Archive · 20 Aug 2026
Andhra Pradesh Assembly Tour Teaches Students Democratic Process
Andhra Pradesh is running a programme called the Assembly Vignana Yatra.
It helps students learn how the Legislative Assembly works.
Students watched lawmakers discuss matters from the visitors’ gallery.
On Thursday, 741 students took part.
In four days, 2,716 students from 23 schools and colleges had visited.
Some students also met the Assembly Speaker and two MLAs.
They asked questions about making laws and parliamentary procedures.
The Speaker said students may also be able to visit when the Assembly is not meeting.
The students said the experience was special and memorable.
741 students watched live Legislative Assembly proceedings from the visitors’ gallery on Thursday.
Over four days, 2,716 students from 23 educational institutions visited the Assembly.
The Assembly Vignana Yatra aims to explain legislative functioning and democratic processes.
Speaker Chintakayala Ayyanna Patrudu met 180 students from Slate School with MLAs Bode Prasad and Kamineni Srinivas.
The Speaker said arrangements would be made for student visits on non-session days.
- Who
- Students from 23 educational institutions, Speaker Chintakayala Ayyanna Patrudu, and MLAs Bode Prasad and Kamineni Srinivas.
- What
- The Assembly Vignana Yatra is giving students direct exposure to Legislative Assembly proceedings and democratic processes.
- When
- The programme continued on Thursday and had reached its fourth day.
- Where
- The Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly in Vijayawada.
- Why
- To create awareness among students about how legislatures function, how laws are made, and how the democratic system works.
- Programme
- Assembly Vignana Yatra
- Thursday participants
- 741 students
- Four-day total
- 2,716 students
- Institutions represented
- 23 educational institutions
- Student group meeting the Speaker
- 180 students from Slate School
- Speaker
- Chintakayala Ayyanna Patrudu
- Future arrangements
- Student visits are expected to be facilitated on non-session days as well.