Archive · 12 Jan 2026
Delhi Assembly's Paperless Session Saves Trees
The Delhi Assembly had a paperless session recently.
This means they didn't print as many papers as usual.
They saved a lot of paper, which helped save trees and reduced pollution.
The Speaker, Vijender Gupta, said they saved 3.38 lakh pages of paper, which is like saving 40.56 trees.
They also saved money by not printing so much.
The session lasted from January 5 to 9.
During the session, there was a debate about something someone said that might have been offensive.
The Speaker is looking into it carefully to make sure everything is fair.
Delhi Assembly's paperless Winter Session saved 3.38 lakh pages, equivalent to 40.56 trees.
The session resulted in Rs 1.69 lakh savings in printing costs and reduced carbon emissions by 4 to 4.5 metric tonnes.
Speaker Vijender Gupta directed a forensic examination of a clip accusing Atishi of disrespecting Guru Tegh Bahadur.
The matter was referred to the Privileges Committee of the House, with the police in Punjab registering an FIR against Kapil Mishra for allegedly sharing a doctored clip.
The session included 351 question notices, with 33 special mentions forwarded to relevant departments for response within 30 days.
- Who
- Delhi Assembly Speaker Vijender Gupta
- What
- Paperless Winter Session saved paper, trees, and money
- When
- January 5 to 9
- Where
- Delhi, India
- Why
- To reduce environmental impact and printing costs
- Primary Category
- GOVERNMENT
- Secondary Category
- Legislature
- Tertiary Category
- Environmental Impact
- Quaternary Category
- Paperless Initiatives
- Pages Saved
- 3,38,000
- Trees Saved
- 40.56
- Carbon Emission Reduced
- 4 to 4.5 metric tonnes
- Cost Savings
- Rs 1.69 lakh
- Session Duration
- January 5 to 9
- Key Figures
- Speaker Vijender Gupta, Atishi, Kapil Mishra
