Odisha Assembly Session 2026 / Winter Session of Odisha Assembly To Begin on November 18

Bhubaneswar, October 28: The winter session of the Odisha Legislative Assembly will commence on November 18, with the presentation of the First Supplementary Statement of Expenditure for 2026-27 scheduled for the opening day, according to the provisional calendar issued by the Assembly Secretariat on Wednesday.

The eighth session of the Seventeenth Assembly is scheduled to continue until December 31, with official business planned on most working days. The calendar outlines proceedings relating to supplementary expenditure, demands for grants, appropriation and private members’ business.

Supplementary expenditure

The First Supplementary Statement of Expenditure for 2026-27 will be presented on November 18. The Assembly will take up demands for grants relating to the statement from November 25 to 27.

The Appropriation Bill concerning the supplementary expenditure is scheduled for consideration on November 30.

The calendar also provides for private members’ business, including bills and resolutions, on November 20 and December 4, 11, 18, 29 and 31.

December schedule

Official business is scheduled throughout December, barring designated holidays and no-meeting days. The Assembly will not meet on Sundays, while December 25 has been declared a holiday on account of Christmas. December 26 and 27 have also been designated no-meeting days.
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The calendar lists December 22 as an official business day, followed by further proceedings on December 23 and 24. Business is scheduled to resume on December 28, with private members’ business on December 29.

The session is scheduled to conclude on December 31, when private members’ business is listed.

The winter session is expected to focus on legislative business, financial matters and discussions on issues concerning the State.