Speakers and Deputy Speakers from 30 States and Chairmen and Vice-Chairmen of six Legislative Councils are expected for the 77th annual convention of presiding officers and secretaries of legislative bodies beginning here on Friday.
Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan will address a conference of presiding officers in the Vidhan Sabha on January 31.
It is after 30 years that Uttar Pradesh is hosting the convention. Lucknow had hosted it in 1961 also.
State Backward Classes Welfare Minister Ambika Chaudhary, who is the convener of the four-day conference, said 400 delegates were expected.
The Deputy Speaker of the Lok Sabha, the Vice-Chairman of the Rajya Sabha and the Secretary-Generals of the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha will be among the participants.
On the opening day, the Secretary-Generals of Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha and the Principal Secretaries and Secretaries of the Assemblies and the Legislative Councils will meet. The Principal Secretary of the Uttar Pradesh Assembly, Pradeep Dubey, will preside over the conference.
Discussion on the agenda for the convention will figure on the opening day.
The conference of presiding officers will begin the next day, Mr. Chaudhary said.
While the welcome address will be delivered by Vidhan Sabha Speaker Mata Prasad Pandey, the convention will be addressed by Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav.
The vote of thanks will be delivered by the Chairman of the State Legislative Council.
The conference will come to a close on February 1 with Uttar Pradesh Governor Ram Naik’s address.
The proceedings of the convention will be held in camera, Mr. Chaudhary said.
