The Speaker of Lok Sabha
Topic: India
The Speaker has certain other functions to perform as the head of the Lok Sabha. She is the ex officio President of the Indian Parliamentary Group (IPG), set tip in 1949, which functions as the National Group of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) and the Main Branch of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA). In that capacity, members of various Indian Parliamentary Delegations going abroad are nominated by her after consulting the Chairman of the Rajya Sabha. Most often, the Speaker leads such Delegations. Besides, she is the Chairman of the Conference of Presiding Officers of Legislative Bodies in India.

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