FINANCIAL
COMMITTEES
(2018-2019)
A REVIEW
PUBLIC ACCOUNTS COMMITTEE ESTIMATES COMMITTEE AND COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC UNDERTAKINGS
LOK SABHA SECRETARIAT NEW DELHI 2019
FINANCIAL COMMITTEES (2018-2019)
(A REVIEW)
PUBLIC ACCOUNTS COMMITTEE ESTIMATES COMMITTEE AND COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC UNDERTAKINGS
LOK SABHA SECRETARIAT NEW DELHI July, 2019/Shravana, 1941 (Saka) PAC No. 2177
CONTENTS
PAGE
PREFACE ...... (iii)
CHAPTER I PUBLIC ACCOUNTS COMMITTEE ...... 1
CHAPTER II ESTIMATES COMMITTEE...... 52
CHAPTER III COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC UNDERTAKINGS ...... 65
APPENDICES
I. Composition of the Public Accounts Committee (2018-19) ...... 11 II. Subjects selected by the Public Accounts Committee for Examination during 2018-19 ...... 12 III. Composition of the Sub-Committees of the Public Accounts Committee (2018-19) ...... 30 IV. Statement showing the details of the dates and duration of the Sittings of the Public Accounts Committee (2018-19) ... 31 V. Statement showing the number of Sittings attended by each Member of the Public Accounts Committee (2018-19) ... 39 VI. Statement showing the details of the dates and duration of the Sittings of the Sub-Committees Public Accounts Committee (2018-19) ...... 41 VII. Statement showing the details of the Study visit of the Public Accounts Committee (2018-19) ...... 44 VIII. Composition of the Committee on Estimates (2018-19) .... 59 IX. Statement showing the details and duration of Sittings of Committee on Estimates (2018-19): Attendance of Members and Subject(s) Discussed ...... 61 X. Statement showing the number of Sittings of the Committee on Estimates (2018-19): Attended by each Member ...... 63 XI. Composition of the Committee on Public Undertakings (2018-19) ...... 68
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XII. Statement showing details of dates and duration of Sittings of Committee on Public Undertakings: Attendance of Members and Subjects Discussed (2018-19) ...... 70 XIII. Statement showing total number of Sittings held by the Committee on Public Undertakings (2018-19) from commencement of its term upto 30 April, 2019 and number of Sittings attended by each Member of the Committee .. 73
XIV. Study visit of the Committee on Public Undertakings and places visited by them .. 74
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, 2018 to 30th April, 2019. 2. For ease of reference, the statistical data have been presented in Tables and Appendices.
NEW DELHI; July, 2019
Shravana, 1941 (Saka) Secretary-General
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CHAPTER – I
PUBLIC ACCOUNTS COMMITTEE
I. Election and Composition
The Public Accounts Committee for the year 2018-19 was constituted w.e.f. 01 May, 2018. It consisted of fifteen Members from Lok Sabha and five Members from Rajya Sabha elected from amongst the Members of the respective Houses. The term of the Committee ended on 30 April, 2019.
1.2. Shri Mallikarjun Kharge, MP (LS) and a Member of the Committee was appointed as Chairperson by the Speaker vide Bulletin Part II No. 6870 dated 1st May, 2018. The composition of the Committee (2018-19) is given at Appendix-I.
1.3. Two Members Shri C.M Ramesh and Shri Bhupender Yadav from Rajya Sabha were elected as Members of the Committee w.e.f 06.08.2018.
II. Subjects selected for examination
1.4. The Public Accounts Committee, at their sitting held on 14.5.2018, initially selected a total of 167 subjects/Audit paragraphs for examination during 2018-19 in category-I and 8 subjects in category-II vide Bulletin Part-II No. 6888 dated 23 May, 2018. The Committee further selected 55 additional subjects vide Bulletin Part-II No.7340 dated 19.09.2018. Thus, a total number of 230 subjects were selected by the Committee for examination during 2018-19. The details of these subjects are indicated at Appendix-II.
III. Constitution of Sub-Committees
1.5. Four Sub-Committees of the Public Accounts Committee were constituted to examine the subjects allocated to them during the term 2018-19. The Constitution of the Sub-Committees I to IV was notified vide Bulletin Part-II No. 6893 dated 31 May, 2018, Bulletin Part-II No.7140 dated 26 July, 2018 and Bulletin Part-II No.7298 dated 29 August, 2018. Allocation of subjects to Sub-Committees I to IV was notified vide Bulletin Part-II No.7140 dated 26 July, 2018. The final compositions of the Sub- 8
Committees are given at Appendix-III. These Sub-Committees were entrusted with the examination of the following subjects as indicated against each of them:
Subjects allocated to the Sub-Committees for examination during 2018-19
The following Sub-Committees of the Public Accounts Committee (2018-19) were constituted by the Chairperson, PAC to examine the subjects, as respectively shown under each of them, during the term 2018-19: (i) Sub-Committee – I (Non Compliance in Timely submission of Action Taken Notes on the Non-selected Audit Paragraphs & Excess Expenditure)
[Specific subjects to be determined by the Sub-Committee and Excesses Over Voted Grants and Charged Appropriations (2016-17)]
(ii) Sub-Committee – II (Direct and Indirect Taxes)
(i) "Service Tax liability in Port Sector" based on Chapter-III of C&AG Report No. 4 of 2015; (ii) "Paras pertaining to Department of Revenue - Indirect Taxes - Central Excise (Para 2.2 to 2.4)" based on Chapter 2 of C&AG Report No. 10 of 2016; (iii) "Paras pertaining to Department of Revenue - Indirect Taxes - Central Excise" based on Chapter 4 of C&AG Report No. 10 of 2016; (iv) "Paras Pertaining to Service Tax - Design of the Scheme and enabling provisions (Para 2.1, 2.2, 2.2.1, 2.2.2, 2.2.3 & 2.3.3)" based on Chapter 2 of C&AG Report No. 22 of 2016; (v) "Paras Pertaining to Service Tax - Observance of Mechanism devised to implement VCES (Para 3.4 & 3.7)" based on Chapter 3 of C&AG Report No. 22 of 2016; (vi) "Paras pertaining to Service Tax - Pre and Post VCES tax administration (Para 4.2 & 4.3)" based on Chapter 4 of C&AG Report No. 22 of 2016; (vii) "Allowance of deduction to the assessees engaged in infrastructure development Revenue (Para 2.2, 2.3, 2.5, 2.6 & 2.10)" based on Chapter 2 of C&AG Report No. 28 of 2016; (viii) "Deduction allowed beyond permissible periods (Para 3.3); Consequences of Demerger/Amalgamation (Para 3.5)" based on Chapter 3 of C&AG Report No. 28 of 2016; (ix) "Duty Exemption/Remission Schemes (Para 4.1 to 4.1.5)" based on Chapter IV of C&AG Report No. 1of 2017; and (x) "Incorrect Application of General Exemption Notifications (Para 7.1 & 7.2)" based on Chapter VII of C&AG Report No. 1 of 2017.
(iii) Sub-Committee – III (Implementation of Recommendations of PAC)
Implementation of Recommendations as contained in the following Reports of Public Accounts Committee (16th Lok Sabha) :
1) 2nd Report on "IT Applications in Income Tax Department"; 2) 6th Report on Action Taken on Seventy-ninth Report (Fifteenth Lok Sabha) on "Service Tax on Banking and Other Financial Services"; 3) 7th Report on "Duty Drawback Scheme"; 4) 8th Report on "Water Pollution in India"; 9
5) 10th Report on "Action Taken on Eighty-seventh Report (Fifteenth Lok Sabha) on "Tax Administration"; 6) 12th Report on "Action Taken on Eighty-second Report (Fifteenth Lok Sabha) on "Sale and Distribution of Imported Pulses"; 7) 13th Report on Action Taken on Eighty-First Report (Fifteenth Lok Sabha) on "Fertilizer Subsidy"; 8) 14th Report on "Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS) Scheme"; 9) 16th Report on Action Taken on Ninety-fifth Report (Fifteenth Lok Sabha) on "Implementation of Agricultural Debt Waiver and Debt Relief Scheme, 2008"; 10) 18th Report on "Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission"; 11) 21st Report on "Role and Functioning of Indian Coast Guard"; 12) 22nd Report on "Procurement of Allopathic Drugs in CGHS"; 13) 23rd Report on "Indian Customs Electronic Data Interchange System (ICES 1.5)"; 14) 25th Report on "Disaster Preparedness in India"; 15) 27th Report on "Exemptions to Charitable Trusts and Institutions"; 16) 29th Report on Action Taken on Seventh Report (Fifteenth Lok Sabha) on "Duty Drawback Scheme"; 17) 30th Report on "Global Estate Management by the Ministry of External Affairs"; 18) 32nd Report on "Indigenous Construction of Indian Naval Warships"; 19) 33rd Report on "Unfruitful Expenditure on Establishment of Specific Pathogen Free Shrimp Seed Multiplication Centre- (NFDB)"; 20) 35th Report on Action Taken on Fourteenth Report (Sixteenth Lok Sabha) on "Integrated Child Development Services Scheme"; 21) 39th Report on "Protection and Conservation of Monuments and Antiquities"; 22) 40th Report on "Management of Satellite Capacity for DTH Service by Department of Space"; 23) 41st Report on "Loss for Train Parting due to Failure of Centre Buffer Coupler (CBC) Components"; 24) 43rd Report on "Indira Awaas Yojana"; 25) 44th Report on "Extra Avoidable Expenditure by ANURAG"; 26) 45th Report on "Performance of 100 percent Export Oriented Unit (EOU) Scheme"; 27) 46th Report on "Implementation of Public Private Partnership Project at Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport, Mumbai"; 28) 48th Report on "Avoidable Expenditure on Service Tax by Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority (IRDA)"; 29) 50th Report on Action Taken on Twenty-Third Report (Sixteenth Lok Sabha) on "Indian Customs Electronic Data Interchange System (ICES 1.5)"; 30) 51st Report on Action Taken on Twenty-First Report (Sixteenth Lok Sabha) on "Role and Functioning of Indian Coast Guard"; 31) 52nd Report on Action Taken on Twenty-Second Report (Sixteenth Lok Sabha) on "Procurement of Allopathic Drugs in CGHS"; rd 32) 53 Report on "Land Management in Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited"; 33) 55th Report on "Action Taken on Fifth Report (Sixteenth Lok Sabha) on Civil Engineering Workshops in Indian Railway, delay in building the new rail bridge over River Stone and signal and telecommunication"; 34) 57th Report on Action Taken on Eighteenth Report (Sixteenth Lok Sabha) on "Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM)"; 10
35) 59th Report on Action Taken on Thirty-Second Report (Sixteenth Lok Sabha) on "Indigenous Construction of Indian Naval Warships"; 36) 61st Report on Action taken on 30th Report (Sixteenth Lok Sabha) on Global Estates Management by the Ministry of External Affairs; 37) 63rd Report on "Administration of Prosecution and Penalties in Central Excise and Service Tax"; 38) 64th Report on "Shared Mobile Infrastructure Scheme"; 39) 65th Report on "Nutrient Based Subsidy Policy for Decontrolled Phosphatic and Potassic Fertilizers"; 40) 71st Report on Action taken on 40th Report (Sixteenth Lok Sabha) on "Management of Satellite Capacity for DTH Services by Department of Space"; 41) 73rd Report on Action taken on 48th Report (Sixteenth Lok Sabha) on "Avoidable Expenditure on Service Tax by Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority (IRDA)"; 42) 75th Report on "Performance of Import and Export Trade Facilitation through Customs Ports"; 43) 77th Report on Action taken on Sixty-third Report (Sixteenth Lok Sabha on "Administration of Prosecution and Penalties in Central Excise and Service Tax"; 44) 80th Report on Action Taken on Forty-first Report (Sixteenth Lok Sabha) on "Loss for Train parting due to Failure of Centre Buffer Coupler (CBC) Components"; 45) 82nd Report on Action taken on Forty-fifth Report (Sixteenth Lok Sabha) on "Performance of 100% Export Oriented Unit Scheme"; 46) 85th Report on "Tribal Sub-Plan".
