Bhubaneswar: Vice-President C P Radhakrishnan is likely to visit Odisha on Nov 16 to attend a one-day orientation programme for members of Odisha Legislative Assembly aimed at strengthening their legislative and financial oversight skills. The day-long programme, to be held under the chairmanship of Speaker Surama Padhy, will have three sessions. Odisha Governor Braj Mohan Ram and chief minister Mohan Charan Majhi will attend the inaugural session.Briefing reporters at Odisha Legislative Assembly conference hall on Monday, parliamentary affairs minister Mukesh Mahaling said the orientation programme is aimed at enhancing the capacity of MLAs and strengthening the functioning of the assembly’s 35 parliamentary committees.He said Odisha and Kerala have been doing notable work towards strengthening the parliamentary committee system. The orientation programme is aimed at making the system more active and effective while enhancing the capabilities of legislators. MLAs will be trained on effectively monitoring the functioning of various departments, implementation of govt schemes and decisions, and the functioning of executive departments.With the next budget session in mind, the programme will also train legislators in budget discussions, allocation of funds to different departments, the proportion of expenditure and grants, budget estimates and review of the functioning of executive departments. It will also focus on different aspects of budget presentation and ways to make discussions in the assembly more effective, fact-based and constructive.Mahaling said the vice-president’s visit and the orientation programme were expected to facilitate an exchange of experiences and ideas among legislators and help make the functioning of the assembly more robust and qualitative. Law minister Prithiviraj Harichandan said home minister Amit Shah is likely to visit later this month though the detailed itinerary is yet to be finalised.