FINANCIAL COMMITTEES (2016-2017)
A REVIEW
PUBLIC ACCOUNTS COMMITTEE ESTIMATES COMMITTEE AND COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC UNDERTAKINGS
LOK SABHA SECRETARIAT NEW DELHI 2017 FINANCIAL COMMITTEES (2016-2017)
(A REVIEW)
PUBLIC ACCOUNTS COMMITTEE ESTIMATES COMMITTEE AND COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC UNDERTAKINGS
LOK SABHA SECRETARIAT NEW DELHI July, 2017/Ashadha, 1939 (Saka) PAC No. 2115
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PREFACE ...... (iii)
CHAPTER IPUBLIC ACCOUNTS COMMITTEE ...... 1
CHAPTER II ESTIMATES COMMITTEE ...... 11
CHAPTER III COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC UNDERTAKINGS ...... 20
APPENDICES
I. Composition of the Public Accounts Committee (2016-17) ...... 24 II. Revised Composition of the Public Accounts Committee (2016-17) ...... 25 III. Subjects selected by the Public Accounts Committee for Examination (2016-17) ...... 26 IV. Composition of the Sub-Committees of Public Accounts Committee (2016-17) ...... 34 V. Re-constitution of the Sub-Committees of Public Accounts Committee (2016-17) ...... 36 VI. Re-constitution of the Sub-Committees of Public Accounts Committee (2016-17) ...... 38 VII. Constitution of the Sub-Committees and change in nomenclature of Sub-Committee-IV of Public Accounts Committee (2016-17) ...... 40 VIII. Constitution of Sub-Group of Public Accounts Committee (2016-17) ...... 41 IX. Constitution of the Sub-Committee of Public Accounts Committee (2016-17) ...... 42 X. Statement showing the details of the dates and duration of the sittings of the Public Accounts Committee (2016-17) [Main Committee] ...... 43 XI. Statement showing the number of sittings attended by each Member of the Public Accounts Committee (2016-17) ..... 56 (ii)
PAGE XII. Statement showing the details of the dates and duration of sittings of the Sub-Committees and Sub-Group of Public Accounts Committee (2016-17) ...... 58 XIII. Statement showing the details of the Study Visit of the Public Accounts Committee (2016-17) ...... 67 XIV. Composition of the Committee on Estimates (2016-17) .... 79 XV. Statement showing the details and duration of sittings of Committee on Estimates (2016-17), Attendance of Members and Subject (s) discussed ...... 80 XVI. Statement showing the Number of sittings of the Committee on Estimates (2016-17) attended by each Member ...... 85 XVII. Composition of the Committee on Public Undertakings (2016-17) ...... 87 XVIII. Statement showing the details of the dates and duration of sittings of the Committee on Public Undertakings (2016-17), Attendance of Members and Subject (s) discussed...... 88 XIX. Statement showing the total number of sittings held by the Committee on Public Undertakings (2016-17) from commencement of its term upto 30th April, 2017 and number of sittings attended by each Member of the Committee.... 93 XX. The Study Visit of the Committee on Public Undertakings and places visited by them ...... 94 PREFACE This Brochure seeks to present, in a concise form, all relevant information pertaining to the activities of the three Financial Committees of Parliament viz. the Public Accounts Committee, the Committee on Estimates and the Committee on Public Undertakings, during the period 1st May, 2016 to 30th April, 2017. 2. For ease of reference, the statistical data have been presented in Tables and Appendices.
NEW DELHI; 6 July, 2017 ANOOP MISHRA 15 Ashadha, 1939 (Saka) Secretary General
(iii) CHAPTER I PUBLIC ACCOUNTS COMMITTEE I. Election and Composition The Public Accounts Committee for the year 2016-17 was constituted w.e.f. 01 May, 2016. It consisted of fifteen Members from Lok Sabha and seven Members from Rajya Sabha elected from amongst the Members of the respective Houses. The term of the Committee ended on 30 April, 2017. 1.2. Prof. K.V. Thomas, MP (LS) and a Member of the Committee was appointed as Chairperson by the Speaker vide Bulletin Part II dated 5 May, 2016. The composition of the Committee (2016-17) is given at Appendix I. 1.3 Consequent upon his appointment as Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Youth Affairs & Sports, Shri Vijay Goel, MP (RS), resigned from the Committee on 05.07.2016. Subsequently, Shri Bhupender Yadav, MP (RS) was elected in his place on 09.08.2016. II. Subjects selected for examination 1.4 The Public Accounts Committee selected 158 subjects/Audit paragraphs for examination during 2016-17. The details of these subjects are indicated at Appendix II. At their Sitting held on 18.05.2016, the Committee initially took up 100 subjects specified under Category I (subjects carried forward from predecessor Committee and selected fresh) and 6 subjects specified under Category II (subjects selected suo moto) for examination which were notified vide Bulletin Part-II dated 26 May, 2016. Out of these 100 subjects, 45 subjects were originally selected by the predecessor Committee. As the examination of these 45 subjects could not be completed by the earlier Committee, these subjects were reselected for examination during 2016-17. Subsequently, the Committee selected 3 subjects and the same were notified vide Bulletin Part-II dated 8 August, 2016. Another 35 subjects were selected vide Bulletin Part-II dated 31 August, 2016. The Committee also selected 8 additional subjects, which were notified vide Bulletin Part-II dated 11 January, 2017. Two subjects were also selected suo moto for examination and notified vide Bulletin Part-II dated 7 December, 2016 and 20 February, 2017 respectively. Subsequently, 4 additional subjects were selected by the Sub-Committees constituted to examine specific subjects. Thus, a total number of 158 subjects were selected by the Committee for examination during 2016-17, out of which 94 subjects were carried forward and 64 subjects were selected afresh. III. Constitution of Sub-Committees and Sub-Group 1.5 Eight Sub-Committees of the Public Accounts Committee were constituted to examine the subjects allocated to them during the term 2016-17. A Sub-Group to consider main points that emerged from the Global Tax Transparency Summit was 2
also constituted during the year. The Constitution of the Sub-Committees I to V were notified vide Bulletin Part-II dated 4 July, 2016. Subsequently, allocation of subjects to Sub-Committees I to V was notified vide Bulletin Part-II dated 8 July, 2016. However, Sub-Committees I to IV were reconstituted and Sub-Committee V remained unchanges as notified vide Bulletin Part-II dated 31 August, 2016. Further, Sub-Committees I to V were again reconstituted and Sub-Committee VI was constituted vide Bulletin Part-II dated 9 September, 2016. The Constitution of Sub- Committee-VII and the change in nomenclature of Sub-Committee-IV was notified vide Bulletin Part-II dated 29 September, 2016. The Constitution of Sub-Group to consider main points that emerged from the Global Tax Transparency Summit was notified vide Bulletin Part-II dated 2 January, 2017. The Constitution of Sub- Committee-VIII was notified vide Bulletin Part II dated 20 March, 2017. The Composition of Sub-Committees and the Sub-Group is given at Appendix III. The composition of the Sub-Committees is given at Appendix IV. These Sub-Committees and Sub-Group were entrusted with the examination of the following subjects as indicated against each of them:— (i) Sub-Committee-I (i) "Improper Management of Defence Land" based (Defence) on para 2.1 of C & AG Report No. 30 of 2013; (ii) "Absence of Effective Control Resulting in Non- Recovery of Outstanding Dues" based on para 2.5 of C&AG Report No. 30 of 2013; (iii) "Extra Expenditure on Account of Provision of Unauthorised Strengthening Measures in Buildings" based on para 3.5 of C&AG Report No. 30 of 2013; (iv) "Undue Benefit to a Foreign Supplier by Allowing Exchange Rate Variation" based on para 6.3 of C&AG Report No. 30 of 2013; (v) "Undue Benefit to a Foreign Firm by Diluting the Conditions in the Tender— Enquiry and Contract" based on para 6.4 of C&AG Report No. 30 of 2013; (vi) "Procurement of trainer aircraft" based on para 2.1 of C&AG Report No. 34 of 2014; (vii) "Procurement of Air Combat Manoeuvring Instrumentation System' based on para 2.3 of C&AG Report No. 34 of 2014; (viii) "Unfruitful investment in procurement of Torpedo" based on para 2.4 of C&AG Report No. 34 of 2014; and (ix) "Inordinate delay in Indigenisation of TATRA Vehicles" based on para 2.1 of C&AG Report No. 35 of 2014. (ii) Sub-Committee-II (i) "Commercial Publicity in Indian Railways" based (Railways) on Chapter I of C&AG Report No. 11 of 2013; (ii) "Rationalization of Routing of Freight Traffic (Goods) carried over longer route" based on para 2.1 of C&AG Report No. 25 of 2013; (iii) "Procurement and Utilisation of Permanent Way Material on Indian Railways" based on para 3.1 of C&AG Report No. 25 3
of 2013; (iv) "Injudicious Decision for Purchase of Land" based on para 3.2 of C&AG Report No. 25 of 2013; (v) "Accounting of Projects in Indian Railways" based on Chapter III of C&AG Report No. 19 of 2014; (vi) "Performance of weighbridges in Indian Railways" based on para 2.1 of C&AG Report No. 26 of 2014; and (vii) "Suburban Train Services in Indian Railways" based on C&AG Report No. 14 of 2016. (iii) Sub-Committee-III (i) "Arrears of Tax" based on para 1.35 of C&AG (Direct and Indirect Report No. 8 of 2014; (ii) "Administration of Taxes) Prosecution and Penalties in Central Excise and Service Tax" based on C&AG Report No. 29 of 2014; (iii) "Corporation Tax" based on Chapter-III of C&AG Report No. 3 of 2015; (iv) "Service Tax liability in Insurance sector" based on Chapter-II of C&AG Report No. 4 of 2015; (v) "Service Tax liability in Port Sector" based on Chapter-III of C&AG Report No. 4 of 2015; (vi) "Incorrect Application of General Exemption Notifications" based on Chapter-V of C&AG Report No. 8 of 2015; (vii) "Performance Audit of Administration of Penalty and Prosecution" based on C&AG Report No. 28 of 2013; (viii) "Management of Narcotic Substances" based on Chapter-VI of C&AG Report No. 12 of 2014; (ix) "Performance Audit on "Assessment of Assessees in Pharmaceuticals Sector" based on C&AG Report No. 5 of 2015; (x) "Performance of Import and Export Trade Facilitation through Customs Ports" based on C&AG Report No. 13 of 2015; (xi) "Performance Audit on Levy and collection of Service Tax on Works Contract Union Government, Department of Revenue— Indirect Taxes, Service Tax" based on C&AG Report No. 26 of 2015; (xii) "Working of Automation of Central Excise & Service Tax" based on C&AG Report No. 46 of 2015; (xiii) "Compliance Audit Report on Indirect Taxes—Central Tax" based on Chapter-IV of C&AG Report No. 2 of 2016; (xiv) "Compliance Report on Direct Taxes" based on Chapter-VI of C&AG Report No. 3 of 2016; (xv) "Compliance Report on Indirect Taxes—Customs" based on Chapter-II of C&AG Report No. 5 of 2016; (xvi) "Performance Audit on 'Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi- precious stones, precius matals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof, imitation jewellery, 4
coins (Chapter 71 of CTH)" based on C&AG Report No. 6 of 2016; (xvii) "Performance Audit on Voluntary Compliance Encouragement Scheme - Union Indirect Taxes—Service Tax" based on C&AG Report No. 22 of 2016; and (xviii) Action Taken by the Government on the Observations/Recommendations of the Committee contained in their 27th Report (2016-17) on "Exemption to Charitable Trust and Institutions". (iv) Sub-Committee-IV (i) "Non-compliance in timely submission of Action (Civil and Non- Taken Notes on the Non-selected Audit Paragraphas Compliance of of the CAG Report No. 16 of 2015 on "Nutrient based timely submission Subsidy Policy for Decontrolled Phosphatic and of Action Taken Potassic Fertilizers"; (ii) Non-compliance by Notes) Ministries/Departments in timely submission of Action Taken Notes on the Non-Selected Audit Paragraphs (Civil and other Ministries)—Performance Audit of Tribal sub-Plan (Ministry of HRD, Ministry of H&FW and Ministry of AYUSH); (iii) "Non- compliance by Ministries/Departments in timely submission of Action Taken Notes on the Non- Selected Audit Paragraphs (Civil and other Ministries)"; (iv) "(Civil and Non-compliance of timely submission of Action Taken Notes) based on Para Nos. 3.1 & 3.4 of the C&AG Report No. 17 of 2014; Para Nos. 2.2, 2.3, 3.1, 3.2, 3.4, 3.6 & 4.1 of the C&AG Report No. 20 of 2015; and Para Nos. 2.1, 2.2., 2.3, 3.3, 3.4, 4.1, 4.3, 4.5, 4.6 & 4.7 of the C&AG Report No. 55 of 2015; (v) "(Civil and Non-compliance of timely submission of Action Taken Notes) relating of Ministries of Power; Earth Sciences; Environment, Forest & Climate Change; Department of Space and Department of Atomic Energy; and (vi) (Civil Ministries and Non-compliance of timely submission of Action Taken Notes) on pending paras relating to C&AG Report No. 6 of 2011-12 (Civil) on "XIX Commonwealth Games 2010. (v) Sub-Committee-V (i) "Poor maintenance of Government property and (Infrastructural avoidable payment of rental charges" based on Projects other than Para No. 6.3 of C&AG Report No. 9 of 2010-11; Railways) (ii) "Delay in renovation of Indian Chancery in Paris" based on Para No. 6.1 of the C&AG Report No. 16 of 2011-12; (iii) "Delay in construction of chancery- annex project in Budapest" based on Para 6.2 of the C&AG Report No. 16 of 2011-12; (iv) "Inordinate 5
delay in construction/disposal of Government of India owned property" based on Para No. 6.3 of the C&AG Report No. 16 of 2011-12; (v) "Availability of airfield infrastructure/runways in Indian Air Force" based on Para No. 3.5 of the C&AG Report No. 4 of 2014; (vi) "Shared mobile infrastructure Scheme" based on Para No. 2.2 of C&AG Report No. 17 of 2014; (vii) "Land Management in Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd.” based on Para No. 5.1 of the C&AG Report No. 17 of 2014; and (viii) "Non-establishment of Model Facilities for Management of Municipal Solid Wastes" based on Para No. 6.4 of C&AG Report No. 27 of 2014. (vi) Sub-Committee-VI (i) "Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment (Social Sector) Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS)" based on C&AG Report No. 6 of 2013 and Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme Rules, 2011 (Social Audit Rules) based on C&AG Report No. 8 of 2016; (ii) Performance Audit of "Total Sanitation Campaign/Nirmal Bharat Abhiyan based on C&AG Report No. 28 of 2015; (iii) "Preparedness for Implementation of National Food Security Act, 2013" based on C&AG Report No. 54 of 2015; and (iv) "Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana" based on C&AG Report No. 23 of 2016. (vii) Sub-Committee-VII "Public Private Partnership Projects" (PPP Projects) (viii) Sub-Committee-VIII Follow up Audit of Hydrocarbon Production Sharing (Follow up Audit of Contract for KG-DWN-98/3 Block for the Financial Hydrocarbon Years 2012-13 and 2013-14. Production Sharing Contract for KG- DWN-98/3 Block for the Financial Years 2012-13 and 2013-14) (ix) Sub-Group to To consider main points that emerged from the Global consider main Tax Transparency Summit held in London on points that 8-9 December, 2016. emerged from the Global Tax Transparency Summit 6
IV. Review of Work Done (a) Sittings of the Committee/Sub-Committees/Sub-Group 1.6 During the period under review, 64 sittings (30 sittings of the Main Committee, 33 sittings of the Sub-Committees and 1 sitting of the Sub-Group) were held. The total duration of these sittings was 108 hours and 05 minutes, the breakup being 61 hours and 20 minutes pertaining to the Main committee, 45 hours 45 minutes for the Sub-Committees and 01 hours pertaining to the Sub-Group. A statement showing details of the dates and duration of each sitting, the number of Members present and subjects discussed is given at Appendix V. Another statement showing details of the number of sittings of the Committee attended by each Member is given at Appendix VI. Similarly, the details of the dates and duration of sittings of the Sub-Committees as well as the Sub-Group are given at Appendix VII. (b) Examination of Appropriation Accounts and Audit Reports 1.7 In the course of examination of Accounts and Audit Reports, the Public Accounts Committee studied the relevant material on the various paragraphs contained in the Reports of the C&AG of India besides undertaking examination of the four Appropriation Accounts of the Union Government for the year 2014-15, relating to Civil, Postal Services, Defence Services and Railways. (c) Visit for on-the-spot study 1.8 The PAC (2016-17) undertook four on-the-spot study visits and one local visit; and the Sub-Committee-III of PAC undertook one on-the-spot study visit to have first hand information about the functioning of various Government establishments/Departments/organizations. The organizations/places visited by the Committee during the period are indicated at Appendix VIII. (d) Proceedings & Minutes 1.9 The verbatim proceedings of the Sittings containing evidence tendered by the witnesses before the Committee were kept on record. The Minutes of the sittings of the Committee were prepared and presented to the House along with the Reports concerned. V. Reports Finalised and Presented (a) Original Reports 1.10 The Committee finalized and presented the following 13 Original Reports to the House during the period under review: Sl. Report Subject Date of No. No. Presentation 12 3 4 1. 53rd Land Managment in Bharat Sanchar Nigam 22.11.2016 Limited 2. 60th Performance Audit of Dual Freight Policy for 16.12.2016 Transportation of Iron Ore Traffic in Indian Railways 7
