Oral evidence of the representatives of the Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue) and the Ministry of Corporate Affairs on the subject ‘A Study on Virtual Digital Assets (VDAs) and Way Forward’.

Briefing by the representatives of the State Government of Karnataka on the subject “Implementation status, progress, challenges, and outcomes of Rural Development and Panchayati Raj schemes in the State of Karnataka”

To hear views of Domain Experts- (i) Prof. Atanu Bhattacharya, Vice-Chancellor (I/C), Central University of Gujarat, Gujarat; (ii) Prof. (Dr.) Yashwant Singh Thakur, Vice-Chancellor (Offg), Dr. Harisingh Gour Vishwavidyalaya, Sagar, (M.P.); (iii) Prof. Rakesh Mohan Joshi, Vice Chancellor, Indian Institute of Foreign Trade (IIFT), New Delhi; (iv) Dr. Pragya Paliwal Gaur, Vice Chancellor, Indian Institute of Mass Communication (IIMC), New Delhi.

To hear views of Domain Experts- (i) Prof. Shireesh Kedare, Director, IIT Mumbai; (ii) Prof. M.V. Kartikeyan, Director, Indian Institute of Information Technology, Design and Manufacturing (IITDM), Kancheepuram, Tamil Nadu; (iii) Dr. S. Vaidhyasubramaniam, Vice Chancellor, Shanmugha Arts, Science, Technology & Research Academy (SASTRA), Thirumalaisamudram, Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu; (iv) Ms. Ananya Mukherjee, Vice-Chancellor, Shiv Nadar University, Delhi

Briefing by the representatives of the Ministry of Railways (Railway Board) on the subject “Status and financing of various expansion and upgradation related projects of Indian Railways”.

Briefing by the representatives of Department of Public Enterprises in connection with the horizontal examination of the subject ‘Inventory Management in Select CPSUs’.

(i) Briefing by the representatives of the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas/Oil PSUs, Ministry of Railways, Konkan Railway Corporation Ltd., Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways and Jawaharlal Nehru Port Authority on the subject ‘Safety and Security in Transportation of Petroleum Products’ and (ii) Briefing by the representatives of the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas/Oil PSUs, Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers (Department of Fertilizers) and Rashtriya Chemicals and Fertilizers Ltd. on the subject ‘Review of Domestic Production of Petroleum Products’.

Consideration of Memorandum No.1 regarding Selection of Subjects for examination by the Committee during the year 2026-27.

Evidence by the representatives of Department of Public Enterprises in connection with the horizontal examination of the subject ‘Land Holding Optimization in select CPSUs’.

Consideration and adoption of Memorandum No. 1 regarding selection of subjects.

To hear the views of the following stakeholders on the subject – “Revival and Modernization Strategies for CPSEs under the Ministry of Heavy Industries”: i. Secretary, Ministry of Heavy Industries; ii. CMD, Andrew Yule & Co. Ltd. (AYCL); and iii. CMD, HMT Machine Tools Limited.

Briefing by the Representatives of the (A) - Ministry of Jal Shakti – (i) Department of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation (ii) Central Water Commission (CWC) and (iii) WAPCOS; (B) Ministry of External Affairs; and (C) Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare on the subject ‘Discussion on international water treaties and agreements with Nepal, Bhutan and Bangladesh focusing on water sharing for irrigation and flood management, including inter-state water sharing within the country’.

Oral evidence of the representatives of the Ministry of Defence on the subject ‘Consolidation of defence lands by Defence Estates Organisation and working of Cantonment Boards’.

Oral evidence of the representatives of the Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers (Department of Chemicals and Petrochemicals) on the subject “Review of National Policy on Petrochemicals, 2007”

Briefing by the representatives of the Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers (Department of Fertilizers) on the subject “Review of the Non-performing Assets/ Immovable properties lying idle in the Fertilizer Public Sector Undertakings (PSUs)”

Briefing by the representatives of the Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers (Department of Pharmaceuticals) on the subject “Self-sufficiency in production and availability of Active Pharmaceutical ingredients (API) through various initiatives including Production Linked Incentive Scheme (PLI)”

Briefing by representatives of the Ministry of Power on the subject ‘Carbon Footprints of Power Sector in India and Action Plan for Carbon Credit Trading Scheme’.

To hear views of Domain Expert:- (i) Prof. (Dr.) Virendra Kumar Paul, Director, School of Planning and Architecture, Delhi. (ii) Prof. Shri Prakash Singh, Vice-Chancellor, Hemvati Nandan Bahuguna Garhwal University (HNBGU), Srinagar, Uttrakhand.

Evidence of Non-official witnesses/Experts in connection with examination of the subject ‘India-Sri Lanka Relations and the Way Ahead’.

Briefing on the subject “Evaluation of Democratic Practices and Reducing Administrative Interferences in the Cooperatives of the Country” by the representatives of the Ministry of Cooperation