Adoption of 3 Action Taken Reports.

Consideration and Adoption of the Draft Reports on following subjects: (i) “Planning for Fertilizers production and Import Policy on fertilizers including GST and import duty thereon”, (ii) “Fertilizer Subsidy Policy and Pricing matters including need to continue Urea Subsidy Scheme”.

(i) Consideration and adoption of draft Action Taken Report(s) on DFG (2023-24); and (ii) ‘Review of the performance of schemes under Universal Service Obligation Fund (USOF) with special emphasis on North East and LWE affected areas’ related to Ministry of Communications (Department of Telecommunications).

Consideration and adoption of two draft Reports on Action Taken by the Government on the Observations and Recommendations contained in the 14th Report of the Committee on Demands for Grants (2023-24) of the Ministry of Railways and Performance of Rail Land Development Authority.

Oral evidence of the representatives of Ministry of Education (Departments of Higher Education and School Education and Literacy) on “Implementation of Recommendations of PAC” contained in their 122nd Report (16th Lok Sabha) and 33rd Report (17th Lok Sabha) on "Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan and Gujarat Vidyapith".

Consideration & adoption of following reports:- (1500-1530 hrs.) (i) Draft Action Taken Report on the recommendations contained in the Eighteenth Report (17th Lok Sabha) on ‘Demands For Grants 2023-24’. (ii) Draft Action Taken Report on the recommendations contained in the Nineteenth Report (17th Lok Sabha) on the subject ‘Safety and Security of Oil Installations of Public Sector Oil Companies with Specific Reference to Baghjan Blow-out incident’. (1530 hrs. onwards) Oral evidence by the representatives of the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas / PSUs on the subject ‘Litigations involving Oil PSUs’

Consideration and Adoption of following Draft Reports: (i) `Functioning of Directorate General of Training` pertaining to the Ministry of Skill Development & Entrepreneurship; and (ii) `Welfare Schemes and Social Security Measures for Textile Workers in Organised and Unorganised Sectors` pertaining to the Ministry of Textiles.

Consideration and Adoption of Draft Report on the subject "Mission for Integrated Development of Horticulture and Evaluation (MIDH) - An Appraisal" pertaining to Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare (Department of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare).

Consideration and adoption of draft Report on the subject India’s Policy Planning and Role of Think tanks with Special Reference to ICWA and RIS.

Evidence of the representatives of New India Assurance Company Limited (NIACL) and National Insurance Company Limited (NICL) in connection with examination of Compliance Audit Report No. 1 of 2022 on Third Party Administrators in health Insurance business in Public Sector Insurance Companies.

To hear the Secretary, Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways and Chairperson, Inland Waterways Authority of India, on the subject “Development and Expansion of Existing and New National Inland Waterways".

Consideration and adoption of the draft Report on ‘Drug Abuse among young persons – problems & solutions’ pertaining to the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment (Department of Social Justice and Empowerment).

Briefing by the Representatives of Central Warehousing Corporation on the subject ‘Functioning of Warehousing Development and Regulatory Authority’.

Consideration and Adoption of the following Reports of the Committee: (i) Draft Report on Bureau of Indian Standards – Hallmarking & Jewellery. (ii) Draft Report on Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana (PMGKAY) (iii) Draft Action Taken Report on the 24th Report on DFG (2023-24) pertaining to Department of Food and Public Distribution. (iv) Draft Action Taken Report on the 25th Report on DFG (2023-24) pertaining to Department of Consumer Affairs.

Briefing by the representatives of Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs and National Buildings Construction Corporation Ltd on the subject, 'Review of functioning of NBCC'.

To consider and adopt draft 322nd and 323rd Action Taken Reports on DFG (2023-24).

To consider and adopt the following draft Reports of the Committee:- (i) Review of functioning of Recruitment Organizations of Government of India (131st Report); (ii) Specific Aspects of Election Process and their Reforms (132nd Report); and (iii) Judicial Processes and their Reforms (133rd Report).

To consider and adopt draft 146th, 147th & 147th Report of the Committee; and to hear the view of various stakeholders on the subject “Quality of Medical Education”.

Briefing by representatives of the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy, Department of Financial Services (Ministry of Finance), Reserve Bank of India (RBI), State Bank of India (SBI), Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency (IREDA) and Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) on the subject ‘Efficacy of Priority Sector Lending in financing Renewable Energy Sector’.

Consideration and adoption of the following Draft Reports: i. Action Taken by the Government on the Observations/ Recommendations contained in the 36th Report (17th Lok Sabha) on the subject “Skill Development in Steel Sector” relating to the Ministry of Steel; ii. Action Taken by the Government on the Observations/ Recommendations contained in the 37th Report (17th Lok Sabha) on the subject “Import of Coal – Trends and Issue of Self Reliance” relating to the Ministry of Coal; iii. Action Taken by the Government on the Observations/ Recommendations contained in the 38th Report (17th Lok Sabha) on Demands for Grants (2023-24) relating to the Ministry of Coal; iv. Action Taken by the Government on the Observations/ Recommendations contained in the 39th Report (17th Lok Sabha) on Demands for Grants (2023-24) relating to the Ministry of Mines; v. Action Taken by the Government on the Observations/ Recommendations contained in the 40th Report (17th Lok Sabha) on Demands for Grants (2023-24) relating to the Ministry of Steel;