12 3 4 3. 62nd Ratna and R-Series Hydrocarbon Fields 16.12.2016 4. 63rd Administration of Prosecution and Penalties 16.12.2016 in Central Excise and Service Tax 5. 64th Shared Mobile Infrastructure Scheme 17.03.2017 6. 65th Nutrient Based Subsidy Policy for 17.03.2017 Decontrolled Phosphatic and Potassic Fertilizers 7. 66th Non-Compliance by Ministries/Departments 17.03.2017 in timely submission of action taken notes on the non-selected audit paragraphs (Civil and other Ministries) 8. 67th Performance Audit of Employees State 31.03.2017 Insurance Corportation and Special Audit of Medical Education Projects of ESIC 9. 68th Excesses Over Voted Grants and Charged 31.03.2017 Appropriations(2014-15) 10. 69th Suburban Train Services in Indian Railways 11.04.2017 11. 70th Commerical Publicity in Indian Railways 11.04.2017 12. 74th XIX Commonwealth Games, 2010 12.04.2017 13. 75th Performance of Import and Export Trade Presented to Facilitation through Custom Ports Speaker on 29.04.2017 (b) Action Taken Reports 1.11 The Following 14 Action Taken Reports were also presented to the House:— Sl. Report Subject Date of No. No. Presentation 12 3 4 1. 51st Action Taken on Fifty-First Report (Sixteenth 22.11.2016 Lok Sabha ) on 'Role and functioning of Indian Coast Guard. 2. 52nd Action Taken on Fifty- Second Report (Sixteenth 22.11.2016 Lok Sabha) on 'Procurement of Allopathic Drugs in CGHS'. 3. 54th Action Taken on Fifty-Fourth Report (Sixteenth 22.11.2016 Lok Sabha) on 'Railways Finances'. 4. 55th Action Taken on Fifty-Fifth Report (Sixteenth 22.11.2016 Lok Sabha) on 'Civil Engineering Workshops in 8
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Indian Railways, Delay in Building the New Rail Bridge Over River Sone and Signal and Telecommunications'. 5. 56th Action Taken on Fifty-Sixth Report (Sixteenth 22.11.2016 Lok Sabha) on 'Non-Compliance by Ministries in Timely Submission of Action Taken Notes on the Non- Selected Audit Paragraphs of the C&AG of India'. 6. 57th Action Taken on Fifty-Seventh Report (Sixteenth 22.11.2016 Lok Sabha) on 'Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM)'. 7. 58th Action Taken on Fifty-Eighth Report (Sixteenth 22.11.2016 Lok Sabha) on 'Non-Compliance by Ministries in Timely Submission of Action Taken Notes on the Non-Selected Audit Paragraphs of the C&AG of India'. 8. 59th Action Taken on Fifty-Ninth Report (Sixteenth 22.11.2016 Lok Sabha) on 'Indigenous Construction of Indian Naval Warships'. 9. 61st Action Taken on Thirtieth Report (Sixteenth 16.12.2016 Lok Sabha) on 'Global Estates Management by the Ministry of External Affairs'. 10. 71st Action Taken on 40th Report (16th Lok Sabha) on 11.04.2017 'Management of Satellite Capacity for DTH Services'. 11. 72nd Action Taken on 34th Report (16th Lok Sabha) 11.04.2017 on "EPFO". 12. 73rd Action Taken on 48th Report (16th Lok Sabha) 11.04.2017 on "Avoidable Expenditure on Service Tax by Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority". 13. 76th Action Taken on 43rd Report (Sixteenth Presented to Lok Sabha) on "Indira Awaas Yojana". Speaker on 29.04.2017 14. 77th Action Taken on 63rd Report (16th Lok Sabha) Presented to on "Administration of Prosecution and Penalties Speaker on in Central Excise and Service Tax". 29.04.2017
1.12 The following table indicates the analysis of action taken by Government on the Observations/Recommendations made by the Committee in their earlier Reports upon which the Action Taken Reports were presented during the year 2016-17:— 9
Total No. of Total No. of Total No. of Total No. of Total No. of Recommendations recommendations recommendations recommendations recommendations in accepted by which the in respect of which respect of which final Government Committee did not replies of Government replies of Government pursue in view of had not been accepted are awaited Government replies by Committee and require reiteration
217 147 09 37 21 (67.74%) (05.52%) (17.07%) (09.67%)
VI. Secretariat 1.13. The Public Accounts Committee Branch functions as the Secretariat of the Committee. A Joint Secretary, a Director, an Additional Director who was transferred from the Branch in December, 2016 apart from three Deputy Secretaries and one Under Secretary supervised the functioning of the Branch. An Additional Secretary remained overall in charge of the Committee Secretariat. 1.14. The Public Accounts Committee, on the basis of relative importance, selected various Audit Reports/Paragraphs for in-depth examination. The Committee selected certain subjects suo moto for examination such as Bad Debts in Public Institutions, Review of Monetary Policy, PPP Projects, Modernisation of Railway stations, Indian Infrastructure Debt Funds etc. During the year 2016-17 the Secretariat examined four Appropriation Accounts of the Union Government for the year 2014-15 and also, undertook an exhaustive study of the Audit Reports/ Paragraphs and the Memoranda of Important Point as furnished by the Office of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India apart from going through other relevant materials such as Press Clippings, Websites, Questions/Debates in Parliament, literature and publications on the subjects, etc. Based on the studies so conducted, the Secretariat framed questionnaires for eliciting further information from the Ministries/Departments concerned. After approval, these questionnaires were sent to the Ministries/Departments concerned for obtaining replies. Based on the replies received, the lines for enquiries by the Committee during evidence were suggested to the Members of the Committee in the form of List of Points. The Verbatim proceedings of the evidence were subsequently studied by the Secretariat and post evidence questionnaires were sent to the Ministries/Departments concerned for ilucidation and elaboration of points arising out of evidence. 1.15. The Secretariat undertook an in-depth study of all the material relating to the subjects under examination including background notes, advanced information, material from Parliamentary and Committee proceedings, the replies to the questions raised subsequent to evidence and inputs gathered from the field visits. The material so gathered ran into approximately 60,000 pages. Thereafter relevant points/issues were culled out of the material gathered and Reports were drafted and submitted to the Chairperson or the Convenors of the Sub-Committees for approval. After approval by the Chairperson, the Secretariat circulated the draft Reports to the Members of the Committee for consideration and adoption by the Committee during 10 their sitting held for the same. All these draft Reports were also got factually verified from the Office of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India and the Ministry of Defense for the Reports pertaining to this Ministry. On adoption of these Report by the Committee, the Secretariat took steps for their presentation, printing, circulation etc. as per the established procedure. 1.16 Consequent upon the presentation of the Reports, copies thereof were forwarded to the Ministries/Departments concerned with the request to furnish requisite number of Action Taken Notes/Replies on the Observations/ Recommendations contained in the Reports. After the receipt of the Action Taken Notes/Replies, the Secretariat processed them and prepared Action Taken Reports and categorized the replies according to the prescribed pattern. The draft Action Taken Reports were thereafter submitted to the Chairperson for approval. After being approved and factually verified from the Office of C&AG, these Reports were circulated among the Members of the Committee for their consideration and adoption by the Committee during their Sitting held for the same. The Action Taken Reports so adopted were presented to both the Houses of Parliament and forwarded to the Ministries/Departments concerned for furnishing final Action Taken Notes/Replies on the Observations/Recommendations contained therein. 1.17 The Secretariat also followed up and initiated action to process remedial/ corrective Action Taken Notes from the Ministries/Departments on all the Audit paras contained in the various C&AG Report pertaining to the Union Government referred to the Committee. 1.18 Besides, the Parliamentary Questions received from Question Branch and RTI applications received from Information Cell/Committee Coordination Branch were examined/scrutinized/Numerous representations addressed/endorsed to Chairperson, PAC were also processed by the Secretariat. 1.19 Thus, the Secretariat dealt with the study of all the relevant materials, preparation of Questionnaires/List of Points, drafting of Reports and their presentation, printing, circulation etc., besides performing other related and routine work of the Committee. CHAPTER II ESTIMATES COMMITTEE I. Election and Composition 2.1 The Committee on Estimates (Sixteenth Lok Sabha) for the year 2016-17 was constituted on 01 May, 2016. The term of the Committee ended on 30 April, 2017. 2.2 The Committee consisting of 30 Members of Lok Sabha, was declared elected on 01 May, 2016. The Speaker appointed Dr. Murli Manohar Joshi, a Member of the Committee, as the Chairperson of the Committee on 01 May, 2016. The Composition of the Committee is given at Appendix I. II. Subjects Selected for Examination 2.3 The Committee on Estimates selected the following subjects for examination during the year 2016-17:— 1. Import of Uranium for Nuclear Plants [Department of Atomic Energy] 2. Ganga Rejuvenation [Ministry of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation] 3. Subsidizing of Fertilizers [Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers (Department of Fertilizers)] 4. Mining Activities and Environment [Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change/Ministry of Mines] 5. Modernisation of State Police Forces with special Reference to Scheme for Special Infrastructure in Left Wing Extremism Affected States [Ministry of Home Affairs (Department of Home)] 6. Management and Protection of Bird Sanctuaries and National Parks [Ministry of Environment, Forests & Climate Change] 7. PNG Network [Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas] 8. Preparedness of Armed forces—Defence Production and Procurement [Ministry of Defence (Department of Defence Production)] 9. Panchayati Raj [Ministry of Panchayati Raj] 10. Education [Ministry of Human Resource Development] 11. Minority Affairs [Ministry of Minority Affairs] 12. Central Armed Police Forces [Ministry of Home Affairs (Department of Home)]
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13. Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchai Yojana [Ministry of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation] 14. Ex-Servicemen Contributory Health Scheme [Ministry of Defence (Department of Ex-Servicemen Welfare)] 15. Performance of the National Action Plan on Climate Change (NAPCC) [Ministry of Environment, Forests & Climate Change] 16. Enforcement Directorate and Recovery of Black Money [Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue)] 17. Public Distribution System [Ministry of Food, Consumer Affairs and Public Distribution (Department of Food and Public Distribution)] 18. Swatantrata Sainik Samman Pension Scheme, 1980 [Ministry of Home Affairs (Department of States)] 19. Rainwater Harvesting [Ministry of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation] 20. Deen Dayal Upadhyay Gram Jyoti Yojana [Ministry of Power] 21. All India Council for Technical Education [Ministry of Human Resource Development] 22. Budgetary Reforms [Ministry of Finance (Department of Economic Affairs)] 23. Archives-Museums [Ministry of Culture] 24. Botanical Survey of India and Botanical Gardens [Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change] 25. Impact of Mega Projects on Ecology [Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change] 26. Estimates and Functioning of National Highways [Ministry of Road Transport and Highways] 27. Review of Major and Medium Ports [Ministry of Shipping] 28. Estimates and Review of Tourism Ministry [Ministry of Tourism] 29. Rural Housing Fund [Ministry of Finance (Department of Financial Services)] 30. Debt Recovery Tribunals (DRTs) [Ministry of Finance (Department of Financial Services)] 31. Collection and Utilization of Various Kinds of Cess [Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue)] 32. Formulation of Standards for Edible Oil [Ministry of Health and Family Welfare] 33. Upgradation of Indian Post Offices [Ministry of Communications & IT (Department of Posts)] 13
34. Internal Security Challenges—Evaluation and Response Mechanism [Ministry of Home Affairs (Department of Internal Security)] 35. Estimates and Policy Aspects of the Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region [Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region] 36. Estimates and Policy Aspects of the Ministry of Food Processing Industries [Ministry of Food Processing Industries] 37. Estimates and Policy Aspects of the Department of Space [Department of Space] 38. Estimates and Policy Aspects of the Ministry of Earth Sciences [Ministry of Earth Sciences] 39. Amenities/Facilities at Public Places for Persons with Disabilities and Senior Citizens/[Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment] 40. Estimates and Performance Review of All India Services [Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions (Department of Personnel and Training)] 41. Need for Alternate Cropping Patterns in Drought Affected Areas in India [Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare (Department of Agriculture, Cooperation & Farmers Welfare and Department of Agricultural Research and Education)] 42. Measuring Growth, Employment and Incomes [Ministry of Finance (Department of Economic Affairs)] 43. Review of Imports, Exports and Balance of Payments [Ministry of Commerce and Industry] 44. Medical Education and Healthcare in the Country [Ministry of Health and Family Welfare] 45. Drought situation in the Country [Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare] III. Review of Work Done (a) Sittings of the Committee 2.4 During the term 22 sittings of the Committee lasting for about 51 hours 45 minutes were held. A detailed statement showing the dates of sittings of the Committee on Estimates held during the period under review, the duration of the sittings, the number of Members present and the subject discussed is given in Appendix II. 2.5 The Ministry of Finance (Department of Economic Affairs) vide their OMs dated 07.10.2016 and 10.10.2016 had proposed certain structural changes in Union Budget from the Budget for 2017-18 including removal of Plan and Non-Plan classification and merger of Railway Budget and Union Budget and had sought the approval of the Committee on Estaimates for removal of Plan and Non-Plan classification in Budget. Keeping in view the wider ramification for general public 14 and public finance, Committee on Estimates (2016-17) also deemed it fit to examine the issue of merger of Railway Budget and Union Budget and discussed the subject with the representatives of Ministry of Finance (Department of Economic Affairs and Department of Expenditure) and Ministry of Railways (Railway Board) on 25.10.2016 2.6 The statement showing the number of sittings of the Committee attended by each member is given in Appendix III. (b) Material furnished to the Committee 2.7 The details of the material furnished by Ministries/Departments to the Committee on the subjects under examination are as follows:—
Sl. Name of the Subject Ministry No. of typed/ No. printed page(s) 12 3 4 1. Import of Uranium for Department of Atomic 87 Nuclear Plants Energy 2. Ganga Rejuvenation Ministry of Water 1200 (Report Resources, River presented on Development and Ganga 11.05.2016) Rejuvenation 3. Subsidizing of Fertilizers Ministry of Chemicals 10 and Fertilizers 4. Mining Activities and Ministry of Environment, 12 Environment Forests and Climate Change/Ministry of Mines 5. Modernisation of State Ministry of Home Affairs 18 Police Forces with special reference to Scheme for Special Infrastructure in Left Wing Extremism Affected States 6. Management and Protection Ministry of Environment, 32 of Bird Sanctuaries and Forests and Climate Change National Parks 7. PNG Network Ministry of Petroleum and 18 Natural Gas 8. Preparedness of Armed Ministry of Defence 135 Forces—Defence Production and Procurement 15
12 3 4 9. Panchayati Raj Ministry of Panchayati 125 (Report Raj Presented on 11.08.2016) 10. Education Ministry of Human 55 Resource Development 11. Minority Affairs Ministry of Minority 15 Affairs 12. Central Armed Police Ministry of Home 86 Forces Affairs 13. Pradhan Mantri Krishi Ministry of Water 3 Sinchai Yojana Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation 14. Ex-servicemen Contributory Ministry of Defence 150 (Report Health Scheme presented on 09.12.2016) 15. Performance of the National Ministry of Environment, 15 Action Plan for Climate Forests and Climate Change Change (NAPCC) 16. Enforcement Directorate and Ministry of Finance 50 Recovery of Black Money 17. Public Distribution System Ministry of Food, 18 Consumer Affairs & Public Distribution 18. Swatantrata Sainik Samman Ministry of Home Affairs 20 Scheme, 1980 19. Rainwater Harvesting Ministry of Water 15 Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation 20. Deen Dayal Upadhyay Gram Ministry of Power 13 Jyoti Yojana 21. All India Council for Technical Ministry of Human 30 Education Resource Development 22. Budgetary Reforms Ministry of Finance 25 23. Archives-Museums Ministry of Culture 19 24. Botanical Survey of India and Ministry of Environment, 21 Botanical Gardens Forests and Climate Change 16
