To consider and adopt the draft 329th and 330th Reports of the Committee

(I) To consider and adopt the following Reports of the Committee:- (i) 152nd Report on Action Taken on 140th Report of the Committee on the subject "Appointment of Notaries" pertaining to Department of legal affairs (Ministry of Law & Justice); (ii) 153rd Report on Action Taken on 132nd Report of the Committee on the subject "Specific Aspects of Election Process And Their Reform" pertaining to Legislative Department (Ministry of Law & Justice);and (iii) 154th Report on Action Taken on 131st Report of the Committee on the subject “Review of Functioning of Recruitment Organisations of Government of India” pertaining to Department of Personnel & Training (Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions). -2- (II) To hear the views of Secretary, Ministry of Labour and Employment, and CEO Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation (Ministry of Labour and Employment) on the subject ‘Effective redressal of Grievances by Strengthening Public Grievances Redressal System’.

Briefing by the representatives of the Ministry of Mines on the subject “National Mineral Exploration Trust (NMET)- Performance and Review.”

Briefing by representatives of NHPC Limited, SJVN Limited, THDC India Limited and North Eastern Electric Power Corporation Limited on the subject ‘Revival of Hydro Power Sector in the Country’.

Briefing by the representatives of the Ministry of Railways (Railway Board) on the Subject “Improvement of public facilities at Railway Stations ".

(i) Consideration and adoption of the Draft Action Taken Report on the First Report (18th LS) on ‘Demands for Grants (2024-25)’ of the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas. (ii) Consideration and adoption of the Draft Action Taken Report on the 24th Report (17th LS, 2023-24) on the subject ‘Litigations Involving Oil PSUs’. (iii) Consideration and adoption of the Draft Action Taken Report on the 23rd Report (17th LS, 2023-24) on the subject ‘Review of Policy on Import of Crude Oil’.

To consider and adopt the following draft Reports on Action Taken by the Government on the recommendations/observations contained in the Reports of the Committee on Demands for Grants (2025-2026)

(i) (a) Consideration and adoption of draft Report on the subject - Evolving Role of Competition Commission of India in the Economy, particularly the Digital Landscape; and (b) consideration of Memorandum No. 2 - regarding selection of subjects for examination; (ii) Presentation by the representative(s) of the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation on the issue ‘Macro-Economic Indicators of the country and initiatives taken by the Ministry in this regard’; and (iii) Oral evidence of the representatives of the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation on the subject ‘Performance review of National Statistical Commission (NSC)’.

Oral evidence on the Subject ‘Challenges/Opportunities in the Wool Sector’ of the representatives of: (i) Ministry of Textiles; and (ii) Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairying (Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying)

(i) Draft Report on the Action Taken by the Government on the Observations/Recommendations of the Committee contained in their Second Report (Eighteenth Lok Sabha) on ‘Demands for Grants (2024-25)’ of the Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities (Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment). (ii) Draft Report on the Action Taken by the Government on the Observations/Recommendations of the Committee contained in their Third Report (Eighteenth Lok Sabha) on ‘Demands for Grants (2024-25)’ of the Ministry of Tribal Affairs. (ii) Draft Report on the Action Taken by the Government on the Observations/Recommendations of the Committee contained in their Fourth Report (Eighteenth Lok Sabha) on ‘Demands for Grants (2024-25)’ of the Ministry of Minority Affairs.

Consideration and adoption of draft Report on the subject ‘Evaluation of India’s Indian Ocean Strategy’

(i) Adoption of 367th Report on Action Taken by the Government on the Recommendations contained in the Three Hundred Fifty Eighth Report on “Research based Education and Anusandhan scenario in Sciences and related fields"; (ii) Adoption of 368th Report on "Review of functioning of National Council for Teacher Education (NCTE) and initiatives taken to support training of teachers in light of NEP 2020's thrust on Capacity Building of Teachers"; and (iii) Implementation of Article 15(5) of the Indian Constitution and reservations for Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, and/or Socially and Educationally Backward Classes in private educational institutions.

1. Briefing by the representatives of the Ministry of Defence on the subject ‘Consolidation of defence lands by Defence Estates Organization and working of Cantonment Board’. 2. Consideration and Adoption of the following draft Action Taken Reports on DFG (2024-25): (i) Action Taken by the Government on the Observations/Recommendations contained in the First Report (18th Lok Sabha) on Demands for Grants of the Ministry of Defence for the year 2024-25 on ‘General Defence Budget, Border Roads Organisation, Indian Coast Guard, Defence Estates Organisation, Defence Public Sector Undertakings, Welfare of Ex Servicemen and Defence Pension (Demand Nos. 19 and 22)’; (ii) Action Taken by the Government on the Observations/Recommendations contained in the Second Report (18th Lok Sabha) on Demands for Grants of the Ministry of Defence for the year 2024-25 on ‘Army, Navy, Air Force, Joint Staff and Ex-Servicemen Contributory Health Scheme (Demand Nos. 20 And 21)’; (iii) Action Taken by the Government on the Observations/Recommendations contained in the Third Report (18th Lok Sabha) on Demands for Grants of the Ministry of Defence for the year 2024-25 on ‘Capital Outlay on Defence Services, Procurement Policy and Defence Planning (Demand No. 21)’; and (iv) Action Taken by the Government on the Observations/Recommendations contained in the Fourth Report (18th Lok Sabha) on Demands for Grants of the Ministry of Defence for the year 2024-25 on ‘Directorate of Ordnance (Coordination and Services) – New DPSUs, Defence Research and Development Organisation (Demand Nos. 20 And 21).

Consideration and adoption of the following Draft Reports: a. Draft Report on action taken by the Government on the recommendations contained in the 6th Report on Demands for Grants (2025-26) pertaining to the Department of Land Resources (Ministry of Rural Development). b. Draft Report on Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY) pertaining to the Department of Rural Development (Ministry of Rural Development)

Briefing by the representatives of Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs on ‘Implementation of Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Act, 2016’.

Evidence of representatives of the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy on the subject ‘Performance Evaluation of Solar Power Projects in the Country’.

Briefing by Audit followed by Oral Evidence of the representatives of Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change on the subject “Deviation from approved accounting procedure (a) CAMPA funds kept outside Public Account” based on Para 3.6.3 of C&AG Report No. 31 of 2022.

Consideration and adoption of the following Draft Reports: (i) Draft Action Taken Report on the Observations/ Recommendations contained in the 7th Report of the Committee on Demands for Grants (2025-26) pertaining to the Department of Consumer Affairs; and (ii) Draft Action Taken Report on the Observations/ Recommendations contained in the 8th Report of the Committee on Demands for Grants (2025-26) pertaining to the Department of Food and Public Distribution.

Oral evidence of the officials of the State Governments of Bihar and Meghalaya and the Department of Food and Public Distribution on the subject ‘Modernization of Public Distribution System- Strengthening Technical Data base’.

Consideration and adoption of draft Report on Action Taken by the Government on the observations/recommendations contained in the Fourth Report of the Committee on External Affairs (18th Lok Sabha) on the subject ‘Demands for Grants of the Ministry of External Affairs for the year 2024-25’ Evidence of the representatives of the Ministry of External Affairs on the subject ‘Future of India-Bangladesh Relationship’.