Shri Narendra Modi, Hon'ble Prime Minister of India, virtually inaugurated the 82nd All India Presiding Officers Conference and 58th Conference of Secretaries of Legislative Bodies in India, on 17th November 2021. These Conferences were organized at Himachal Pradesh Vidhan Sabha, Shimla from 16 to 19 November 2021 to commemorate the Centennial Year of the Conference as the first All India Presiding Officers Conference was held at Shimla in the year 1921. Shri Om Birla, Hon’ble Speaker of Lok Sabha, Shri Jai Ram Thakur, Hon’ble Chief Minister, HP, Shri Harivanash, Hon’ble Deputy Chairman of Rajya Sabha, Shri Vipin Singh Parmar, Hon’ble Speaker of HP Vidhan Sabha, Presiding Officers of all the State Legislatures attended the inaugural function. The function was arranged in the historic Assembly Hall of HP Vidhan Sabha, Shimla. The Hon’ble Prime Minister addressed the dignitaries through NIC Video Conferencing. The inauguration and Hon’ble PM’s address was facilitated through NIC Video Conferencing and officers from NIC Headquarters, State Centre Shimla and HP Vidhan Sabha contributed in making the event successful.