Briefing by the representatives of Ministry of Jal Shakti (Department of Water Resources, River Development & Ganga Rejuvenation) on the subject (i) Water Resource Management in North Eastern States with particular reference to the problem of flood and soil erosion; and (ii) An overview of the functioning of the Brahmaputra Board.

Evidence of the following Diaspora Organizations (Experts/Non-official witnesses) in connection with examination of the subject "Indian Diaspora Overseas including NRIs, PIOs, OCIs and Migrant Workers: All Aspects of their Conditions and Welfare, including the Status of the Emigration Bill" :- (i) NORKA ROOTS, Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala). (ii) Centre for Diaspora Studies Central University of Gujarat, Gandhinagar (Gujarat). (iii) People of Indian Origin Chamber of Commerce & Industry (PIOCCI), Delhi.

Briefing by the representatives of the Competition Commission of India on the subject "Evolving Role of Competition Commission of India in the Economy, particularly the Digital Landscape".

Evidence by the representatives of the Ministry of Road Transport & Highways on the subject "Development of National Highways in India" with special emphasis on the ‘Status of the New Highways announced in the last 10 years by the Government’

To hear the views of Secretary, Department of Science and Technology, on the subject " Contribution of the Department of Science and Technology in the National Action Plan on Climate Change ".

To hear the Home Secretary on the functioning of the Ministry of Home Affairs and on the subject “Cyber Crime – Ramifications, Protection and Prevention.”

Briefing by the representatives of the Ministry of Defence on the subject ‘Review of working of Border Roads Organization (BRO) in creating infrastructure in strategic locations and border areas’.

Examination of the Subject ‘Impact of emergence of Artificial Intelligence and related issues’ - to have briefing by the representatives of Ministry Electronics and Information Technology.

Briefing by the representatives of the Department of Financial Services, Ministry of Finance on the subject ‘Non-Banking Financial Companies (NBFCs): Performance Review, Regulatory Gaps and Way Forward.’

Evidence by the representatives of Hindustan Shipyard Limited on the subject “Landholding optimization in select CPSUs.

Briefing by the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment (Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities) on the Subject ‘Review of Accessible India Campaign’.

Digital Preservation of Ancient Indian Manuscripts and Documentation of Artefacts

Briefing by the representatives of the Ministry of Rural Development, Non-Government Organizations, experts and other stakeholders on the subject “Rural Employment through Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA)”.

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”.

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 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’

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.”