(iv) Sub-Committee – IV (Railways)
(i) "Fire Accidents in Passenger Coaches in Indian Railways" based on Chapter 1 of C&AG Report No. 29 of 2015; (ii) "Status of Ongoing Projects in Indian Railways" based on Chapter 1 of C&AG Report No. 48 of 2015; (iii) "Upgradation of passenger amenities at stations including modernisation of stations in Indian Railways" based on Para 2.1 of C&AG Report No. 13 of 2016; (iv) "Induction of bio-toilets in Passenger Coaches in Indian Railways" based on C&AG Report No. 36 of 2017 (Entire Report); (v) "Maintenance of track on heavy traffic sections over Indian Railways" based on C&AG Report No. 45 of 2017 (Entire Report); and (vi) "Accounting of Assets in Indian Railways (Railways Finances)" based on Chapter 3 of C&AG Report No. 1 of 2018.
IV. Review of Work Done
(a) Sittings of the Committee/Sub-Committees/Sub-Group
1.6. During the period under review, 37 sittings (26 sittings of the Main Committee, 11 sittings of the Sub-Committees) were held. The total duration of these sittings was 59 hours and 10 minutes, the breakup being 46 hours and 40 minutes pertaining to the Main Committee and 12 hours 30 minutes of the Sub-Committees. A statement showing details of the dates and duration of each sitting, the number of Members present and subjects discussed is given at Appendix-IV. Another statement showing details of the 11 number of sittings of the Committee attended by each Member is given at Appendix-V. Similarly, the details of the dates and duration of sittings of the Sub-Committees are given at Appendix-VI.
(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 four Appropriation Accounts of the Union Government for the year 2016-17, relating to Civil, Postal Services, Defence Services and Railways. (c) Visit for on-the-spot study
1.8. The PAC (2018-19) undertook three on-the-spot study visits 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-VII.
(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 35 Reports in total (19 Original Reports and 16 Action Taken Reports) to the House during the period under review i.e., 2018- 19. The following 19 Original Reports were presented to the House:
Sl. Report Subject Date of No. No. Presentation
1. 103rd Assessment of Entities Engaged in Health and Allied 19.07.2018 Sector
2. 105th Creation of Tourist Infrastructure in Andaman & 19.07.2018 Nicobar Islands 3. 106th Improper Management of Defence Land 19.07.2018 4. 109th Accounting of Projects in Indian Railways 09.08.2018 12
5. 110th Examination of Accounts of ICAR; Non-achievement of Stated Objective; and Blocking of Funds of 09.08.2018 Coconut Development Board. 6. 112th Incorrect Adoption of Exchange Rate and Undue 10.08.2018 Benefit to the Service Provider
7. 114th Performance Audit of Design, Development, 14.12.2018 Manufacture and Induction of Light Combat Aircraft 8. 122nd Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan and Gujarat 18.12.2018 Vidyapith 9. 123rd Ineffective Monitoring by APEDA 18.12.2018 10. 124th Delay in Commissioning of CCTV Surveillance System, Irregular LTC Claims and Avoidable 19.12.2018 Expenditure on Hired Servers 11. 127th Supply and Infrastructure Development for Natural 19.12.2018 Gas 12. 129th Apparel Export Promotion Council 19.12.2018 13. 131st Avoidable Procurement of a Mobile Nitrogen Gas Generator Plant, Infructuous Procurement of 19.12.2018 Material, Development of Integrated Aerostat Surveillance System and Irregular Expenditure on Construction of Vehicle Testing Ground 14. 132nd Irregularities in procurement of goods and services; Award of work to non-existent firms; Unrealised VAT 21.12.2018 refund; and Excess payment of departmental charges 15. 133rd Preparedness of Implementation of National Food 21.12.2018 Security Act, 2013 16. 134th Pradhan Mantri Swasthya Suraksha Yojana 21.12.2018 17. 135th Acquisition and Development of land by the Delhi 21.12.2018 Development Authority 18. 136th Assessment of Assessees in Pharmaceutical Sector 05.02.2019 19. 137th Procurement of Air Combat Maneuvering 05.02.2019 Instrumentation System
(b) Action Taken Reports
1.11. The following 16 Action Taken Reports were also presented to the House: Sl. Report Subject Date of No. No. Presentation 1. Action Taken on Twenty-seventh Report (Sixteenth Lok 19.07.2018 104th Sabha) on "Exemption to Charitable Trusts and
Institutions" 2. Action taken on Thirty-third Report (Sixteenth Lok Sabha 09.08.2018 on " Unfruitful Expenditure on Establishment of Specific 107th Pathogen Free Shrimp Seed Multiplication Centre -
NFDB" 13
3. Action taken on Ninty-third Report (Sixteenth Lok Sabha) 09.08.2018 108th on “Management of Vacant Land in Indian Railways” Action Taken on Sixty-fifth Report (Sixteenth Lok Sabha) 4. 111th on "Nutrient Based Subsidy Policy for Decontrolled 09.08.2018
Phosphatic & Potassic Fertilizers" 5. Action taken on Eighty-ninth Report (Fifteenth Lok Sabha) 113th 14.12.2018
on "Defence Estates Management" Action taken on Sixty-seventh Report (Sixteenth Lok 6. Sabha) on "Performance Audit of Employees State 115th 14.12.2018 Insurance Corporation and Special Audit of Medical
Education Projects of ESIC" 7. Action taken on Thirty-sixth Report (Sixteenth Lok Sabha) 116th on "Excesses over voted grants and charged 14.12.2018
appropriations (2013-14)" Action taken on Sixty-eighth Report (Sixteenth Lok 8. 117th Sabha) on "Excesses over voted grants and charged 14.12.2018
appropriations (2014-15)" 9. Action taken on Thirty-ninth Report (Sixteenth Lok Sabha) 118th on "Preservation and Conservation of Monuments and 18.12.2018
Antiquities" 10. Action Taken on Eighty-seventh Report (Sixteenth Lok 119th 18.12.2018
Sabha) on "Maintenance of Bridges in Indian Railways" 11. Action Taken on Ninety-sixth Report (Sixteenth Lok 18.12.2018 120th
Sabha) on "Management of Narcotics Substances" 12. Action Taken on Ninety-fourth Report (Sixteenth Lok Sabha) on "Working of Central Board of Film Certification 18.12.2018 121st (CBFC) and Academic Activities of Satyajit Ray Film and Television Institute, Kolkata for the period from 2010-11 to
2014-15" 13. Action Taken on Seventy-eighth Report (Sixteenth Lok 19.12.2018 125th
Sabha) on "Stressed Assets Stabilisation Fund (SASF)" 14. Action Taken on Ninety-second Report (Sixteenth Lok 19.12.2018 126th
Sabha) on "Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana" 15. Action Taken on Ninety-fourth Report (Fifteenth Lok 128th Sabha) on "Implementation of Public Private Partnership 19.12.2018
– Indira Gandhi International Airport, Delhi" 16. Action Taken on Forty-seventh Report (Sixteenth Lok 19.12.2018 130th
Sabha) on "Hydrocarbon Production Sharing Contracts"
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 2018-19:
Total No. of Total No. of Total No. of Total No. of Total no. of recommendations Recommendations recommendations recommendations recommendations in in respect of which final replies accepted by which the Committee respect of which of Govt. are awaited Government did not pursue in view replies of Govt. had 14
of Govt. replies not been accepted by Committee and require reiteration 268 200 04 34 30 (74.63%) (1.49%) (12.69%) (11.19%)
VI. Secretariat
1.13. The Public Accounts Committee Branch functions as the Secretariat of the Committee. An Additional Secretary, two Directors, two Additional Directors and two Deputy Secretaries supervised the functioning of the Branch. Additional Secretary remained overall incharge 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 also selected the following subjects suo-moto for examination during the year 2018-19: (i) Scrutiny of Public Expenditure under Non-lapsable Central Pool of Resources in Ministry of DoNER; (ii) Indian Infrastructure Debt Funds Review of Monetary Policy; (iii) Border Area Development Programme; (iv) Bad Debts in Public Institutions; (v) Review of Monetary Policy; (vi) PPP Projects; (vii) Implementation/Seeding of AADHAR; (viii) Pradhan Mantri Swasthiya Suraksha Yojana
1.15. During the year 2018-19, the Secretariat examined four Appropriation Accounts of the Union Government for the year 2016-17 and also, undertook an exhaustive study of the Audit Reports/Paragraphs and the Memoranda of Important Points 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 15 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 elucidation and elaboration of points arising out of evidence. 1.16. The Secretariat undertook an in-depth study of all the materials relating to the subjects under examination including background notes, advance information, material from Parliamentary debates and verbatim proceedings, the replies to the questions raised subsequent to evidence and inputs gathered from the field visits. The material so gathered ran into approximately 45,000 pages. Thereafter, relevant points/issues were culled out of the material gathered and Reports were drafted and submitted to the Chairperson of the Main Committee or the Convenors of the Sub-Committees for approval. 1.17. 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. 1.18. 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. 1.19. 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 16
Chairperson, PAC were also processed by the Secretariat and followed to their logical conclusion.
1.20. 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. ______17
Appendix-I (vide Para 1.2)
COMPOSITION OF THE PUBLIC ACCOUNTS COMMITTEE (2018-19)
SHRI MALLIKARJUN KHARGE - CHAIRPERSON
MEMBERS LOK SABHA 2. Shri Subhash Chandra Baheria 3. Shri Sudip Bandyopadhyay 4. Shri Prem Singh Chandumajra 5. Shri Gajanan Chandrakant Kirtikar 6. Shri Bhartruhari Mahtab 7. Smt. Riti Pathak 8. Shri Ramesh Pokhriyal "Nishank" 9. Shri Janardan Singh Sigriwal 10. Shri Abhishek Singh 11. Shri Gopal Shetty 12. Dr. Kirit Somaiya 13. Shri Anurag Singh Thakur 14. Shri Shivkumar C. Udasi 15. Dr. P. Venugopal
RAJYA SABHA 16. Prof. M.V. Rajeev Gowda 17. Shri Bhubaneswar Kalita 18. Shri Shwait Malik 19. Shri Narayan Lal Panchariya 20. Shri Sukhendu Sekhar Ray 21. Shri C.M. Ramesh* 22. Shri Bhupender Yadav*
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* Elected w.e.f. 6 August, 2018.
