The Budget Session of the Odisha legislative Assembly would begin from March 15. A notification to this effect was issued by the Assembly Secretariat on Friday after the approval by the Governor.
The session would commence with an opening address by Governor SC Jamir.
As per the notification, the budget session would be held in two phases. While the first phase would be held from March 15 to March 31, the second phase would be held from April 26 till the conclusion of the session on May 20. The session would have 33 working days.
The Budget would be presented in the House on March 18, the notification said.
Notably, Finance Minister Pradeep Amay would introduce the Budget after the Union Budget is approved in Parliament. Since the revenue-sharing pattern has been changed after the NITI (National Institution for Transforming India) Aayog came into effect, the State Government is planning to prepare the Budget after assessing the State’s share in the Central Budget.
An Appropriation Bill for two months would be passed in the Assembly before March 31. A regular Budget for the remaining 10 months would be sent to the Standing Committee and its comments are to be submitted by April 25.