To hear the representatives of PNC Infratech Ltd., Agra; and Oriental Structural Engineers Pvt. Ltd., New Delhi on the subject ‘Operation and Maintenance of National Highways and Management of Toll Plazas’.

Consideration and adoption of Draft Reports on the following subjects:- i. Performance Audit on new IITs; ii. Functioning of the National Capital Region Planning Board; iii. Performance Audit of Agriculture Crop Insurance Schemes; iv. Improper Exemption of IGST on import of Pharmaceutical Products; v. Loss of Revenue due to irregular tax exemption - South Asian University; vi. Procurement of X-Engines; and vii. Action Taken by the Government on the Observations/Recommendations of the Committee contained in their Fifty-fifth Report (Seventeenth Lok Sabha) on Provisioning, procurement and issue of High Altitude Clothing, Equipment, Ration and Housing.

Consideration and adoption of the following draft Reports: i) Report on action taken by the Government on observations/recommendations contained in 34th Report (17th Lok Sabha) on Demands for Grants (2023-24) of the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy. ii) Report on action taken by the Government on observations/recommendations contained in 35th Report (17th Lok Sabha) on Demands for Grants (2023-24) of the Ministry of Power. iii) Report on the subject ‘Bio-Energy and Waste to Energy-Recovery of Energy from Urban, Industrial and Agricultural Wastes/Residues and role of Urban Local Bodies in Energy Management’.

(i) Consideration and Adoption of the draft Reports. (ii) Evidence of the representatives of Department of Pharmaceuticals on the subject ‘Establishing uninterrupted growth of the Pharmaceutical Industry while ensuring quality control and safety standards’.

(i)Consideration and adoption of draft Action Taken Report(s) and (ii) Briefing by the representatives of the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Department of Telecommunications, Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) and All India Digital Cable Federation (AIDCF) on the subject ‘Regulation of Cable Television in India’.

Consideration and Adoption of Draft Report on the Subject Spread of Lumpy Skin Disease in Cattle in the Country and issues related therewith pertaining to the Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying (Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairying)

Oral evidence of the Representatives of the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution (Department of Consumer Affairs) in connection with the examination of the subject ‘Regulation of Weights and Measures with specific reference to Dispensing Machines at Fuel Stations.’

To consider and adopt the following Draft Reports:- (I) 357th Report on Action Taken by the Government on the Recommendations/Observations contained in the 351st Report on “Demands for Grants 2023-24 of the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports”; (II) 358th Report on "Research based Education and Anusandhan scenario in Sciences and related fields"; (III) 359th Report on Action Taken by the Government on the Recommendations/Observations contained in 350th Report on “Demands for Grants 2023-24 of the Ministry of Women and Child Development”;

Consideration and adoption of draft report on the Action Taken by the Government on the observations / recommendations contained in the 16th Report of the Committee (17th Lok Sabha) on the subject Performance of Rail Land Development Authority (RLDA).

Consideration and adoption of Draft Report on action taken by the Government on the recommendations contained in the 32nd Report on Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY) pertaining to the Department of Rural Development (Ministry of Rural Development).

To consider and adopt the draft 150th, 151st and 152nd Reports of the Committee.

To consider and adopt the following draft Reports of the Committee:- (i) Draft 134th Report on Action Taken on 103rd Report of the Committee on Functioning of the Virtual Courts/Court Proceedings through Video Conferencing pertaining to Department of Justice ; (ii) Draft 135th Report on Action Taken on 126th Report of the Committee on Demand for Grants (DFG 2023-24) pertaining to Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) ; (iii) Draft 136th Report on Action Taken on 127th Report on Demand for Grants (DFG 2023-24) pertaining to Department of Administrative Reforms & Public Grievances; and Department of Pension and Pensioners Welfare ; (iv) Draft 137th Report on Action Taken on 128th Report on Demand for Grants (DFG -2023-24) pertaining to Department of Justice ; (v) Draft 138th Report on Action Taken on 129th Report on Demand for Grants (DFG-2023-24) pertaining to Department of Legal Affairs ; (vi) Draft 139th Report on Action Taken on 130th Report on Demand for Grants (DFG-2023-24) pertaining to Legislative Department ; and (vii) Draft 140th Report on ‘Appointment of Notaries’.

Briefing by representatives of the Ministry of Power, NHPC Limited, SJVN Limited, THDC India Limited, North Eastern Electric Power Corporation Limited and Damodar Valley Corporation on the subject ‘Performance Review of Major Hydro Projects’.

Consideration and adoption of Action Taken Reports (27th, 28th, 31st and 32nd) of the Committee.

Briefing by the representatives of Delhi Police Housing Corporation Limited (DPHCL) in connection with its comprehensive examination.

To consider and adopt the following Draft Action Taken Reports on: 1) Three Hundred Twenty-Fourth Report on ‘Issues relating to Untraceable Monuments and Protection of Monuments in India’; 2) Three Hundred Twenty-Fifth Report on ‘Issues Relating to Road Sector’; 3) Three Hundred Forty-First Report on Demands for Grants (2023-24) of Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways; and 4) Three Hundred Forty-Second Report on ‘Demands for Grants (2023-24) of Ministry of Road Transport and Highways'.

Venue change regarding Committee on Estimates will be held on 06.12.2023.

i Consideration and adoption of the draft Report on action taken by the Government on the Observations/Recommendations contained in the Twenty Second Report on the subject “Groundwater : A Valuable but Diminishing Resource” ii. Consideration and adoption of the draft Report on action taken by the Government on the Observations/Recommendations contained in the Twenty Third Report on the subject Glacier Management in the country – Monitoring of Glaciers/Glacial lakes including Glacial Lake Outbursts leading to flash floods in the Himalayan region; and iii. Briefing by the representative of Ministry of Jal Shakti – Department of Water Resources, River Development & Ganga Rejuvenation on the subject "Implementation of Atal Bhujal Yojana and ground water management in the country".

To consider and adopt the following draft Reports : (i) Draft 249th Report of DRSC on Home Affairs on Action Taken by the Government on the recommendations/observations contained in the Two Hundred Forty-Second Report of the Committee on Demands for Grants (2023-24) of the Ministry of Home Affairs; and (ii) Draft 250th Report of DRSC on Home Affairs on Action Taken by the Government on the recommendations/observations contained in the Two Hundred Forty-Third Report of the Committee on Demands for Grants (2023-24) of the Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region.

To meet the Czech Parliamentary Delegation and to hear the views of Secretary, DPIIT on the subject ‘Review of Progress of National Industrial Corridors Development Programme'