To hear the Secretaries of the Departments under the purview of the Committee.

Oral evidence of the representatives of the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting on Demands for Grants (2024-25).

Oral evidence of the representatives of the Ministry of Communications (Department of Posts) on Demands for Grants (2024-25)

Briefing by the representatives of the Ministry of Railways on the subject "New Railway Projects and Passenger Safety Measures in Indian Railways – A Review"

Consideration of Memorandum No. 1 regarding selection of subjects for detailed examination by the Committee during the year 2024-25 and to chalk out future course of action of the Committee.

(i) Consideration and adoption of Memorandum No. 1 regarding selection of subjects for examination by the Committee during the year 2024-25; and (ii) To chalk out future programme of the Committee.

Evidence of representatives of the Ministry of Power in connection with examination of the Demands for Grants (2024-25).

Consideration and adoption of Draft Memorandum No. 1 regarding Selection of Subjects for Examination during the year 2024-25

Evidence by the representatives of the Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas in connection with horizontal examination of the subject “Review of Performance of Petroleum & Natural Gas sector CPSUs”.

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

Evidence of representatives of the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy in connection with examination of the Demands for Grants (2024-25).

Briefing by the representatives of Department of Public Enterprises in connection with the horizontal examination of the subject “Land Holding Optimization in select CPSUs”

Selection of new subjects for examination by the Committee and decide the future course of action.

To hear the views/suggestions of the Jamiat Ulama-i-Hind, Delhi on the ‘Waqf (Amendment) Bill, 2024’.

To hear the views/suggestions of the following stakeholders on the ‘Waqf (Amendment) Bill, 2024’: (i) Mahant Sudhirdas Maharaj, Head Priest, Shri Kalaram Temple, Nashik (ii) Adv. Vishnu Shankar Jain, practicing at Supreme Court of India (iii) Adv. Ashwini Upadhyay, practicing at Supreme Court of India (iv) Adv. Amita Sachdeva, Hindu Janajagruti Samiti, Goa (vi) Shri Chetan Rajhansa, National Spokesperson, Sanatan Sanstha, Goa

First sitting of the Standing Committee on Social Justice and Empowerment for consideration of Memorandum No.1 regarding Selection of Subjects for examination for the term 2024-2025.

To hear the views/suggestions of Shri Anwar Manippadi, Former Chairman, Karnataka State Minorities Commission and Karnataka Minorities Development Corporation on the Waqf (Amendment) Bill, 2024.

Consideration of Memorandum No.1 regarding selection of Subjects for examination during the year 2024-25.

To discuss the future course of action of the Committee.

To consider and adopt Memorandum No. 1 regarding selection of subjects for examination during the year 2024-25 and to decide the future programme of work of the Committee.