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25. Impact of Mega Projects on Ministry of Environment, 24 Ecology Forest and Climate Change 26. Estimates and Functioning of Ministry of Road 12 National Highways Transport and Highways 27. Review of Major and Medium Ministry of Shipping 30 Ports 28. Estimates and Review of Ministry of Tourism 18 Tourism Ministry 29. Rural Housing Fund Ministry of Finance 8 30. Debt Recovery Tribunals Ministry of Finance 6 (DRTs) 31. Collection and Utilization of Ministry of Human 50 Various Kinds of Cess Resource Development 32. Formulation of Standards for Ministry of Health and 12 Edible Oil Family Welfare 33. Upgradation of Indian Post Ministry of 15 Offices Communications and IT 34. Internal Security Challenges- Ministry of Home Affairs 94 Evaluation and Response Mechanism 35. Estimates and Policy Aspects Ministry of Development 15 of the Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region of North Eastern Region 36. Estimates and Policy Aspects Ministry of Food 11 of the Ministry of Food Processing Industries Processing Industries 37. To Examine the Estimates and Department of Space 25 Policy Aspects of the Department of Space 38. To Examine the Estimates and Ministry of Earth 24 Policy Aspects of the Ministry Sciences of Earth Sciences 39. Amenities/Facilities at Public Ministry of Social Justice — Places for Persons with and Empowerment Disabilities and Senior Citizens 40. Estimates and Performance Ministry of Personnel, 100 Review of All India Services Public Grievances and Pensions 17
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41. Need for Alternative Cropping Ministry of Agriculture 15 Patterns in Drought Affected and Farmers Welfare Areas in India 42. Measuring Growth, Ministry of Finance 17 Employment and Incomes 43. Review of Imports, Exports Ministry of Commerce and 9 and Balance of Payments Industry 44. Medical Education and Ministry of Health and 785 Healthcare in India Family Welfare 45. Drought Situation in the Ministry of Agriculture 13 country and Farmers Welfare
(Background material was not received on 1 subject) (c) On-the-spot Study Visits 2.8 No on-the-spot study visit took place during the period under review. (d) Proceedings 2.9 A Verbatim record of proceedings of the sittings of Committee on Estimates at which witnesses were examined was maintained in the Secretariat. The minutes of sittings of the Committee relevant to the Reports were prepared and presented to the House alongwith the Reports. During the year 2016-17, besides the sitting held to select subjects for examination during 2016-17, the Committee on Estimates held eight sittings on oral evidence of representatives of various Ministries/Departments, one sitting on briefing by the representatives of Ministries/Departments, seven sittings on hearing of experts/non-official witnesses and five sittings on consideration and adoption of draft Reports of the Committee. IV. Reports Presented (a) Original Reports 2.10 During 2016-17, the Committee on Estimates presented the following original Reports to the House:—
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12 3 4 1. 15 'Ganga Rejuvenation' pertaining to the Ministry 11.05.2016 of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation 2. 18 'Panchayati Raj' pertaining to the Ministry of 11.08.2016 Panchayati Raj 18
12 3 4 3. 20 'Ex-Servicemen Contributory Health Scheme' 09.12.2016 pertaining to the Ministry of Defence (Department of Ex-Servicemen Welfare) 4. 21 'Structural Changes in Union Budget' pertaining 09.12.2016 to the Ministry of Finance (Department of Economic Affairs)
(b) Action Taken Reports 2.11 The following Action Taken Reports were presented to the House during the period under review:—
Sl. Report Subject Date of No. No. Presentation
12 3 4 1. 16 Action taken by the Government on the 11.08.2016 recommendations contained in the Second Report (Sixteenth Lok Sabha) of the Committee on Estimates on the subject 'Evaluation of Rural Drinking Water Programmes' pertaining to the Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation. 2. 17 Action taken by the Government on the 11.08.2016 recommendations contained in the Eighth Report (Sixteenth Lok Sabha) of the Committee on Estimates on the subject 'Review of Sanitation Programme in Rural Areas' pertaining to the Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation. 3. 19 Action taken by the Government on the 11.08.2016 recommendations contained in the First Report (Sixteenth Lok Sabha) of the Committee on Estimates on the subject 'Occurrence of High Arsenic Content in Groundwater' pertaining to the Ministry of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation. 4. 22 Action taken by the Government on the 23.03.2017 recommendations contained in the Ninth Report (Sixteenth Lok Sabha) of the Committee on Estimates on the subject 'National Project on Organic Farming' pertaining to the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare (Department of Agriculture, Cooperation and Farmers Welfare) 19
V. Secretariat 2.12 The Estimates Committee Branch constitutes the Secretariat of the Committee. Two Directors, a Deputy Secretary and an Under Secretary remained in-charge of the Branch with Additional Secretary and later on with Joint Secretary as overall in-charge. 2.13 During the year 2016-17, material received from the Ministries/Departments/ various organisations and individuals were studied, points called out and questions prepared for the use of the Committee. 2.14 The work relating to drafting of reports, consideration and adoption, presentation, printing, distribution and circulation alongwith preparation and presentation of Minutes relating to Reports was attended to by the Secretariat. Scrutiny of Action Taken Replies received from the Ministries/Departments on the recommendations contained in the earlier reports and preparation of action taken reports thereon was also done by it. The Secretariat also dealt with the work relating to preparation of Memoranda for consideration of Committee on Estimates and settlement of tour bills received from host organisations of previous study tours. 2.15 The Secretariat also studied Annual Reports, Parliamentary Debates, answers to Parliamentary Questions, Budget Estimates, Documents, Books, Journals, Newspapers, etc. relevant to the subjects under examination. CHAPTER III COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC UNDERTAKINGS I. Election and Composition The Committee on Public Undertakings for the term 2016-17 beginning on 1 May, 2016 and ending on 30 April 2017 was constituted vide Lok Sabha Bulletin Part-II, No. 3504 dated 5 May, 2016. 3.1 The Speaker appointed Shri Shanta Kumar, a member of the Committee, as Chairperson of the Committee. 3.2 The composition of the Committee is given at Appendix I. II. Subjects selected for Examination 3.3 At their sitting held on 30 May, 2016, the Committee selected the following Undertakings/Subjects for examination during the year 2016-2017:— (a) Subjects for Comprehensive Examination 1. Bharat Broadband Network Limited 2. Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Limited 3. GAIL (India) Limited 4. Housing and Urban Development Corporation Limited 5. Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation Limited 6. National Highways Authority of India 7. NTPC Limited 8. Air India Limited 9. Airports Authority of India 10. Rural Electrification Corporation Limited 11. Hindustan Copper Limited 12. Life Insurance Corporation of India 13. General Insurance Corporation of India (b) Subjects based on Audit Paras contained in C&AG Reports 14. Capacity utilization, Electricity Generation, Sale and collection of revenue including disaster management by Hydro Power CPSEs (NHPC Limited,
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SJVN Limited, THDC India Limited and NHDC Limited) [Based on C&AG Performance Audit Report No. 41 of 2015] 15. Financing of Renewable Energy Projects by Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency Limited (Based on Performance Audit Report No. 12 of 2015)
16. License Production of Su-30 MKI aircraft by Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL), [Based on Para No. 9.1, Chapter IX, C&AG Report No. 35 of 2014, Union Government (Defence Services)]
(c) Subjects for Horizontal Study
17. Review of loss making CPSUs
18. Corporate Governance in CPSUs
19. Disposal of e-waste in CPSUs
III. Review of Work Done
(a) Sittings of the Committee
3.4 During the period under review, the Committee held 18 Sittings lasting 28 hours 30 minutes.
3.5 A statement showing the details of the dates and duration of Sittings of the Committee held during the period under review, the number of members present and subjects discussed is given in Appendix II. Another statement showing the number of Sittings attended by each member of the Commitee is given in Appendix III.
(b) Material furnished by Ministries/Public Undertakings
3.6 The material furnished by Ministries/Public Undertakings and the Audit Reports (Commercial) and Memoranda on Important Points furnished by Comptroller & Auditor General of India relevant to the subjects selected for examination ran into approximately 10000 pages.
(c) On-the-Spot Study Visit
3.7 The Committee undertook one Study Visit to examine various Public Sector Undertakings. A statement showing the composition of the Committee which undertook Study Visit during 2016-17, places visited, dates of visit and details of informal discussions held is given in Appendix IV.
(d) Proceedings
3.8 Whenever evidence/briefing was taken a verbatim record of the proceedings of the Committee was maintained. During the period, verbatim record of proceedings of 16 oral evidences/briefings was kept. 22
IV. Reports finalized and presented
(a) Original Reports
3.9 The Committee finalized and presented the following Original Reports during the period under review:—
Sl. Report Subject Date of No. No. Presentation
1. 15 Indian Railway Catering and Tourism 16.12.2016 Corporation (IRCTC)
2. 18 Housing and Urban Development Corporation 24.03.2017 (HUDCO)
(b) Action Taken Reports
3.10 The Committee also finalized and presented the following Reports on the action taken by the Government on the Observations/Recommendations contained in their Original Reports during the period under review:—
Sl. Report Subject Date of No. No. Presentation
1. 14 Action taken by the Government on the 25.11.2016 Observations/Recommendations contained in the Eighth Report of the Committee on Public Undertakings on 'Corporate Social Responsibility in select Central Public Sector Undertakings (CPSUs)'.
2. 16 Action taken by the Government on the 16.12.2016 Observations/Recommendations contained in the Ninth Report of the Committee on Public Undertakings on 'Hindustan Organic Chemicals Limited'.
3. 17 Action taken by the Government on the 09.02.2017 Observations/Recommendations contained in the Twelfth Report of the Committee on Public Undertakings on 'National Aluminum Company Limited'. 23
3.11 The following table indicates the analysis of action taken by the Government on the Recommendations made by the Committee in the earlier Reports in respect of which Action Taken Reports were presented during the year 2016-2017:—
Total Total number Total number Total number of Total number number of of of Recommen- Recommen- of Recommen- recommen- Recommen- dations which dations in dations in dations dations that the Committee respect of respect of have been do not desire which replies of which final accepted by to pursue in the Government replies of the view of have not been Government Government Government's accepted by the are still replies Committee awaited
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V. Secretariat 3.12 The Public Undertakings Branch constitutes the Secretariat of the Committee. During the relevant period, a Director remained in-charge of the Committee Secretariat with a Joint Secretary/Additional Secretary as overall in-charge. A Deputy Secretary supervised the Secretariat Branch. 3.13 Material received from various Ministries/Undertakings concerned was studied. Memoranda and questionnaires/List of Points for eliciting information on various subjects for consideration by the Committee in connection with examination of Ministries and Undertakings concerned were prepared. The Secretariat also studied published material like Public Enterprises Surveys, Parliamentary Debates, various Annual and other reports, books, newspapers, journals, material on internet etc. which were relevant to the subjects taken up for examination. The Parliamentary Questions relating to the Central PSUs were also scrutinized. RTI related matters received from Information Cell/Committee Coordination Branch were also attended to. The Secretariat also dealt with the processing of expenditure bills pertaining to Study Visits of the Committee submitted by the host organizations for reimbursement. APPENDIX I (Vide Para No. 1.2) COMPOSITION OF THE PUBLIC ACCOUNTS COMMITTEE (2016-17) Prof. K.V. Thomas — Chairperson
MEMBERS Lok Sabha 2. Shri Sudip Bandyopadhyay 3. Shri Prem Singh Chandumajra 4. Shri Nishikant Dubey 5. Prof. Richard Hay 6. Shri Gajanan Chandrakant Kirtikar 7. Shri Bhartruhari Mahtab 8. Smt. Riti Pathak 9. Shri Neiphiu Rio 10. Shri Janardan Singh Sigriwal 11. Shri Abhishek Singh 12. Dr. Kirit Somaiya 13. Shri Anurag Singh Thakur 14. Shri Shivkumar C. Udasi 15. Dr. P. Venugopal Rajya Sabha 16. Shri Naresh Agrawal 17. Shri Satyavrat Chaturvedi 18. Shri Vijay Goel 19. Shri Bhubaneswar Kalita 20. Shri Shantaram Naik 21. Shri Sukhendu Sekhar Roy 22. Shri Ajay Sancheti
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MEMBERS Lok Sabha 2. Shri Sudip Bandyopadhyay 3. Shri Prem Singh Chandumajra 4. Shri Nishikant Dubey 5. Prof. Richard Hay 6. Shri Gajanan Chandrakant Kirtikar 7. Shri Bhartruhari Mahtab 8. Smt. Riti Pathak 9. Shri Neiphiu Rio 10. Shri Janardan Singh Sigriwal 11. Shri Abhishek Singh 12. Dr. Kirit Somaiya 13. Shri Anurag Singh Thakur 14. Shri Shivkumar C. Udasi 15. Dr. P. Venugopal Rajya Sabha 16. Shri Naresh Agrawal 17. Shri Satyavrat Chaturvedi 118. Shri Bhupender Yadav 19. Shri Bhubaneswar Kalita 20. Shri Shantaram Naik 21. Shri Sukhendu Sekhar Roy 22. Shri Ajay Sancheti
1Elected w.e.f. 09.08.2016 vice Shri Vijay Goel, MP appointed as Minister of State w.e.f. 05.07.2016. 25 APPENDIX III (Vide Para No. 1.4) SUBJECTS SELECTED BY THE PUBLIC ACCOUNTS COMMITTEE FOR EXAMINATION DURING 2016-17 CATEGORY I (carried forward from the predecessor Committee)
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1. 3 of 2009-10 Entire Report Functioning of Major Port Trusts Shipping 2. 9 of 2010-11 Para 6.3 Poor maintenance of Government External Affairs property and avoidable payment of rental charges 3. 6 of 2011-12 Entire Report "XIXth Commonwealth Games 2010" Youth Affairs and Sports (Department of Sports) 4. 16 of 2011-12 Para 6.1 Delay in renovation of Indian Chancery External Affairs in Paris. 5. 16 of 2011-12 Para 6.2 Delay in construction of chancery-annex External Affairs project in Budapest. 6. 16 of 2011-12 Para 6.3 Inordinate Delay in construction/disposal External Affairs of Government of India owned property 7. 17 of 2011-12 Chapter-V Acquisition and Development of Land Urban Development by the DDA 8. 32 of 2011-12 Para 3.1 Commercial Utilisation of Surplus Railways Railway Land in Indian Railways 9. 7 of 2012-13 Entire Report Allocation of Coal Blocks and Coal Augmentation of Coal Production 10. 17 of 2012-13 Para 2.1 Management of Defence Offsets Defence 11. 6 of 2013 Entire Report Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Rural Development Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) 12. 10 of 2013 Entire Report Acquisition of Helicopters for VVIPs Defence 13. 11 of 2013 Chapter I Commercial Publicity in Indian Railways Railways 14. 24 of 2013 Entire Report Complicance Audit of Performance of Defence Ordnance Equipment Group of Factories 15. 25 of 2013 Para 2.1 Rationalization of routing of freight Railways (Vol. -II) traffic (goods) carried over longer route
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16. 25 of 2013 Para 3.1 Procurement and Utilisation of Permanent Railways (Vol.-II) Way Material on Indian Railways 17. 25 of 2013 Para 3.2 Injudicious Decision for Purchase of Railways (Vol. II) Land 18. 27 of 2013 Entire Report Performance Audit of Rajiv Gandhi Power Grameen Vidyutikaran Yojana (RGGVY) 19. 28 of 2013 Entire Report Performance Audit of Finance Administration of Penalty and Prosecution 20. 30 of 2013 Para 2.1 Improper management of Defence land Defence 21. 30 of 2013 Para 2.5 Absence of effective controls resulting in Defence non recovery of outstanding dues. 22. 30 of 2013 Para 3.5 Extra expenditure on account of Defence provision of unauthorized strengthening measures in buildings 23. 30 of 2013 Para 6.3 Undue benefit to a foreign supplier by Defence allowing Exchange Rate Variation 24. 30 of 2013 Para 6.4 Undue benefit to a foreign firm by Defence diluting the conditions in the Tender Enquiry and Contract 25. 31 of 2013 Entire Report Performance Audit of Planning and Defence Management of Refits of Indian Naval Ships 26. 3 of 2014 Entire Report Public Private Partnership Projects in Railways Indian Railways 27. 4 of 2014 Para 3.5 Availability of Airfield infrastructure/ Defence runways in Indian Air Force 28. 5 to 2014 Entire Report Stressed Assets Stabilisation Fund Finace (Department (SASF) of Financial Services) 29. 8 of 2014 Para 1.35 Arrears of Tax Finance (Department of Revenue) 30. 12 of 2014 Chapter-VI Management of Narcotic Substances Finance (Department of Revenue) 31. 14 of 2014 Entire Report Pricing Mechanism of Major Petroleum Petroleum and Products in Central Public Sector Oil Natural marketing companies Gas 32. 17 of 2014 Para 2.2 Shared mobile infrastructure scheme Communications and Information Technology 33. 17 of 2014 Para 5.1 Land Management in Bharat Sanchar Department of Nigam Ltd. Telecom 34. 19 of 2014 Chapter 3 Accounting of Projects in Indian Railways Railways 35. 21 of 2014 Entire Report Performance of Special Economic Finance (CBEC) Zones (SEZs) 28
