LAMP Fellowship

The Legislative Assistants to Member of Parliament [ LAMP ] Fellowship is a unique and an exciting opportunity for young Indians to learn law-making and public policy. LAMP fellows are mentored by a Member of Parliament (MP) and work full time with the assigned MP during a given year , starting from the Monsoon session of Parliament till the end of the Budget session. The primary role of a LAMP is to provide extensive research support to his/her MP for their parliamentary work. This includes drafting parliamentary questions for the MP , preparing the MP's speeches for Zero hour debates , raising matters of public importance, drafting private bill etc. When parliament is not in a sesssion , LAMP fellows engage with the policy makers, experts from the different think-tanks , academicians from several leading universities , and leaders from diverse public policy institutions through participations in workshops on important policy and development issues. LAMP fellows also participate in field visits during the inter-session period for a practical exposure to governance at the ground level.LAMP fellows recieve a stipend of Rs. 20,000 per months during the course of the fellowship.
Role of a LAMP -

LAMP fellowship provides an opportunity to be mentored by a MP for a period of 11-12 months , subject to the parliamentary calendar. During this course of the fellowship the fellows will get the opportunity to engage with experts from diverse sectors and understand important policy and development issues of the country.
The fellow's primary task involves providing research support to the MP that she/he is assigned to.
A significant amount of the research a LAMP fellow will undertake will be parliament related , such as input for bills , parliamentary questions , policy discussion and standing committee meetings.
LAMP fellows are also required to the provide background research for the conferences and media events MPs attend in their official capacity. While some MPs may delegate constituency related work to their LAMP fellows , taking up such work is subject to the agreement between the MP and the LAMP fellow.

LAMP fellows research topics as diverse as defence, food safety , environment , economics and foreign affairs.
Research tasks may include-
1. Legislative Research
2. Analysis Data
3. Framing Parliamentary Questions
4. Background Research Parliamentary Debates
5. Research for the Standing Committee Meetings
6. Drafting Private Member Bills
7. Media Related Work
8. Research for constituency-related issues
9. Interacting with Stakeholders

Eligibility of LAMP -

PRS seeks to engage with highly-motivated , bright young people for the LAMP fellowship.
1. Maximum Age- 25 Years
2. Bachelor's Degree
3. Only Indian Citizen

Selection Process- 

1. Shortlisting : The initial shortlisting of the candidates will be done on the basis of their application form and statement of infent and a short essay on a policy or legislative issue.
2. Interview : Shortlisting candidates will be interviewed telephonically or in person.

Each MP in India represents over 2 Millions constituents. The Indian Parliament passes an average of 60 Bills everyyear. MPs make laws and address complex policy issues across a wide range of sectors. Given the diversity of issues and the technical nature of many of them , it is not possible for MPs to be well versed on all such issues . It is in this context that PRS provides MPs analysis on legislation and policy to help them pepare parliamentary debates.

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