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Appendix-II (vide Para 1.4)
SUBJECTS SELECTED BY THE PUBLIC ACCOUNTS COMMITTEE FOR EXAMINATION DURING 2018-19.
CATEGORY – I (carried forward from the predecessor Committee) S. Name of the Subject Ministry Department Selected for No. consideration by Main Committee or a Sub- Committee 1 Improper Management of Defence DEFENCE Main Committee Land 2 Public Private Partnership Projects RAILWAYS Main Committee in Indian Railways 3 Availability of airfield DEFENCE Main Committee infrastructure/runways in Indian Air Force
4 Arrears of Tax FINANCE DEPARTMENT OF Main Committee REVENUE 5 Pricing Mechanism of Major PETROLEUM AND Main Committee Petroleum Products in Central Public NATURAL GAS Sector Oil Marketing Companies
6 Accounting of Projects in Indian RAILWAYS Main Committee Railways 7 Performance of Weighbridges in RAILWAYS Main Committee Indian Railways
8 Non-establishment of model facilities ENVIRONMENT, FOREST Main Committee for management of Municipal Solid AND CLIMATE CHANGE Wastes
9 Management of Goods trains in RAILWAYS Main Committee Indian Railways 10 Paras pertaining to Air force Para 2.1 DEFENCE Main Committee & Para 2.3
11 Inventory Management in Ordnance DEFENCE Main Committee Factories
12 Corporation Tax FINANCE DEPTT. OF REVENUE – Main Committee DIRECT TAXES 13 Service Tax liability in Insurance FINANCE DEPTT. OF REVENUE – Main Committee sector SERVICE TAX 19
14 Service Tax liability in Port sector Main Committee 15 Performance Audit on 'Assessment of FINANCE DEPTT. OF REVENUE – Main Committee Assessees in Pharmaceuticals DIRECT TAXES Sector'
16 Performance Audit on 'Supply and PETROLEUM AND Main Committee Infrastructure Development for NATURAL GAS Natural Gas' 17 Incorrect Application of General FINANCE DEPTT. OF REVENUE – Main Committee Exemption Notifications CUSTOMS
18 Performance Audit of Rashtriya Krishi AGRICULTURE Main Committee Vikas Yojana 19 Performance Audit of Design, DEFENCE AIR FORCE Main Committee Development, Manufacture and Induction of Light Combat Aircraft
20 Poor planning leading to non- HOME AFFAIRS Main Committee fulfilment of scheme objectives 21 Performance Audit on Ammunition DEFENCE Main Committee Management in Army
22 Lack of due diligence in auction of COMMUNICATION AND IT Main Committee spectrum for Broadband Wireless (DOT) Access (BWA)Services 23 Performance Audit of Levy and FINANCE REVENUE- INDIRECT Main Committee Collection of Service Tax on Works TAXES Contract 24 Land Management in Major Ports SHIPPING Main Committee
25 Performance Audit of ‘Total DRINKING WATER AND Main Committee Sanitation Campaign/ Nirmal Bharat SANITATION Abhiyan'
26 Fire Accidents in Passenger Coaches RAILWAYS Sub Committee in Indian Railways”
27 Implementation of Drugs and DEPARTMENT OF Main Committee Pharmaceutical Research SCIENCE AND Programme TECHNOLOGY 28 Performance Audit of ‘Renewable NEW AND RENEWABLE Main Committee Energy Sector in India’ ENERGY
29 Performance Audit of ‘Construction HOME AFFAIRS Main Committee Activities in Central Armed Forces’
30 Working of the Cantonment Boards DEFENCE Main Committee (CBs) 20
31 Performance audit on Production of DEFENCE Main Committee Weapon Manufacturing Factories
32 Compliance Audit Report on National FINANCE, SKILL Main Committee Skill Dev. Fund and National Skill DEVELOPMENT AND Dev. Corpn. –Ministry of Skill ENTREPRENEURSHIP Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE). 33 Working of Automation of Central FINANCE D/O REVENUE Main Committee Excise & Service Tax 34 Status of Ongoing Projects in Indian RAILWAYS Sub Committee Railways 35 Performance Audit of ‘Public Private SHIPPING Main Committee Partnership Projects in Major Ports’
36 Performance Audit Report on DEFENCE Main Committee ‘Implementation of Ex-servicemen Contributory Health Scheme-Defence -Army 37 Performance Audit Report on TEXTILE Main Committee 'Technology Upgradation Fund Scheme (TUFS)' 38 Preparedness for Implementation of CONSUMER AFFAIRS, Main Committee Natinal Food Security Act, 2013 FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION 39 Compliance Audit Report on COMMUNICATION AND IT Main Committee Communication and IT Sector 40 Write off of Arrears of Tax Demand FINANCE DEPARTMENT OF Main Committee REVENUE 41 Sharing of Revenue by Private TELECOM Main Committee Telecom Service Providers during the year 2006-07 to 2009-10 42 Provisional Assessments (Customs) FINANCE DEPARTMENT OF Main Committee REVENUE 43 Performance Audit on 'Natural or REVENUE Main Committee cultured pearls, precious or semi- precious stones, precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof, imitation jewellery, coins (Chapter 71 of CTH)'
44 Performance Audit on EXTERNAL AFFAIRS Sub Committee 'Implementation of Passport Seva Project'
45 Mahatma Gandhi National Rural RURAL DEVELOPMENT Sub Committee Employment Guarantee Audit of Scheme Rules, 2011 (Social Audit 21
Rules) along with Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNRGS), Report No. 6 of 2013
46 Paras pertaining to Department of FINANCE DEPARTMENT OF Sub Committee Revenue Indirect Taxes – Central REVENUE Excise (Para 2.2 to 2.4) 47 Paras pertaining to Department of Sub Committee Revenue Indirect Taxes – Central Excise 48 Paras pertaining to Coconut AGRICULTURE AND Main Committee Development Board (Para FARMERS WELFARE 2.1);Central Avian Research Institute, Bareilly (Para 2.2)
49 Para pertaining to Aero club of India CIVIL AVIATION Main Committee (Para 3.1) 50 Para pertaining to Coal Mines COAL Main Committee Provident Fund Organisation (Para 4.1 & 4.2) 51 Paras pertaining to Agricultural and COMMERCE & Main Committee Processed Food Products Export INDUSTRIES Development Authority (Para 5.1)
52 Paras pertaining to National Museum CULTURE Main Committee Institute (Para 6.1); Kalakshetra Foundation (Para 6.2); Centre for Cultural Resources and Training (Para 6.3)
53 Para 7.1 to 7.4 & Para pertaining to EXTERNAL AFFAIRS Main Committee Haj Committee of India, Mumbai (Para 7.5)
54 Paras pertaining to National Disaster HOME AFFAIRS Main Committee Management Authority (Para 9.1 & 9.2); Air wing, Border Security Force (Para 9.3) 55 Paras pertaining to Indian Institute of HUMAN RESOURCE DEPARTMENT OF Main Committee Technology, Guwahati (Para 10.1 & DEVELOPMENT HIGHER EDUCATION 10.2); Indian Institute of Information Technology, Allahabad (Para 10.3); Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur (Para 10.4); Department of Education and Literacy Navodaya Vidyalaya Samiti (Para 10.5 & 10.6); Malviya National Institute of 22
Technology, Jaipur (Para 10.7); Department of Higher Education, University of Hyderabad (Para 10.8 & 10.9); Indian Council of Social Science Research (Para 10.10)
56 Paras pertaining to Khadi and Village MICRO, SMALL AND Main Committee Industries Commission (Para 12.1 & MEDIUM ENTERPRISES 12.2)
57 Paras pertaining to Unique ELECTRONICS AND Main Committee Identification Authority of India (Para INFORMATION 13.1 & 13.2) TECHNOLOGY 58 Follow up audit of Hydrocarbon PETROLEUM AND Main Committee Production Sharing Contract for KG- NATURAL GAS DWN-98/3 Block for the Financial Year 2012-13 and 2013-14 (Para 14.1)
59 Para pertaining to National Institute SOCIAL JUSTICE & Main Committee for the Mentally Handicapped, EMPOWERMENT Secunderabad (Para 16.1)
60 Para pertaining to Apparel Export TEXTILE Sub Committee Promotion Council (Para 17.1) 61 Unrealised VAT refund (Para 18.1) TOURISM Main Committee
62 Functioning of Directorate of Estates URBAN DEVELOPMENT Main Committee (Para 19.1) 63 Para pertaining to Lakshmibai YOUTH AFFAIRS & Main Committee National Institute of Physical SPORTS Education, Gwalior (Para 21.1) 64 Blocking of funds (Para 22.1) HOME AFFAIRS, Main Committee CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD & PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION 65 Non-establishment of desalination EARTH SCIENCES Main Committee plants and wasteful expenditure 66 Upgradation of passenger amenities RAILWAYS Sub Committee at stations including modernisation of stations in Indian Railways 67 Public Debt Management FINANCE DEPARTMENT OF Main Committee ECONOMIC AFFAIRS 68 Performance Audit on Construction of DEFENCE Main Committee Indigenous Aircraft Carrier
69 Audit of Air HQ Communication DEFENCE Main Committee squadron (AHCS) 23
70 Refurbishment of ‘X’ System DEFENCE Main Committee
71 Paras pertaining to Director General DEFENCE Main Committee Resettlement and Indian Army (Para 2.1 to 2.3)
72 Paras pertaining to Defence DEFENCE (DRDO) Main Committee Research Development Organisation (Para 6.1 & 6.2) 73 e-auction of coal mines COAL Main Committee 74 Paras Pertaining to Service Tax - FINANCE DEPARTMENT OF Sub Committee Design of the Scheme and enabling REVENUE provisions (Para 2.1, 2.2, 2.2.1, 2.2.2, 2.2.3 & 2.3.3) 75 Paras Pertaining to Service Tax - Observance of Mechanism devised to implement VCES (Para 3.4 & 3.7) 76 Paras pertaining to Service Tax - Pre and Post VCES tax administration (Para 4.2 & 4.3) 77 Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana RURAL DEVELOPMENT Main Committee 78 Creation of tourist accommodations HOME AFFAIRS Main Committee and other infrastructures at Andaman and Nicobar Islands
