Bhubaneswar: Vice President C P Radhakrishnan is scheduled to reach Bhubaneswar on November 15 on a two-day visit to Odisha to attend an event at the state Assembly.
As part of his engagements, the Vice-President is slated to inaugurate a special training and orientation programme for newly elected legislators at the Odisha Assembly on November 16, Parliamentary Affairs Minister Mukesh Mahaling said.
The one-day orientation programme will feature three sessions. The first session will be attended by the Vice President, Governor, Chief Minister and Speaker of the Assembly, he said.
The training programme will focus on the functioning of various legislative committees and their responsibilities. The Odisha Legislative Assembly has a total of 35 committees, including four special committees related to financial matters.
Mahaling said the training would focus on strengthening the committee system and ensuring effective implementation of the decisions and recommendations made by these committees.
The MLAs will also receive training on important financial and budgetary matters, including expenditure, expenditure ratios and estimates.
The minister further highlighted Odisha’s distinction in terms of the number of Assembly sittings. While most state legislatures across the country meet for around 22 to 23 days on average, Odisha holds Assembly sessions for a comparatively higher number of days, said Mahaling.
The detailed itinerary of the Vice-President’s Odisha visit will be available soon.
