Briefing by representatives of the Ministry of Power and REC Limited on the subjects- (i) Functioning and role of the REC Limited in the Power Sector of the Country.(ii) Electrification of Rural India – Ensuring Sustainability and Reliability.

(i) Consideration and adoption of draft Report on Operational performance of NMDC Limited Based on C&AG Report No. 5 of 2019. (ii) Presentation by the Secretariat on the agenda item for discussion. (iii) Briefing by the representatives of Damodar Valley Corporation (DVC) in connection with examination of the subject Review of Performance of Power Sector CPSUs.

To hear the Chairman, Association of Private Airport Operators (APAO) and the Chief Executive Officer, Delhi International Airport Limited (DIAL) on the subject ‘Development of Greenfield and Brownfield Airports and Issues pertaining to Civil Enclaves in Defence Airports’.

To have a briefing by the representatives of the Ministry of P&NG/PSUs on the subject “Green Hydrogen Policy – Opportunities and Challenges for Oil PSUs”.

1. 1500 hours To 1515 hours- Consideration and adoption of draft Action Taken Report(s) 2.1515 hours onwards- Briefing by the representatives of the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting on the subject Emergence of OTT Platforms and related issues

Consideration and Adoption of the draft Reports.

Oral evidence of the representatives of the Department of Pharmaceuticals, Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers and Medical Device Manufacturers on the subject, ‘Promotion of Medical Device Industry’.

Briefing by the Representatives of the Department of Food and Public Distribution on the subject ‘Pardhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana (PMGKAY)’.

(i) Consideration and adoption of draft Report on Action Taken by the Government on the Observations/ Recommendations contained in the Thirteenth Report of the Committee on the subject ‘Covid-19 Pandemic: Global Response, India’s Contributions and the Way Forward’ (ii) Briefing by the representatives of ICWA and RIS on the subject ‘India’s Policy Planning and Role of Think tanks with Special Reference to ICWA and RIS’.

03.30 P.M. - To hear the views of Dr. Rakhee Bhattacharjee, Associate Professor, Special Centre for the Study of North East India, JNU, New Delhi; 04.30 P.M.-To hear the views of representatives of (i) Confederation of Indian Industry (CII); and (ii) Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI); and 05.30 P.M.- To consider and adopt (i) Draft 173rd Report (ii) Draft 174th Report and (iii) Draft 175th Report.    

Briefing by the representatives of the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy and SECI on the Electricity (Amendment) Bill, 2022.

(i) Briefing by the representatives of Department of Legal Affairs (Ministry of Law and Justice) on the provisions of the ‘Competition (Amendment) Bill, 2022’. (ii) Consideration and adoption of draft Report on the ‘Competition (Amendment) Bill, 2022’.

Re-consideration of Memorandum No. 1 regarding selection of Subjects for examination by the Committee during the year 2022-23 and to chalk out future course of action.

ii) Oral evidence of the representatives of the Ministry of Home Affairs on the subject “Indo-Nepal Border Road Project” based on the C&AG Report No. 23 of 2021. iii) Consideration and adoption of Draft Reports.

i) Briefing by Audit on the subject “Indo-Nepal Border Road Project” based on the C&AG Report No. 23 of 2021.

ii) Oral evidence of the representatives of the Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change on the subject, “Conservation of Coastal Ecosystems” based on C&AG Report No. 4 of 2022.

i) Briefing by audit on the subject, “Conservation of Coastal Ecosystems” based on C&AG Report No. 4 of 2022.

To adopt two draft ATRs of the Committee followed by a local Study Visit.

Briefing by the representatives of the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology on the subject Citizens data security and privacy.

Further oral evidence of the representatives of the Ministry of Labour & Employment and Employees State Insurance Corporation (ESIC) on the Subject The Employees State Insurance Corporation - Applicability and benefits under ESI Scheme, functioning of ESI Hospitals and Management of Corpus Fund.