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36. 26 of 2014 Para 2.1 Performance of Weighbridges in Indian Railways Railways 37. 27 of 2014 Para 6.4 Non-establishment of model facilities for Environment, Forest management of Municipal Solid Wastes and Climate Change 38. 29 of 2014 Entire Report Administration of Prosecution and Finance (Department Penalties in Central Excise and of Revenue) Service Tax 39. 30 of 2014 Entire Report Employees' State Insurance Corporation Labour and (ESIC) Employment 40. 31 of 2014 Entire Report Management of Goods Trains in Indian Railways Railways 41. 34 of 2014 Para 2.1 Procurement of trainer aircraft Defence 42. 34 of 2014 Para 2.3 Procurement of Air Combat Manoeuvring -do- Instrumentation System 43. 34 of 2014 Para 2.4 Unfruitful investment in procurement of -do- Torpedo 44. 35 of 2014 Para 2.1 Inordinate delay in indigenisation of -do- TATRA vehicles 45. 35 of 2014 Para 8.2 Inventory Management in Ordnance -do- Factories 46. 1 of 2015 Para 2.1.3 Public Fund lying outside Government Finance Accounts 47. 1 of 2015 Para 2.2.1 Universal Service Obligation Fund Finance 48. 3 of 2015 Chapter III Corporation Tax Finance, Deptt. of Revenue—Direct Taxes 49. 4 of 2015 Chapter II Service Tax Liability in Insurance sector Finance, Deptt. of Revenue—Service Tax 50. 4 of 2015 Chapter III Service Tax Liability in Port sector Finance, Deptt. of Revenue—Service Tax 51. 5 of 2015 Entire Report Performance Audit on 'Assessment of Finance, Deptt. of Assessees in Pharmaceuticals Sector' Revenue—Direct Taxes 52. 6 of 2015 Entire Report Performance Audit on 'Supply and Petroleum and Infrastructure Development for Natural Natural Gas' Gas 53. 8 of 2015 Chapter V Incorrect Application of General Finance, Deptt. of Exemption Notifications Revenue-Customs 54. 11 of 2015 Entire Report Performance Audit of Rashtriya Krishi Agriculture Vikas Yojana 55. 13 of 2015 Entire Report Performance of Import and Export Trade Finance, Deptt. of Facilitation through Customs Ports Revenue-Customs 56. 14 of 2015 Entire Report Performance Audit of Dual Freight Railways Policy for Transportation of Iron Ore Traffic in Indian Railways 57. 16 of 2015 Entire Report Nutrient based subsidy for decontrolled Chemicals and phosphatic and potassic fertilizers Fertilizers (D/o 29
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Fertilizers) 58. 17 of 2015 Entire Report Performance Audit of Design, Defence-Air Force Development, Manufacture and Induction of Light Combat Aircraft 59. 19 of 2015 Entire Report Performance Audit on Ammunition Defence Management in Army 60. 20 of 2015 Para 2.8 Lack of due diligence in auction of Communication and spectrum for Broadband Wireless Access IT (DoT) (BWA) Services 61. 18 of 2015 Para 4.1 Unfruitful expenditure incurred by Culture Sangeet Natak Akademy 62. 18 of 2015 Para 8.1 Poor planning leading to non-fulfilment Home Affairs of scheme objectives 63. 24 of 2015 Para 2.2 'Liberalised Active Retirement Scheme Railways Vol-I for Guaranteed Employment for Safety Staff (LARSGESS)' 64. 24 of 2015 Para 2.5 Rationalization order issued by Railway Railways Vol-I Board containing contradictory provisions led to loss of revenue amounting to 98.68 crore 65. 24 of 2015 Chapter 1 'Maintenance of Bridges in Indian Railways Vol-II Railways' 66. 24 of 2015 Chapter 4 'Management of vacant land in Indian Railways Vol-II Railways' 67. 26 of 2015 Para 2.2 Non-registration of assessees Finance 68. 26 of 2015 Para 3.1 Service Tax not paid Finance 69. 27 of 2015 Entire Report Land Management in Major Ports Shipping 70. 28 of 2015 Entire Report Performance Audit of 'Total Sanitation Drinking Water and Campaing/Nirmal Bharat Abhiyan' Sanitation 71. 29 of 2015 Chapter 1 Fire Accidents in Passenger Coaches in Railways Indian Railways 72. 30 of 2015 Para 3.1 Implementation of Drugs and Department of Pharmaceutical Research Programme Science and Technology 73. 33 of 2015 Entire Report Performance Audit of Tribal Sub-Plan H.R.D, H&F.W and AYUSH 74. 34 of 2015 Entire Performance Audit of 'Renewable New and Renewable Report Energy' Sector in India Energy 75. 35 of 2015 Entire Performance Audit of 'Construction Home Affairs Report Activities in Central Armed Forces' 76. 37 of 2015 Para 2.1 Medium Refit cum Upgradation of INS Defence Sindhukirti 77. 40 of 2015 Entire Report Performance Audit of 'Medical Education Labour & Projects of ESIC' Employment 78. 43 of 2015 Entire Report Compliance Audit Report on 'Ratna P & NG and R series Hydrocarbon fields' 79. 44 of 2015 Para 2.1 Working of the Cantonment Boards (CBs) Defence 80. 44 of 2015 Para 2.2 Non-availability of Specialised Parachutes Defence 30
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81. 44 of 2015 Para 3.1 Functioning of Army Aviation Corps Defence 82. 44 of 2015 Para 7.2 Performance Audit on Production of Defence Weapon Manufacturing Factories 83. 45 of 2015 Entire Compliance Audit Report on National Finance, Skill Report Skill Dev. Fund and National Skill Development Dev. Corpn.—Ministry of Skill Entrepreneurship Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE). 84. 46 of 2015 Entire Working of Automation of Central Finance, D/o Report Excise & Service Tax Revenue 85. 48 of 2015 Chapter 1 Status of Ongoing Projects in Indian Railways Railways 86. 49 of 2015 Entire Performance Audit of 'Public Private Shipping Report Partnership Projects in Major Ports' 87. 50 of 2015 Para 2.3.1 Universal Service Obligation Fund Finance, Communication & IT (DoT) 88. 50 of 2015 Para 3.4 Grants/Appropriations with excess Finance disbursements for the year 2014-15 89. 50 of 2015 Para 3.5 Persistent excess in grants Finance 90. 51 of 2015 Entire Performance Audit Report on Defence Report 'implementation of Ex-servicemen Contributory Health Scheme- Defence-Army 91. 52 of 2015 Entire Performance Audit Report on 'Technology Textile Report Upgradation Fund Scheme (TUFS)' 92. 53 of 2015 Chapter 3 Railways Finances Railways 93. 54 of 2015 Entire Preparedness for Implementation of Consumer Report National Food Security Act, 2013 Affairs, Food and Public Distribution 94. 55 of 2015 Para 2.1 Compliance Audit Report on Communication Communication and IT Sector and IT 95. 2 of 2016 Chapter IV Compliance Audit Report on Indirect Revenue Taxes-Central Tax 96. 3 of 2016 Chapter VI Compliance Report on Direct Taxes Revenue 97. 4 of 2016 Entire Sharing of Revenue by Private Telecom Telecom Report Service Providers during the year 2006-07 to 2009-10 98. 5 of 2016 Chapter II Compliance Report on Indirect Taxes- Revenue Customs 99. 6 of 2016 Entire Performance Audit on 'Natural or cultured Revenue Report pearls, precious or semi-precious stones, precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof, imitation jewellery, coins (Chapter 71 of CTH)' 31
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100. 7 of 2016 Entire Performance Audit on 'Implementation External Affairs Report of Passport Seva Project' 101. 8 of 2016 Entire Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Rural Development Report Employment Guarantee Audit of Scheme Rules, 2011 (Social Audit Rules) 102. 10 of 2016 Para 2.2 Absence of provision to reverse credit of Finance service tax paid on input services used (Department of for inputs removed as such Revenue) 103. 10 of 2016 Para 2.3 Lacunae in provision allowing credit Finance on input services (Department of Revenue) 104. 10 of 2016 Para 2.4 Absence of provision for credit reversal Finance for obsolete goods (Department of Revenue) 105. 10 of 2016 Chapter 4 Efficiency of department in ensuring Finance compliance (Department of Revenue) 106. 11 of 2016 Entire Union Government (Civil)-Compliance Various Ministries Report Audit (Containing 23 Chapters) 107. 11 of 2016 Para 2.1 Blocking of Funds Agriculture and Farmers Welfare 108. 11 of 2016 Para 2.2 Non-achievement of Stated objectives Agriculture and Farmers Welfare 109. 11 of 2016 Para 3.1 Unfruitful expenditure Civil Aviation 110. 11 of 2016 Para 8.1 Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital Health and Family Blocking of funds and non-utilisation of Welfare equipment 111. 11 of 2016 Para 9.1 Poor planning led to unfruitful expenditure Home Affairs 112. 11 of 2016 Para 10.10 Overpayment of Rs. 32.87 lakh to Human Resource outsourcing agency and partial recovery Development at the instance of audit (Department of Higher Education) 113. 11 of 2016 Para 11.1 Working of Central Board of Film Information and Certification Broadcasting 114. 11 of 2016 Para 11.2 Academic activities of Satyajit Ray Film Information and and Television Institute Kolkata for the Broadcasting period from 2010-11 to 2014-15 115. 11 of 2016 Para 19.1 Functioning of Directorate of Estate Urban Development 116. 11 of 2016 Chapter XIV Follow up Audit of Hydrocarbon Petroleum and Production Sharing Contract for KG- Natural Gas DWN-98/3 Block for the Financial Years 2012-13 and 2013-14 117. 12 of 2016 Para 6.1 Non-establishment of desalination plants Earth Sciences and wasteful expenditure 118. 13 of 2016 Para 2.1 Upgradation of passenger amenities at Railways stations including modernisation of stations in Indian Railways 119. 14 of 2016 Entire Report Suburban Train Services in Indian Railways Railways 32
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120. 16 of 2016 Entire Report Public Debt Management Finance (Department of Economic Affairs) 121. 17 of 2016 Chapter II Performance Audit on Construction of Defence Indigenous Aircraft Carrier 122. 18 of 2016 Chapter II Audit of Air HQ Communication Defence squadron (AHCS) 123. 18 of 2016 Para 3.3 Refurbishment of 'X' System Defence 124. 19 of 2016 Para 2.1 Functioning of Director General Defence Resettlement 125. 19 of 2016 Para 2.2 Supply Chain Management of Ration Defence in Indian Army-Follow up Audit 126. 19 of 2016 Para 2.3 Procurement of Environmental Control Defence Units found incompatible during exploitation 127. 20 of 2016 Entire Report e-auction of coal mines Coal 128. 22 of 2016 Para 2.1 Provisions to verify correctness of Finance declarations (Department of Revenue) 129. 22 of 2016 Para 2.2 Provisions regarding eligibility for Finance the scheme (Department of Revenue) 130. 22 of 2016 Para 2.2.1 Extension of benefits to declarants Finance against whom inquiry, investigation or (Department of audit was initiated prior to 1 March 2013 Revenue) 131. 22 of 2016 Para 2.2.2 Extension of benefits to declarants Finance against whom SCNs were issued prior (Department of to October 2007 Revenue) 132. 22 of 2016 Para 2.2.3 Extension of benefits to declarants Finance against whom inquiry, investigation or (Department of audit was initiated after 1 March 2013 Revenue) 133. 22 of 2016 Para 2.3.3 Lack of Database Finance (Department of Revenue) 134. 22 of 2016 Para 3.4 Check of eligibility criteria in terms of Finance proviso to Section 106 (Department of Revenue) 135. 22 of 2016 Para 3.7 Monitoring of payment of first Finance installment (Department of Revenue) 136. 22 of 2016 Para 4.2 Filing of truthful declarations Finance (Department of Revenue) 137. 22 of 2016 Para 4.3 Post VCES tax administration Finance (Department of Revenue) 138. 23 of 2016 Entire Report Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana Rural Development 139. 24 of 2016 Para 2.1 Creation of tourist accommodations and Home Affairs other infrastructures at Andaman and Nicobar Islands 33
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140. 24 of 2016 Para 2.7 Working of Panchayati Raj Institutions Home Affairs (PRIs) in UT of Dadra and Nagar Haveli 141. 25 of 2016 Entire Report Implementation of PAHAL (DBTL) Petroleum and Scheme (Pratyaksh Hanstantrit Labh Natural Gas Yojana) 142. 26 of 2016 Entire Report Administrative Functioning of D/o Science and Autonomous Bodies under Department Technology of Science and Technology 143. 27 of 2016 Entire Report Compliance of Fiscal Responsibility Finance and Budget Management Act, 2003 (Department of Economic Affairs) 144. 28 of 2016 Para 2.2, 2.3, Allowance of deduction to the assessees Finance 2.5, 2.6, 2.10 engaged in infrastructure development (Department of Revenue Revenue) 145. 29 of 2016 Para 3.2 Management of vacant plots of land in Communications Department of Posts and IT (Department of posts) 146. 30 of 2016 Entire Report Restructured Accelerated Power Power Development and Reforms Programme (R-APDRP) 147. 31 of 2016 Entire Report Land Management in Delhi Development Urban Development Authority 148. 33 of 2016 Entire Report Management of Launch Services Department of Space 149. 34 of 2016 Para 2.2.2 Public Fund lying outside Government Finance Account 150. 34 of 2016 Para 3.4 Grants/Appropriation with excess Finance disbursements (2015-16)
CATEGORY II (Selected Suo Moto) 151. - - Scrutiny of Public Expenditure under DONER Non-lapsable Central Pool of Resources in Ministry of DONER 152. - - Indian Infrastructure Debt Funds Finance 153. - - Border Area Development Programme Home 154. - - Modernization of Railway Stations Railways 155. - - Bad debts in Public Institutions Finance 156. - - Recent Development in the Telecom Communications Sector including allocation of 2G and Information and 3G Spectrum Technology (DoT) 157. - - Review of Monetary Policy Finance 158. - - PPP Projects Various Ministries/ Departments APPENDIX IV (Vide Para No. 1.5) COMPOSITION OF THE SUB-COMMITTEES OF THE PUBLIC ACCOUNTS COMMITTEE (2016-17) Sub-Committee— I (Defence) Convenor : 1. Shri Shantaram Naik Alternate Convenor : 2. Shri Neiphiu Rio Members : 3. Smt. Riti Pathak 4. Shri Janardan Singh Sigriwal 5. Shri Bhartruhari Mahtab Sub-Committee—II (Railways) Convenor : 1. Dr. Kirit Somaiya Alternate Convenor : 2. Shri Naresh Agrawal Members : 3. Shri Bhubaneswar Kalita 4.Shri Sudip Bandyopadhyay Sub-Committee—III (Direct and Indirect Taxes) Convenor : 1. Shri Nishikant Dubey Alternate Convenor : 2. Shri Satyavrat Chaturvedi Members : 3. Shri Shivkumar C. Udasi 4. Prof. Richard Hay 5. Shri Sukhendu Sekhar Roy Sub-Committee— IV [Non-compliance by Ministries/Departments in timely Submission of Action Taken Notes on the Non-selected Audit Paragraphs (Civil and other Ministries)] Convenor : 1. Shri Bhartruhari Mahatab Alternate Covenor : 2. Shri Gajanan Chandrakant Kirtikar Members : 3. Shri Nishikant Dubey 4. Dr. P. Venugopal 5. Shri Ajay Sancheti 34 35
Sub-Committee— V (Infrastructural Projects other than Railways) Convenor : 1. Shri Sukhendu Sekhar Roy Alternate Convenor : 2. Shri Prem Singh Chandumajra Members : 3. Shri Abhishek Singh 4. Shri Anurag Singh Thakur 5. Shri Satyavrat Chaturvedi APPENDIX V (Vide Para No. 1.5) RE-CONSTITUTION OF SUB-COMMITTEES OF THE PUBLIC ACCOUNTS COMMITTEE (2016-17) Sub-Committee— I (Defence) Convenor : 1. Shri Shantaram Naik Alternate Convenor : 2. Shri Neiphiu Rio Members : 3. Smt. Riti Pathak 4. Shri Bhartruhari Mahtab 5. Shri Sudip Bandyopadhyay Sub-Committee— II (Railways) Convenor : 1. Dr. Kirit Somaiya Alternate Convenor : 2. Shri Naresh Agrawal Members : 3. Shri Bhubaneswar Kalita 4. Shri Janardan Singh Sigriwal 5. Shri Anurag Singh Thakur 6. Shri Bhupender Yadav Sub-Committee— III (Direct and Indirect Taxes) Convenor : 1. Shri Nishikant Dubey Alternate Convenor : 2. Shri Satyavrat Chaturvedi Members : 3. Shri Shivkumar C.Udasi 4. Prof. Richard Hay 5. Shri Sukhendu Sekhar Roy 6. Shri Ajay Sancheti Sub-Committee— IV [Non-compliance by Ministries/Departments in timely submission of Action Taken Notes on the Non-selected Audit Paragraphs (Civil and other Ministries)] Convenor : 1. Shri Bhartruhari Mahtab Alternate Covenor : 2. Shri Gajanan Chandrakant Kirtikar 36 37
Members : 3. Shri Nishikant Dubey 4. Dr. P. Venugopal 5. Shri Ajay Sancheti 6. Shri Shivkumar C. Udasi The composition of Sub-Committee—V (Infrastructural Projects other than Railways) remains unchanged. APPENDIX VI (Vide Para No. 1.5) RE-CONSTITUTION OF SUB-COMMITTEES OF THE PUBLIC ACCOUNTS COMMITTEE (2016-17) (i) Sub-Committee—I (Defence) Convenor : 1. Shri Shantaram Naik Alternate Convenor : 2. Shri Neiphiu Rio Members : 3. Smt. Riti Pathak : 4. Shri Bhartruhari Mahtab : 5. Shri Sudip Bandyopadhyay : 6. Shri Nishikant Dubey (ii) Sub-Committee— II (Railways) Convenor : 1. Dr. Kirit Somaiya Alternate Convenor : 2. Shri Naresh Agrawal Members : 3. Shri Bhubaneswar Kalita : 4. Shri Janardan Singh Sigriwal : 5. Shri Anurag Singh Thakur : 6. Shri Bhupender Yadav (iii) Sub-Committee— III (Direct and Indirect Taxes) Convenor : 1. Shri Nishikant Dubey Alternate Convenor : 2. Shri Satyavrat Chaturvedi Members : 3. Shri Shivkumar C. Udasi : 4. Prof. Richard Hay : 5. Shri Sukhendu Sekhar Roy : 6. Shri Ajay Sancheti (iv) Sub-Committee— IV [Non-compliance by Ministries/Departments in timely submission of Action Taken Notes on the Non-selected Audit Paragraphs (Civil and other Ministries)] Convenor : 1. Shri Bhartruhari Mahtab Alternate Convenor : 2. Shri Gajanan Chandrakant Kirtikar Members : 3. Shri Nishikant Dubey : 4. Dr. P. Venugopal
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: 5. Shri Ajay Sancheti : 6. Shri Shivkumar C. Udasi (v) Sub-Committee— V (Infrastructural Projects other than Railways) Convenor : 1. Shri Sukhendu Sekhar Roy Alternate Convenor : 2. Shri Prem Singh Chandumajra Members : 3. Shri Abhishek Singh : 4. Shri Anurag Singh Thakur : 5. Shri Satyavrat Chaturvedi : 6. Prof. Richard Hay (vi) Sub-Committee— VI (Social Sector) Convenor : 1. Shri Shivkumar C. Udasi Alternate Convenor : 2. Dr. P. Venugopal Members : 3. Shri Neiphiu Rio : 4. Shri Naresh Agrawal : 5. Shri Gajanan Chandrakant Kirtikar : 6. Shri Bhubaneswar Kalita APPENDIX VII (Vide Para No. 1.5) CONSTITUTION OF SUB-COMMITTEES AND CHANGE IN NOMENCLATURE OF SUB-COMMITTEE-IV OF THE PUBLIC ACCOUNTS COMMITTEE (2016-17) (i) Sub-Committee — VII (PPP Projects) Convenor : 1. Shri Shantaram Naik Members : 2. Shri Bhartruhari Mahtab : 3. Dr. Kirit Somaiya : 4. Dr. P. Venugopal : 5. Shri Nishikant Dubey : 6. Shri Gajanan C. Kirtikar (ii) Chairperson, PAC changed the nomenclature of Sub-Committee—IV [Non-compliance by Ministries/Departments in timely submission of Action Taken Notes on the Non-selected Audit Paragraphs (Civil and other Ministries)] to Sub-Committee— IV (Civil and Non-compliance of timely submission of Action Taken Notes).
