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Keralam Assembly scheduled for October 12 to 29

Source: The Hindu · 03 Oct 2026, 11:31 UTC
Keralam Assembly scheduled for October 12 to 29
Image: The Hindu · original report

The next session of the Keralam Legislative Assembly is expected to run from October 12 to October 29, according to the Assembly’s published calendar. The sitting will focus mainly on government business, including supplementary and excess grant demands and the Appropriation Bills linked to them.

The next session of the Keralam Legislative Assembly is expected to begin on October 12 and continue until October 29, according to a calendar published on the Assembly’s website. The sitting will be the second session of the 16th Keralam Assembly. The published schedule says the session is intended mainly for government business, with a number of Bills expected to be considered by the House.

The supplementary demands for grants connected with the 2026-27 Revised Budget are scheduled to be tabled on October 15. The Assembly will then take a break from October 19 to October 23. Proceedings on the supplementary demands for grants for 2026-27 are set for October 26.

Members will also discuss and vote on demands for excess grants relating to 2016-17, 2017-18, 2018-19, 2020-21 and 2021-22 on that day. The schedule places consideration of the Appropriation Bills relating to those demands on October 29, which is listed as the final day of the session. The calendar identifies the dates and the principal financial business planned for the sitting, but the supplied material does not provide details of the individual Bills expected to be taken up or any further legislative agenda.

The session’s proposed timetable was published on October 3, 2026, in information attributed to the Keralam Legislative Assembly. The Assembly’s website calendar is the stated basis for the expected dates.

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