Briefing by the representatives of the Ministry of Labour and Employment, EPFO, Ministry of Finance,(Department of Financial Services), Reserve Bank of India (RBI), Punjab National Bank, Punjab and Sind Bank and Oriental Bank of Commerce on Employees Provident Fund Organisation - Functioning, Coverage of Establishments, Recovery of Arrears including Administration of Provident Funds Act, 1925 and All Other PF Related Acts.

Next meeting of the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Industry will be held at 12.00 Noon on Friday, the 9th November, 2018 in Committee Room ‘A’, Ground Floor, Parliament House Annexe, New Delhi to hear the views of the stakeholders in connection with examination of Micro, Small Medium Enterprises Development (Amendment) Bill, 2018.

Briefing by the representatives of the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare (Department of Agriculture, Co-operation and Farmers Welfare) on the Subject "Production and Availability of Oil Seeds and Pulses in the Country".

Next meeting of the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Industry will be held at 12.30 p.m. on Thursday, the 1st November, 2018 in Committee Room ‘A’, Ground Floor, Parliament House Annexe, New Delhi to discuss the Micro, Small Medium Enterprises Development (Amendment) Bill, 2018.

Evidence by the representatives of the Ministry of Railways (Railway Board) on the subject “Protection and Usage of Surplus Railway Land”.

Briefing by the representatives of the Ministry of Labour and Employment and the Ministry of Commerce and Industry (Department of Commerce) on the Subject Welfare of Tea, Coffee, Rubber Plantation Workers.

Briefing by the representatives of the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology on the subject Review of functioning of Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI).

to hear the views of following organization/expert/individual on the subject Strengthening the Justice Delivery Process:- (i) Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative, New Delhi; (ii) Shri P. Puneeth, Associate Professor, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi; and (iii) Prof. (Dr) Amaresh Kumar, Advocate, Supreme Court Of India, New Delhi

Briefing by the representatives of the Ministry of External Affairs on ‘Indo-Pak Relations in view of new regime in Pakistan’.

(i) to select the subjects for examination and Report by the Committee; (ii) consider and adopt the Draft 214th and 215th Reports, and (iii) to consider and finalise study visit to Andaman Nicobar Islands in connection with the examination of Administration of UTs.

(i) Review the working of National Projects Construction Corporation Ltd. (NPCC); (ii) Review the updated status on the implementation of the Schemes / Projects / Works under the subject "Conservation, Development, Management and Abatement of Pollution in river Ganga and its tributaries"; and (iii) Review of "Major and Medium Irrigation Projects in India / status and progress of Participatory Irrigation Management (PIM) and Water User Associations (WUAs)" – status of Major Irrigation Schemes across the country.

Briefing by the representatives of the Ministry of Labour & Employment on Welfare of Tea Plantation Workers and status of the action taken upon the 42nd Report of this Committee regarding Regulatory Framework of the EPFO on the Excluded Category vis-a-vis Implementation of Various PF Acts including action taken by the Ministry in pursuance of Gazette Notification No. S.O. 3141(E)., dated 26.06.2018 published in The Gazette of India: Extraordinary [Part II - Sec. 3(ii)] regarding Administration of the Provident Funds Act, 1925 (19 of 1925).

Oral Evidence of the representatives of Securities and Exchange Board of India on The Banning of Unregulated Deposit Schemes Bill, 2018 and issues related thereto.

To hear the views of representatives of the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change on "Pollution in major rivers of the country".

To hear the views of (i) Secretary, Department of Agriculture, Cooperation Farmers Welfare, Ministry of Agriculture Farmers Welfare; and (ii) Secretary, Ministry of Food Processing Industries on the subject 'Export of Organic Products: Challenges and Opportunities'. 

Oral evidence of the representatives of the Ministry of Home Affairs, Ministry of Law and Justice -Legislative Department and Department of Legal Affairs and Ministry of External Affairs on The Citizenship Amendment Bill, 2016.

To consider Memorandum No. 1 regarding selection of subjects for examination during 2018-19.

Agenda for the meeting will be communicated in due course.

Evidence of the representatives of the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare (Animal Husbandry, Dairying and Fisheries) in connection with examination of the Subject "Ensuring Quality of Milk and Consumer Grievance Redressal Mechanism in Dairy Sector."

to hear the views of the Secretary, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on the subject ‘Medical Devices: Regulation and Control’.