40 APPENDIX VIII (Vide Para No. 1.5) CONSTITUTION OF SUB-GROUP OF THE PUBLIC ACCOUNTS COMMITTEE (2016-17) Sub-Group to consider main points that emerged from the Global Tax Transparency Summit Convenor : 1. Shri Nishikant Dubey Alternate Convenor : 2. Shri Bhartruhari Mahtab Members : 3. Prof. Richard Hay : 4. Smt. Riti Pathak : 5. Shri Janardan Singh Sigriwal : 6. Shri Abhishek Singh : 7. Dr. P. Venugopal : 8. Shri Bhubaneswar Kalita
41 APPENDIX IX (Vide Para No. 1.5) CONSTITUTION OF SUB-COMMITTEE OF THE PUBLIC ACCOUNTS COMMITTEE (2016-17) Sub-Committee— VIII (Follow up Audit of Hydrocarbon Production Sharing Contract for KG-DWN-98/3 Block for the Financial Years 2012-13 and 2013-14) Convenor : 1. Shri Sukhendu Sekhar Roy Alternate Convenor : 2. Shri Nishikant Dubey Members : 3. Shri Bhartruhari Mahtab : 4. Dr. P. Venugopal : 5. Shri Ajay Sancheti : 6. Shri Bhubaneswar Kalita
42 43 Subject discussed Oral evidence of the representatives Ministry (Department of Technology Communications & Information on the subject "Sharing of Revenue by Telecommunications) Service Providers during the years 2006-07 to Telecom Private 2009-10" based on C&AG Report No. 4 of 2016. Oral evidence of the representatives Ministry (Department of Technology Communications & Information Ministry of Finance (Department Telecommunications) Expenditure) and TRAI on the subject "Sharing of Revenue Service Providers during the years by Private Telecom 2006-07 to 2009-10 "based on C&AG Report No. 4 of 2016. of subjects for examination during the year 2016-17. (i) Inaugural address by the Chairperson, PAC; (ii) Briefing by (i) Inaugural address by the Chairperson, PAC; Auditor General of India; and the Comptroller & (iii) Consideration of Memorandum No. 1 regarding selection No. of Members present Para No. 1.6) APPENDIX X Vide ( Mins COMMITTEE (2016-17) [MAIN COMMITTEE] ime Duration 1100 1330 02 30 14 1500 1700 02 00 14 From to Hrs 1100 1245 01 45 18 STATEMENT SHOWING OF AND THE THE DURATION DETAILS OF THE SITTINGS DATES STATEMENT OF THE ACCOUNTS PUBLIC 3. 13.06.2016 2. 06.06.2016 No. sitting Sl. Date of12 31. T 45 67 18.05.2106 8 44 Bharti Airtel, Reliance Communications, Bharti i.e. Aircel, Tata Tele Services, Idea Cellular and Vodafone India on Vodafone Services, Idea Cellular and Tele Tata Aircel, Service Telecom the subject "Sharing of Revenue by Private Oral evidence of the representatives Ministry Audit of Dual Freight Railways on the subject "Performance Policy for Transportation of Iron Ore Traffic in Indian Railways" based on C&AG Report No. 14 of 2015. Oral evidence of the representatives Ministry Labour and Employment on the subjects (i) "Employees' State Insurance Corporation (ESIC)" based on the C&AG Report Audit) and (ii) "Medical Education No. 30 of 2014 (Performance Projects of Employees’ State Insurance Corporation" based Audit). on C&AG Report No. 40 of 2015 (Special Oral evidence of the representatives Ministry Petroleum and Natural Gas (MoPNG) Oil Corporation Limited (ONGC) on the subject "Ratna and R-Series Hydrocarbon Fields" based on the C&AG Report Audit). No. 43 of 2015 (Compliance Oral evidence of the representatives Ministry Finance (Department of Financial Services) and IDBI Bank on the Fund (SASF)" based Assets Stabilisation subject "Stressed on the C&AG Report No. 5 of 2014. (i) Oral evidence of the representatives Private Telecom Service Providers 1430 17001430 02 1655 30 02 16 1445 25 1630 13 011630 45 1730 13 1130 01 1600 00 04 13 30 12 12 3 45674. 24.06.2016 8 5. 05.07.2016 6. 12.07.2016 7. 12.07.2016 8. 13.07.2016 45 Taken by the Government Taken Consideration and adoption of following draft Reports: by the Government on Taken Action (a) Draft Report on Twenty- Observations/Recommendations contained in the First Report (16th Lok Sabha) on "Role & Functioning of Indian by the Taken Action Coast Guard"; and (b) Draft Report on Government on the Observations/Recommendations Report (16th Lok Sabha) on contained in the Twenty-second Allopathic Drugs in CGHS". "Procurement of (i) Selection of additional Subjects: (a) "Suburban Train Services in Indian Railways" based on C&AG Report No. 14 Audit of Hydrocarbon Production of 2016; (b) "Follow up Sharing contract for KG-DWN-98/3 Block the financial of C&AG 2012-13 and 2013-14" based on Chapter-XIV Years of Central Board of 2016; and (c) "Working Report No. 11 film Certification" based on Para 11.1 of C&AG Report No. 11 of 2016;. (ii) Re-consideration and adoption following draft Action Reports: (a) Draft Report on Providers during the years 2006-07 to 2009-10" based on C&AG Report No. 4 of 2016; (ii) Oral evidence the representatives of the Ministry Communications & Telecommunications) (Department of Technology Information Service Telecom on the subject "Sharing of Revenue by Private Providers during the years 2006-07 to 2009-10" based on C&AG Report No. 4 of 2016. 1000 1030 00 30 15 1000 1045 00 45 13 10. 04.08.2016 9. 28.07.2016 46 (i) Selection of additional Subjects for detailed examination by Accounts Committee (2016-17); and the Public (ii) Consideration and adoption of following draft Reports: (a) by the Government on Taken Action Draft Report on Twenty- Observations/Recommendations contained in the First Report (16th Lok Sabha) on "Role & Functioning of Indian by the Taken Action Coast Guard"; (b) Draft Report on Government on the Observations/Recommendations Report (16th Lok Sabha) on Twenty-Second contained in the Allopathic Drugs in CGHS"; and (c) Draft "Procurement of by the Government on Taken Action Report on Observations/Recommendations contained in the Fifteenth Report (16th Lok Sabha) on "Railways Finances". on the Observations/Recommendations contained in Report (16th Lok Sabha) on "Role & Functioning Twenty-First by Taken Action of Indian Coast Guard"; (b) Draft Report on the Government on Observations/Recommendations Report (16th Lok Sabha) on Twenty-Second contained in the Allopathic Drugs in CGHS"; and "Procurement of Taken Action (iii) Consideration & adoption of draft Report on by the Government on Observations/Recommendations contained in the Fifteenth Report (16th Lok Sabha) on "Railways Finances". 1130 1200 00 30 13 12 3 4567 8 11. 23.08.2016 47 Oral evidence of the representatives Ministry Finance and Reserve Bank of India Affairs) (Deartment of Economic on the subject "Public Debt Management" based C&AG’s Audit) and Report on Report No. 16 of 2016 (Performance by the Government on Observations/ Taken Action Report (16th Twenty-First Recommendations contained in the Lok Sabha) on "Role & Functioning of Indian Coast Guard"; by the Government on Taken Action (b) Draft Report on Twenty- Observations/Recommendations contained in the Second Report (16th Lok Sabha) on "Procurement of Allopathic Drugs in CGHS"; (c) Draft Report on the subject "Land Management in Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited" based on Para 5.1 of C&AG Report No. 17 2014; and (d) Draft by the Government on Taken Action Report on Observations/Recommendations contained in the Fifth Report in Indian Workshops (16th Lok Sabha) on "Civil Engineering Railways, Delay in Building the New Rail Bridge over River Telecommunications". Sone and Signal (i) Briefing by C&AG on the subject "Public-Private Partnership Model"; and (ii) Further oral evidence of the representatives of the Ministry Finance (Department on the subject "Public Debt Management" Affairs) Economic based on C&AG Report No. 16 of 2016 with special reference to External Debt/remittances. 1130 1330 02 00 15 1100 1430 03 30 16 13. 21.09.2016 12. 08.09.2016 48 Briefing by Audit on the subject "Renewable Energy Sector in Audit on the subject "Renewable Energy Briefing by India" based on C&AG Report No. 34 of 2015 (Performance Audit). (i) Oral evidence of the representatives Ministry on the subject "Unfruitful Expenditure" based Aviation Civil Audit); of 2016 (Compliance on Para 3.1 of C&AG Report No. 11 and (ii) Further Oral Evidence of the representatives Action Taken in connection with Aviation Ministry of Civil Notes furnished on the Observations/Recommendations contained in the Ninety-Third Report (15th Lok Sabha) on in India"; and Oral Aviation subject "Performance of Civil evidence of the representatives Ministry Finance (Deartment of Expenditure) on the subject "Non-compliance Action by Ministries/Departments in timely submission of Notes (ATNs)". Taken Further Oral evidence of the representatives Ministries Urban Affairs, and Sports, Home Affairs Youth of Development, Information and Broadcasting Department on the subject "XIXth Commonwealth Telecommunications of Games, 2010" based on C&AG Report No. 6 of 2011-12 (Civil). Briefing by the representatives of Ministry DONER on the subject "Scrutiny of Public Expenditure under Non- 1100 1430 03 30 14 1100 1315 021530 15 1730 18 02 00 13 1430 1535 01 05 17 12 3 4567 8 15. 18.10.2016 16. 25.10.2016 17. 03.11.2016 14. 06.10.2016 49 lapsable Central Pool of Resources in Ministry DONER" relating to the Ministry of DONER. (i) Further Oral evidence of the Cabinet Secretariat, Ministries including Commissioner of Police, Delhi, Affairs of Home and Sports Central Bureau of Investigation Affairs Youth (CBI) on the subject "XIX Commonwealth Games, 2010" based on C&AG Report No. 6 of 2011-12 (Civil); (ii) Consideration and adoption of the following Draft Reports Public Action Accounts Committee (2016-17): (a) Draft Report on by the Government on Observations/ Taken Recommendations of the Committee contained in their First Report (Sixteenth Lok Sabha) on "Non-compliance by Taken Action Ministries/Departments in timely submission of Audit Paragraphs of C&AG Notes on the Non-selected by the Government Taken Action India"; (b) Draft Report on on the Observations/Recommendations of Committee contained in their Eighteenth Report (Sixteenth Lok Sabha) on "Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission"; by the Government on Taken Action (c) Draft Report on Observations/Recommendations of the Committee contained Report (Sixteenth Lok Sabha) on "Non- Twentieth in their compliance by Ministries/Departments in timely submission Audit Paragraphs Notes on the Non-selected Taken Action of by Action Taken of C&AG India"; and (d) Draft Report on 1500 1800 03 00 12 18. 10.11.2016 50 the Government on Observations/Recommendations of the Committee contained in their Thirty Second Report (Sixteenth Lok Sabha) on "Indigenous Construction of Indian Naval Warships". Consideration and adoption of the following Draft Reports Accounts Committee (2016-17): (a) Draft Report on the Public Audit of Dual Freight Policy for the subject "Performance Transportation of Iron Ore Traffic in Indian Railways" based Action on C&AG Report Mo. 14 of 2014; (b) Draft by the Government on Observations/ Taken Recommendations of the Committee contained in their Thirtieth Report (Sixteenth Lok Sabha) on "Global Estate Management Affairs". by the Ministry of External Consideration and adoption of the following Draft Reports Accounts Committee (2016-17): (a) Draft Report on the Public Audit of Employees' State the subjects "Performance Insurance Cooperation (Ministry of Labour and Employment)" Audit of based on C&AG Report No. 30 of 2014 and "Special Medical Education Projects of Employees' State Insurance Corporation (Ministry of Labour and Employment)" based on C&AG Report No. 40 of 2015; (b) Draft on the subject "Ratna and R-Series Hydrocarbon Fields" based on C&AG Report No. 43 of 2015; (c) Draft on the subject "Administration of Prosecution and Penalties in Central Excise based on C&AG Report No. 29 of 2014. Tax" and Service 1015 1055 00 401015 14 1055 00 40 12 12 3 4567 8 19. 01.12.2016 20. 15.12.2016 51 Ray Film & Television Ray Film & Briefing by the Comptroller & Auditor General of India on the Briefing by the Comptroller & of Central Board Film Certification" based subject "Working on Para 11.1 of C&AG Report No. 11 2016; and (ii) Consideration of Memorandum No. 3 regarding selection of additional subjects for examination during the year 2016-17. (i) Discussion with the representatives of Indian Film & Producers Producers' Council and the Film Television TV of Central Board Guild of India Ltd. on the subject "Working of Film Certification" based on Para 11.1 C&AG's Report No. 11 of 2016; and (ii) Oral evidence the representatives the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) and Satyajit of Institute (SRFTI) Society on the subjects (i) "Working Central Board of Film Certification" based on Para 11.1 C&AG's Report No. 11 of 2016; and (ii) "Academic activities Institute, Kolkata for the Television of Satyajit Ray Film and period from 2010-11 to 2014-15" based on Para 11.2 of C&AG's of 2016 respectively. Report No. 11 Further oral evidence of the representatives Ministry Defence on the subject "Management of Offsets" Report No. 17 of 2012-13. based on Para No. 2.1 of C&AG’s Reserve Bank of India on the Oral evidence of the Governor, subject "Review of Monetary Policy". 1400 1615 02 15 11 1130 14001130 02 1500 30 03 14 30 17 1130 1300 01 30 10 22. 06.01.2017 23. 13.01.2017 24. 20.01.2017 21. 30.12.2016 52 Oral evidence of the representatives Ministry Audit of Petroleum and Natural Gas on the subject "Follow up Hydrocarbon Production Sharing Contract for KG-DWN-98/3 2012-13 and 2013-14" based on Years Block for the Financial Chapter-XIV of the C&AG Report No. 11 2016. (i) Oral evidence of the representatives Ministry Finance Department of Financial Affairs, (Department of Economic Services and Department of Revenue) on the subject "Review Adoption of of Monetary Policy"; and (ii) Consideration the Draft Report on "Shared Mobile Infrastructure Scheme" based on Para No. 2.2 of C&AG Report 17 2014. Oral evidence of the representatives Ministry Railways in the subject "Maintenance of Bridges Indian Railways" based on Chapter I of C&AG Report No. 24 2015 II). (Vol. Oral evidence of the representatives Reliance Industries Audit of Hydrocarbon Limited on the subject "Follow up Production Sharing Contract for KG-DWN-98/3 Block the 2012-13 and 2013-14" based on Chapter XIV Years Financial of C&AG Report No. 11 2016 on Ministry Petroleum and Natural Gas. Oral evidence of the representatives Directorate General of Hydrocarbons (DGH) and Oil Natural Gas Corporation Limited (ONGC) on the subject 1105 1425 031130 20 1400 12 1500 02 1720 30 02 13 20 14 1500 1705 02 05 10 12 3 4567 8 26. 10.02.2017 27. 17.02.2017 28. 17.03.2017 25. 