AP Assembly Session likely from Sept. 21, Cabinet meeting on Sept. 20

Update: 2023-09-13 21:33 GMT
According to government sources, the AP Assembly Session is expected to be held for five days starting from September 21, though it is yet to be confirmed by the business advisory committee (BAC). (File Image: DC)

Vijayawada: The AP Assembly Session is expected to be held for five days from September 21 with a possibility of extending it for two more days. The state Cabinet would meet on September 20 to discuss important issues for the Assembly Session.

According to government sources, the Session is expected to be held for five days starting from September 21, though it is yet to be confirmed by the business advisory committee (BAC).

The Assembly Session gained prominence as the state government is likely to introduce a regularisation of contract employees bill. There is also a possibility of introducing a bill related to the Guaranteed Pension Scheme (GPS) that the YSRC government wants to bring to replace the contributory pension scheme (CPS) for government employees.

In a recent meeting, the employees sought some changes to the proposal made by the government. Based on the decision by Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy, the ministerial sub-committee will once again meet the employee unions representatives to finalise the changes. The government is gearing up to complete the procedures at the earliest to introduce the bill related to GPS in the upcoming Session.

Apart from this, the government will also introduce some Bills as replacement to the promulgated ordinances and also new bills in.

The Chief Minister would hold a special meeting with government representatives and party leaders on Thursday regarding the course of action for the monsoon session. Jagan Mohan Reddy will also chair the Cabinet meeting at the Secretariat in Velagapudi on September 20.

Chief Secretary K.S. Jawahar Reddy said the next meeting of the Council of Ministers would be held on September 20 at the AP Secretariat in Velagapudi.

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