Chapter 25 Indian Parliamentary Group

1. What is the Indian Parliamentary Group (IPG)?

2. When was the IPG formed?

3. Who can be a member of the IPG?

4. What are the limited rights of associate members of the IPG?

5. Who is the ex officio President of the IPG?

6. Who are the ex officio Vice-Presidents of the IPG?

7. Who acts as the ex officio Secretary-General of the IPG?

8. What are the aims and objects of the IPG?

9. What are the various functions and activities undertaken by the IPG?

10. What are Parliamentary Friendship Groups (PFGs)?

11. Who constitutes a PFG?

12. Who appoints the President of each PFG?

13. Where are the meetings of the PFGs arranged?

14. What are the aims and objectives of the PFGs?

15. What is the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU)?

16. What are the main advantages of IPG membership in relation to its functions as the National Group of the IPU?

17. What is the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA)?

18. What are the aims of the CPA?

19. What is the mission of the CPA?

20. What are the main advantages of IPG membership in relation to its functions as the main branch of the CPA in India?