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`.

To consider and adopt drafts Reports:-348th Report on Demands for Grants (2023-24) of the Department of Higher Education , Ministry of Education; (2) 349th Report on Demands for Grants (2023-24) of the Department of School Education and Literacy, Ministry of Education; (3) 350th Report on Demands for Grants (2023-24) of the Ministry of Women and Child Development; and (4) [ 351st Report on Demands for Grants (2023-24) of the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports.

Briefing by the representatives of C&AG in connection with examination of Audit based Para No. 6.1 of Report No. 14 of 2021 regarding unfruitful expenditure towards construction of Copper Ore Tailings Beneficiation Plant relating to Hindustan Copper Limited.

To consider and adopt draft 180th Report on DFG (2023-24) of DPIIT, Ministry of Commerce and Industry.

Consideration and adoption of draft Report on the subject “Glacier management in the country- Monitoring of glaciers / lakes including glacial lake outbursts leading to flash floods in the Himalayan region”.

Briefing by the representatives of the Ministry of External Affairs on the subject India s Engagement with G20 Countries.

Consideration and adoption of draft Report on the subject Evaluation of Electric Vehicle (EV) Policy.

Consideration and adoption of the draft Action Taken Report on the 20th Report of the Committee on the subject Quality Control Cells (QCCs) of Department of Food and Public Distribution.

To consider and adopt the following draft Action Taken Reports on:- (i) 313th Report on 'Promotion of Indian Tourism in Overseas Markets - Role of Overseas Tourist Offices and Indian Embassies'; (ii) 319th Report on 'Progress made in implementation of Sagarmala Projects'; (iii) 323rd Report on 'Commission of Railway Safety'; and (iv) 326th Report on 'Role of Indian Missions Globally for the growth of Tourism in India'. 3:30 PM To hear the representatives of the following Ministries/Departments on the subject 'Development of Greenfield and Brownfield Airports and Issues Pertaining to Civil Enclaves in Defence Airports':- (i) Ministry of Civil Aviation; (ii) Department of Revenue (Ministry of Finance); (iii) Department of Expenditure (Ministry of Finance); (iv) Department of Economic Affairs (Ministry of Finance); and (v) NITI Aayog.

Briefing by the representatives of the Ministry of Finance (Department of Financial Services) in connection with the examination of the subject ‘Evaluation of Scheme for Financing viable Infrastructure Projects (SIFTI) of IIFCL’

Oral hearing of representatives of the Ministry of Power, Central Electricity Regulatory Commission, Forum of Regulators and those State Electricity Regulatory Commissions who have submitted memoranda to this Committee (Haryana, Chhatisgarh, Uttarakhand, Karnataka, Jharkhand, Kerala, Himachal Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh) on the provisions of the ‘Electricity (Amendment) Bill, 2022’.

To consider and adopt draft 319th Action Taken Report on DFG(2022-23), 320th and 321st Report on DFG(2023-24).

Consideration and adoption of the Three Draft Reports on Demands for Grants (2023-24).

Consideration and adoption of the Action Taken Report on the 20th Report of the Committee on the subject Quality Control Cells of Department of Food and Public Distribution and Oral evidence of the Representatives of the Department of Food and Public Distribution on the subject Sugar Industry in India - A Review.

Briefing by the representatives of C&AG in connection with examination of Audit based Para No. 2.4 of Report No. 14 of 2021 regarding loss due to flaring of high pressure gas relating to Oil & Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) Limited.

To consider and adopt draft 179th and 180th Reports of the Committee on DFG (2023-24).

Consideration and adoption of draft Report on Demands for Grants of the Ministry of External Affairs for the year 2023-24.

Consideration and adoption of 3 Draft Action Taken Reports.

To consider and adopt draft 242nd, 243rd and 244th Reports of the Committee.

(i) Briefing by the representatives of Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation on the subject ‘Issues related to MPLAD Scheme’. (ii) Consideration and adoption of draft Reports on Demands for Grants (2023-24).