Bhubaneswar: Vice President C P Radhakrishnan will visit Odisha on November 16 to attend a day-long orientation programme for members of the Odisha Legislative Assembly, Parliamentary Affairs Minister Mukesh Mahaling said on Monday.
The programme, being organised under the chairmanship of Assembly Speaker Surama Padhi, will comprise three sessions. Governor Brajmohan Ram and Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi are scheduled to attend the inaugural session.
Briefing the media at the Assembly conference hall, Mahaling said the orientation programme aims to strengthen the parliamentary committee system and enhance the legislative skills of MLAs.
He said the Odisha Legislative Assembly has 35 parliamentary committees and noted that Odisha and Kerala have made significant contributions towards strengthening the committee-based parliamentary system.
The programme will focus on equipping legislators with the skills required to effectively scrutinise the functioning of government departments, monitor the implementation of government schemes and decisions, and assess the performance of executive agencies.
With the next budget session in view, special emphasis will be placed on budgetary procedures, allocation of funds to departments, expenditure patterns, grants, budget estimates and evaluation of departmental performance.
The training will also cover various aspects of budget presentation and ways to ensure more informed, constructive and fact-based debates in the Assembly.
Expressing confidence that the Vice President’s visit and the orientation programme would be beneficial, Mahaling said the initiative would promote the exchange of knowledge and experience among legislators and contribute to improving the quality and effectiveness of legislative proceedings.
