To hear the views of Secretary, Department of Justice on the following issues under the subject 'Judicial Processes and their reform':- (i) Social Diversity in the appointment of Judges in the High Courts and Supreme Court ; (ii) Feasibility of Regional Benches of Supreme Court ; and (iii) Exploring the possibilities of increasing the retirement age of High Court and Supreme Court Judges.

(i) To consider and adopt the following draft Action Taken Reports on:- a) 317th Report on Demands for Grants (2022-23) of Ministry of Road Transport & Highways; and b) 318th Report on Demands for Grants (2022-23) of Ministry of Tourism. (ii) To hear the representatives of Department of Revenue (Ministry of Finance), and Central Board of Indirect Taxes & Customs (CBIC); Director General, Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI); and Director of Enforcement, Enforcement Directorate (ED) on the subject ‘Heritage Theft – The Illegal Trade in Indian Antiquities and the challenges of retrieving and safeguarding our Tangible Cultural Heritage’.

To hear the views of Ministry of Home Affairs and Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) on ‘Functioning of CISF’ under the subject ‘Challenges to Internal Security and India’s Preparedness'.

(i) Presentation by the Secretariat on the agenda item for discussion. (ii) Briefing by the representatives of North Eastern Electric Power Corporation (NEEPCO) Limited in connection with examination of the subject Review of Performance of Power Sector CPSUs.

Briefing by the representatives of the Department of Fertilizers, Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers on the subject, ‘Planning for fertilizers production and Import Policy on fertilizers including GST and import duty thereon’.

To transact the following legislative business:- (I) Consideration and adoption of the following Reports of the Committee:- (i) 124th Report on Action taken on 114th Report of the Committee on Demand for Grants (2022-23) pertaining to the Legislative Department; and (ii) 125th Report on Action Taken on 115th Report of the Committee on Demand for Grants (2022-23) pertaining to the Department of Legal Affairs. (II) To hear the representatives of the Central Armed Police Forces (ITBP, SSB, BSF, AR, CRPF and CISF) on the subject ‘Functioning of Recruitment organizations’.

Briefing by the Representatives of the Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying (Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairying) on the Subject Spread of Lumpy Skin Disease in Cattle in the Country and issues related therewith.

(i) Consideration and adoption of draft Report on Operational performance of NMDC Limited Based on C&AG Report No. 5 of 2019. (ii) Presentation by the Secretariat on the agenda item for discussion. (iii) Briefing by the representatives of Damodar Valley Corporation (DVC) in connection with examination of the subject Review of Performance of Power Sector CPSUs.

Briefing by representatives of the Ministry of Power and REC Limited on the subjects- (i) Functioning and role of the REC Limited in the Power Sector of the Country.(ii) Electrification of Rural India – Ensuring Sustainability and Reliability.

To hear the Chairman, Association of Private Airport Operators (APAO) and the Chief Executive Officer, Delhi International Airport Limited (DIAL) on the subject ‘Development of Greenfield and Brownfield Airports and Issues pertaining to Civil Enclaves in Defence Airports’.

To consider Draft Action Taken Reports (ATRs).

To hear the views of Secretaries, Department of Health Research, Department of Biotechnology and Ministry of Ayush on the subject 'Implementation of Pradhan Mantri TB Mukt Bharat Abhiyaan'.

1. Consideration and adoption of Draft Report on Action taken by the Government on Observations/ Recommendations contained in 15th Report on Demands for Grants (2022-23) of the Ministry of Jal Shakti, Department of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation. 2. Briefing by the representatives of the Ministry of Earth Sciences on the subject "Drinking water Supply in Coastal areas- Setting up of Desalination Plants”.

Consideration and Adoption of the draft Reports.

1. 1500 hours To 1515 hours- Consideration and adoption of draft Action Taken Report(s) 2.1515 hours onwards- Briefing by the representatives of the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting on the subject Emergence of OTT Platforms and related issues

Oral evidence of the representatives of the Department of Pharmaceuticals, Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers and Medical Device Manufacturers on the subject, ‘Promotion of Medical Device Industry’.

To have a briefing by the representatives of the Ministry of P&NG/PSUs on the subject “Green Hydrogen Policy – Opportunities and Challenges for Oil PSUs”.

Briefing by the Representatives of the Department of Food and Public Distribution on the subject ‘Pardhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana (PMGKAY)’.

(i) Consideration and adoption of draft Report on Action Taken by the Government on the Observations/ Recommendations contained in the Thirteenth Report of the Committee on the subject ‘Covid-19 Pandemic: Global Response, India’s Contributions and the Way Forward’ (ii) Briefing by the representatives of ICWA and RIS on the subject ‘India’s Policy Planning and Role of Think tanks with Special Reference to ICWA and RIS’.

03.30 P.M. - To hear the views of Dr. Rakhee Bhattacharjee, Associate Professor, Special Centre for the Study of North East India, JNU, New Delhi; 04.30 P.M.-To hear the views of representatives of (i) Confederation of Indian Industry (CII); and (ii) Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI); and 05.30 P.M.- To consider and adopt (i) Draft 173rd Report (ii) Draft 174th Report and (iii) Draft 175th Report.