Lucknow, Jan. 22 -- The 86th meeting of presiding officers of legislatures has signed off on the creation of a unique index to evaluate performance, output and quality of assembly sessions, an idea put forth by Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla last September. The National Legislative Index will measure the standard of debates, participation, use of Question Hour, number of legislations, length of sessions, and the legislature's contribution towards upholding constitutional values. It will also look at the number of private resolutions, government assurances, work of the standing committees and other subjective and objective aspects of the functioning of assemblies. "It is important to evaluate the functioning of our assemblies and a healthy compe...