Centre for Parliamentary Studies

Centre for Parliamentary Studies

About the Centre:
Democracy is said to be the system of government which is governed by the people themselves through their representatives. The body of representatives in India is known as the Parliament. Parliament and state legislatures form one of the the pillars of India's democracy. On Behalf of citizens, they make laws, hold the government accountable for their actions, and allocate public funds to various national priorities. These decisions must be based on the ground realities and the needs of the society, writ large. Legislators must make informed decisions so that citizens' interests are represented and reflected in these policies.
The Centre for Parliamentary Studies (CPS) is a specialized research Centre established by Himachal Pradesh National Law University, Shimla, to engage in the study of democracy, the parliamentary form of government, in general, and the Indian parliament, specifically. The Centre is dedicated to undertaking research on various aspects of parliament and will strive to provide measures to strengthen parliamentary democracy in the country.


Vision and Objectives of the Centre: 
The following are the main objectives of the Centre hence established: 

1. To undertake a study of parliamentary forms of government across the world for identifying good practices that may be replicated and incorporated into the Indian Parliamentary form of Government;
2. To deliberate with professionals and academicians alike, about the issues in the current Indian Parliamentary form of Government and modes to ameliorate;
3. To research the ways of strengthening parliamentary democracy and ushering transparency into the system of governance;
4. To provide a platform for experts in the field to deliberate and discuss contemporary issues in the current Indian Parliamentary form of Government and the future issues that might arise due to technological advancements;
5. To organize activities for further discussion on the Parliamentary form of government, its attributes, and reforms in the Indian Parliamentary form of Government.

 Constitution of the Centre: 

Patron-in-Chief:                Vice-Chancellor, HPNLU, Shimla

Director:                               Prof. (Dr.) S.S. Jaswal, HPNLU, Shimla

Coordinator:                       Prof. (Dr.) Chanchal Kumar Singh, Associate Professor of (Law) 

Co-coordinator:                Dr. Ved Prakash, Assistant Professor of  (Political Science)

Member:                             Dr. Aayush Raj, Assistant Professor of  (Law)


Students Members:

S. No.	Name	Batch	Post
1	Soumya Sharma	2020 - 2025	Convenor
2	Sidhanta Batra	2021 - 2026	Co-Convenor
3	Varun Joshi	2022 - 2027	Co-Convenor
4	Kartik Sharma	2023 - 2028	Secretary
5	Devanshi Sharma	2022 - 2027	Member
6	Nikita Meena	2022 - 2027	Member
7	Riya Singla	2023 - 2028	Member
8	Avani Rusia	2023 - 2028	Member
9	Anubhav Upadhyay	2024 - 2029	Member
10	Abhinav Krishna Chitguppa	2024 - 2029	Member
11	Pratik Tiwari	2024 - 2029	Member
12	Anubhav Jyotishi	2022 - 2027	Social Media Head
13	Marhaba Qidwai	2024 - 2029	Social Media Member

CONTACT US:
Director
Centre for Parliamentary Studies(CPS)
Himachal Pradesh National Law University, Shimla
16 Miles, Shimla-Mandi National Highway, Ghandal, Shimla, H.P. 171014

Email: cps@hpnlu.ac.in