To hear the views of the Secretary, Ministry of Heavy Industries and the CMD, BHEL in connection with the “Review of Performance of Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL)

Meeting with the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs Defence and Armed Forces of the French Senate.

Meeting with the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs Defence and Armed Forces of the French Senate

(i) UGC Draft Regulations 2025, Draft Promotion of Equity Regulations 2025; Changes in grant-giving patterns over last few years; (ii) NAAC: Measures to minimize scope for discretion in accreditation; and (iii) Measures to ensure fool-proof administration of examinations by NTA

Briefing by representatives of the NHPC Limited, SJVN Limited, Solar Energy Corporation of India Limited and NTPC Green Energy Limited on the subject ‘Performance Evaluation of Solar Power Projects in the Country’.

Briefing by the representatives of the Department of Chemicals and Petrochemicals on the subject “Petroleum, Chemicals and Petrochemical Investment Regions (PCPIR)”.

Briefing by the representatives of the Department of Fertilizers on the subject “Evaluation and monitoring of Fertilizer Subsidy Schemes as well as Fertilizer Innovation Schemes”.

Briefing by the representatives of Ministries of (i) Jal Shakti, (Department of Water Resources, River Development & Ganga Rejuvenation), (ii) Home Affairs (National Disaster Response Force) and (iii) Earth Sciences (India Meteorological Department) on the Subject ‘Flood Scenario, protection of river banks, prevention of soil erosion, effectiveness of weather forecast with respect to inter-state river management and relief measures during monsoon including rivers flowing across border’.

Briefing by the Foreign Secretary on 'Current Foreign Policy Developments regarding India and Pakistan'.

Briefing by the Representatives of Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs on the subject Construction and maintenance of Government and Heritage Buildings by CPWD

(i) Agenda Discontinuation of the Bachelor of Elementary Education (B. El. Ed) program; (ii) Introduction of Integrated Teacher Education  Programme (ITEP) curriculum,qualifications for teaching ITEР,current state of implementation, future plans for expansion of ITEP: (iii) Policies of National Council for Teacher Education (NCTE) Policies for Teacher Education, Qualifications, and Training; and (iv) Future of D El Ed (Diploma in Elementary Education) and District Institute of Education and Training (DIETs).

Briefing by the representatives of the Department of Pharmaceuticals on the subject “Self-sufficiency in production and availability of Active Pharmaceutical ingredients (API) through various initiatives including Production Linked Incentive Scheme (PLI)”.

Briefing by the representatives of the Department of Pharmaceuticals on the subject “Inclusive growth of the Pharmaceutical Industry with stringent quality control and safety standards while also promoting the use of indigenous/traditional medicines and medical practices.”

Follow up meeting with the representatives of the Department of Rural Development (Ministry of Rural Development) on the subject ‘Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana – IV (PMGSY - IV)’

Briefing by Audit followed by oral evidence of the representatives of Ministry of Railways (Railway Board) on the subject “Working of Mancheswar Carriage Repair Workshop in East Coast Railway and Construction of 5th and 6th line between Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus (CSMT) - Kurla Station” based on C&AG (Compliance Audit) Report No. 2 of 2025.

Examination of “Working of All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi and problems faced by patients in availing healthcare and treatment”

Briefing by the representatives of the Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry & Dairying (Department of Animal Husbandry & Dairying), Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, and Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) on the subject “Evaluation of Quality Control in Dairy Products”.

Oral evidence by Regional IT Commissioners (North, South, East, West, North-East and Central Regions), Shri V.K. Gupta (Retired IRS) and Shri G.C. Srivastava (Retired IRS).

Oral evidence of the representatives of the Department of Chemicals & Petrochemicals, the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) and Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) on the subject Health hazards due to use of compromised/substandard quality of food grade plastics and their exposure to extreme Indian climatic conditions.

Oral evidence of the representatives of the Department of Fertilizers along with the Department of Investment and Public Asset Management (DIPAM) on the subject “Matters pertaining to Disinvestment of Fertilizer PSUs - A review”.