Speaker Calls All-Party Meet Before First Session of 16th Odisha Legislative Assembly

Bhubaneswar: Speaker Surya Narayan Patra has called an all-party meeting before the commencement of the first session of the 16th Odisha Legislative Assembly from June 25.
The Speaker will discuss with the newly elected legislators regarding the smooth conduct of the Assembly proceedings during the session, which will have 30 working days in two phases.
The first phase will be held from June 25 to July 2 and the second phase from July 12 to August 8.
The first session will see Odisha Government presenting the annual budget for 2019-20 fiscal on June 28.

The Appropriation Bill on the budget for the year 2019-20 will be introduced in the Assembly on July 31, a notification stated earlier.
The session will begin with Governor Ganeshi Lal’s address to the House. The election for deputy speaker’s post will be held on June 27, the notification added.