Hyderabad, Feb. 12 -- Andhra Pradesh state assembly speaker Ch Ayyanna Patrudu on Wednesday introduced a new "digital attendance" system for all the legislators to ensure accountability in attending the assembly proceedings.

On the occasion of the commencement of the budget session, state legislature secretary general Prasanna Kumar Suryadevara issued a notification stating that as per the orders of the speaker, attendance of the members will be continuously recorded through digital means with immediate effect.

"Hence, signing in attendance registers is dispensed with," he said in the notification.

Speaking to the reporters in the assembly lobbies after the governor's speech, Patrudu said the artificial intelligence (AI)-based digital ...