Lok Sabha Speaker Shri Om Birla will inaugurate a two-day Orientation Programme for Newly Elected Members of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly on 3rd July 2026 at Kolkata.

Chief Minister, West Bengal, Shri Suvendu Adhikari; Union Minister of Parliamentary Affairs and Minority Affairs Shri Kiren Rijiju; Deputy Chairperson, Rajya Sabha Shri Harivansh; Leader of Opposition West Bengal Legislative Assembly, Shri Ritabrata Banerjee and other dignitaries will grace the inaugural Session. Speaker, West Bengal Legislative Assembly, Shri Rathindra Bose will deliver the Welcome Address and Minister of Parliamentary Affairs, Government of West Bengal, Dr. Shankar Ghosh will deliver Vote of Thanks.

During the two day Orientation Programme, a series of technical sessions have been designed to cover key aspects of legislative work, including ‘How to be an Effective Legislator; Customs, Conventions and Etiquettes for Members’; ‘Executive Accountability through Questions and other Procedural Devices in Legislatures’; ‘Committee System in Indian Parliament’; ‘Legislative Process including Private Members’ Bills’; ‘Financial Business and Budgetary Process in Parliament’; ‘Parliamentary Privileges and Ethics’; and the ‘National e-Vidhan Application (NeVA)’. The sessions will be chaired and addressed by distinguished Presiding Officers of State Legislatures, Members of Parliament, constitutional experts and senior parliamentary practitioners from across the country. The programme is expected to facilitate the exchange of ideas and best practices while enhancing participants' understanding of legislative procedures, parliamentary institutions and democratic governance.

The Orientation Programme will conclude on 4 July 2026 with the Valedictory Address of Governor, West Bengal, Shri R.N. Ravi in the historic Chamber of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly. The session will be addressed by Lok Sabha Speaker Shri Om Birla; Governor, Haryana, Prof. Ashim Kumar Ghosh; Deputy Chairman, Rajya Sabha, Shri Harivansh; Speaker West Bengal Legislative Assembly, Shri Shri Rathindra Bose and other dignitaries.

The programme is being organized by the Parliamentary Research and Training Institute for Democracies (PRIDE), Lok Sabha Secretariat, in collaboration with the West Bengal Legislative Assembly. It seeks to familiarize newly elected Members with various aspects of parliamentary and legislative functioning, including committee systems, financial oversight, parliamentary privileges and emerging digital initiatives in legislatures. It will also provide a platform for interaction and exchange of experiences among legislators, Presiding Officers and parliamentary experts.

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