MLAs to get tips on House processes, procedures

Tribune News Service

Chandigarh, January 15

State legislators, including 44 first-time MLAs, will get tips on parliamentary processes and procedures from experts of the Parliamentary Research and Training Institute for Democracies (PRIDE) during a two-day orientation programme beginning January 21.

The orientation programme, which forms part of the three-day special session of the Haryana Vidhan Sabha that begins January 20, will see experts from PRIDE — the training and research arm of the Lok Sabha — deliberate on an array of issues of legislative importance. Members of Parliament from the state have also been invited to take part in the programme.

“The orientation programme will go a long way in helping legislators, especially first-time MLAs, in discharging their duties as public representatives effectively,” Haryana Speaker Gian Chand Gupta said.

Besides 44 first-time MLAs, there are 30 MLAs, who have been re-elected during the 2019 Assembly polls. Out of 10 Lok Sabha MPs, three have been elected for the first time.

Two-day session by PRIDE experts

Jan 21: Parliamentary Research and Training Institute for Democracies experts will train MLAs on importance of Question Hour, Zero Hour, legislative business and Governor’s Address

Jan 22: Importance of discussion on Budget and demands for grants and importance of the working of the Vidhan Sabha committees | MP and Indian Council for Cultural Relations Vinay Prabhakar Sahasrabuddhe to address participants | Address by Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla will be the highlight of the last session