To chalk out the future course of action of the Committee for the year 2025-26.

Oral evidence of the representatives of Ministry of Rural Development on the subject “Review of implementation of centrally sponsored welfare schemes” with reference to Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (Mahatma Gandhi NREGS).

(i) Consideration and adoption of Memorandum No. 1 regarding selection of subjects for examination by the Committee during the year 2025-26; and (ii) To chalk out future programme of the Committee.

Oral Evidence of the Representatives of the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT)

1. To hear the views of the Ministry/Organisations on the subject “Disaster Management” : (1) India Meteorological Department (IMD); (2) Central Water Commission (CWC); (3) Geological Survey of India (GSI); (4) Defence Geoinformatics Research Establishment (DGRE); and (5) National Remote Sensing Centre (NRSC).

Oral Evidence of the Representatives of the Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME)

Evidence by the representatives of Ministry of Steel on the subject ‘Review of Functioning of Steel Authority of India Limited and its Subsidiaries’

Consideration and Adoption of draft Memorandum No. 1 regarding Selection of Subjects for Examination during the year 2025-26.

Oral Evidence of the Representatives of Edelweiss Asset Reconstruction Company Limited and Piramal Finance Limited

Briefing by representatives of the Ministry of Ayush on the amendments proposed in the The Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940 under the Jan Vishwas (Amendment of Provisions) Bill, 2025

To hear the views of the Ministry/Organisations on the subject “Disaster Management” : (1) Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA); (2) National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA); (3) National Institute of Disaster Management (NIDM); (4) National Disaster Response Force (NDRF); and (5) Directorate General (Fire Services, Civil Defence & Home Guards)

Briefing by Audit followed by Oral Evidence of the representatives of Department of Space on the subject “Management of fabrication activities at Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre” based on Para 2.1 of C&AG Report No. 21 of 2022.

Briefing by the representatives of the Ministry of Mines on the subject “KABIL: India Quest for Global Critical Minerals?”

Briefing by the Representatives of the (i) Ministry of Jal Shakti- Department of Water Resources River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation (ii) National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG) & National River Conservation Directorate (NRCD) and (iii) Ministry of Environment and Forest-Central Pollution Control Board on the following subjects: (i) Conservation, Development, Management and Abatement of pollution in river Ganga and its Tributaries under Namami Gange Programme with particular reference to project deliverables and timelines as well as performance of State Governments; and (ii) An overview of the National River Conservation Plan-Other Basins’.

Will be intimated in due course

Briefing by Audit followed by Oral Evidence of the representatives of Ministry of Railways (Railway Board) on the subject “Working of Automatic Ticket Vending Machines (ATVMs) in Indian Railways” based on Para No. 2.2 of C&AG Report No. 19 of 2019.

Will be intimated in due course

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

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 Ministry of Law & Justice on the Jan Vishwas (Amendment of Provisions) Bill, 2025.