Briefing by Audit followed by Oral Evidence of the representatives of Ministry of Power on the subject “Performance Audit - Commercial Report on Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Gram Jyoti Yojana / Pradhan Mantri Sahaj Bijli Har Ghar Yojana” based on C&AG Report No. 17 of 2025.

To hear the views of various stakeholders/Ministries on the subject 'Crime Against Children'

To hear the views of various stakeholders/Ministries on the subject 'Crime Against Children'

Evidence by the representatives of HLL Lifecare Limited in connection with the horizontal examination of the subject ‘Inventory Management in select CPSUs’.

Evidence by the representatives of Security Printing and Minting Corporation of India Limited (SPMCIL) in connection with the horizontal examination of the subject ‘Inventory Management in select CPSUs’.

Internal Discussion by the Committee

To hear the Secretary, Ministry of Road Transport and Highways and concerned stakeholders including representatives from the M/o Petroleum and Natural Gas, OMCs, SIAM, ARAI, ACMA and ICAT on the subject “Review of Vehicle Type-Approval, Compatibility Testing and Certification Standards in the Context of Evolving Automotive Fuel Specifications, and Mechanisms for Consumer Grievance Redressal”.

Briefing by the Representatives of the Ministry of Jal Shakti – (a) Department of Water Resources, River Development & Ganga Rejuvenation (b) National Water Development Agency (NWDA) (c) National Water Mission (NWM) (d) Central Water Commission (CWC) and (e) WAPCOS on the following subject(s): - (i) Review of the functioning of the National Water Development Agency, with reference to the Interlinking of Rivers Programme and schemes under PMKSY-AIBP, including the facilitation work undertaken, water sharing among the States, and its role in establishing Special Purpose Vehicles under the Ministry of Jal Shakti for the implementation of river interlinking projects and; (ii) Review of the Objectives and Implementation of the National Water Mission with Emphasis on Water Conservation, Water Use Efficiency and Integrated Water Resources Management

Briefing by representatives of the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy on the subject ‘Green Energy Corridor – Development of Evacuation and Transmission Infrastructure for Renewable Energy’.

Consideration and adoption of the following Reports: (i) Draft Action Taken Report on the Observations/ Recommendations contained in the 13th Report of the Committee on Demands for Grants (2026-27) pertaining to the Department of Consumer Affairs; and (ii) Draft Action Taken Report on the Observations/ Recommendations contained in the 14th Report of the Committee on Demands for Grants (2026-27) pertaining to the Department of Food and Public Distribution.

Briefing by the representatives of the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas and Oil PSUs on the subject ‘Role of Private Sector in Petroleum and Natural Gas Sector’.

Consideration and Adoption of the Draft Reports.

Briefing by the representatives of the Ministry of Panchayati Raj and Ministry of Communications (Department of Telecommunications) on the subject ‘Digital Empowerment of Rural India: Examination and Review of Common Service Centre (CSC) and BharatNet Programme and Mobile connectivity’.

Oral evidence by the representatives of the Ministry of Railways (Railway Board) on the subject “Upgradation and Modernisation of Indian Railways’ Rolling Stock”.

1. Consideration and adoption of the draft Report on the subject “India’s Role and Presence in the Arctic and Antarctic Regions” 2. Consideration and adoption of the draft Report on Action Taken by the Government on the Observations/ Recommendations contained in the Ninth Report of the Committee on the subject ‘Future of India-Bangladesh Relationship’

Briefing by the representatives of the Department of Land Resources (Ministry of Rural Development) on the subject ‘Review the status of Wasteland Development and Land Use Change’.

Briefing by the representatives of Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs; Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change; Ministry of Jal Shakti on the subject “Urban Transformation through Smart City Projects, Solid Waste and Water Management”.

Consideration & Adoption of the Draft Report on the Bill ‘The Securities Markets Code, 2025’.

To hear the views of Shri Tukaram Haribhau Mundhe, Commissioner, Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Government of Maharashtra on tackling adulteration in Milk and Milk Products in connection with the examination of the subject ‘Evaluation of Quality Control in Dairy Products’

To take Oral Evidence of the representatives of the following:- (i) Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs on ‘PM-eBus Sewa Scheme’. (ii) Government of Maharashtra comprising Urban Development Department, Nashik Municipal Corporation (NMC), Nashik Mahanagar Parivahan Mahamandal Limited (NMPML) on the subject, ‘PM-eBus Sewa Scheme’ and Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC), Pune Mahanagar Parivahan Mahamandal Limited (PMPML) on operation of electric bus service under FAME Scheme. (iii) Government of Uttarakhand comprising Transport Department and Dehradun City Transport Limited (DCTL) on the subject, ‘PM-eBus Sewa Scheme’.