27.01.2017 53 "Follow up Audit of Hydrocarbon Production Sharing Contract "Follow up 2012-13 and Years for KG-DWN-98/3 Block the Financial 2013-14" based on Chapter XIV of C&AG Report No. 11 2016 on Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas. Consideration and adoption of the following Draft Reports: (i) Report Insurance Audit of Employees' State on "Performance Audit of Medical Education Corporation (ESIC) and Special Projects of ESIC"; (ii) Draft Report on "Excesses over Voted Appropriations (2014-15)"; and (iii) Draft Grants and Charged Action taken by Government on observations/ Report on recommendations contained in 94 Report (15th Lok Sabha) on "Implementation of Public Private Partnership—Indira Gandhi International Airport Delhi". Consideration and adoption of the following Draft Reports: (i) Draft Report on "Suburban Train Services in Indian Railways"; (ii) Draft Report on "Commercial Publicity in Indian Railways"; (iii) Draft Report on "XIX Commonwealth Games Action taken by Government on 2010"; (iv) Draft Report on observations/recommendations contained in 34th Report (16th Lok Sabha) on "Employees Provident Fund Action taken by Government (v) Draft Report on Organisation"; on observations/recommendations contained in 48th Report Tax Expenditure on Service (16th Lok Sabha) on "Avoidable Authority (IRDA)"; by Insurance Regulatory Development 1030 1100 00 30 12 29. 06.04.2017 54 and (vi) Draft Report on Action taken by Government on and (vi) Draft Report on observations/recommendations contained in 40th Report (16th Lok Sabha) on "Management of Satellite capacity DTH Service by Department of Space". (i) Oral evidence of the representatives Ministry Agricultural (Department of Welfare Agriculture and Farmer Agriculture, Research & Education and Department of Indian Council of Cooperation & Farmers Welfare), Agricultural Research, Coconut Development Board and Research Institute on the following subjects: Avian Central (a) "Significant observations on the accounts of individual Central autonomous bodies" based on Para 1.4.2 (t and u) of C&AG Report No. 33 of 2011-12; (b) "Blocking funds" based on Para 2.1 of C&AG Report No. 11 2016; and (c) "Non-achievement of stated objective" based on Para 2.2 C&AG Report No. 11 of 2016; (ii) Consideration and adoption of the following Draft Reports: (a) Performance Import and Export Trade Facilitation through Customs Ports based on Action C&AG Report No. 13 of 2015; (b) Draft on taken by Government on observations/recommendations contained in 63rd Report (16th Lok Sabha) on "Administration of Prosecution and Penalties in Central Excise & Service Action taken by Government (c) Draft Report on Tax"; on observations/recommendations contained in 1500 1700 02 00 15 30. 24.04.2017 12 3 4567 8 55 94th Report (15th Lok Sabha) on "Implementation of Public- Airport, Private Partnership—Indira Gandhi International Action taken by Government on Delhi"; (d) Draft Report on Observations/Recommendations contained in 43rd Report and (e) Draft Yojna"; Awaas (16th Lok Sabha) on "Indira Report on "Tribal Sub-Plan". APPENDIX XI (Vide Para No. 1.6) STATEMENT SHOWING THE NUMBER OF SITTINGS ATTENDED BY EACH MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC ACCOUNTS COMMITTEE (2016-17) Total number of sittings held from 1st May, 2016 to 30th April, 2017—64 (Main Committee, Sub-Committees and Sub-Group)
Sl. Name of the Member No. of sittings attended No. 12 3 Prof. K.V. Thomas Chairperson 30 Lok Sabha 2. Shri Sudip Bandyopadhyay — 01 3. Shri Prem Singh Chandumajra — 15 (includes 1 sitting of Sub-Committee-V) 4. Shri Nishikant Dubey — 49 (includes 1 sitting of Sub-Committee-I, 10 sittings of Sub-Committee-III, 11 sittings of Sub-Committee-IV, 1 sitting of Sub-Committee-VII & 1 sitting of Sub-Group) 5. Prof. Richard Hay — 39 (includes 9 sittings of Sub-Committee-III, 1 sitting of Sub-Committee-V & 1 sitting of Sub-Group) 6. Shri Gajanan Chandrakant Kirtikar — 23 (includes 6 sittings of Sub-Committee-IV, 1 sitting of Sub-Committee-VI & 1 sitting of Sub-Committee-VII) 7. Shri Bhartruhari Mahtab — 35 (includes 12 sittings of Sub-Committee-IV, 1 sitting of Sub-Committee-VII & 1 sitting of Sub-Group) 8. Smt. Riti Pathak — 17 (includes 1 sitting of Sub-Committee-I) 9. Shri Neiphiu Rio — 12
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12 3 10. Shri Janardan Singh Sigriwal — 31 (includes 3 sittings of Sub-Committee-II & 1 sitting of Sub-Group) 11. Shri Abhishek Singh — 18 12. Dr. Kirit Somaiya — 29 (includes 6 sittings of Sub-Committee-II & 1 sitting of Sub-Committee-VII) 13. Shri Anurag Singh Thakur — 20 (includes 1 sitting of Sub-Committee-II) 14. Shri Shivkumar C. Udasi — 38 (includes 5 sittings of Sub-Committee-III, 8 sittings of Sub-Committee-IV & 2 sittings of Sub-Committee-VI) 15. Dr. P. Venugopal — 37 (includes 9 sittings of Sub-Committee-IV, 1 sitting of Sub-Committee-VI, 1 sitting of Sub-Committee-VII & 1 sitting of Sub-Group) Rajya Sabha 16. Shri Naresh Agrawal — 11 (includes 2 sittings of Sub-Committee-II) 17. Shri Satyavrat Chaturvedi — 12 (includes 2 sittings of Sub-Committee-III & 1 sitting of Sub-Committee-V) 18. Shri Vijay Goel — 3 19. Shri Bhubaneswar Kalita — 30 (includes 5 sittings of Sub-Committee-II & 1 sitting of Sub-Group) 20. Shri Shantaram Naik — 21 (includes 1 sitting of Sub-Committee-I & 1 sitting of Sub-Committee-VII) 21. Shri Sukhendu Sekhar Roy — 23 (includes 2 sittings of Sub-Committee-III & 1 sitting of Sub-Committee-V) 22. Shri Ajay Sancheti — 36 (includes 7 sittings of Sub-Committee-III & 7 sittings of Sub-Committee-IV) *23. Shri Bhupender Yadav — 14 (includes 3 sittings of Sub-Committee-II)
* Elected w.e.f. 09.08.2016 vice Shri Vijay Goel, MP appointed as Minister of State w.e.f. 05.07.2016. APPENDIX XII (Vide Para No. 1.6) STATEMENT SHOWING THE DETAILS OF THE DATES AND DURATION OF THE SITTINGS OF THE SUB-COMMITTEES AND SUB- GROUP OF PUBLIC ACCOUNTS COMMITTEE (2016-17)
Sl. Date of Time Duration No. of Subject discussed No. sitting Members From to Hrs. Mins. present
12 3 45 67 8 SUB-COMMITTEE—I
1. 26.10.2016 1100 1250 01 50 03 Oral evidence of the representatives of the Ministry of Defence 58 on the subject "Improper Management of Defence Land" based on Para 2.1 of the C&AG's Report No. 30 of 2013. SUB-COMMITTEE—II 1. 03.08.2016 1700 1830 01 30 03 Oral evidence of the representatives of the Ministry of Railways (Railway Board) on the subject "Commercial Publicity in Indian Railways" based on Chapter I of the C&AG Report No. 11 of 2013. 2. 23.08.2016 1430 1600 01 30 03 Oral evidence of the representatives of the Ministry of Railways (Railway Board) on the subject "Sub-urban Train Services in Indian Railways" based on C&AG Report No. 14 of 2016. 59 Oral evidence of the representatives Ministry Railways (Railway Board) on the subject "Commercial Publicity in Indian Railways" based on Chapter I of the C&AG Report No. 11 of 2013. Further oral evidence of the representatives Ministry Railways (Railway Board) on the subject "Commercial Publicity in Indian Railways" based on Chapter I of the C&AG Report No. 11 of 2013. Further oral evidence of the representatives Ministry Railways (Railway Board) on the subject (i) "Commercial Publicity in Indian Railways" based on Chapter I of the C&AG Report No. 11 of 2013; and (ii) "Suburban Train Services in Indian Railways" based on C&AG Report No. 14 of 2016. Consideration and adoption of the following Draft Reports: (i) Draft Report on "Commercial Publicity in Indian Railways" based on Chapter I of the C&AG Report No. 11 2013; and (ii) "Suburban Train Services in Indian Railways" based on C&AG Report No. 14 of 2016. Oral evidence of the representatives Ministry Finance Application (Department of Revenue) on the subject "Incorrect of General Exemption Notifications" based on Chapter V C&AG Report No. 8 of 2015. SUB-COMMITTEE—III 1400 15001200 01 1245 001700 00 03 1830 45 01 03 1030 30 1100 04 001430 30 1550 04 01 20 04 3. 30.08.2016 4. 26.10.2016 5. 08.12.2016 6. 29.03.2017 1. 09.09.2016 60 atives of the Ministry of Textiles, atives of the Ministry Oral evidence of the representatives Ministry Finance (Department of Revenue) on the subject "Performance Import and Export Trade Facilitation through Customs Ports" based on C&AG Report No. 13 of 2015. Railways, and Shipping on the subject "Performance of Import and Export Trade Facilitation through Customs Ports" based on C&AG Report No. 13 of 2015. Oral evidence of the representatives Ministry Commerce and Industry (Department of Commerce), Ministry of Road Transport and Highways National Highway Authority of India on the subject "Performance Import and Export Trade Facilitation through Customs Ports" based on C&AG Report No. 13 of 2015. (i) Oral evidence of the representatives Ministry on the subject "Performance of Import and Export Textiles Trade Facilitation through Customs Ports" based on C&AG Report No. 13 of 2015 and to hear views the representatives of the Federation Indian Export Organisations (FIEO), Associated Chambers of Commerce; and (ii) Industry India (ASSOCHAM) and Federation of Indian Chambers Commerce and Industry (FICCI) on the issues arising out of C&AG Report 13 of 2015 on the subject "Performance Import and Export Trade Facilitation through Customs Ports". 1500 17101130 02 1320 10 01 031430 50 Oral 1630 evidence of the represent 04 02 00 02 1500 1630 01 30 04 12 3 45 67 8 3. 26.09.2016 4. 07.10.2016 5. 26.10.2016 2. 20.09.2016 61 Further oral evidence of the representatives Ministry on the subject "Management of Narcotic Affairs Home Substances" based on Chapter VI of C&AG Report No. 12 2014. Consideration and adoption of Draft Report on the subject "Administration of Prosecution and Penalties in Central Excise based on C&AG Report No. 29 of 2014. Tax" and Service Oral evidence of the representatives Ministry Finance (Department of Revenue) on non-submission action taken replies on recommendations/observations contained in (16th Lok Sabha) on the subject "Exemption 27th report of PAC to Charitable Trusts and Institutions" based on C&AG Report No. 20 of 2013. Action Taken Consideration and adoption of Draft Report on by the Government on Observations/Recommendations contained in 48th Report (16th Lok Sabha) on the subject by insurance Tax Expenditure on Service "Avoidable Authority (IRDA)" Regulatory Development Consideration and adoption of Draft Reports on (i) Performance of Import and Export Trade Facilitation through Customs Ports based on C&AG Report No. 13 of 2015; Action taken by Government on observations/ (ii) 1430 1545 011300 1400 151600 01 03 1700 00 01 04 1030 00 1045 03 001430 15 1445 03 00 15 05 6. 09.11.2016 7. 14.12.2016 8. 16.02.2017 9. 05.04.2017 10. 24.04.2017 62 recommendations contained in 63rd Report (16th Lok Sabha) on "Administration of Prosecution and Penalties in Central Tax." Excise & Service on Non-selected ATNs Audit on Pendency of Briefing by Audit Paragraphs. Oral evidence of the representatives Ministry Chemicals and Fertilizers (Department of Fertilizers) on the Notes Taken Action "Non-compliance in timely submission of Audit Paragraphs of the C&AG Report on the Non-selected No. 16 of 2015 on "Nutrient based Subsidy Policy for Decontrolled Phosphatic and Potassic Fertilizers." Oral evidence of the representatives Ministry Human Welfare Resource Development, Ministry of Health and Family on the subject "Non-compliance by AYUSH and Ministry of Taken Action Ministries/Departments in timely submission of Audit Paragraphs (Civil and other Notes on the Non-selected Ministries)—Performance Audit of Tribal sub-Plan. (i) Oral evidence of the representatives Ministry Defence on the Subject "Non-compliance by Ministries/ Notes on Taken Action Departments in timely submission of Audit Paragraphs (Civil and other the Non-Selected SUB-COMMITTEE—IV 1130 1320 011130 50 1340 05 021130 10 1330 05 02 00 03 1430 1515 00 45 06 2. 09.09.2016 3. 20.09.2016 4. 26.09.2016 1. 30.08.2016 12 3 45 67 8 63 Ministries)" and (ii) Oral evidence of the representatives the Ministry of Railways (Railway Board) on Subject "Non-compliance by Ministries/Departments in timely Audit Notes on the Non-Selected Taken Action submission of Paragraphs (Civil and other Ministries)". Oral evidence of the representatives Ministry Finance on the Subject "Non-compliance by Ministries/Departments Notes on the Taken Action in timely submission of Audit Paragraphs (Civil and other Ministries)". Non-Selected Further oral evidence of the representatives Ministry on the Subject "Civil and Non-compliance of Affairs Tribal timely Notes—Performance Audit submission of Action Taken of Tribal Sub-Plan (Ministry HRD, Ministry H&FW and AYUSH)". Ministry of Oral Evidence of the representatives Ministries Technology Communications and Electronics & Information on the subject "(Civil and Non-compliance of timely Notes) based on Para Nos. 3.1, & Action Taken submission of 3.4 of the C&AG Report No. 17 2014; Para Nos. 2.2, 2.3, 3.1, 3.2, 3.4, 3.6, & 4.1 of the C&AG Report No. 20 2015; and Para Nos. 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 3.3, 3.4, 4.1, 4.3, 4.5, 4.6 & 4.7 of the C&AG Report No. 55 of 2015". 1500 16151500 01 1710 15 02 04 1500 10 1730 04 02 30 03 5. 07.10.2016 6. 05.01.2017 7. 12.01.2017 64 Oral Evidence of the representatives Ministries Power, Earth Sciences, Environment, Forests & Climate Change, on Atomic Energy Department of Space and the subject "Civil and Non-compliance of timely submission Notes)". of Action Taken Adoption of the following draft Reports; Consideration and (i) Draft Report on Nutrient Based Subsidy Policy for decontrolled Phosphatic & Potassic Fertilizers based on the C&AG Report No. 16 of 2015; and (ii) Draft on "Non- Compliance by Ministries/Departments in timely submission Audit Paragraphs Notes on the Non-Selected Taken Action of (Civil and other Ministries)". Oral Evidence of the representatives Ministry Communications (Department of Posts) on the subject "(Civil Action Ministries and Non-compliance of timely submission Notes) based on Para Nos. 3.1, & 3.4 of the C&AG Taken Report No. 17 of 2014; Para Nos. 2.2, 3.1, 3.2, 3.4 & 3.6 the C&AG Report No. 20 of 2015; and Para Nos. 3.3 & 3.4 the C&AG Report No. 55 of 2015". Oral Evidence of the representatives Ministry Home Affairs and Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on the subject (Civil Ministries and Non-compliance of timely Notes) on pending paras relating Action Taken submission of to C&AG Report No. 6 of 2011-12 (Civil) on XIXth Commonwealth Games 2010. 1130 1430 03 00 03 1130 1330 021100 00 05 1245 01 45 06 1530 1545 00 15 05 8. 24.01.2017 9. 10.02.2017 10. 22.02.2017 11. 