Workshop Topics C and D followed by the parallel Workshop Sessions on Topics C and D, Lunch hosted by Vice President of India, A Lightning Round, Special Plenary Session and the Closing Plenary, Friday, 16 January 2026.<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>Day 4 &amp; 5\u00a0&#8211; post-conference tour to Jaipur, 17-18 January 2026.<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>Return to Delhi on 18 January 2026 and departure of delegations to their respective countries.<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>Venue of 28<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a0CSPOC<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>Parliament House Complex, New Delhi.<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>Inaugural Ceremony and the Plenaries will take place at the historic Central Hall of the Samvidhan Sadan.<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>Workshop Sessions will be held at the Lok Sabha Chamber, Rajya Sabha Chamber and Chamber of Princes in the Samvidhan Sadan.<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>The CSPOC Standing Committee Meeting on 14 January is slated to be held in the premises of Red Fort in Delhi followed by a dinner. Prior to the Standing Committee meeting, the Speakers and Presiding Officers who are Members of Standing Committee and others who would be in Delhi by that time will have a tour of Red Fort and they will also witness the Light &amp; Sound Programme there.<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>Special Invitees to 28<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a0CSPOC<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>Hon. Dr. Tulia Ackson, President of Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU)<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>Hon. Dr. Christopher Kalila, Chairperson, Commonwealth-Parliamentary Association\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>Post-conference tour to Jaipur<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>As part of the CSPOC tradition, a post-conference tour to Jaipur will be organised for the visiting delegates on 17-18 January 2026.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>Lok Sabha Speaker has\u00a0 made elaborate arrangements for delegates with the support of the Government of Rajasthan.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>The delegates will travel to Jaipur by Air on 17 January and return to Delhi on 18 January.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>28<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a0CSPOC at a glance in numbers (as on 6 January 2026)<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>Total number of Speakers and Presiding Officers from CSPOC countries and Autonomous Parliaments who have confirmed their participation:\u00a059<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>Including Lok Sabha Speaker and Deputy Chairman of Rajya Sabha:\u00a061<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>Of the 61 Speakers and Presiding Officers\u00a0who have confirmed their participation,\u00a044 are Speakers and 15 are Deputy Speakers.<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>Of the 44 Speakers, 41\u00a0Speakers are from CSPOC Countries\u00a0and\u00a04\u00a0from Speakers from Autonomous Parliaments.<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>Total number of CSPOC Countries represented including India: 41 &#8211;\u00a0Antigua and Barbuda, Australia, Belize, Botswana, Cameroon, Canada, Dominica, Fiji, Guyana, Ghana, Grenada, Jamaica, Kenya, Kiribati, Lesotho, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Malta, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Nauru, Nigeria, Papua New Guinea, Rwanda, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Solomon Islands, South Africa, Sri Lanka, St. Lucia, Tanzania, The Bahamas, Tonga, Trinidad and Tobago, Tuvalu, United Kingdom, Zambia.<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>Number of Semi-autonomous Parliaments represented:\u00a04 &#8211;\u00a0Guernsey, Isle of Man, Jersey, Montserrat<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>Special Invitees &#8211; confirmed participation<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>o Hon. Dr. Tulia Ackson, President of Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU)<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>o Hon. Dr. Christopher Kalila, Chairperson, Commonwealth-Parliamentary Association (CPA)<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>CSPOC Countries not represented<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ol style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>Barbados<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>Bermuda<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>Cyprus<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>New Zealand<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>Uganda<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>Saint Vincent and Grenadines<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>Vanuatu<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>Eswatini<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>Confirmation awaited from CSPOC Countries<\/strong><\/span>\n<ol>\n<li><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>Samoa<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>Semi-Autonomous Parliaments not represented<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ol style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>British Virgin Islands<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>Falkland Islands<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>Gibraltar<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>Niue<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>St. Helena<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>Confirmation awaited from Semi-Autonomous Parliaments<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ol style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>Alderney<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>Anguilla<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>Cayman Islands<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>Cook Islands<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>Turks and Caicos\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>Total number of delegates &#8211; 229<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>Number of Secretaries-General &#8211; 40<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>MPs \u2013 11<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>Diplomats \u2013 8<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>Accompanying Officials- 96<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>Delegates who have opted for post-conference tour \u2013 184<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>Last Inter-parliamentary conference hosted by Parliament of India<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>The 9th G20 Parliamentary Speakers&#8217; Summit (P20) in October 2023 was the last inter-parliamentary conference hosted by the Parliament of India.<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>It was inaugurated by Shri Narendra Modi, Hon\u2019ble Prime Minister of India.<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>Yashobhoomi at Dwarka, New Delhi was its venue.<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>To put it in context, P20 had participation from 20 G20 Members plus 8 invitee countries. The CSPOC has 53 Commonwealth countries plus 14 Autonomous Parliaments.<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong><u>CSPOC Member Parliaments<\/u><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>AFRICA REGION<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>(18 Countries)<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>BOTSWANA<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>CAMEROON<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>GHANA<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>KENYA<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>KINGDOM OF ESWATINI<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>LESOTHO<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>MALAWI<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>MAURITIUS<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>MOZAMBIQUE<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>NAMIBIA<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>NIGERIA<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>RWANDA<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>SEYCHELLES<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>SIERRA LEONE<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>SOUTH AFRICA<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>TANZANIA<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>UGANDA<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>ZAMBIA<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>ASIA REGION<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>(4 Countries)<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>BANGLADESH<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>\u00b7\u00a0MALDIVES<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>\u00b7\u00a0PAKISTAN<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>SRI LANKA<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>AUSTRALIA\/NEWZEALAND REGION<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>\u00a0(2 Countries)<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>AUSTRALIA<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>NEW ZEALAND<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>BRITISH ISLES AND MEDITERRANEAN REGION<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>(3 Countries)<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>CYPRUS<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>\u00b7\u00a0MALTA<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>UNITED KINGDOM<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>CANADA REGION<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>(1 Country)<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>Canada<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>CARIBBEAN, AMERICA AND ATLANTIC REGION<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>(13 Countries)<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>\u00b7 BAHAMAS<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>\u00b7 BARBADOS<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>\u00b7 BELIZE<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>\u00b7 BERMUDA<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>\u00b7 DOMINICA<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>\u00b7 GRENADA<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>\u00b7 GUYANA<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>\u00b7 JAMAICA<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>\u00b7 SAINT KITTS AND NEVIS<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span 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