Shimla: Addressing a press conference held at today in the Main Committee Room of the Himachal Pradesh Vidhan Sabha Secretariat, Himachal Pradesh Vidhan Sabha Speaker Kuldeep Singh Pathania said that the 12th session of the 14th Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly will be held from August 21, 2026, to September 3, 2026.
The Monsoon Session will commence at 11:00 AM on August 21, 2026. On the opening day, obituary references will be made in memory of former legislators Late Vijender Singh and Ram Chand Bhatia. A total of 10 sittings will be held during the session. August 27, 2026, has been designated as a Private Members’ Business Day.
Pathania said that during the Budget Session this year, the Assembly had already held 16 sittings. He said that a total of 1,036 questions have been received from Hon’ble Members in connection with the upcoming session, including 787 starred questions and 249 unstarred questions. All these questions were received online and have been forwarded to the government for further action as per the rules. He said that the deadline for members to submit notices relating to questions ended at 5:00 PM on August 18, 2026.
In addition, 13 notices under Rule 62, two notices under Rule 63, five notices under Rule 101 and 15 notices under Rule 130 have been received from Hon’ble Members and forwarded to the government for further necessary action.
Pathania said that the questions received from members mainly relate to financial assistance sought from the Centre for disaster management, floods, merger of schools, the situation arising out of recent heavy rainfall and natural disasters in the state, steps taken by the government to deal with disasters, construction of roads and bridges, DPRs of sanctioned roads, upgradation of colleges, schools and health institutions across the state, filling of vacant posts in various departments, tourism, horticulture, drinking water supply, prevention of increasing drug use among youth, rising criminal cases and the transport system.
In addition, members have also raised important issues concerning their respective constituencies through questions.
Pathania said that to ensure the smooth functioning of the session, he has convened a meeting of the senior leaders of both political parties at 4:30 PM tomorrow. The meeting will be attended by Parliamentary Affairs Minister Harshwardhan Chauhan, Leader of Opposition Jairam Thakur, Deputy Chief Whip of the Himachal Pradesh Government Kewal Singh Pathania and Chief Whip of the BJP Legislature Party Sukhram Chaudhary.
He appealed to both the ruling and opposition sides to extend constructive cooperation in the smooth conduct of the House so that the valuable time of the Assembly can be utilised for issues of public interest and meaningful discussion.