79 Implementation of PAHAL (DBTL) PETROLEUM AND Main Committee Scheme (Pratyaksh Hanstantrit NATURAL GAS LabhYojana) 80 Administrative Functioning of D/O SCIENCE AND Main Committee Autonomous Bodies under TECHNOLOGY Department of Science and Technology 81 Compliance of Fiscal Responsibility FINANCE DEPARTMENT OF Main Committee and Budget Management Act, 2003 ECONOMIC AFFAIRS 82 Allowance of deduction to the FINANCE DEPARTMENT OF Sub Committee assessees engaged in infrastructure REVENUE development Revenue (Para 2.2, 2.3, 2.5, 2.6 & 2.10) 83 Deduction allowed beyond permissible periods (Para 3.3); Consequences of Demerger/Amalgamation (Para 3.5) 84 Management of vacant plots of land COMMUNICATIONS AND DEPARTMENT OF POSTS Main Committee in Department of Posts IT 85 Restructured Accelerated Power POWER Main Committee Development and Reforms Programme (R-APDRP) 86 Land Management in Delhi URBAN DEVELOPMENT Main Committee 24
Development Authority along with Acquisition and Development of Land by the DDA Chapter V, Report No. 17 of 2011-12 87 Grants/Appropriation with excess FINANCE Main Committee disbursements (2015-16) 88 Working of Canteen Stores DEFENCE Main Committee Department 89 Environmental Clearance and Post ENVIRONMENT, FOREST Main Committee Clearance Monitoring AND CLIMATE CHANGE 90 Turnaround Plan and Financial CIVIL AVIATION Main Committee Restructuring Plan of Air India Limited 91 Internal Audit DEPARTMENT OF INDIRECT TAX Main Committee REVENUE 92 Recovery of arrears: Non-transfer of Main Committee cases to Recovery Cells. 93 Performance Audit on Project Imports FINANCE DEPARTMENT OF Main Committee REVENUE 94 Duty Exemption/Remission Schemes FINANCE DEPARTMENT OF Sub Committee (Para 4.1 to 4.1.5) REVENUE (CUSTOMS) 95 Incorrect Application of General Exemption Notifications (Para 7.1 & 7.2) 96 Non-production of records (Para FINANCE DEPARTMENT OF Main Committee 2.6.2) REVENUE (DIRECT TAXES 97 Fictitious sales and purchases by shell Companies/Hawala Operators 98 Functioning of Field formations: Non- FINANCE DEPARTMENT OF Main Committee Transfer of Cases to Recovery Cells REVENUE CENTRAL (Para 2.8.6) EXCISE
99 Performance Audit on Construction of DEFENCE ARMY Main Committee Indo China Border Roads by Border Roads Organisation
100 Performance Audit of Agriculture AGRICULTURE AND Main Committee Crop Insurance Schemes. FARMERS' WELFARE
101 Failure of Ministry to monitor UT (LAKSHADWEEP Main Committee expenditure ADMINISTRATION) 102 Performance Audit on Schemes for WATER RESOURCES, Main Committee Flood Control Forecasting. RIVER DEVELOPMENT AND GANGA REJUVENATION 103 Paras pertaining to Pharmacopoeial AYUSH Main Committee Laboratory for Indian Medicine, Ghaziabad (Para 3.1); National 25
Institute of Homoeopathy, Kolkata (Para 3.2) National Research Institute of Ayurvedic Drug Development, Kolkata (Para 3.3)
104 Para pertaining to Bangalore CIVIL AVIATION Main Committee International Airport Limited, Bangalore (Para 5.1) 105 Para pertaining to Coal Mines COAL Main Committee Provident Fund Organisation (Para 6.1)
106 Para pertaining to Agricultural and COMMERCE AND Main Committee Processed Food Products Export INDUSTRY Development Authority (APEDA) (Para 7.1) 107 Para 9.1 to 9.3 & para pertaining to EXTERNAL AFFAIRS Main Committee Nalanda University, Rajgir, Bihar (Para 9.4) 108 Paras pertaining to Office of Director HEALTH AND FAMILY Main Committee of Family Welfare Training and WELFARE Research Centre, Mumbai (Para 11.1); National AIDS Control Organisation (Para 11.2); Jawaharlal Institute of Post Graduate Medical Education and Research, Puducherry (Para 11.4); Indian Council of Medical Research (Para 11.5); Regional Medical Research Centre, Dibrugarh (Para 11.6) 109 Para pertaining to Directorate of HOME AFFAIRS Main Committee Coordination Police Wireless (Para 12.2) 110 Paras pertaining to Kendriya HUMAN RESOURCE Main Committee Vidyalaya Sangathan (Para 13.3); DEVELOPMENT Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee (Para 13.6 & 13.7); Indian Institute of Management, Kozhikode (Para13.8); University of Allahabad (Para 13.9); Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology, Surat (Para 13.10); Gujarat Vidyapith (Para 13.11); National Institute of Technology, Uttarakhand (Para 13.12); Indira Gandhi National Tribal University (Para 13.13); Assam University, Silchar (Para 13.14 & 26
13.15); University Grants Commission (Para 13.17); Indian Institute of Technology, Madras (Para 13.18); University of Hyderabad (Para 13.19 & 13.20) 111 Paras pertaining to Film and INFORMATION AND Main Committee Television Institute of India, Pune BROADCASTING (Para 14.1) 112 Implementation of Prime Minister's MSME Main Committee Employment Generation Programme (PMEGP) (Para 16.1) 113 Unfruitful expenditure due to ROAD TRANSPORT AND Main Committee inefficient planning (Para 18.1) HIGHWAYS 114 Paras pertaining to Mumbai Port SHIPPING (MBPT) Main Committee Trust (Para 19.1); Kolkata Port Trust (Para19.2); Director General of Shipping, Mumbai (Para 19.3); Visakhapatnam Port Trust (Para 19.4 & 19.5); Cochin Port Trust (Para 19.6) 115 Para pertaining to National Jute TEXTILES Main Committee Board (Para 20.1) 116 Para 22.1 and Paras pertaining to URBAN DEVELOPMENT Main Committee Central Public Works Department (Para 22.2 & 22.3) 117 Paras pertaining to Ministry of DEFENCE Main Committee Defence (Para 2.1 to 2.3) 118 Paras pertaining to Indian Army Main Committee Management of Defence owned Railway Wagons/Coaches (Para 3.1 to 3.7) 119 Paras pertaining to Works and Main Committee Military Engineer Services (Para 4.1 to 4.6) 120 Para pertaining to Border Roads Main Committee Organisation (Para 5.1) 121 Paras pertaining to Defence Main Committee Research and Development Organisation (Para 6.1 to 6.3) 122 Paras pertaining to Ordnance Factory Main Committee Organisation (Para 7.1 to 7.9) 123 Management of Human Resources in DEPARTMENT OF Main Committee CSIR (Para 5.1); Avoidable SCIENTIFIC AND expenditure due to non-disposal of INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH unutilised land (Para 5.4) 124 Management of VSAT Services (Para DEPARTMENT OF SPACE Main Committee 6.1); Irregular expenditure on pre- project activities (Para 6.2); Lack of 27
Financial prudence and improper contract management in the delivery of commercial spacecraft (Para 6.3); Infructuous expenditure in purchase of ecologically fragile land (Para 6.4)
125 Performance Audit on the Inventory DEFENCE Main Committee management of Naval Stores, Equipment and Spare Parts in Indian Navy 126 Paras pertaining to Indian Navy (Para Main Committee 3.1 to 3.11)
127 Para pertaining to Indian Coast Main Committee Guard (Para 4.1)
128 Irregular parking of funds and COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT OF POSTS Main Committee consequential loss of interest (Para 2.2); Excess payment of Haulage Charges (Para 2.4); Avoidable payment on hiring of Remotely Managed Franking Machines (Para 2.5)
129 Locking up of funds and unfruitful ELECTRONICS AND Main Committee forex outgo (Para 3.1); Over payment INFORMATION of rent (Para 3.2) TECHNOLOGY
130 Performance Audit on Wireline COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT OF Main Committee Broadband Services in Bharat TELECOMMUNICATIONS Sanchar Nigam Limited (Para 4.1); Inadequate verification of Customer Acquisition Forms - Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Limited (Para 4.2); Delay in issue of rent bills for space occupied in Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Limited Building (Para 4.3); Unfruitful expenditure of ` 15.54 crore on hiring of building and interior fit- outs - National Informatics Centre Services Inc. (Para 4.4) 131 Assessment of Private Hospitals, FINANCE DEPARTMENT OF Main Committee Nursing Homes/Medical Clinics, REVENUE - DIRECT Medical Colleges/Research TAXES Institutes, Diagnostic Centres, pathological labs and other Medical supplies agencies/stores
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132 Performance Audit Report on FINANCE DEPARTMENT OF Main Committee Recapitalisation of Public Sector FINANCIAL SERVICES Banks