07.03.2017 12 3 45 67 8 65 Lok Sabha) th Report (16 rd Oral evidence of the representatives Ministry Environment, Forest & Climate Change on the subject 'Non- establishment of model facilities for managemet Municipal based on Para No. 6.4 of the C&AG Report Wastes' Solid 27 of 2014. Briefing by officers of the Office C&AG India on based on C&AG Yojana" subject "Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Report No. 23 of 2016. Oral evidence of the representatives Ministry Rural Development (Department of Rural Development) on the based on C&AG Yojana" subject "Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak on "Indira Awaas Yojana"; and (ii) Draft Report on "Tribal Yojana"; Awaas on "Indira Sub-Plan". Report No. 23 of 2016. Consideration and Adoption of Draft Reports. (i) Report Consideration and Action taken by Government on observations/ on recommendations contained in 43 SUB-COMMITTEE—V SUB-COMMITTEE—VI 1530 1700 01 30 03 1100 1230 01 301030 04 1040 00 10 01 1445 1500 00 15 04 2. 25.10.2016 1. 26.09.2016 1. 13.11.2016 12. 24.04.2017 66 Global Tax Transparency Summit held in Transparency Tax Global Briefing by the representatives of Ministry Road Transport and Highways Ministry of Shipping on the subject "PPP Projects-Conceptualization, Modalities and Implementation". Discussion on Memorandum No. 1 regarding main points that emerged from the 2016. London on 8-9 December, —NIL— SUB-GROUP SUB-COMMITTEE—VII SUB-COMMITTEE—VIII 1430 1600 01 30 06 1500 1600 01 00 06 1. 25.10.2016 1. 24.01.2017 12 3 45 67 8 67 : (i) Informal discussion Service Tax on Works Contract" on Works Service Tax Construction activities in CAPFs" Revenue) on "Levy and Collection based on C&AG Report No. 35 of 2015 with with the Chief Commissioner of At Jaipur Tax, Central Excise and Service Jaipur Zone and representatives of the Ministry of Finance (Department based on C&AG Report No. 26 of 2015 with particular reference to the Jaipur Zone, (ii) Informal discussion with the representatives of BSF, CPWD, Ministry of CISF, CRPF, and Ministry of Urban Affairs Home Audit development on "Performance Mumbai visited Para No. 1.8) Vide APPENDIX XIII ( AILS OF THE STUDY VISIT OF THE PUBLIC ACCOUNTS COMMITTEE (2016-17) THE PUBLIC OF VISIT AILS OF THE STUDY Thomas, Shri Nishikant Prof. Richard Hay, Dubey, Shri Gajanan Chandrakant Shri Bhartruhari Kirtikar, Mahtab, Smt. Riti Pathak,Shri Janardan SinghAbhishek Sigriwal, Shri Kirit Somaiya, Singh, Dr. Ponnusamy Dr. Venugopal, Yadav, Shri Bhupender Shri Shantaram Naik, Shri Ajay Sancheti, Shri Satyavrat Chaturvedi of of of STATEMENT SHOWING THE DET STATEMENT (28.09.2016 to 01.10.2016) visit organizations Sl.No. Dates and duration of12 Name of Members1. who joined the tour Four days 3VarkeyKuruppassery Prof. places and Names ofand Jaipur 4 Subject studied 5 68 (i) Informal discussion with CEO particular reference to Rajasthan region; (iii) Informal discussion with the representatives of Ministry Defence Land" in the country including issues raised in the Para 2.1 of C&AG Report No. 30 2013; and (iv) Informal discussion with Principal Chief Commissioner of Income Rajasthan Region and the Tax, representatives of the Ministry Finance (Department of Revenue) on the overall Arrears of performance and on "Write-off VI of the Demand" based on Chapter Tax of C&AG Report No. 3 of 2016 with particular reference to Rajasthan Region. At Mumbai: & Managing Directors of Union Bank India and Bank of on overall performance of the Maharashtra region on the subject "Bad debts in Public Institutions"; (ii) Informal discussion with the representatives of Ministry Petroleum and Natural Gas the CMDs of BPCL, HPCL and IOCL on 'Pricing Mechanism of Major Petroleum Products in Central Public Sector Oil Marketing 12 3 4 5 69 Companies' based on C&AG Report No. 14 of 2014; (iii) Informal discussion with the representatives of Principal Commissioner of Customs, Mumbai and the representatives of Ministry Finance (Department of Revenue) and Ministry Commerce and Industry (Department of Commerce) on the subject "Special Economic Zones (SEZs)" based on C&AG Report No. 21 of 2014 with particular reference to Mumbai Zone; (iv) Informal discussion with Chairman, Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust and representatives of Ministry of Shipping on overall performance the JNPT and on "PPP Projects in Major Ports" based on C&AG Report No. 49 of 2015 with particular reference to Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust; and (v) Informal discussion with Western General Managers of Central and Railways and the representatives of Ministry of Railways on overall performance of the respective Zones and on the following subjects: (a) "Commercial Publicity in Indian Railways" based on Chapter I of the C&AG Report No. 11 70 i Zone and the following subjects based on ax" (Chapter IV); (ii) Informal (i) Informal discussion with the 2013 with particular reference to Central and Train Zone; and (b) "Suburban Western Services in Indian Railways" based on C&AG Report No. 14 of 2016 with particular Zone. Western reference to Central and Principal Chief Commissioner of Income Tax, Mumba Income Tax, representatives of the Ministry Finance (Department of Revenue) the C&AG Report No. 3 of 2016 with particular reference to the Mumbai/Maharashtra region: (a) (Chapter III); and Tax" "Corporation Wealth and Tax (b) "Income discussion with the Chairmen, Mumbai Port Trust and Murmugaon Port Trust and representatives of the Ministry of Shipping on the subject "Land Management in Major Ports" based on C&AG Report No. 27 of 2015 with particular reference to MbPT and Mumbai Thomas, Shri Nishikant Dubey, Prof. Richard Hay, Dubey, Shri Gajanan Chandrakant Shri Bhartruhari Kirtikar, Mahtab, Smt. Riti Pathak, on Shri Janardan Singh Abhishek Sigriwal, Shri Kirit Somaiya, Singh, Dr. Ponnusamy Dr. Anurag Shri Venugopal, ShriSingh Thakur, Shivkumar Udasi Chanabasappa, Shri Shri Bhupender Yadav, Ajay Shantaram Naik, Shri Sancheti, Shri Satyavrat Chaturvedi, Shri Bhubaneswar Kalita. T (23.12.2016 to 24.12.2016) 12 3 4 5 2. Two daysVarkey Prof. Kuruppassery 71 : (i) Informal discussion on the subjects "Performance of Import MPT; (iii) Informal discussion with the MPT; CMDs of GAIL and ONGC the representatives of the Ministry Petroleum and Natural Gas on the subject "Supply Infrastructure Development for Natural Gas" based on C&AG Report No. 6 of 2015; and (iv) Informal discussion with the Chief Mumbai Zone Tax, Commissioner of Service and the representatives of Ministry Finance (Department of Revenue) on the following subjects based on the C&AG Report No. 10 of 2016 with particular reference to the Mumbai/Maharashtra region: (i) "Absence of Provision to reverse credit of service tax paid on input services used for inputs removed as such" (Para No. 2.2); (ii) "Lacunae in provision allowing credit on input services" (Para No. 2.3); (iii) "Absence of provision for credit reversal for obsolete goods" (Para No. 2.4); and (iv) "Efficiency of Department in ensuring compliance" (Chapter IV). At Chennai and Export Trade Facilitation through Kolkata Singh Thomas, Shri Prem Chandumajra (27.02.2017 to 01.03.2017) 3. Three daysVarkeyKuruppassery Prof. and Chennai 72 the Chief Commissioner Customs, Chennai the subject "Bad Debts in Public Ministry of Finance (Department 2015 and C&AGs Report No. 21 of Customs Port" and "Performance of Special Economic Zones (SEZs)" based on C&AGs Report No. 13 2014 respectively with the representatives of the Ministry Finance (Department of Revenue- Region; (ii) Informal discussion on the subject "Bad Debts in Public Institutions" with the representatives Financial Services) and MD & CEO, Indian Bank; (iii) Informal discussion Institutions" representatives of Ministry of Finance (Department Financial Services) and the Executive Indian Overseas Bank; Director, (iv) Informal discussion on the subject Audit on Production of "Performance Manufacturing Factories" based Weapon on Para 7.2 of the C&AG Report No. 44 2015 with the representatives of Ministry Venugopal, Shri Anurag Shri Venugopal, of Shri Nishikant Dubey, Prof. Shri Nishikant Dubey, Shri Gajanan Richard Hay, Chandrakant Kirtikar, Shri Bhartruhari Mahtab,Smt. Riti Pathak, Shri Janardan Singh Sigriwal, Kirit Abhishek Singh, Dr. Shri PonnusamySomaiya, Dr. Singh Thakur, Shri Shivkumar Udasi Chanabasappa, Yadav,Shri Bhupender Ajay Shri Shantaram Naik, Sancheti, Shri Satyavrat Chaturvedi, Shri SukhenduSekhar Roy, of Shri Bhubaneswar Kalita. CBEC) and of on 12 3 4 5 73 Film and Television Film and : (i) Visited Satyajit Ray Film and Visited : (i) Television Institute (SRFTI) and held Television informal discussion with the President, SRFTI Society and the representatives of the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting on the subject "Academic activities of Satyajit Ray Institute, Kolkata for the period from 2010-11 to2014-15" based on Para 11.2 of the C&AGs Report No. 11 of 2016; (ii) Informal discussion with the representatives of Ministry Finance (Department Revenue—CBEC) and the Chief Kolkata Tax, Commissioner of Service Defence and the General Manager, Ordnance Factory Trichy; (v) Informal discussion on the subject "Performance Assessees in Assessment of Audit on Pharmaceuticals Sectors for the year ended March 2014" based on C&AGs Report No. 5 of 2015 with the representatives Ministry of Finance (Department Revenue-CBDT) and the Principal Chief Nadu Tamil Commissioner of Income Tax, and Puducherry Region. At Kolkata 74 Municipal Region on the subject Compliance Encouragement "Voluntary Scheme, 2013" based on Paras 2.1.2, 2.2.2 and 2.2.3 of the C&AGs Report No. 22 2016; (iii) Informal discussion on the subject Allowance of "Performance audit of deduction to the assessees engaged in infrastructure development for the year ended March, 2015" based on C&AGs Report No. 28 of 2016 with the representatives of Ministry Finance (Department of Revenue CBDT) and the Principal Chief Commissioner of Income Bengal and Sikkim Region; West Tax, (iv) Informal discussion on the subject "Bad Debts in Public Institutions" with the representatives of Ministry Finance (Department of Financial Services) and the Allahabad Bank; and (v) Informal MD, discussion on the subject "Bad Debts in Public Institutions" with the representatives of Ministry Finance (Department of Financial Services) and the MD, UCO Bank. 12 3 4 5 75 and T-3 of Indira Gandhi T-3 and viation; GMR/JVK Group, Air India, viation; GMR/JVK Group, (i) Informal discussion with the representatives of Ministry Civil Jet Airways, Air Users Association, Prinicipal Chief Commissioner of Rajasthan Region and Tax, Income representatives of the Ministry Finance (Department of Revenue) on the subjects "Maintenance of Data Brought Forward Loss or Unabsorbed Depreciation; and Compliance Issues in Pharmaceuticals International Airport, Delhi and International Informal discussions with Delhi International , CISF etc. , Jaipur Shri Airport, Nishikant Dubey Shri Janardan Singh Ponnusamy Sigriwal, Dr. Anurag Venugopal,Shri Shri Shivkumar Thakur, Singh Udasi Chanabasappa, Yadav, Shri Bhupender Shri Shantaram Naik, Shri Sukhendu Sekhar Roy, Shri Ajay Sancheti. Shri Prof. Richard Hay, Gajanan Chandrakant Shri Bhartruhari Kirtikar, Mahtab, Smt. Riti Pathak Shivkumar Chanabasappa A Thomas, Shri Prem Singh Nishikant Dubey, Indira Gandhi Chandumajra, Shri (07.03. 2017) (local visit) (18.04.2017) 5. 1 day Shri (Sub- Committee III) Udasi. 4. 1 dayVarkeyKuruppassery Prof. of T-3 and T-1 Visit to T-1 76 (i) Informal discussion with the Sector" based on Para Nos. 2.8 and 3.2 of the C&AG Report No. 5 of 2015 with particular reference to the Rajasthan region, (ii) Informal discussion with the Chief Commissioner of Central Excise and Customs, Jaipur Zone and representatives of the Ministry Finance (Department Revenue) on "Incorrect Grant of Duty Credit Scrips on Earnings in Indian Rupees/ Agents" Travel Foreign Exchange through based on Para No. 7.19.2 of the C&AG Report No. 8 of 2015 with particular reference to the Rajasthan region; and (iii) Informal discussion with the Chief Commissioner of Central Excise and Customs, Jaipur Zone and representatives of the Ministry Finance (Department Revenue) on "Sources of Information and the process of consultation" based on Para No. 1.29 (Annexure I, Sl. 77 and 78) of the C&AG Report No. 12 of 2014 with particular reference to the Rajasthan region. representatives of the Ministry Finance (Department of Financial arkey Gangtok Kuruppassery V Thomas, Shri Nishikant Dubey, Shri Gajanan Dubey, (27.04.2017 to 28.04.2017 12 3 4 5 6. days Two Prof. 77 ubject "Bad Debts in Public Institutions"; (ii) Informal discussion with the representatives of Ministry DoNER and the Government of Sikkim on subject "Scrutiny of Public Expenditure under Non-lapsable Central Pool of Resources in Ministry of DoNER" with particular reference of Sikkim region; (iii) Informal discussion with the Affairs, representatives of Ministry Home Ministry of Defence, Border Roads Organization (BRO) and the Government of Area Sikkim on the subject "Border Development Programme" with particular reference to Sikkim region. (iv) Informal discussion with the representatives of Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change and the Government of Sikkim on the subject "Non-establishment of Model Facilities for Management of Municipal based on Para 6.4 of the Wastes" Solid C&AG's Report No. 27 of 2014 with Services) and the MD & CEO, United Bank of India and CMD, Central Shri Janardan Singh Abhishek Sigriwal, Shri Singh, Prof. Richard Hay, Shri Bhubaneswar Kalita. Chandrakant Kirtikar, Shri Bhartruhari Mahtab, Venugopal,Ponnusamy Dr. Bank of India on the s 78 particular reference to Sikkim region; (v) Informal discussion with the representatives of Ministries Human Resource Development Health and Family and the Government of AYUSH Welfare, Audit Sikkim on the subject "Performance of Tribal Sub-Plan" based on C&AG's Report No. 33 of 2015 with particular reference to Sikkim region; and (vi) Informal discussion with the representatives of Rural Electrification Ministry of Power, Corporation Limited, NHPC and the Government of Sikkim on the subject Audit of Rajiv Gandhi "Performance (RGGVY)" Yojana Grameen Vidyutikaran based on C&AG's Report No. 27 of 2013 with particular reference to Sikkim region. 12 3 4 5 APPENDIX XIV (See para No. 2.2) COMPOSITION OF THE COMMITTEE ON ESTIMATES (2016-17) Dr. Murli Manohar Joshi — Chairperson MEMBERS 2. Shri Sultan Ahmed 3. Shri A. Arunmozhithevan 4. Shri George Baker 5. Shri Kalyan Banerjee 6. Shri Dushyant Chautala 7. Shri Ashok Shankarrao Chavan 8. Shri Ashwini Kumar Choubey 9. Shri Ram Tahal Choudhary 10. Col. (Retd.) Sona Ram Choudhary 11. Shri Ramen Deka 12. Shri Sanjay Dhotre 13. Shri P.C. Gaddigoudar 14. Shri Sudheer Gupta 15. Smt. Kavitha Kalvakuntla 16. Shri P. Kumar 17. Smt. Poonam Mahajan 18. Shri K.H. Muniyappa 19. Shri Rajesh Pandey 20. Shri Ravindra Kumar Pandey 21. Shri Raosaheb Danve Patil *22. Dr. Bhagirath Prasad 23. Shri Konakalla Narayana Rao 24. Md. Salim 25. Shri Arvind Ganpat Sawant 26. Shri Jugal Kishore Sharma 27. Shri Gajendra Singh Shekhawat 28. Shri Anil Shirole 29. Shri Rajesh Verma 30. Shri Jai Prakash Narayan Yadav
