to finalize the subjects to be selected for detailed examination by the Committee and to hear the views of the stakeholders on the subject “Doing Business in India: The Way Forward”

Briefing by representatives of the Ministry of Commerce & Industry and Tea Board of India on the amendments proposed in the Tea Act, 1953 under the Jan Vishwas (Amendment of Provisions) Bill, 2025

Oral Evidence of the Representatives of the Department of Revenue, Ministry of Finance and Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT)

Oral Evidence of the Repsentatives of he Department of Financial Services, Ministry of Finance and Reserve Bank of India

Oral Evidence of the Representatives of BDO LLP and Confederation of Real Estate Developers Associations of India (CREDAI)

Oral Evidence of the representatives of Ministry of Civil Aviation on "Non-Compliance in timely submission of action taken notes on non-selected audit paragraphs and excess expenditure".

Briefing by the representatives of the Ministry of Labour & Employment on the Subject ‘India and International Labour Organisation (ILO) - Achieving objectives and review of conventions binding on India.’

Oral Evidence of he representatives of the Institute of Charted Accountants of India (ICAI) and Institute of Company Secretaries of India (ICSI)

Oral Evidence of the representatives of the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution (Department of Consumer Affairs) and the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on the subject ‘Regulation of Packaged Commodities with specific Reference to Sugar Content in Baby products and other Food Products’.

Oral Evidence of the representatives of the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution (Department of Food and Public Distribution) on the subject ‘Storage of foodgrains: Existing infrastructure and future strategy’.

Briefing by the representatives of the Department of Chemicals and Petrochemicals on the subject “Review of National Policy on Petrochemicals, 2007”

Briefing by the representatives of the Department of Fertilizers on the subject “Alignment of logistics for efficient fertilizer movement and availability at affordable prices during peak season and steps taken to curb forced bundling of unnecessary boosters with essential fertilizers”.

Briefing by the representatives of Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs on ‘Review of Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation (AMRUT) with special emphasis on Urban Drinking Water’.

Briefing by Audit on the following subjects: i. “Delay in production of electronically upgraded 155mm/45 Calibre Gun System “DHANUSH” based on Para No. 3.4 of C&AG Report No. 13 of 2018; ii. “Loss of Rs. 62.10 crore on Replacement of defective ammunition to Army by Ordnance Factory, Badmal” based on Para No. 3.5 of C&AG Report No. 15 of 2019; iii. “Management of Defence Offsets” based on C&AG Report No. 20 of 2019; and iv. “Production of Small Arms in Ordnance Factories” based on C&AG Report 5 of 2023.

Briefing by the representatives of the Department of Pharmaceuticals on the subject “Issues pertaining to promotion, production and manufacture of the Medical Devices by the Medical Devices Industry in India - A Review”

Briefing by the representatives of the Department of Pharmaceuticals on the subject “Review of Role, functions and duties of National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA) with specific reference to increase in prices of medicines in the Country”

Briefing by Audit and representatives of Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue) on “Performance Audit on Search and Seizure Assessments in Income Tax Department” based on C&AG Report No. 14 of 2020.

Briefing by the representatives of the Ministry of Panchayati Raj on the subject “Review of Panchayat Extension to Scheduled Areas (PESA) Act, 1996”

Evidence by the representatives of Food Corporation of India in connection with the examination of the subject ‘Performance Audit Report No. 20 of 2023 on Storage Management and Movement of Foodgrains by Food Corporation of India’.

Briefing by the representatives of the Ministry of Rural Development (Department of Rural Development) on the subject “Rural Skilling and Migration: Impact Study of Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Grameen Kaushalya Yojana (DDU-GKY), Deendayal Antyodaya Yojna-National Rural Livelihoods Mission (DAY-NRLM) and Rural Self Employment Training Institutes (RSETIs)”