133 Treatment of items having element of FINANCE DEPARTMENT OF Main Committee both “Reserve” and “Provision for REVENUE ascertained liability” (Para 2.5) 134 Exempt income or income no longer exempt due to subsequent amendment reduced incorrectly (Para 3.3.1) 135 Sharing of Revenue by Private COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT OF Main Committee Telecom Service Providers upto TELECOMMUNICATIONS 2014-15. 136 Induction of bio-toilets in Passenger RAILWAYS Sub Committee Coaches in Indian Railways. 137 Implementation of Food Safety and HEALTH AND FAMILY Main Committee Standards Act, 2006. WELFARE 138 Rejuvenation of River Ganga WATER RESOURCES, Main Committee (Namami Gange) RIVER DEVELOPMENT & GANGA REJUVENATION 139 Union Government Financial Audit FINANCE DEPARTMENT OF Main Committee ECONOMIC AFFAIRS 140 Maintenance of track on heavy traffic RAILWAYS Sub Committee sections over Indian Railways 141 Accounting of Assets in Indian RAILWAYS Sub Committee Railways (Railways Finances) 142 Activities of Heavy Water Board DEPARTMENT OF ATOMIC Main Committee (Para 3.1); Outstanding dues pending ENERGY for recovery (Para 3.3) 143 Non-recovery of penal interest (Para DEPARTMENT OF Main Committee 6.1) SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH 144 Operationalisation of Satellite DEPARTMENT OF SPACE Main Committee Navigation System (Para 7.1) 145 Irregular protection of pay (Para 8.2) EARTH SCIENCES Main Committee 146 Non-utilisation of Solar Thermal NEW AND RENEWABLE Main Committee Power Plant (Para 9.1) ENERGY 147 Para pertaining to Andaman and VARIOUS UNION Main Committee Nicobar Administration (Para 2.1), TERRITORIES Andaman Public Works Department (Para 2.2), Directorate of Shipping Services (Para 2.3), Andaman and Nicobar Island Building and other Construction Workers' Welfare Board (Para 2.4), Resident Commissioner, Andaman and Nicobar Bhawan (Para 2.5), Chandigarh Administration (Para 2.6 and 2.7), Union Territory of 29
Daman & Diu and Dadra & Nagar Haveli Administration (Para 2.8 to 2.11), Union Territory of Lakshadweep Administration (UTLA) (Para 2.12 to 2.15) 148 Para pertaining to Union Territory of Main Committee Dadra and Nagar Haveli (Para 3.1) 149 Analysis of Outcome Budget (Para DRINKING WATER AND Main Committee 2.1 to 2.4) SANITATION/URBAN DEVELOPMENT 150 Para pertaining to National Institute AGRICULTURE AND Main Committee of Fisheries Post Harvest Technology FARMERS' WELFARE and Training (Para 3.1) 151 Paras pertaining to Agricultural and COMMERCE AND Main Committee Processed Food Products Export INDUSTRY Development Authority (Para 4.1) and Export Inspection Council of India (Para 4.2) 152 Paras pertaining to Sangeet Natak CULTURE Main Committee Akademi (Para 6.1), National Museum (Para 6.2), The Asiatic Society, Kolkata (Para 6.3), Indira Gandhi Rashtriya Manav Sangrahalaya, Bhopal (Para 6.4) 153 South Asian University (Para 7.1) EXTERNAL AFFAIRS Main Committee and other paras (Para 7.2 to 7.5) 154 Implementation of Public Financial FINANCE Main Committee Management System (PFMS) (Para 8.1)
155 Paras pertaining to International HEALTH AND FAMILY Main Committee Institute for Population Sciences WELFARE (IIPS), Mumbai (Para 9.1), Indian Council of Medical Research (Para 9.2), Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh (Para 9.3), Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research, Puducherry (Para 9.4), Safdarjung Hospital (Para 9.5) 156 Para pertaining to Delhi Police (Para HOME AFFAIRS Main Committee 10.1 to 10.3)
157 Para pertaining to Office of the HOUSING AND URBAN Main Committee Executive Engineer, Bhubaneswar AFFAIRS Central Division No. II, Central Public Works Department (CPWD), 30
Bhubaneswar (Para 11.1) 158 Paras pertaining to Mahatma Gandhi HUMAN RESOURCE Main Committee Antarrashtriya Hindi DEVELOPMENT Vishwavidyalaya, Wardha (Para 12.1), Central University of Tamil Nadu, Thiruvarur (Para 12.2), University Grants Commission (Para 12.3), Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad and Indian Institute of Management, Calcutta (Para 12.4), Indira Gandhi National Tribal University, Amarkantak (Para 12.5), Kendriya Vidyalaya, Sidhi (Para 12.6), Central Board of Secondary Education, New Delhi (Para 12.7), Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay (Para 12.8 and 12.9), Indian Institute of Technology (ISM), Dhanbad, National Institute of Foundry and Forge Technology, Ranchi and National Institute of Technology, Jamshedpur (Para 12.10), Indian Institute of Technology, Chennai (Para 12.11), National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli (Para 12.12), Central University of Gujarat, Gandhinagar (Para 12.13), Visva-Bharati, Shantiniketan (Para 12.14), Tezpur University, Assam (Para 12.15), Indian Institute of Information Technology, Allahabad (Para 12.16), ABV-Indian Institute of Information Technology and Management (ABV- IIITM), Gwalior, Indian Institute of Information Technology, Design and Manufacturing (IIITDM), Jabalpur and National Institute of Technical Teachers Training and Research, (NITTTR), Bhopal (Para 12.17), Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology, Allahabad (Para 12.18), National Institute of Technology, Patna (Para 12.19), National Institute of Technology, Goa (Para 12.20), Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) (Para 12.21) 31
159 Paras pertaining to Super Power INFORMATION AND Main Committee Transmission, All India Radio, BROADCASTING Bangalore (Para 13.1), Prasar Bharati, Commercial Broadcasting Service, All India Radio, Mumbai (Para 13.2). 160 Para pertaining to Employees’ LABOUR AND Main Committee Provident Fund Organisation (Para EMPLOYMENT 14.1) 161 Para pertaining to National Institute NITI AAYOG Main Committee of Labour Economics Research and Development (Para 15.1) 162 Para pertaining to Central Bureau of PERSONNEL, PUBLIC Main Committee Investigation (Para 16.1) GRIEVANCES AND PENSIONS 163 Para pertaining to Bhakra Beas POWER Main Committee Management Board (Para 17.1) 164 Double payment due to failure of RURAL DEVELOPMENT Main Committee internal control (Para 18.1) 165 Paras pertaining to Jawaharlal Nehru SHIPPING Main Committee Port Trust (Para 19.1), Mumbai Port Trust (Para 19.2 and 19.3), V.O. Chidambaranar Port Trust (Para 19.4)
166 Para pertaining to Indian Statistical STATISTICS AND Main Committee Institute, Kolkata (Para 20.1) PROGRAMME IMPLEMENTATION 167 Para pertaining to Dr. Ambedkar TOURISM Main Committee Institute of Hotel Management Catering and Nutrition (Para 21.1) 168 Price Stabilization Fund Scheme COMMERCE AND Main Committee INDUSTRIES
169 Avoidable expenditure due to non- Main Committee collection of service tax
170 Unfruitful Expenditure of ` 7.27 crore Main Committee on running of Tea Centres of Tea Board of India for Domestic Promotion of Tea
171 Unfruitful expenditure CONSUMER AFFAIRS, Main Committee FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION 172 Poor internal controls leading to non- Main Committee adjustment of excess release of funds 32
173 Failure to purchase Chancery EXTERNAL AFFAIRS Main Committee building in Rome 174 Avoidable Extra Liability HUMAN RESOURCE Main Committee DEVELOPMENT 175 Premature release of funds INFORMATION AND Main Committee BROADCASTING 176 Undue favour to operators using TELECOMMUNICATIONS Main Committee dual/multiple technology
177 Excess payment of service tax due to POSTS Main Committee non-availing of CENVAT Credit (3.1); Unfruitful expenditure on procurement of barcoded bag labels (3.2); Non-claiming of rent (3.3); Avoidable Payment of Electricity Charges (3.4); Under-utilization of Automatic Mail Processing Centres (3.5)
178 Injudicious expenditure on outlived SHIPPING Main Committee tug (15.1)
179 Paras Pertaining to Union Territories HOME AFFAIRS Main Committee (Expenditure Sector) [Para 2.2, 2.3, 2.4, 2.5, 2.6, 2.7, 2.8, 2.9, 2.10, 2.11 & 2.12]
180 Paras Pertaining to Union Territories HOME AFFAIRS Main Committee (Revenue Sector) [Para 3.1 & 3.2]
181 Para Pertaining to Union Territories HOME AFFAIRS Main Committee (Commercial Sector) [Para 4.1]
182 Irregular payment of subsidy to COMMUNICATIONS AND Main Committee Universal Service Provider (Para 2.2) INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY 183 Non-Payment of Service Tax FINANCE DEPARTMENT OF Main Committee REVENUE (INDIRECT TAX) 184 Preventive Functions of Customs FINANCE DEPARTMENT OF Main Committee Department REVENUE (CUSTOMS)
185 Corporation Tax FINANCE DEPARTMENT OF Main Committee REVENUE (DIRECT TAXES) 186 Non/Short payment of Central Excise FINANCE DEPARTMENT OF Main Committee Duty (Para 4.2) REVENUE (CENTRAL EXCISE) 33
187 Generation and Distribution of Power UT (LAKSHADWEEP Main Committee in Lakshadweep Islands ADMINISTRATION)
188 Catering Services in Indian Railways RAILWAYS Main Committee
189 Avoidable expenditure on purchase DEPARTMENT OF ATOMIC Main Committee of medicines without tendering ENERGY process
190 Systemic issues including FINANCE DEPARTMENT OF Main Committee ambiguities/lacunae in the special REVENUE provisions (Para 2.1 to 2.11)
191 Extent of non-compliance of MAT FINANCE Main Committee provisions (Para 3.1 to 3.11)
192 Activities of Institute of Bio-resources DEPARTMENT OF BIO- Main Committee and Sustainable Development, TECHNOLOGY Imphal
193 Avoidable expenditure towards price DEPARTMENT OF Main Committee escalation SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
194 Flexi fare system in Rajdhani, RAILWAYS Main Committee Shatabdi and Duronto Trains 195 Development of railway land for RAILWAYS Main Committee commercial use by Rail Land Development Authority 196 Performance Audit Report on WATER RESOURCES, Main Committee “National Projects” RIVER DEVELOPMENT & GANGA REJUVENATION
197 Quality management in Ordnance DEFENCE Main Committee factories dealing with the Ammunition and Explosives 198 Production of Parachutes on DEFENCE Main Committee Ordnance Factories 199 Stores in Transit between Ordnance DEFENCE Main Committee Factories 200 Induction and exploitation of ‘A’ a DEFENCE Main Committee Long Range Maritime Reconnaissance Anti-Submarine Warfare aircraft.
