An Orientation Programme for those who have been elected/nominated to the upper house for the first time is being organised by the Rajya Sabha Secretariat on July 31 and August 1 in the Main Committee Room of the Parliament House Annexe. It will be inaugurated by Rajya Sabha chairman Hamid Ansari at 10.30 a.m. Saturday.

The Orientation Programme has been devised to provide an opportunity to the members to discuss and analyse various aspects of Parliamentary Practice and Procedures with special reference to Rajya Sabha and to familiarise them with parliamentary institutions, procedures and practices. The Orientation Programme aims at assisting new Members to be effective in Parliamentary work and will consist of several discussions/ sessions on specific topics, initiated by senior and eminent MPs.