Lucknow, Jan. 21 -- Lok Sabha members would have to come to the House and mark attendance electronically from their designated seat, Speaker Om Birla said on Tuesday, indicating that the age-old system of marking attendance in a register in the lobby, outside the House might be stopped from the upcoming budget session. "The new attendance system will be effective from the budget session. Earlier, both the electronic system and the register were available for the MPs. Starting from the budget session, lawmakers can mark their attendence only from their seats," Birla told media at the sidelines of the 86th conference of the presiding officers in New Delhi on Tuesday. The new system, however, might not allow MPs to mark attendance after the House is adjourned. The move, can further improve attendance of lawmakers in the House and make the system more transparent, a senior official said. Every MP is entitled to daily allowance for attending a session, provided the lawmaker has marked his or her attendance. Lok Sabha secretary general Utpal Kumar Singh said the electronic console fitted with every seat already has a system to mark attendance electronically. Attendance and disruptions had been hot topics in the past. The earlier system allowed lawmakers to mark their attendance without even stepping inside the Lok Sabha chamber. The new system, will make the process more transparent, Birla said. htc...