201 Training of Officers in Indian Navy Main Committee 202 Non- accrual of intended benefits Main Committee through nomination of a DPSU shipyard 203 Creation of infrastructural facilities in Main Committee 34
Indian Coast Guard. 204 Performance Audit Report of HEALTH AND FAMILY Main Committee “Pradhan Mantri Swasthya Suraksha WELFARE Yojana (PMSSY)” 205 Performance Audit of “Scheme of SOCIAL JUSTICE AND Main Committee Post Matric Scholarships to the EMPOWERMENT Student Belonging to Scheduled Castes for Studies in India” 206 Loss due to delay in opening of Letter DEFENCE Main Committee of Credit 207 Undue benefit to a foreign firm due to Main Committee non- levy of liquidated damages in the procurement of 23 MM Cartridges
208 Avoidable expenditure Main Committee
209 Unauthorized provision of Operations Main Committee cum sand model room
210 Delay in production of electronically Main Committee upgraded 155mm/45 Calibre Gun System “ DHANUSH” 211 Delay in provisioning of air- Main Committee conditioners denied the ready availability of missiles to a field formation 212 Unfruitful expenditure Main Committee 213 Loss due to inadequate terms of Main Committee insurance for imported equipment 214 Avoidable procurement of stores Main Committee valuing ` 6.09 crore for stockpiling 215 Unfruitful expenditure of ` 13.78 crore Main Committee in taking up a project without complete test facilities 216 Unwarranted expenditure of ` 14.43 crore on procurement of stores 217 Development of Indigenous Airborne DEFENCE Main Committee Early Warning and Control System (AEW&CS)
218 Operational readiness of IAF Main Committee 219 Irregularity in procurement of MiG Main Committee aircraft Tyres 220 Irregularity in tendering for repair and Main Committee overhaul of Mi-17 IV helicopters. 221 Performance Audit Report on Main Committee 35
“National Rural Drinking Water Programme” 222 Augmentation of Station Line RAILWAYS Main Committee Capacity on selected stations in Indian Railways’
Category-II
(Subject selected for suo-moto examination)
SI.NO. Subject Ministry/Department
1. Scrutiny of Public Expenditure under Non-lapsable DONER Central Pool of Resources in Ministry of DONER. 2. Indian Infrastructure Debt Funds Finance 3. Border Area Development Programme Home 4. Bad debts in public institutions Finance 5. Review of Monetary Policy Finance 6. PPP Projects Drinking Water and Sanitation, Shipping, Urban Development, Housing & Urban Poverty Alleviation 7. Implementation/Seeding of AADHAR Electronics and Information Technology 8. Pradhan Mantri Swasthiya Suraksha Yojana Health and Family Welfare 36
Appendix - III (vide Para 1.5)
COMPOSITION OF THE SUB-COMMITTEES OF THE PUBLIC ACCOUNTS COMMITTEE (2018-19)
(i) Sub-Committee – I (Non Compliance in Timely submission of Action Taken Notes on the Non-selected Audit Paragraphs & Excess Expenditure)
Convenor : 1. Shri Bhubaneswar Kalita Alternate Convenor : 2. Shri Prem Singh Chandumajra Members : 3. Shri Ramesh Pokhriyal “Nishank” 4. Dr. Kirit Somaiya 5. Shri Anurag Singh Thakur (ii) Sub-Committee – II (Direct and Indirect Taxes)
Convenor : 1. Shri Shivkumar Chanabasappa Udasi Alternate Convenor : 2. Prof. M. V. Rajeev Gowda Members : 3. Smt. Riti Pathak 4. Shri Anurag Singh Thakur 5. Shri Narayan Lal Panchariya
(iii) Sub-Committee – III (Implementation of Recommendations of PAC)
Convenor : 1. Shri Bhartruhari Mahtab Alternate Convenor : 2. Shri Subhash Chandra Baheria Members : 3. Shri Sudip Bandyopadhyay 4. Shri Shwait Malik 5. Shri Bhubaneswar Kalita 6. Dr. P. Venugopal
(iv) Sub-Committee – IV (Railways)
Convenor : 1. Shri Sukhendu Sekhar Ray Alternate Convenor : 2. Dr. Ponnusamy Venugopal Members : 3. Shri Janardan Singh Sigriwal 4. Shri Abhishek Singh 5. Shri Gopal Shetty
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Appendix-IV (vide Para 1.6)
Statement showing the details of the dates and duration of the sittings of the Public Accounts Committee (2018-19) [Main Committee]
Sl. Date of Time Duration No. of Subjects discussed No sitting Member From To Hrs Mins s present [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8]
1. 14/05/2018 1100 1200 01 00 07 (i) Inaugural address by the Chairperson, PAC; (ii) Briefing by the Comptroller & Auditor General of India; and (iii) Consideration of Memorandum No.1 regarding selection of subjects for examination during the year 2018-19. 2. 21/05/2018 1100 1330 02 30 11 Further Oral Evidence of the representatives of the Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare (Department of Agriculture, Cooperation and Farmers Welfare) on the subject, "Performance Audit of Agriculture Crop Insurance Schemes" based on C&AG Report No. 7 of 2017. 3. 30/05/2018 1100 1330 02 30 10 Oral Evidence of the representatives of the Ministry of Home Affairs, Delhi Police, Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions and Central Bureau of Investigation CBI on the subjects: (i) "Delay in commissioning of CCTV surveillance system"; (ii) "Irregular Leave Travel Concession claims"; (iii) "Idling of servers and software and avoidable expenditure on rent of hired servers"; and (iv) " Avoidable payment of demand charges" based on Para Nos. 10.1, 10.2, 10.3 and 16.1 respectively of the C&AGs Report No. 4 of 2018. 4. 06/06/2018 1100 1345 02 45 13 Oral Evidence of the representatives of the Ministry of Defence, Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) and Indian Air Force (IAF) on the subjects "Procurement of Air Combat Maneuvering Instrumentation System" and “Storage of Special Equipment and Weapons in IAF” based on Para Nos. 2.3 & 3.9 respectively of the C&AG s Report No. 34 of 2014. 5. 13/06/2018 1100 1330 02 30 14 Oral Evidence of the representatives of the Ministry of Railways (Railway Board) on the subject “Status of Ongoing Projects in Indian Railways" based on Chapter I of 38
C&AG s Report No. 48 of 2015. 6. 22/06/2018 1100 1345 02 45 08 Further oral evidence of the representatives of the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas on the subject “Performance Audit on Supply and Infrastructure Development for Natural Gas" based on C&AGs Report No. 6 of 2015. 7. 27/06/2018 1130 1345 02 15 10 Oral evidence of the representatives of the Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue-CBDT and CBEC) on the subjects "Non-production of records (Para 2.6) and “Fictitious sales and purchases by shell Companies/Hawala Operators” based on Chapter II and Chapter V respectively of C&AG s Report No. 2 of 2017 (ii) “Functioning of Field formations: Non- Transfer of Cases to Recovery Cells (Para 2.8.6) based on Chapter II of C&AG Report no. 3 of 2017. 8. 04/07/2019 1100 1240 01 40 12 (i) Oral Evidence of the representatives of the Ministry of Textiles on the subject “Apparel Export Promotion Council” based on Chapter XVII (Para 17.1) of C&AGs Report No. 11 of 2016. (ii) Consideration and Adoption of the Draft Reports on the following subjects: (a) "Assessment of Entities Engaged in Health and Allied Sector" based on C&AG’s Report No. 27 of 2017; (b) Action Taken by the Government on recommendations/observations of the Committee contained in their 27th Report of PAC (16th Lok Sabha) on the subject “Exemptions to Charitable Trusts and Institutions”. (c) “Improper Management of Defence Land” based on Para 2.1 of the C&AGs Report No. 30 of 2013; and (d) “Creation of Tourist Infrastructure in Andaman & Nicobar Islands” based on Para No. 2.1 C&AGs Report No. 24 of 2016. 9. 11/07/2018 1100 1215 01 15 08 Oral Evidence of the representatives of the Ministry of Commerce and Industry on the subject “Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA)” based on Chapter VII (Para 7.1) of C&AGs Report No. 12 of 2017. 10. 30/07/2018 1600 1730 01 30 13 (i) Oral evidence of the representatives of the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs on the subjects "Financial Loss due to non- receipt of Completion-cum-Occupancy Certificate", "Loss due to failure to levy departmental charges" and "Undue benefit to contractor" based on Paras 22.1, 22.2 39
and 22.3 of C&AG Report No. 12 of 2017, respectively. (ii) Consideration and Adoption of the Draft Reports on the following subjects: (a) Action taken by the Government on the Recommendations/Observations of the Committee contained in their 33rd Report(16th Lok Sabha) on "Unfruitful Expenditure on Establishment of Specific Pathogen Free Shrimp Seed Multiplication Centre (NFDB)"; (b) Action taken by the Government on the Recommendations/Observations of the Committee contained in their 93rd Report(16th Lok Sabha) on "Management of Vacant Land in Indian Railways"; and (c) Action taken by the Government on the Recommendations/Observations of the Committee contained in their 47th Report(16th Lok Sabha) on "Hydrocarbon Production Sharing Contracts". 11. 07/08/2018 1030 1100 00 30 14 Consideration and Adoption of the Draft Reports on the following subjects: (a) Draft Report on "Accounting of Projects in Indian Railways" based on C&AG Report No. 19 of 2014; (b) Draft Report on ‘Examination of Accounts of ICAR’, ‘Non achievement of Stated Objective’ and ‘Blocking of Funds of Coconut Development Board’ based on Para No. 1.4.2 (serial no. T and U) of C&AG Report No. 33 of 2011-12 and Para Nos. 2.2 and 2.1 of the C&AG Report No. 11 of 2016 respectively; and (c) Action taken by the Government on the Recommendations/Observations of the Committee contained in their 65th Report (16th Lok Sabha) on “Nutrient Based Subsidy Policy for Decontrolled Phosphatic and Potassic Fertilizers”; 12. 09/08/2018 1030 1100 00 30 12 Consideration and Adoption of the Draft Reports on the following subjects: (a) Draft Report on "Less Collection of Revenue due to Incorrect Adoption of Exchange Rate on Fees/Penalties Charged Towards Renunciation of Citizenship and Misuse of Passports" and "Undue Benefit to the Service Provider" based on Para Nos. 7.1 and 7.2 respectively of the C&AG Report No. 11 of 2016; and (b) Action taken by the Government on the Recommendations/Observations of the Committee contained in their 47th Report (16th Lok Sabha) on “Hydrocarbon 40
Production Sharing Contracts”. 13. 27/08/2018 1100 1345 02 45 13 Oral Evidence of the representatives of the Ministry of Civil Aviation on the following subjects: (i) "PPP Projects"; and (ii) "Aircraft Availability" based on Chapter 4 of C&AG Report No. 40 of 2016.
14. 07/09/2018 1100 1300 02 30 13 (I) Oral evidence of the representatives of the Ministry of Defence and Department of Defence Research & Development (D.R.D.O.) on the subjects(i)"Development of an Integrated Aerostat Surveillance System"; and (ii)"Irregular sanction and expenditure of Rs. 5.20 crore on construction of vehicle testing ground after completion of the project" based on Para Nos. 6.1 and 6.2 respectively of the C&AGs Report No. 15 of 2017; (II) Consideration of Memorandum No.2 regarding selection of additional subjects for examination during the year 2018-19; and (III) Consideration and Adoption of draft Report on Action taken by the Government on the Recommendations/Observations of the Committee contained in their 89th Report(15th Lok Sabha) on "Defence Estates Management". 15. 26/09/2018 1100 1320 02 20 10 Oral evidence of the representatives of the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare (Department of Health & Family Welfare) on the subject "Performance Audit of Pradhan Mantri Swasthya Suraksha Yojana" based on C&AG Report No. 10 of 2018. 16. 03/10/2018 1500 1700 02 00 14 i) Further oral evidence of the representatives of the Ministry of Textiles on the subject “Apparel Export Promotion Council” based on Chapter XVII (Para 17.1) of C&AGs Report No. 11 of 2016; (ii) Oral evidence of the representatives of the Ministry of Textiles on the subject “Failure to Implement scheme objectives on disbursement of capital subsidy” based on Chapter XX (Para 20.1) of C&AGs Report No. 12 of 2017; and (ii) Consideration and Adoption of Draft Report on Action Taken by the Government on recommendations/observations of the Committee contained in their 89th Report of PAC (15th Lok Sabha) on “Defence Estates Management”. 17. 12/10/2018 1100 1230 01 30 13 Oral Evidence of the representatives of the Ministry of Tourism on Chapter XVIII of C&AG Report No. 25 of 2014; Chapter 41
