To hear the Home Secretary on the recent disaster in Chennai caused by torrential rainfall and consequent flooding.

(i) Oral evidence of the Ministry of Water Resources, River Development & Ganga Rejuvenation on the subject “Repair, Renovation and Restoration of Water Bodies” – Encroachment on water bodies and steps required to remove the encroachment and to restore the water bodies. (ii) Consideration and adoption of Draft Report on Action Taken by the Government on the Observations / Recommendations contained in Fourth Report (16th Lok Sabha) on the subject “Issues concerning Flood Management, Compensation and Status of ownership of submerged and eroded land in the country, including compensation to farmers for loss of their crops destroyed by floods and right to disposal of the sand left in the fields of farmers”.

To hear the Secretary, Ministry of Culture and Director-General, Archaeological Survey of India on Functioning of the Archaeological Survey of India’.

Oral evidence by the representatives of the Ministry of Urban Development, CPWD and NBCC on the subject `Functioning of Directorate of Estates and construction and maintenance of Government residential buildings by CPWD and NBCC`

To hear the Chairman, NTPC on Environmental Pollution in Delhi and consider and to consider and adopt the draft reports on Action Taken by the Government on the observations/recommendations of the Committee contained in its Reports on Demands for Grants (2015-16) of the Ministries/Departments within its purview.

To hear the Chairman, Atomic Energy Regulatory Board on Safety Aspects of Nuclear Energy and hear some experts on Compensatory Afforestation Fund Bill, 2015

Evidence of the representatives of the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment (Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities) on the subject "Review of the functioning of the National Handicapped Finance and Development Corporation (NHFDC)".

To hear the views suggestions of the Non Official Experts on various provisions of The Consumer Protection Bill, 2015 (i) Dr. M.R. Madhavan, President, PRS Legislative Research Institute for Policy Research Studies, New Delhi. (ii) Shri Gopal Krishna, Toxics Watch Alliance (TWA), Patna, Bihar

Further briefing on the subject Hydro Power, a Sustainable, Clean and Green Alternative 

Briefing by the representatives of the Ministry of Steel on the subject The Indian Steel Sector - Development and Potential. 

To hear the views of the representatives of Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion, Ministry of Commerce and Industry on the subject ‘Industrial Policy in the Changing Global Scenario’ 

Agenda of the meeting will be intimated in due course

(i) Consideration and adoption of draft reports on Action Taken by the Government on the observations/recommendations contained in the Reports (16th Lok Sabha) of the Committee on Demands for Grants of the Ministry of Defence for the years 2014-15 and 2015-16 from 1430 hrs to 1500 hrs. (ii)Briefing by the representatives of Ministry of Defence on the subject Major Research and Development Initiatives Leading to Innovation and Import Substitution by Defence Public Sector Undertakings from 1500 onwards.

Briefing by representatives of Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation on the subject : Drinking Water Scenario in rural areas.

Agenda will be intimated in due course

Briefing by representatives of Ministry of Panchayati Raj on the subject : Improvements in the functioning of Panchayats.

Briefing by the representatives of Prasar Bharati on the subject Review of functioning of Prasar Bharati Organisation.

Agenda for the meeting will be intimated in due course

To hear the Home Secretary and Foreign Secretary on the subject problems being faced by Refugees from erstwhile East Pakistan and now Bangladesh settled in various states in the eastern part of the Country

Briefing on the subject Evaluation of Role, Performance and Functioning of Power Exchanges