Briefing by the representatives of the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution (Department of Consumer Affairs) on the subject ‘Regulation of Packed Commodities with specific reference to sugar content in baby products and other food products’.

Consideration and Adoption of the following Draft Reports on: i) Demands for Grants (2024-25) of the Ministry of Labour & Employment; ii) Demands for Grants (2024-25) of the Ministry of Textiles; and iii) Demands for Grants (2024-25) of the Ministry of Skill Development & Entrepreneurship.

Consideration and adoption of the following five (05) Draft Reports :- (i) First Report (18th Lok Sabha) on Action Taken by the Government on the Observation/Recommendation of the Committee contained in their Forty Sixth Report (17th Lok Sabha) on Insecticides and Pesticides – Promotion and Development including safe usage licensing regime for insecticides of the Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers, Department of Chemicals and Petrochemicals, (ii) Second Report (18th Lok Sabha) on Action Taken by the Government on the Observations/ Recommendations of the Committee contained in their Fiftieth Report (17th Lok Sabha ) on Promotion of Medical Device Industry of the Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers, Department of Pharmaceuticals, (iii) Third Report on ‘Demands for Grants (2024-25)’ pertaining to the Department of Fertilizers, Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers; (iv) Fourth Report on ‘Demands for Grants (2024-25)’ pertaining to the Department of Chemicals and Petrochemicals, Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers and (v) Fifth Report on ‘Demands for Grants (2024-25)’ pertaining to the Department of Pharmaceuticals, Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers.

Consideration and adoption of the following Draft Reports: (i) Demands for Grants of the Ministry of Defence for the year 2024-25 on ‘General Defence Budget, Border Roads Organisation, Indian Coast Guard, Directorate General Defence Estates, Defence Public Sector Undertakings, Welfare of Ex-Servicemen and Defence Pensions (Demand Nos. 19 and 22)’; (ii) Demands for Grants of the Ministry of Defence for the year 2024-25 on ‘Army, Navy, Air Force, Joint Staff and Ex-Servicemen Contributory Health Scheme (Demand Nos. 20 and 21)’; (iii) Demands for Grants of the Ministry of Defence for the year 2024-25 on ‘Capital Outlay on Defence Services, Procurement Policy and Defence Planning (Demand No. 21)’; (iv) Demands for Grants of the Ministry of Defence for the year 2024-25 on ‘Directorate of Ordnance (Coordination and Services–New DPSUs and Defence Research and Development Organisation (Demand Nos. 20 and 21)’; (v) Action Taken by the Government on the Observations/ Recommendations contained in the Forty-Second Report (17th Lok Sabha) on the subject ‘A Review of the Working of the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO)’; and (vi) Action Taken by the Government on the Observations/Recommendations contained in the Forty-Seventh Report (17th Lok Sabha) on the subject ‘A Review of Functioning of Zila Sainik Boards in the Country’.

To hear the views/suggestions of the Darul Uloom Deoband on the Waqf (Amendment) Bill, 2024.

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

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.

The agenda of the meeting will be intimated shortly.

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 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”.

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

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

(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’

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’.

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’