To hear the presentation of Home Secretary on Border Management

Agenda of the meeting will be intimated in due course

Briefing by Foreign Secretary on the subject Recruitment, structure and capacity-building of IFS Cadre, including need for a separate UPSC examination for cadre, mid-career entry and in-service training and orientation.

To hear the Secretary, DHI (M/o HI & PE) on the subject of the status ofthe loss incurring PSUs under DHI

Hearing of the views/ suggestions of experts on the Subject ‘Planning Process – A Review’. 

Hearing of the views/ suggestions of experts on the Subject ‘Planning Process – A Review’. 

To hear the views of Experts on functioning of MCI

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

Oral evidence of the representatives of the Ministry of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation, Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change and Central Pollution Control Board on the subject "Review of Ground Water Scenario, need for a comprehensive policy and measures to address problems in the country with particular reference to (i) Dark Blocks; and (ii) Contamination of underground water by certain industries."

Briefing by the representative of the Ministry of Food Processing Industries on the Subject "Research and Development in Food Processing Sector"

Briefing by the representatives of the Ministry of Defence on the subject Major Research & Development initiatives leading to innovation and import substitution by Ordnance Factories

Briefing on the Electricity Amendment Bill, 2014 

Consider and adopt draft 184th Report on Action Taken by the Government on the recommendations/observations contained in the 179th Report of the Committee on te Rehabilitation of J&K Migrants.

Briefing by the representatives of Ministry of Communications and Information Technology (Department of Electronics and Information Technology) on Internet Governance

To record oral evidence on the Tribunals, Appellate Tribunals and other Authorities (Conditions of Service) Bill, 2014 of Chairman/Members of :- (i) Competition Appellate Tribunal (ii) Armed Forces Tribunal (iii) Appellate Tribunal for Electricity and (iv) National Industrial Tribunal.

(i) Oral Evidence of the representatives of the Ministry of Railways (Railway Board) on responses to the queries raised by the Members during the briefing meeting held on 07.01.2015 on the subject ‘Pending Projects’; and
(ii)Railways’ proposal to raise financial resources for expeditious completion on ‘Pending Projects’ in the light of resource crunch in the Railways.

Briefing by the representatives of the Ministry of Tribal Affairs on the subject "Displacement of Tribal People due to Developmental Projects and their rehabilitation".

To hear the views of the representatives of Department of Health and Family Welfare on functioning of CGHS and functioning of AIIMS

Evidence of Representatives of Government of Haryana and Shri. Ashok Khemka, former MD, Haryana Seeds Development Corporation Ltd, Panchkula relating to the Action Taken Replies of the Government on the recommendations contained in 61st Report of the Committee on Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana An Evaluation

Briefing by the representatives of the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment (Department of Social Justice and Empowerment) on the subject "Rehabilitation/ treatment of persons affected by substance, liquor and drug abuse".