To hear Secretary, Ministry of Women and Child Development on Functioning of Autonomous and Statutory bodies under the Ministry like NCPCR, CARA and other bodies.

Briefing by the representatives of the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare (Department of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare) on the subject ‘Production and Availability of Oil Seeds and Pulses in the Country’

1. To hear Secretary and other representatives from Department of School Education and Literacy, Ministry of Education and representatives of Central Square Foundation on Implementation of RTE Act, 2009; Criticality of quality education in early years of pre-school and primary school education, covering the NEP and NIPUN Bharat Mission; and Functioning of Autonomous bodies like NCERT, KVS, NVS, CBSE, NCTE etc; 2. To hear Secretary, Ministry of Women and Child Development on Functioning of Autonomous and Statutory bodies under the Ministry like NCPCR, CARA and other bodies.

Briefing by the representatives of the Department of Pharmaceuticals on the subject “Price Rise of medicines in the Pharmaceutical Sector impacting the lives of ordinary citizens adversely- A Review”.

Briefing by the representatives of Department of Pharmaceuticals and Ministry of Health and Family Welfare along with Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO) on the subject “Review of Performance of Regulatory Authorities for stringent control of spurious and fake medicines.”

Briefing on the subject ‘Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013 - Implementation and Effectiveness’ by the representatives of the Department of Land Resources (Ministry of Rural Development) and:- i. Non-Government Organizations, experts and other stakeholders ii. Department of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation (Ministry of Jal Shakti), with regard to land acquisition for Ken-Betwa Link Project and Polavaram Irrigation Project. iii. Ministry of Road Transport & Highways and National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) with regard to land acquisition for Roads and Highway projects. iv. Ministry of Railways with regard to land acquisition for Railways. v. Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA) with regard to land acquisition for Metro Rail projects.

Briefing by the representatives of the Department of Fertilizer on the subject “Self-sufficiency in Production of Fertilizers with a view to curb import of fertilizers – Review of constraints thereof.”

Briefing by the representatives of the Department of Chemicals and Petrochemicals on the subject Health hazards due to use of compromised/substandard quality of food-grade plastics and their exposure to extreme Indian climatic conditions.

Briefing by the representatives of the following Ministries : (i) Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs, and PSUs thereunder viz. NBCC and HUDCO; (ii) Ministry of Tourism; and (iii) Ministry of Culture. On the subject, ‘Evaluation of developmental strategies of heritage cities and cities of religious importance’.

Oral evidence of the representatives of the Trade Unions - National Front of Indian Trade Unions (NFITU), Self Employed Womens Association (SEWA), Bharatiya Mazdoor Sangh (BMS) and All India Central Council of Trade Unions (AICCTU) on the Subject - Implementation of the Labour Codes.

Oral evidence of the representatives of State Government of Uttar Pradesh on the Waqf (Amendment) Bill, 2024

Oral evidence of the representatives of State Government of Karnataka.

Oral evidence of the representatives of State Government of Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan

(I) 360th Report on Action Taken by the Government on the Recommendations/ Observations contained in the 354th report on "Review of Rashtriya Yuva Sashaktikaran Karyakram (RYSK)" pertaining to the Department of Youth Affairs, Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports; and (II) 361st Report on Action Taken by the Government on the Recommendations contained in the 341st report on “Review of Education Standards, Accreditation Process, Research, Examination Reforms and Academic Environment in Deemed/ Private Universities/other Higher Education Institutions” pertaining to the Department of Higher Education, Ministry of Education.

Examination of the Subject ‘Emergence of OTT Platforms and related issues’ - to have briefing by the representatives of Ministry of Information and Broadcasting and to hear the views of “Central Board of Film Certification” (CBFC), “Indian Motion Pictures Producers’ Association” (IMPPA) and “Motion Pictures Association” (MPA).

To hear the views/suggestions of the following stakeholders on the ‘Waqf (Amendment) Bill, 2024’ (i) Syed Abubakar Naqvi, Ex Chairman (State Minister) Waqf Board Rajasthan and (ii) Prof. Mahrukh Mirza, Former Vice Chancellor, Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti Language University, Lucknow

Briefing by the Chief Economic Adviser on the subject ‘Roadmap for $5 Trillion economy in light of global economic and geopolitical circumstances.’

Oral evidence by the representatives of the Ministry of Railways (Railway Board) on the Subject ‘Ensuring safety in Indian Rail operations’

To hear the views/suggestions of the All India Shia Personal Law Board (AISPLB) on the ‘Waqf (Amendment) Bill, 2024’

Briefing by the representatives of Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas/Oil PSUs on the subject ‘International Operations and Investments of Oil PSUs’.