MONSOON SESSION OF ODISHA ASSEMBLY COMMENCES; PRAMILA MALLICK ELECTED AS FIRST WOMAN SPEAKER
Bhubaneswar (22/09/2023): The monsoon session of Odisha Assembly commenced on Friday.
Pramila Mallick was elected unopposed as the first woman Speaker. On the first day of the session, the work of the House started at 11 am.
The newly elected Speaker took up her new responsibility today. The first half of the session was adjourned after offering condolences to former Speaker Surjya Narayan Patro. Finance Minister Bikram Keshari Arukha is scheduled to present the additional budget amounting to Rs 21,000 crore in the House at 5 pm.
