Nagpur: The Winter Session of Maharashtra Legislature to be held in Nagpur from December 19 will witness the first time MLAs being given an exclusive session to speak on issues of their constituencies. This tradition will be started from the Nagpur Assembly Session, said the Speaker Rahul Narvekar in Mumbai on Tuesday.
According to the tentative agenda released by the Parliamentary Affairs Department of the State Government, the Winter Session in Nagpur will be held from December 19 to 30.
Meanwhile, the preparations for Winter Session in Nagpur are going on in full swing. This Winter Session will be held in the Second Capital after almost two years. It is learnt that this year’s session will be more expensive. It is reported that the expenditure will be 30 to 40 percent more as compared to the last session. The expenditure plan is being prepared by the Public Works Department (PWD) and the work will start in the first week of November, according to the reports.
Notably, due to Corona, the Winter Session of 2020 and 2021 was not held in Nagpur. Even though all the sessions were held in Mumbai due to Corona, its duration was also short. The Winter Session to be held in Nagpur should be for six weeks. But from the experience of the last few decades, the session lasted two or three weeks. This year’s session is also expected to be on the same line.
The administration is apprehending an increase of 35 to 40 percent this year as compared to the expenditure incurred on the Winter Sessions in the past. The rate of GST, CSR has increased. Similarly, the work will also increase and the materials will also be replaced. It is learnt that there will be an increase in the cost as new purchases will have to be made.
An expenditure of Rs 60 to Rs 70 crore is proposed on the Vidhan Bhavan. About 200 to 225 works are being done and tenders will be floated for each work.
