THE 86TH ALL INDIA PRESIDING OFFICERS CONFERENCE (AIPOC) TO BEGIN AT LUCKNOW ON 19TH JANUARY

• AIPOC is the apex deliberative forum of Presiding Officers (Speakers/Chairmen) of Parliament and State/UT Legislatures in India.
• 86th edition hosted at Uttar Pradesh Vidhan Sabha, Lucknow, 19–21 January 2026; theme centres on technology, capacity building of legislators, and legislative accountability.
• Relevant for GS-II (Parliament & State Legislatures, federalism) and currently topical due to push for digital, paperless, AI-enabled legislatures (NeVA).