Assembly from today: Additional budget in 28th Nov
The winter session of the Assembly begins today, Thursday. There are 29 working days in this session. It will continue till December 31. The House will start on Thursday morning, and condolence messages will be offered to the bereaved members. The House will then be adjourned. In the afternoon, President Draupadi Murmu will address the House.
The first supplementary budget of the financial year 2025-26 will be presented on the second day of the session, i.e., on the 28th November. The budget expenditure demands will be discussed, and the expenditure bill will be passed on the 8th. There is a rule that the assembly session should be held for 60 days every year. The house has already been in session for 31 days in the previous two sessions. Therefore, as per the rules, a 29-day calendar has been made for the winter session. But everyone will be watching how many days the house will be in session after the supplementary budget is passed. Last year, too, the winter session was adjourned 16 days in advance, citing no official business.
Speaker Surma Padhi called an all-party meeting today to ensure the smooth conduct of the winter session. Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi, Deputy Chief Minister Kanakvardhan Singhdeo, Parliamentary Affairs Minister Mukesh Mahaling, Construction Minister Prithviraj Harichandan, ruling party chief convener Saroj Pradhan, senior MLA Jayanarayan Mishra, BJD MLA chief convener Pramila Mallick, and Congress MLA leader Rama Chandra Kadam were present. The Speaker sought everyone’s cooperation in the housework.