XVIII of C&AG Report No. 11 of 2016; and Chapter XXI of C&AG Report No.4 of 2018. 18. 02/11/2018 1500 1640 01 40 11 Oral Evidence of the representatives of Ministry of Commerce and Industry on the subject “Price Stabilization Fund Scheme” and “Avoidable expenditure due to non- collection of service tax” based on Para Nos. 2.1 and 2.2 respectively of C&AG Report No. 18 of 2015. 19. 15/11/2018 1100 1345 02 45 15 (i) Oral evidence of the representatives of the Ministry of Railways on the subject “Catering Services in Indian Railways” based on C&AG Report No. 13 of 2017. (ii) Further oral evidence of the representatives of the Ministry of Defence and DRDO on the subjects “Avoidable Procurement of a Mobile Nitrogen Gas Generator Plant” and “Infructuous Procurement of Materials” based on Para Nos. 6.1 and 6.2 of the C&AG Report No. 19 of 2016 respectively. 20. 05/12/2018 1100 1345 02 45 08 (i) Oral Evidence of the representatives of the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food And Public Distribution, Department of Food & Public Distribution on the subject "Preparedness for Implementation of National Food Security Act, 2013" based on C&AG Report No. 54 of 2015. (ii) Oral Evidence of the representatives of the Ministry of Finance, Department of Revenue on the subject "Performance Audit on Assessment of Assessees in Pharmaceuticals Sector" based on C&AG Report No. 5 of 2015. and (iii) (a) "Performance Audit of Design, Development, Manufacture and Induction of Light Combat Aircraft" based on C&AG Report No. 17 of 2015; (b) Action taken by the Government on the Recommendations/Observations of the Committee contained in their 39th Report (16th Lok Sabha) on "Preservation and Conservation of Monuments and Antiquities"; (c) Action taken by the Government on the Recommendations/Observations of the Committee contained in their 67th Report (16th Lok Sabha) on “Performance Audit of Employees State Insurance Corporation and Special Audit of Medical Education Projects of ESIC (d) Action taken by the Government on the Recommendations/Observations of the Committee contained in their 36th Report 42
(16th Lok Sabha) on "Excesses over voted grants and charged appropriations (2013- 14)"; (e) Action taken by the Government on the Recommendations/Observations of the Committee contained in their 68th Report (16th Lok Sabha) on "Excesses over voted grants and charged appropriations (2014-15)"; (f) Action taken by the Government on the Recommendations/Observations of the Committee contained in their 87th Report (16th Lok Sabha) on "Maintenance of Bridges in Indian Railways; and (g) Action taken by the Government on the Recommendations/Observations of the Committee contained in their 96th Report (16th Lok Sabha) on "Management of Narcotics Substances". (h) Action taken by the Government on the Recommendations/Observations of the Committee contained in their 94th Report (16th Lok Sabha) on "Working of Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) and Academic Activities of Satyajit Ray Film and Television Institute, Kolkata for the period from 2010-11 to 2014-15." (i) Para Nos. 13.3, 13.7 and 13.11 of C&AG Report No. 12 of 2017 on 'Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan (KVS)', 'Irregular Payment of Service Tax' and 'Gujarat Vidyapith (GVP)' respectively pertaining to Ministry of HRD. (j) "Ineffective Monitoring by APEDA" based on Para No. 7.1 of C&AG Report No. 12 of 2017 21. 14/12/2018 1500 1615 01 15 13 (i) Further oral Evidence of the representatives of the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs on the subject “Acquisition and Development of Land by DDA” based on Chapter V of the C&AG Report No. 17 of 2011-12. (ii) Consideration and Adoption of the Draft Reports on the following subjects: (a) “Avoidable Procurement of a Mobile Nitrogen Gas Generator Plant and Infructuous Procurement of Material” based on Para Nos. 6.1 and 6.2 of the C&AG Report No. 19 of 2016; “Development of an Integrated Aerostat Surveillance System” “Irregular Sanction and Expenditure of ` 5.20 Crore On Construction of Vehicle Testing Ground After Completion of the Project” based on Para Nos. 6.1 and 6.2 of the C&AG Report No. 15 of 2017 relating to Ministry of 43
Defence; (b) “Delay in Commissioning of CCTV Surveillance System”, “Irregular Leave Travel Concession Claims” and “Idling of Servers and Software and Avoidable Expenditure on Rent of Hired Servers” based on Para Nos. 10.1, 10.2 &10.3 respectively of the C&AG Report No. 4 of 2018 ; (c) “Preparedness for Implementation of National Food Security Act, 2013” based on C&AG Report No. 54 of 2015; (d) Action taken by the Government on the Recommendations/Observations of the Committee contained in their 78th Report (16th Lok Sabha) on “Stressed Assets Stabilization Fund (SASF)"; (e) Action taken by the Government on the Recommendations/Observations of the Committee contained in their 92nd Report (16th Lok Sabha) on “Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana"; (f) “Supply and Infrastructure Development for Natural Gas” based on C&AG Report No.6 of 2015; (g) “Irregularities in procurement of goods and services”, “Award of work to non-existent firms”, “Unrealised VAT refund’ and ‘Excess payment of departmental charges” based on Para Nos.18.1 & 18.2 of C&AG Report No. 25 of 2014, Para No. 18.1 of C&AG Report No. 11 of 2016 and Para No. 21.1 of C&AG Report No. 4 of 2018 respectively. (h) Action Taken by the Government on the Observations/Recommendations of the Committee contained in their Ninety-Fourth Report (Fifteenth Lok Sabha) on “Implementation of Public Private Partnership-Indira Gandhi International Airport, Delhi”; (i) Action Taken by the Government on the Observations and Recommendations of the Committee contained in their Forty-seventh Report (16th Lok Sabha) on "Hydrocarbon Production Sharing Contracts"; (j) "Apparel Export Promotion Council (Para 17.1)" based on Chapter XVII of C&AG Report No. 11 of 2016; and (k) Performance Audit Report of "Pradhan Mantri Swasthya Suraksha Yojana (PMSSY)" based on C&AG Report No. 10 of 2018. 22. 20/12/2018 1030 1100 00 30 17 Consideration and Adoption of the Draft Reports on the following subjects: (i) “Irregularities in procurement of goods and services”, “Award of work to non-existent 44
firms”, “Unrealised VAT refund’ and ‘Excess payment of departmental charges”, pertaining to Ministry of Tourism, based on Para Nos.18.1 & 18.2 of C&AG Report No. 25 of 2014, Para No. 18.1 of C&AG Report No. 11 of 2016 and Para No. 21.1 of C&AG Report No. 4 of 2018 respectively. (ii) "Acquisition & Development of Land by DDA" based on Chapter V of C&AG Report No. 17 of 2011-12 23. 07/1/2019 1030 1100 00 30 17 Consideration and Adoption of the following Draft Reports: (i) Draft Report on the subject “Assessment of Assessees in Pharmaceutical Sector” based on C&AG Report No. 5 of 2015; and (ii) Draft Report on the subject “Procurement of Air combat Maneuvering Instrumentation System” based on Para No. 2.3 of C&AG Report No. 34 of 2014. 24. 16.01.2019 1100 1315 02 15 07 (i) Oral evidence of the representatives of the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (Department of Health and Family Welfare) on the subject “Performance Audit of Implementation of Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006” based on C&AG Report No. 37 of 2017. (ii) Consideration and Adoption of the following Draft Reports: (a) Draft Report on the subject “Assessment of Assessees in Pharmaceutical Sector” based on C&AG Report No. 5 of 2015; and Draft Report on the subject “Procurement of Air combat Maneuvering Instrumentation System” based on Para No. 2.3 of C&AG Report No. 34 of 2014. 25. 30.01.2019 1145 1300 01 15 10 Oral Evidence of the representatives of the Ministry of Finance (Department of Expenditure) on the subject “Implementation of Public Financial Management System (PFMS)” based on (Para 8.1) of Chapter VIII of the C&AG Report No. 4 of 2018. 26. 30.01.2019 1530 1700 01 30 07 Oral evidence of the representatives of Ministry of Communications (Department of Posts) on Para nos. 3.1, 3.2 & 3.5 of C&AG Report No. 55 of 2015 and Para no. 3.2 of C&AG Report No. 29 of 2016.
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Appendix-V (vide Para 1.6)
Statement showing the number of sittings attended by each Member of the Public Accounts Committee (2018-19)
Total number of sittings held from 1st May, 2018 to 30th April, 2019 - 37 (Main Committee and Sub-Committees)
Sl. Name of the No. of No. Member sittings attended Shri Mallikarjun Kharge Chairperson 26
LOK SABHA
2. Shri Sudip Bandyopadhyay Member 00 3. Shri Subhash Chandra Member 14 (includes 3 sittings of Baheria Sub-Committee-III) 4. Shri Prem Singh Member 20 (includes 1 sitting of Chandumajra Sub-Committee-I) 5. Shri Gajanan Chandrakant Member 06 Kirtikar 6. Shri Bhartruhari Mahtab Convenor 23 (includes 5 sittings of of Sub- Sub-Committee-III ) Committee III 7. Dr. Ramesh Pokhriyal Member 12 (includes 1 sitting of Nishank Sub-Committee-I) 8. Smt. Riti Pathak Member 09 (includes 1 sitting of Sub-Committee-IV) 9. Shri Gopal Chinayya Shetty Member 28 (includes 2 sittings of Sub-Committee IV) 10. Shri Janardan Singh Member 25 (includes 2 sittings of Sigriwal Sub-Committee-IV) 11. Shri Abhishek Singh Member 05 12. Dr. Kirit Somaiya Member 19 (includes 1 sitting of Sub-Committee-I) 13. Shri Anurag Singh Thakur Member 14 (includes 1 sitting of Sub-Committee-II) 14. Shri Shivkumar C. Udasi Convenor 19 (includes 2 sittings of of Sub- Sub-Committee-II) Committee II 15. Dr. P. Venugopal Member 20 (includes 1 sitting of Sub-Committee-III & 1 sitting of Sub-Committee- IV) 46
RAJYA SABHA
16. Prof. M.V. Rajeev Gowda Member 14 (includes 2 sittings of Sub-Committee-II) 17. Shri Bhubaneswar Kalita Convenor 24 (includes 2 sittings of of Sub- Sub-Committee-I & 3 Committee sittings of Sub-Committee- I III) 18. Shri Shwait Malik Member 11 (includes 2 sittings of Sub-Committee-IV) 19. Shri Narayan Lal Member 12 (includes 2 sittings of Panchariya Sub-Committee-II 20. Shri C.M. Ramesh Member 23 (includes 1 sittings of Sub-Committee-II) 21. Shri Sukhendu Sekhar Ray Convenor 12 (includes 2 sittings of of Sub- Sub-Committee-IV) Committee IV 22. Shri Bhupender Yadav Member 11 (includes 2 sittings of Sub-Committee-II)
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Appendix-VI (vide Para 1.6)
Statement showing the details of the dates and duration of the sittings of the Sub-Committees of Public Accounts Committee (2018- 19)
Sl. Date of Time Duration No. of Subjects discussed No sitting From To Hrs Mins Members present [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8]
SUB-COMMITTEE – I
1. 19.09.2018 1500 1600 01 00 03 Briefing on the latest status of timely submission of Action Taken Notes. 2. 30.04.2019 1100 1135 00 35 02 Consideration and adoption of draft Report on “Excesses Over Voted Grants and Charged Appropriations (2016-17)”.
SUB-COMMITTEE – II
1. 24.09.2018 1200 1320 01 20 04 Oral evidence of the representatives of the Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue) on Para nos. 2.2, 2.3, 2.5, 2.6 & 2.10 of C&AG Report No. 28 of 2016 on "Allowance of Deduction to the Assessees engaged in Infrastructure Development ". 2. 23.10.2018 1500 1620 01 20 05 Oral evidence of the representatives of the Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue) and Central Board of Indirect Taxes & Customs (CBIC) on Para nos. 2.2, 2.3 & 2.4 and on Para nos. 4.1 to 4.3 of C&AG Report No. 10 of 2016 on "Cenvat Credit Scheme "
SUB-COMMITTEE – III
1. 16.08.2018 1130 1240 01 10 03 Meeting to chalk out the future course of action. 2. 11.09.2018 1130 1300 01 30 04 Oral evidence of the representatives of the Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue) on "Implementation of Recommendations of Public Accounts Committee contained in their 75th Report (16th LS) on "Performance of Import and Export 48
Trade Facilitation through Customs Ports" and 97th Report (16th LS) on Action taken by the Ministry on the 75th Report ibid". 3. 27.09.2018 1130 1300 01 30 02 Oral evidence of the representatives of the Ministry of Defence (Department of Defence) on implementation of recommendations of Public Accounts Committee contained in their 21st Report on "Role and Functioning of Indian Coast Guard" along with 51st Report on Action taken thereon by the Ministry ibid". 4. 27.02.2019 1400 1615 02 15 02 Oral evidence of the representatives of the Ministry of Defence (Department of Defence) on “Implementation of Recommendations of Public Accounts Committee contained in their 32nd Report (16th LS) on "Indigenous Construction of Indian Naval Warships" and 59th Report (16th LS) on Action taken by the Ministry on the 32nd Report ibid". and ii). Oral evidence of the representatives of the Ministry of Women and Child Development on “Implementation of Recommendations of Public Accounts Committee contained in their 14th Report (16th LS) on "Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS)" and 35th Report (16th LS) on Action taken by the Ministry on the 35th Report ibid". 5. 29.04.2019 1500 1515 00 15 03 Consideration and adoption of draft report on “Implementation of Recommendations of PAC by Ministries of Finance, Defence and Women and Child Development.”