* Elected Vide Lok Sabha Bulletin Part-II, No. 3908 dated 28.07.2016 vice Shri Arjun Ram Meghwal appointed as Minister. 79 80 Evidence of the representatives on the Atomic Energy Department of Subject 'Import of Uranium for Nuclear Plants'. Consideration and adoption of draft Report(s) and discussion for future programmes. Evidence of the representatives (Department of Affairs Ministry of Home Consideration of Memorandum No. 1 regarding selection of subjects for examination during the year 2016-17 & consideration and adoption of draft Report(s). Members attended para No. 2.4) See APPENDIX XV ( hrs. 25 18 min. min. min. Duration No. of Subject(s) Discussed 3hrs. 19 Attendance of Members and Subject (s) Discussed 11001500 1225 1800 1hr. 15 17 From(Hrs:Mins) To (Hrs: Mins)1500 (Hrs: Mins) 16151500 1 hr. 15 1725 16 2 STATEMENT SHOWING THE DETAILS AND DURATION OF SITTINGS OF COMMITTEE ON ESTIMATES (2016-17) OF SITTINGS COMMITTEE ON ESTIMATES AND DURATION SHOWING THE DETAILS STATEMENT 3. 20.05.2016 4. 20.06.2016 Sl.No. Date of Sitting 121. 3 06.05.2016 4 52. 6 19.05.2016 7 81 Home) on the subject 'Central Armed Police Home) on the subject 'Central Forces'. Evidence of the representatives Welfare Ministry of Health and Family Welfare) (Department of Health and Family on the subject 'Medical Education in country and doctor patient ratio'. Briefing by representatives of the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions (DoPT) on the subject 'Estimates All India Civil and Performance Review of Services'. Consideration and adoption of Memorandum No. 3 and draft Report(s). Consideration of Memorandum No. 4 by the Government Action Taken regarding on the observations/recommendations contained in the First Report of Committee 2014-2015 on the subject Arsenic Contents in 'Occurrence of High Groundwater'. min. 16 hrs. 40 21 min. min. min. 2hrs. 10 17 1100 1310 1500 17401500 2 1500 1615 1545 1 hr. 15 45 15 5. 21.06.2016 6. 11.07.2016 7. 29.07.2016 8. 08.08.2016 82 edical Education and in the country'. yurveda, Unani, Siddha, etc. and experts Evidence of the representatives on the subject 'Medical AYUSH Ministry of Education and Health care in the country'. Evidence of the representatives Ministry of Personal, Public Grievances and Pension (DoPT) on the subject 'Estimates All India Civil and Performance Review of Services'. Evidence of the representatives Ministry of Finance (Department and Expenditure) Affairs Economic Ministry of Railways (Railway Board) in connection with the examination of subject ‘Merger of Plan and non-plan Accounts for classification in Budget and Budget for 2017-18'. Evidence of Director General hrs. 15 2hrs.35 min. 5 min. 12 3hrs.5 min. 16 4hrs.40 min.(lunchbreakfrom 10 1400 to 1530) A on the subject 'M healthcare 15001100 1735 13051500 2 1805 1130 1740 12 3 4 5 6 7 10. 16.09.2016 11. 25.10.2016 12. 26.10.2016 9. 15.09.2016 83 nistry of Home Affairs on the subject Affairs nistry of Home Report (s) Hearing the views of Experts in connection with the examination of subject 'Medical Education & Health Care in the Country'. Hearing the views of Experts in connection with examination of subject All 'Estimates and Performance review of India Services.' Evidence of the representatives Consideration and adoption of Draft Report (s). Hearing of Experts(s) on the subject Armed Forces—Defence 'Preparedness of Production and Procurement'. Hearing of Expert(s) on the subject Action Plan 'Performance of the National for Climate Change (NAPCC)'. Consideration and adoption of Draft 'Internal Security Challenges—Evaluation and Response Mechanism'. 5 min. 3hrs. 50 min. 3hrs. 11 20min. 2hrs. 10 35min.30min. 11 3hrs. 11 2hrs.45min. 14 Mi 14 1430 1820 1100 1420 1100 1335 11001500 1400 1745 1500 1605 1hr. 18 1430 1500 14. 11.01.2017 15. 12.01.2017 16. 30.01.2017 18. 28.02.2017 19. 28.02.2017 17. 30.01.2017 13. 07.12.2016 84 Climate Change (NAPCC)'. Hearing of Expert(s) on the subject Hearing of Expert(s) on the subject Armed Forces—Defence ‘Preparedness of Production and Procurement'. Hearing of Expert(s) on the subject 'Estimate All India and Performance Review of Services'. min. 13 4hrs.(lunchbreakfrom1430 to1500) 16 2hrs.40 min. Action Plan 'Performance of the National for 14 1100 1530 15401500 1630 1740 50 12 3 4 5 6 7 20. 01.03.2017 21. 01.03.2017 22. 11.04.2017 APPENDIX XVI (See para No. 2.6) STATEMENT SHOWING THE NUMBER OF SITTINGS OF THE COMMITTEE ON ESTIMATES (2016-17) ATTENDED BY EACH MEMBER Total Number of sittings during the period —22 1. Dr. Murli Manohar Joshi 22 2. Shri Sultan Ahmed 05 3. Shri A. Arunmozhithevan 06 4. Shri George Baker 21 5. Shri Kalyan Banerjee 04 6. Shri Dushyant Chautala 15 7. Shri Ashok Shankarrao Chavan 09 8. Shri Ashwini Kumar Choubey 15 9. Shri Ram Tahal Choudhary 15 10. Col. (Retd.) Sona Ram Choudhary 19 11. Shri Ramen Deka 07 12. Shri Sanjay Dhotre 14 13. Shri P.C. Gaddigoudar 15 14. Shri Sudheer Gupta 06 15. Smt. Kavitha Kalvakuntla 04 16. Shri P. Kumar 11 17. Smt. Poonam Mahajan 02 18. Shri K.H. Muniyappa 16 19. Shri Rajesh Pandey 09 20. Shri Ravindra Kumar Pandey 13 21. Shri Raosaheb Danve Patil 04
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*22. Dr. Bhagirath Prasad 04 23. Shri Konakalla Narayana Rao 04 24. Md. Salim 12 25. Shri Arvind Ganpat Sawant 16 26. Shri Jugal Kishore Sharma 17 27. Shri Gajendra Singh Shekhawat 13 28. Shri Anil Shirole 05 29. Shri Rajesh Verma 11 30. Shri Jai Prakash Narayan Yadav 07
* Elected Vide Lok Sabha Bulletin Part-II No. 3908 dated 28.07.2016 vice Shri Arjun Ram Meghwal appointed as Minister. Total Number of sittings held after his election to the Committee is 16. APPENDIX XVII ( Vide Para No. 3.2) COMPOSITION OF THE COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC UNDERTAKINGS (2016-2017) Shri Shanta Kumar — Chairperson Lok Sabha 2. Shri L.K. Advani 3. Shri Ramesh Bais 4. Shri Biren Singh Engti 5. Shri Khambhampati Haribabu 6. Shri Kristappa Nimmala 7. Shri Prahlad Singh Patel 8. Shri Shivaji A. Patil 9. Shri Ajay Nishad 10. Shri Ram Sinh Rathwa 11. Shri Narendra Keshav Sawaikar 12. Shri B. Senguttuvan 13. Shri Sushil Kumar Singh 14. Shri Kalikesh Narayan Singh Deo 15. Shri Rameshwar Teli Rajya Sabha 16. Shri Narendra Budania 17. Shri Ram Narain Dudi 18. Shri Naresh Gujral 19. Shri Praful Patel 20. Shri A.K. Selvaraj 21. Shri Tapan Kumar Sen 22. Shri Ram Chandra Prasad Singh
87 APPENDIX XVIII (Vide Para No. 3.5) STATEMENT SHOWING DETAILS OF DATES AND DURATION OF SITTINGS OF COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC UNDERTAKINGS ATTENDANCE OF MEMBERS AND SUBJECTS DISCUSSED 2016-17 Total Sitting: 18
No. of Date of Time Duration No. of No. of % of Session/ Subject Sitting Sitting Members Members Members Inter-Session Present absent attended the Sitting From To Hours Minutes 12 3 4 567 8 9
1st 30.05.2016 1100 1230 1 30 12 10 54% Inter-session Consideration of Memorandum No. 1 regarding 88 Selection of Subjects for examination during the year 2016-17. 2nd 09.06.2016 1100 1300 2 00 12 10 54% Inter-session (i) Oral evidence of the representatives of IRCTC in connection with its examination and (ii) Briefing by the respresentatives of Department of Public Enterprises Ministry of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises on the subject 'Review of loss making CPSU'. 3rd 10.06.2016 1100 1305 2 05 13 09 59% Inter-session (ii) Briefing by the respresentatives of Ministry of Road, Transport and Highways in connection with examination of 'National Highways Authority of India' and (ii) Briefing by the respresentatives of Department of Public Enterprises Ministry of 89 National Aluminium Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises in connection with examination of 'Corporate Governance in CPSUs'. (i) Oral evidence of the representatives Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL), a loss making PSU, in connection with examination of subject 'Review loss making CPSUs'. Oral Evidence of the representatives Housing and Urban Development Corporation (HUDCO) in connection with its examination. (ii) Briefing by the respresentatives of C&AG Audit Report No. in connection with Office 41 of 2015 on Capacity Utilisation and (ii) Consideration and adoption of action taken report on the recommendations contained in the Eighth Report of Committee on Public Undertakings on Corporate Social Responsibilities in select CPSUs. Oral Evidence of the representatives Authority of India (NHAI). National Highways (ii) Briefing by the respresentatives of C&AG office on 'License Production of Su-30 MKI Aeronautics Limited aircraft by Hindustan (HAL)' and (ii) Consideration and adoption of action taken report on the recommendations contained in Report of the Committee Public the Twelfth Undertakings on Company Limited. Inter-session Inter-session Inter-session Inter-session Inter-session 63.6% 1100 1315 11100 1230 15 11100 13 1200 30 1 09 11 00 59% 1100 11 14 01001100 2 50% 1210 08 1 00 10 11 13 11 09 50% 59% 4th 27.06.2016 5th 28.06.2016 6th 23.08.2016 7th 24.08.2016 8th 02.09.2016 90 of India. (i) Oral evidence of the representatives Ministry of Road Transport and Highways in connection with examination of 'National Highways Authority (i) Oral Evidence of the representatives NHPC Limited, SJVN THDC India Limited and HNDC in connection with Audit Report No. 41 of examination of the Audit) on 'Capacity 2015 (Performance utilisation, electricity generation, sale and collection of revenue including disaster management by Hydro Power CPSEs (NHPC Limited, SJVN THDC India Limited and NHDC Limited)' (ii) Oral Evidence of the representatives 'Rural Electrification Corporation Ltd.' in connection with its comprehensive examination. Air (i) Oral Evidence of the representatives India Ltd. in connection with examination of the subject 'Review of loss making CPSUs'. (i) Oral Evidence of the representatives Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Ltd. (ONGC) in connection with examination of the subject 'Corporate Governance in CPSUs'. Inter-session Inter-session Inter-session Inter-session 63.6% 63.6% 63.6% 1030 1230 2 00 14 08 1100 1245 11100 45 1230 1 13 30 09 14 59% 08 1100 1215 1 15 14 08 20.09.2016 06.10.2016 07.10.2016 10th 11th 12th 9th 19.09.2016 12 3 4 8 567 9 91 (i) Oral Evidence of the representatives in connection with and BSNL Tel PGCIL, Rail examination of the subject 'Bharat Broadband Nigam Limited (BBNL)'. Briefing by C&AG on the subject Financing of Renewable Energy Projects by Indian Agency Development Renewable Energy Audit Report Limited Based on Performance No. 12 of 2015 and Oral evidence the representatives of Coal India Limited in connection with examination of the subject Corporate Governance in CPSUs. Adoption of draft report on Indian Railway Corporation Limited and Tourism Catering and Action taken by the draft report on Government on the observations/ recommendaitons contained in the Ninth Report (Sixteenth Lok Sabha) of the Committee on Public Undertakings 2015-16 on Hindustan Organic Chemicals Limited. (i) Consideration and adoption of draft action taken report on NALCO and (ii) Oral evidence of the representatives IREDA in connection with examination of the subject Financing of Renewable Energy Projects by India Renewable Energy Development Audit Agency Limited based on Performance Report No.12 of 2015. Inter-session Inter-session Session Inter-Session 31.8% 1100 1245 1 451500 13 1520 0 09 20 59% 1100 12 1215 1 10 15 54% 12 10 54% 1100 1250 1 50 07 15 08.11.2016 14.12.2016 09.01.2017 07.10.2016 14th 15th 16th 13th 92 (i) Consideration and adoption of draft report on Housing and Urban Development Corporation (HUDCO) and (ii) Oral Evidence of the representatives Ministry of New and Renewable Energy in connection with examination of the subject Financing of Renewable Energy projects by Agency (IREDA) Indian Renewable Energy Audit Report No. 12 of based on Performance 2015. Ltd.' in connection with its comprehensive examination. Inter-Session Breffing by the representatives of 'Air India Session 1100 1230 1 30 10 12 45% 1500 1650 1 50 10 12 45% 28.04.2017 15.03.2017 18th 17th 12 3 4 8 567 9 APPENDIX XIX (Vide Para No. 3.5) STATEMENT SHOWING TOTAL NUMBER OF SITTINGS HELD BY THE COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC UNDERTAKINGS (2016-17) FROM COMMENCEMENT OF ITS TERM UPTO 30 APRIL 2017 AND NUMBER OF SITTINGS ATTENDED BY EACH MEMBER OF THE COMMITTEE Total Number of Sittings Held: 18
Sl. No. Name of Member No. of Sittings Attended
MEMBERS Lok Sabha 1. Shri Shanta Kumar, Chairperson 14 2. Shri L.K. Advani 14 3. Shri Ramesh Bais 09 4. Shri Biren Singh Engti 01 5. Dr. Kambhampati Haribabu 07 6. Shri Kristappa Nimmala 12 7. Shri Ajay Nishad 09 8. Shri Prahlad Singh Patel 15 9. Shri Shivaji A. Patil 05 10. Shri Ramsinh Rathwa 08 11. Shri Narendra Keshav Sawaikar 10 12. Shri B. Senguttuvan 04 13. Shri Sushil Kumar Singh 12 14. Shri Kalikesh Narayan Singh Deo 09 15. Shri Rameshwar Teli 13
Rajya Sabha 16. Shri Narendra Budania 13 17. Shri Ram Narain Dudi 15 18. Shri Naresh Gujral 13 19. Shri Praful Patel 06 20. Shri A.K. Selvaraj 04 21. Shri Tapan Kumar Sen 11 22. Shri Ramchandra Prasad Singh 09
93 APPENDIX XX (Vide Para No. 3.7) THE STUDY VISIT OF THE COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC UNDERTAKINGS AND PLACES VISITED BY THEM STUDY VISIT TO MUMBAI, KOCHI AND BENGALURU FROM 18 OCTOBER TO 22 OCTOBER, 2016
Sl. Name of the Company Date of Composition No. Visit 1. Indian Rare Earths Limited 18.10.2016 Lok Sabha 2. NTPC Ltd. 18.10.2016 (i) Shri Ramesh Bais 3. NHAI 18.10.2016 (ii) Shri Prahlad Patel 4. IOCL 19.10.2016 (iii) Shri Ajay Nishad 5. BPCL 19.10.2016 (iv) Shri Shivaji A. Patil 6. NTC 19.10.2016 (v) Shri Ramsinh Rathwa 7. Cochin Shipyards Ltd. 20.10.2016 (vi) Shri Sushil Kumar Singh 8. Airports Authority of India 20.10.2016 (vii) Shri Rameshwar Teli 9. FACT 20.10.2016 Rajya Sabha 10. HIDCO 21.10.2016 (viii) Shri Narendra Budania 11. HAL 22.10.2016 (ix) Shri Ram Narain Dudi 12. BEML Ltd. 22.10.2016 13. NMDC Ltd. 22.10.2016
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