Consideration and adoption of draft Report on Demands for Grants of the Ministry of External Affairs for the year 2024-25. Briefing by the Foreign Secretary on the subject ‘Future of India-Bangladesh Relationship’

Briefing by the representatives of the Ministry of Railways (Railway Board) on the Subject "Optimum utilisation of Railway land".

Consideration and adoption of draft Report on Demands for Grants (2024-25) of the Ministry of Railways.

Briefing by the representatives of the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways on the subject-Development of National Highways in India

The agenda of the meeting will be intimated shortly.

To hear the views of Secretary, Department of Commerce, Ministry of Commerce and Industry on the subject ‘Issue of Compliance of Law of the Land in Government Procurement through e-market place/GeM Portal’

To hear the Secretary, Department of Legal Affairs (M/o Law & Justice) on the subject ‘Creation and Development of Institutional Mechanism to support the Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) Ecosystem.

Evidence by the representatives of the Department of Telecommunications in connection with the examination of the subject on “Para no. 4.2 of Report No. 16 of 2023 on setting up of 25,000 Wi-Fi Hotspots in BSNL Rural Telephone Exchanges”.

Evidence by the representatives of BSNL in connection with the subject on “Para No. 4.2 of Report No. 16 of 2023 on setting up of 25,000 Wi-Fi Hotspots in BSNL Rural Telephone Exchanges”.

Consideration and adoption of the Draft Report on "Demands for Grants (2024-25)" of the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas and to take oral evidence of the representatives of Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas/Oil PSUs on the subject “R&D activities of Oil PSUs”.

Evidence by the representatives of Shipping Corporation of India Ltd. (SCI), Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways (MoPSW) and Dept. of Public Enterprises (DPE), Ministry of Finance in connection with Audit Para(s) referred to Committee on Public Undertakings for final decision - Audit Para No. 9.2 of CAG Report No. 13 of 2019 on ‘Payment of Performance Related Pay in violation of DPE Guidelines’ relating to SCI Limited

Oral evidence of the representatives of the Ministry of Minority Affairs on the ‘Waqf (Amendment) Bill, 2024’.

Consideration and Adoption of (i) Draft Report of the Standing Committee on Housing and Urban Affairs (2024-25) on the subject, ‘Demands for Grants (2024-25) and (ii) Draft Action Taken Report on action taken by the Government on the recommendations contained in the Twenty First Report (17th Lok Sabha) of the Standing Committee on Housing and Urban Affairs (2023-24) on the subject, ‘Smart Cities Mission: An Evaluation’.

(a) Consideration and adoption of draft Report on the subject “Indian Railway Finance Corporation Limited IRFC)”; and (b) Consideration of Memorandum No. 2 reg. selection of additional subject for examination of the Committee on Public Undertakings (2024-25) – ‘Audit Report(s)/Para(s) referred to COPU for final decision’

To hear the views of the Secretary, Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) on the working of the Ministry

Consideration and adoption of draft Reports on: (i) Demands for Grants (2024-25) of the Ministries concerned under the jurisdiction of the Committee; (ii) Draft Action Taken Reports on: (a) 59th Report (17th Lok Sabha) on ‘Cyber Security and Rising Incidence of Cyber/White Collar Crimes’; and (b) 66th Report (17th Lok Sabha) on ‘Performance Review and Regulation of Insurance Sector’

To hear the views of Secretary, Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, on the subject "Environmental Pollution in the country and steps taken by various agencies for its mitigation with special thrust on Air/Water Pollution in Delhi – NCR"

Continuation of briefing by the Foreign Secretary on current developments in India’s foreign policy. & Briefing on recent G20 summit in Brazil and its outcomes

Consideration and adoption of the following Draft Reports of the Committee: (i) Draft Report on Demands for Grants (2024-25) of the Ministry of Power. (ii) Draft Report on Demands for Grants (2024-25) of the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy.

Oral evidence of the representatives of the Ministry of Labour & Employment on the Subject ‘Implementation of the Labour Codes’.