Briefing by the representatives of the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology and TRAI on ‘Digital Payments and Online Security of Data’.

Sitting of the Standing Committee on Information Technology (2016-17) – Revised Programme.

To hear the Secretaries, Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change and Department of Biotechnology and Dr. Vandana Shiva, Director, Navdanya on ‘Genetically Modified Crops

To hear the views of the Secretary, Ministry of Civil Aviation and CMDs/CEOs of scheduled private airline operators on various aspects of the Implementation of the National Civil Aviation Policy.

To hear the Secretary, Department of Personnel & Training and Director, C.B.I. on the Subject Functioning of the C.B.I..

Briefing by the representatives of the Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas, Ministry of Mines, Ministry of Shipping and EPFO on the subject `Implementation of Labour Laws, Social Security, Direct Bank Payment of wages to Contract Labour`

To have further briefing by the representatives of the Ministry of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation and other concerned Ministries/ Agencies on the subject “Ground Water Scenario, need for a comprehensive policy and measures to address problems in the country with particular reference to (i) Aquifers (ii) Dark Blocks; and (iii) Contamination of underground water by certain industries - especially Industries using Ground water as Raw Material viz. packaged drinking water, mineral water industries, etc.”

To hear the views of Secretary, Department of H&FW on Medical Devices: Regulation and Control, Furnishing ATN on 92nd Report of the Committee on functioning of MCI and Filling up of seats in Medical Colleges which remained vacant after the NEET centralised counseling process.

Detailed consideration and adoption of Draft Report on the Motor Vehicles (Amendment) Bill, 2016

Agenda of the meeting will be intimated shortly.

Oral evidence of the representatives of the Ministries of Defence and Finance (Department of Expenditure) on the subject Creation of Non-Lapsable Capital Fund Account, instead of the Present System 

To hear Secretary, Department of Agricultural Research and Education on Genetically Modified Crops and its Impact on Environment.

Briefing on the subject "Demonetisation of Indian currency notes of Rs. 500 and Rs. 1000 and the impact thereof" by experts. Briefing by the Governor, RBI, on the subject "Demonetisation of Indian currency notes of Rs. 500 and Rs. 1000 and the impact thereof".

Agenda of the meeting will be intimated in due course

To hear Secretary, Ministry of Earth Sciences on ‘Functioning of various scientific organisations under that Ministry’ and ‘Marine and Coastal Pollution in India and steps taken for its mitigation’ and Secretary, Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change on Marine and Coastal Pollution in India and steps taken for its mitigation.

Consideration and adoption of four Action Taken Reports.

Consideration and adoption of four draft Action Taken Reports on Demands for Grants (2016-17).

Briefing on the subject Role of Development Partnership Administration (DPA) in implementation of external economic assistance programme 

Briefing by the representatives of the Ministry of Labour and Employment on the subject `Investment of Corpus of EPFO in Exchange Trade Fund (ETF) and disbursement of dividend and PF Pension to the beneficiaries`.

To consider and adopt 284th and 285th draft reports