To hear the views of Secretary, Department of Personnel & Training and Principal Registrar, Central Administrative Tribunal, on the subject “Functioning of the Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT)”.

Briefing by the representatives of Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs on the subject ‘Review of Progress of PM Street Vendor’s Atma Nirbhar Nidhi (PM SVANidhi) Scheme’.

Oral Evidence of the representatives of the Department of Rural Development (Ministry of Rural Development) and Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship 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)”.

To review:- i. Use of On-Screen-Marking (OSM) in Grade 12 CBSE Exams and issues faced by students consequently, and; ii. Application of 3 language formula in Class 9 and 10.

To consider and adopt the 381st Report on Action Taken by the Government on the Recommendations/ Observations contained in the 364th Report on Demands for Grants (2025-26) of the Department of Higher Education, Ministry of Education. To discuss:- i. Use of pen-and-paper testing versus CBT, and; ii. Views pertaining to NEET and NTA.

Briefing by the Representatives of Ministry of Education (Department of Higher Education) on the subject “Challenges in the functioning of newly established Central Universities in the Country”.

To consider the future programme of the Committee

Oral evidence of the representatives of the Ministry of Coal on the subject ‘Coal Block Auction & Allocation Process-A Review.’

Oral evidence of the representatives of the Ministry of Power and Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change on the subject ‘Coal Block Auction & Allocation Process-A Review.’

To hear views of Domain Experts- (i) Professor Dr. N. Panchanatham, Vice-Chancellor, Gandhigram Rural Institute Dindigul, Tamil Nadu, Deemed to be University; (ii) Prof. (Dr.) Balvinder Shukla, Vice Chancellor, Amity University, Noida, Uttar Pradesh Private - Deemed University; (iii) Dr. P. Venkat Rangan, Vice-Chancellor, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Coimbatore, Private- Deemed to be University.

Briefing by the representatives of the Ministry of Communications (Department of Telecommunications) and Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) on the Subject ‘Quality of Service (QoS) Standards and Consumer Protection in Telecom Sector’ with special focus on Net Neutrality relating to the Department of Telecommunications (Ministry of Communications).

To hear views of Domain Experts- (i) Shri Rajesh Pankaj, Director and Head, Education and Skill Department, FICCI, New Delhi; (ii) Dr. Probir Kumar Ghosh, Vice Chancellor, Visva Bharati University, Santinekatan, West Bengal, Institute of Eminence; (iii) Prof. Ashutosh Ghosh, Vice-Chancellor, University of Calcutta, Kolkata, State University; (iv) Prof. Sunil Kumar Khare, Director, IISER, Kolkata, Autonomous Institutions; (v) Prof. Sukumar Mishra, Director, IIT (Indian School of Mines) Dhanbad.

To hear views of Domain Experts- (i) Prof. Raj Kumar Mittal, Vice Chancellor, Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh Central University; (ii) Prof. Dr. C. Raj Kumar, Vice-Chancellor, O.P. Jindal Global University, Sonipat, Haryana, Private University- Institute of Eminence; (iii) Prof. Naima Khatoon, Vice Chancellor, Aligarh Muslim University, Institute of Eminence; (iv) Dr. Dheer Singh, Director, National Dairy Research Institute (NDRI), Karnal, Haryana, Deemed University.

Meeting with the Secretary, Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways on the subject ‘Implications of the West Asia Crisis on India’s Maritime Trade, Shipping Infrastructure and Seafarer Safety.’

Briefing by the Representatives of the (A) Ministry of Jat Shakti-(i) Department of Water Resources,River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation, (ii) Central Water Commission (CWC), (iii) Central Ground Water Board (CGWB), (iv) National River Conservation Directorate (NRCD); and (B) Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change - National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) on the subject: "Management and conservation of reservoirs, rivers, streams, water bodies, and wetlands in forest areas, including Nationat parks, Tiger Reserves and Wildlife Sanctuaries and ensuring adequacy of the flow and groundwater table recharge and monitoring in wildlife flora and fauna across different regions of the country".

Oral evidence of the representatives of the Ministry of Tribal Affairs, Ministry of Rural Development and Ministry of New and Renewable Energy on the subject ‘Review of Pradhan Mantri Janjati Adivasi Nyaya Maha Abhiyan (PM-JANMAN).

To hear views of Domain Experts- (i) Shri Shekhar Kumar, Chair, National Council on Education, ASSOCHAM, Experts from the Industry; (ii) Professor Ajit Kumar Chaturvedi, Vice-Chancellor, Banaras Hindu University, Institute of Eminence; (iii) Prof. Surekha Dangwal, Vice-Chancellor, Doon University, Uttarakhand, State University; (iv) Smt. Richa Misra, Director, Forest Research Institute, Dehradun, Uttarakhand.

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

Briefing by the representatives of Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs on the subject ‘GIS-Based Master Planning and the Role and Functioning of the Town and Country Planning Organisation (TCPO)’.

Briefing on the subject “A Performance Review of all Government Funded Agricultural Research Institutes, Universities and ICAR” by the representatives of the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare (Department of Agricultural Research and Education)