India, Aug. 5 -- All 70 Delhi Legislative Assembly members have received a brand-new iPhone 16 Pro for official use this week, in a major upgrade aimed towards the government's paperless initiative.

The sleek smartphones were handed out on Monday as part of the Delhi Assembly's rollout of the National e-Vidhan Application (NeVA), a tech-driven initiative under the Centre's "One Nation, One Application" program, The Indian Express said.

Apart from iPhones, all the MLAs, including chief minister Rekha Gupta, were also given iPads and tablets.

The distribution of the premium devices made headlines during the first day of the Monsoon Session, where all legislators attended the proceedings with their new mobile handsets and tablets, an offi...