Mangaluru, 14 May 

Karnataka Legislative Assembly Speaker UT Khader has been nominated to the National Committee of Presiding Officers, a panel constituted under the Tenth Schedule of the Constitution to deliberate on key reforms in the functioning of state legislatures. Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla nominated Khader, who represents the Mangaluru (Ullal) constituency, to the committee, which comprises only four Assembly Speakers from across the country. The appointment is being seen as a significant recognition for Karnataka and the coastal constituency of Mangaluru. Khader told PTI that the committee is looking into reforms to improve discipline and uphold parliamentary decorum in state assemblies. "There are many reforms on the cards in the management and conduct of state assemblies in the country," he said.