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.