Briefing by the representatives of the Ministry of Textiles on the Subject `Development of Cotton Sector`

Briefing by the representatives of the Ministry of Railways (Railway Board) on the subject “Dedicated Freight Corridor Projects of Indian Railways”

1. Selection of following additional subjects for consideration and examination by the Committee (i) Availability of Medicines and Medical devices for COVID management. (ii) Fertilizer prices and availability of DAP. 2. Briefing by the representatives of the Department of Pharmaceuticals on National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research Amendment Bill 2021. 3. Briefing by the representatives of the Department of Pharmaceuticals on the subject Availability of Medicines and Medical devices for COVID Management.

1. Selection of following additional subjects for consideration and examination by the Committee (i) Availability of Medicines and Medical devices for COVID management. (ii) Fertilizer prices and availability of DAP. 2. Briefing by the representatives of the Department of Pharmaceuticals on National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research Amendment Bill 2021. 3. Briefing by the representatives of the Department of Pharmaceuticals on the subject Availability of Medicines and Medical devices for COVID Management.

To hear the views of representatives of Facebook India and Google India on the subject Safeguarding citizens’ rights and prevention of misuse of social online news media platforms including special emphasis on women security in the digital space

To hear the views of Ministry of Home Affairs on the subject 'Socio-economic fallout of the COVID-19 pandemic’s second wave'.

“Safety in Coal Mines” with specific reference to Northern Coalfields Limited (NCL) and Western Coalfields Limited (WCL).

To hear the views of representatives of the Ministry of P&NG/ONGC on the subject "Safety and Security of Oil Installations of Public Sector Oil Companies including the recent Western Offshore Mishap".

To hear the presentation of Secretary, Department of Personnel & Training on the subject, 'Civil Services - Reforms & Capacity Building'.

To adopt the draft Reports of the Committee on the Subjects mentioned below:- (a) Status of Aviation Connectivity in the Country; (b) Potential of Tourist Spots in the Country - Connectivity and Outreach; and (c) Development and Conservation of Museums and Archaeological sites - Challenges and Opportunities.

detailed discussion on the subject Scope and Utilization of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Funds in various Rural Development Schemes and Saansad Adarsh Gram Yojana (SAGY) specifically, with the representatives of the Ministry of Rural Development (DoRD) and Ministry of Corporate Affairs.

11:00 A.M. - To hear Secretary, Ministry of Civil Aviation on ‘The Airports Economic Regulatory Authority of India (Amendment) Bill, 2021’ and 'Functioning of Airports Authority of India'; and 2:30 P.M. - To hear Secretary, Ministry of Road Transport and Highways on the subject 'Role of Highways in Nation Building'.

Evidence of the representatives of:- (i) Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs; and (ii) Ministry of Finance - Department of Financial Services, on the subject, Implementation of Street Vendors (Protection of Livelihood and Regulation of Street Vending) Act, 2014 with special emphasis on PM SVANidhi Scheme.

To hear the views of Prof. K VijayaRaghavan, Principal Scientific Advisor to Government of India; Dr. V K Paul, Member, NITI Aayog and Chairman, National Expert Group on Vaccine Administration for COVID-19 (NEGVAC) and the representatives of the Departments of Biotechnology and Scientific and Industrial Research on the following subjects: (i) Vaccine Development for COVID-19; (ii) Genetic sequencing of Coronavirus and its variants.

Briefing by the representatives of the Ministry of Tribal Affairs on the subject ‘Review of the Functioning of Eklavya Model Residential Schools (EMRS)’.

To hear the views of Chairman, Railway Board on the subject Augmenting Infrastructure Facilities to Boost Exports.

Briefing by the representatives of the Ministry of Labour and Employment on issues relating to Impact of Covid-19 on Rising Unemployment and Loss of Jobs/Livelihood in Organised and Unorganised Sectors.

To hear the views of representatives of Federation of Indian Export Organisations (FIEO) on the subject ‘Augmenting Infrastructure Facilities to Boost Exports’.

1:00 AM to 2.00PM Reforms for the promotion of Fine Arts, Performing Arts and Culture Education; 2.00PM to 5.00P.M Performance Evaluation of Aanganwadi Services; and Orphaned Children during COVID-19 Pandemic any other issues of WCD.

Briefing by the representatives of the (i) Ministry of Environment, Forests & Climate Change, (ii) Department of Science & Technology (DST) – Wadia Institute of Himalayan Geology and (iii) Defence Research Development Organisation(DRDO) [Defence Geo Informatics Research Establishment (DGRE)] on the Subject “Glacier Management in the country - Monitoring of Glaciers/ Glacial Lakes including Glacial Lake Outbursts leading to flashfloods in the Himalayan region”.