Oral evidence of the officials of the State Government of Bihar, Meghalaya & Telangana and Department of Food and Public Distribution on the subject ‘Modernisation of Public Distribution System- Strengthening Technical Data base’

Consideration and Adoption of the following Draft Reports: - (i) Draft ATR on 68th Report (17th Lok Sabha) on DFG (2023-24) pertaining to Dept. of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare (ii) Draft ATR on 1st Report (18th Lok Sabha) on DFG (2024-25) pertaining to Dept. of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare (iii) Draft ATR on 3rd Report (18th Lok Sabha) on DFG (2024-25) pertaining to Dept. of Fisheries (iv) Draft ATR on 4th Report (18th Lok Sabha) on DFG (2024-25) pertaining to Dept. of Animal Husbandry and Dairying (v) Draft ATR on 5th Report (18th Lok Sabha) on DFG (2024-25) pertaining to Ministry of Food Processing Industries (vi) Draft ATR on 10th Report (18th Lok Sabha) on DFG (2025-26) pertaining to Dept. of Fisheries.

Oral evidence of the representatives of the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT), (Department of Revenue) Ministry of Finance on the subject ‘Tax Reforms: Simplification, Rationalisation and Ease of Compliance’.

Briefing by the representatives of the Ministry of Steel on the subject “Organisational Structure and Performance of Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL)-A Review.”

Briefing by the representatives of Ministry of Steel on the subject ‘Review of Functioning of Steel Authority of India Limited and its Subsidiaries’

Consideration and Adoption of the following Reports: - (i) Draft ATR on 68th Report (17th Lok Sabha) on DFG (2023-24) pertaining to Dept. of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare (ii) Draft ATR on 1st Report (18th Lok Sabha) on DFG (2024-25) pertaining to Dept. of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare (iii) Draft ATR on 3rd Report (18th Lok Sabha) on DFG (2024-25) pertaining to Dept. of Fisheries (iv) Draft ATR on 4th Report (18th Lok Sabha) on DFG (2024-25) pertaining to Dept. of Animal Husbandry and Dairying (v) Draft ATR on 5th Report (18th Lok Sabha) on DFG (2024-25) pertaining to Ministry of Food Processing Industries (vi) Draft ATR on 10th Report (18th Lok Sabha) on DFG (2025-26) pertaining to Dept. of Fisheries.

Briefing by the representatives of the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship on the Subject ‘Recognition of Skills of Agniveers Scheme – An Assessment’

Briefing by the representatives of NHPC Limited in connection with its comprehensive examination.

Evidence of the representatives of the Ministry of External Affairs and the Ministry of Commerce and Industry on the subject ‘India Europe Relationship: Opportunities and Challenges’

To hear Secretaries of Department of Higher Education, Ministry of Education, Government of India and Department of Youth Affairs, Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports, Government of India; and VCs of Jamia Milia Islamia; Rajiv Gandhi National Institute of Youth Development; and Jawaharlal Nehru University on Best practices and key achievements in pedagogy, industry-academia collaboration, and research ecosystems; Challenges (financial, human resources, location, administrative, etc) faced by the HEIs; Reservations for SC/ST/OBCs in student and faculty positions; and Vacancies, promotions, and contractual employees in teaching and non-teaching staff positions.

Briefing by the representatives of Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas/Oil PSUs on the subject Safety, Security and Environmental Isues in Petroleum Sector.

To hear the Secretary, Ministry of Culture on the subject “National Mission on Cultural Mapping and Roadmap, and Promotion of Local and Indigenous Art.”

Oral evidence of the representatives of the Department of Social Justice and Empowerment (Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment) on the subject ‘Review of the functioning of the National Scheduled Castes Finance and Development Corporation (NSFDC)’.

Briefing by the representatives of the NABARD on the subject ‘Role of National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) in the implementation of Rural Development Schemes’.

1.Consideration and Adoption of Draft Report(s). 2. Examination of the Subject- ‘Review of the performance of schemes/ projects under Digital Bharat Nidhi (DBN) implemented by Public and Private Sector’- to have a briefing by the representatives of the Ministry of Communications (Department of Telecommunications), DBN, BSNL, PGCIL, RAILTEL, BHARTI AIRTEL, RJIL and CSC E- Governance Services India Limited.

Briefing by the Representatives of the (i) Ministry of Jal Shakti- Department of Water Resources River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation, (ii) National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA), (iii) National Disaster Response Force (NDRF), (iv) India Meteorological Department (IMD), (v) Geological Survey of India (GSI) on the subject ‘Overview on causes Impact and vulnerability of recent floods, landslides and cloudbursts in hilly regions of the country, particularly the Himalayas and further impact on plains and the strategies for mitigating such disasters’.

Briefing by representatives of the State Governments of Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh, Gujarat, Bihar and Rajasthan on the subject ‘Roadmap for achievement of 50% cumulative electric power installed capacity from non-fossil fuel-based Energy Resources by 2030’.

Oral evidence of the representatives of the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change and Ministry of Coal on the subject “Expediting and Simplifying the Environment and Forest Clearance Process for Mining Projects.”

Briefing by the representatives of Department of Defence Production (Ministry of Defence) on the subject ‘Make in India’ Initiatives in the Defence Sector

Oral evidence of Secretary, Ministry of Health & Family Welfare's (Department of Health & Family Welfare) on “A study of vector-borne diseases in North-East India”.