The Uttarakhand Governor Krishan Kant Paul said on Thursday that the work of parliamentary committees was very important and should be taken seriously.
They play an important role in a parliamentary democracy, he said at the inauguration of a two-day orientation programme organised here for members of the state assembly.
The Governor said that the MlAs must study intensively all the written material obtained from various departments during the Vidhan Sabha session.
The Governor said that our country has a written constitution and the parliamentary traditions have great significance. India also has the provision of constitutional amendments in accordance with the aspirations of the people.
He expressed the hope that the orientation programme would provide information about parliamentary rules and traditions to newly elected MlAs.
He also honoured senior politician laxmikant Bajpai and former general secretary of lok Sabha secretariat GC Malhotra who were also slated to address the orientation programme.
Earlier, the Governor inaugurated the programme with the lighting of the ceremonial lamp in the presence of the Vidhan Sabha speaker Prem Chand Agrawal, deputy speaker RS Chauhan, state parliamentary affairs Minister Prakash Pant and the leader of opposition in the Vidhan Sabha Indira Hridayesh.