The Delhi Legislative Assembly has become the first legislature in India to run entirely on solar energy with the commissioning of a 500-kW rooftop solar power plant.

Simultaneously, it launched the National eVidhan Application (NeVA) under the Centre’s “One Nation, One Application” initiative, set for full implementation from the upcoming Monsoon Session. Union Minister of State for Law and Justice Arjun Ram Meghwal hailed the initiatives as a model for sustainable and digital governance.

Assembly Speaker Vijender Gupta emphasised that solarisation marks a cornerstone in the shift towards sustainable and digital transformation. Installed on the Assembly rooftop, the plant is expected to save around Rs 15 lakh monthly, or Rs 1.75 crore annually, with surplus electricity potentially generated through net metering.

NeVA aims to enable paperless legislative functioning, featuring smart delegate units with microphones and voting panels, RFID/NFC access, multilingual support, real-time document access via iPads, an automated AV system with HD cameras, and a secure, power-backed network. A trial run with MLAs confirmed readiness for the upcoming session.