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’.

I. Briefing by Audit followed by Oral Evidence of the representatives of the Ministry of External Affairs on the subjects “Short collection of fees due to application of incorrect exchange rate in fixing the fees for Overseas Citizenship of India Card scheme” and “Irregularities in setting up of Indian Cultural Centres by Indian Missions at Washington and Paris” based on Paras 2.1 and 2.2 of C&AG Report No 24 of 2022. II. Consideration and adoption of draft Reports on the following subjects: (i) Action Taken by the Government on the observations/recommendations of the Public Accounts Committee contained in their 96th Report (17th Lok Sabha) on “Injudicious Procurement of an additional CNC Horizontal Boring and Milling Machine: Patiala Locomotive Works”; (ii) Action Taken by the Government on the observations/recommendations of the Public Accounts Committee contained in their 99th Report (17th Lok Sabha) on “Extra expenditure due to delay in finalizing power purchase agreements through open access-West Central Railway”; and (iii) Action Taken by the Government on the observations/recommendations of the Public Accounts Committee contained in their 102nd Report (17th Lok Sabha) on “Loss of opportunity to earn additional freight and extra expenditure on Haulage: SWR”.

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’.

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 of the Ministry of External Affairs for the year 2024-25. Briefing by the Foreign Secretary on the subject ‘Future of India-Bangladesh Relationship’

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

Briefing by the representatives of the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways on the subject-Development of National Highways in India

Consideration and adoption of draft Report on Demands for Grants (2024-25) of the Ministry of Railways.

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.

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’

The agenda of the meeting will be intimated shortly.

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”.

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”.

(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’

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

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’.

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

To hear the views of Secretary, Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, on the subject "Environmental Pollution in the country and steps taken by various agencies for its mitigation with special thrust on Air/Water Pollution in Delhi – NCR"

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’