Bhubaneswar (Odisha)

The Winter Session of the Odisha Assembly was on Tuesday adjourned sine die, 18 days ahead of its scheduled end on December 31.

Speaker Surama Padhy announced that the House was adjourned sine die after government chief whip Saroj Kumar Pradhan moved a motion in this regard, stating that no major official business was left.

Earlier, the session was scheduled to function for 29 sittings, but it ended after 11 working days.

The Winter Session is significant as President Droupadi Murmu addressed the members on the opening day on November 27. She was the first President to address the Odisha Assembly.

During the 11 working days, the House approved the Supplementary Budget of Rs 17,440 crore. Apart from the Odisha Appropriation Bill, the House also passed six other Bills, including those related to the enhancement of the pension of ex-members and salaries of the Speaker, deputy speaker, ministers and MLAs.

On November 28, Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi, who holds the finance portfolio, presented a Supplementary Budget proposal of Rs 17,440 crore for the 2025-26 financial year to ensure effective implementation of priority welfare and development schemes. The Appropriation Bill for the additional supplementary budget was passed through a voice vote after a debate on Monday.

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Majhi, Deputy Leader of the Opposition Prasanna Acharya and Congress Legislature Party leader Rama Chandra Kadam thanked all for the smooth functioning of the session.