SUB-COMMITTEE-IV
1. 03.10.2018 1400 1435 00 35 04 (i) Further oral evidence of the representatives of the Ministry of Textiles on the subject “Apparel Export Promotion Council” based on Chapter XVII (Para 17.1) of C&AGs Report No. 11 of 2016; (ii) Oral evidence of the representatives of the Ministry of Textiles on the subject “Failure to Implement 49
scheme objectives on disbursement of capital subsidy” based on Chapter XX (Para 20.1) of C&AGs Report No. 12 of 2017; and (ii) Consideration and Adoption of Draft Report on Action Taken by the Government on recommendations/observations of the Committee contained in their 89th Report of PAC (15th Lok Sabha) on “Defence Estates Management”. 2. 12.10.2018 1400 1500 01 00 03 Oral Evidence of the representatives of the Ministry of Tourism on Chapter XVIII of C&AG Report No. 25 of 2014; Chapter XVIII of C&AG Report No. 11 of 2016; and Chapter XXI of C&AG Report No.4 of 2018. ______
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Appendix-VII (vide Para 1.8)
Statement showing the details of the Study visits of the Public Accounts Committee (2018-19)
Sl. Dates and Name of Members Names of Subject studied No. duration of who joined the tour places and visit organizations visited 1. Five days Shri Mallikarjun BHUBANESW 1. At BHUBANESWAR (i) (13.09.2018 Kharge; Shri AR, MUMBAI Held informal discussion with to Shivkumar Udasi; Shri AND the representatives of the 17.09.2018) Janardhan Singh VISAKHAPAT Ministry of Finance Sigriwal; Shri NAM (Department of Revenue – Bhartruhari Mahtab; Direct Tax), Pr.CCIT, Odisha Shri Subhash Region and Pr.CCIT West Chandra Baheria; Bengal & Sikkim Regions on Smt. Riti Pathak; Shri the subject “Extent of non- Prem Singh compliance of MAT (Minimum Chandumajra; Shri Alternate Tax) provisions” Gopal Shetty; Dr. Kirit based on Chapter III of C&AG Somaiya; Shri Report No.30 of 2017; (ii)Held Bhubaneswar Kalita. informal discussion with the representatives of the Ministries of New and Renewable Energy and Power, Chairman, NTPC Vidyut Vyapar Nigam Limited (NVVN), Chairman, Solar Energy Corporation of India Limited (SECI),CMD, National Hydroelectric Power Corporation (NHPC), CMD, Power Grid Corporation of India Limited (PGCIL) and Government of Odisha on the subject “Renewable Energy Sector in India” based on C&AGs Report No.34 of 2015 with particular reference to Odisha region; (iii) Held informal discussion with the representatives of the Ministry of Shipping and the Chairman(s), Paradip Port Trust, Kakinada Port, 51
Visakhapatnam Port on the subject, “Performance Audit of Public Private Partnership Projects in Major Ports” based on C&AGs Report No.49 of 2015; and (iv) Held informal discussion with the representatives of the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Chairman, CPCB and Chairman, State Pollution Control Board (Odisha), on the subject, “Environmental Clearance and Post Clearance Monitoring” based on C&AG Report No.39 of 2016 with particular reference to Odisha region. 2. At MUMBAI (i) Held informal discussion with the Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue – Service Tax) and Commissioner, State Tax, Maharashtra, on the subject, “Service Tax liability in Insurance Sector” based on C&AGs Chapter II of Report No.4 of 2015 with particular reference to Maharashtra region; (ii) Held informal discussion with the representatives of the Ministry of Finance (Department of Financial Services) and Reserve Bank of India, Chairman, State Bank of India and MD & CEO, Union Bank of India on the subject, “Performance Audit Report on Recapitalisation of Public Sector Banks” based on C&AGs Report No.28 of 2017; and (iii) Held informal discussion with the representatives of the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas and the CMDs of IOCL, HPCL 52
and BPCL on the subject, “Pricing Mechanism of Major Petroleum Products in Central Public Sector Oil Marketing Companies” based on C&AGs Report No.14 of 2014. 3. At VISAKHAPATNAM (i) Held informal discussion with the representatives of the Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue – Direct Tax), Pr.CCIT, Andhra Pradesh and Telangana regions on the subject “Write off of Arrears of Tax Demand” based on Chapter VI of C&AG Report No.3 of 2016; (ii) Held informal discussion with the representatives of the Ministry of Textiles on the subject "Performance Audit Report on Technology Upgradation Fund Scheme (TUFS)" based on C&AG Report No.52 of 2015 in particular reference to Andhra Pradesh region; and (iii)Held informal discussion with the representatives of the Ministry of Defence on the subject, “Performance Audit on the Inventory management of Naval Stores, Equipment and Spare Parts in Indian Navy” and Paras 3.1 to 3.11 pertaining to Indian Navy” based on Chapter II & III respectively of C&AGs Report No.20 of 2017. 2. Three days Shri Mallikarjun HYDERABAD 1. At HYDERABAD (i) Held (26.11.2018 Kharge, Shri AND informal discussion with the to Janardan Singh GULBARGA representatives of Ministry of 28.11.2018) Sigriwal, Dr. Defence and DRDO on Ponnusamy "Development of an Integrated Venugopal, Shri Aerostat Surveillance System, Bhartruhari Mahtab, “Irregular sanction and Dr. Kirit Somaiya, Shri expenditure of Rs.5.20 crore C.M. Ramesh, Shri on construction of vehicle Bhubaneswar Kalita, testing ground after 53
Prof. M.V. Rajeev completion of the project" and Gowda. “Infructuous expenditure of Rs.19.53 crore” based on Paras 6.1, 6.2 & 6.3 of the C&AG Report No.15 of 2017 and on “Information Technology Audit of SAP Enterprise Resource Planning System at Research Centre Imarat, Hyderabad” based on Para 6.2 of C&AG Report 44 of 2015;(ii) Held informal discussion with the representatives of the Ministry of Finance, Department of Revenue, CBIC and Chief Commissioner of Central Tax Customs, Hyderabad Zone on "Recovery of Arrears" and "Effectiveness of Internal Audit" based on C&AG Report No. 3 of 2017 with particular reference to the Telangana region; (iii) Held informal discussion with the representatives of the Ministry of Finance, Department of Financial Services, CMDs, Andhra Bank and Indian Overseas Bank on "Performance Audit Report on Recapitalisation of Public Sector Banks" based on C&AG Report No. 28 of 2017. 2. At GULBARGA (i) a. Visited and had discussion with Central University of Karnataka, Gulbarga and; b. Held informal discussion with the representatives of the Ministry of Human Resource Development (Department of Higher Education) and the Vice Chancellor of Hyderabad University on "Irregular payment of pensionary benefits", "Blocking up of funds and non-achievement of 54
intended objective", "Irregular payment of Transport Allowance to teaching faculty" and "Improper conversion of University of Hyderabad School into Kendriya Vidyalaya Project School" based on Para Nos.13.8,13.17,13.19 and 13.20 respectively of C&AG Report No. 12 of 2017; (ii) Held informal discussion at HKRDB Premises with the representatives of the Ministries of Health & Family Welfare (Department of Health & Family Welfare) and Labour and Employment and DG, ESIC on the subject "Performance Audit of Pradhan Mantri Swasthya Suraksha Yojana" and related issues based on C&AG Report No.10 of 2018 with particular reference to the Karnataka region; (iii) Held informal discussion at HKRDB Premises with the representatives of the Ministry of Civil Aviation, AAI, Air India, Bureau of Civil Aviation, CISF, Chief Operation Officers/CEOs of other Airlines operating in India and representatives of Government of Karnataka on "Action Taken on 93rd Report of PAC (15th Lok Sabha) on Performance of Civil Aviation in India"; (iv) Visited Gulbarga Railway Station and held informal discussion at HKRDB Premises with the representatives of the Ministry of Railways and General Managers, Central Railway, South Central Railway, South Western Railway and Southern Railway on "Catering 55
Services in Indian Railways" based on C&AG Report No. 13 of 2017 and on “Status of ongoing projects in the Indian Railways” based on Chapter I of C&AG Report No. 48 of 2015 with particular reference to Southern region; and (v) Held informal discussion at HKRDB Premises with the representatives of the Ministry of Finance, Department of Financial Services, Chairman, Canara Bank and MD & CEO, Vijaya Bank on "Performance Audit Report on Recapitalisation of Public Sector Banks" and "Bad Debts in Public Institutions" based on C&AG Report No. 28 of 2017 with particular reference to Karnataka region. 3. Three days Shri Mallikarjun MUMBAI AND 1. At MUMBAI (i) Held (14.02.2019 Kharge, Shri Prem THIRUVANAN informal discussion with the to Singh Chandumajra, THAPURAM representatives of the Ministry 16.02.2019) Shri Subhash of Finance (Department of Chandra Baheria, Shri Revenue - CBDT) and Gajanan Chandrakant Principal Chief Commissioner Kirtikar, Shri Gopal of Income Tax, Mumbai Chinayya Shetty, Shri Region on the subject Bhartruhari Mahtab, “Fictitious Demands during Shri Janardan Singh Scrutiny Assessments” based Sigriwal, Dr. Kirit on Chapter V of C&AG Report Somaiya, Shri Anurag No. 40 of 2017. (ii) Held Singh Thakur, Dr. informal discussion with the Ponnusamy representatives of the Ministry Venugopal, Shri C.M. of Finance (Department of Ramesh, Prof. M.V. Financial Services) and the Rajeev Gowda, Shri CMDs of IDBI, Bank of Bhubaneswar Kalita, Baroda, Bank of Maharashtra Shri Shwait Malik. and Central Bank of India on the subject "Performance Audit Report on Recapitalisation of Public Sector Banks" based on C&AG Report No. 28 of 2017. (iii) Held informal discussion with the representatives of the 56
Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue- CBIC) and the Principal Chief Commissioner of GST and Central Excise on the subject “Non-Compliance with Rules and Regulations" based on Chapter IV of C&AG Report No. 3 of 2017 with particular reference to Mumbai/Maharashtra region. (iv) Held informal discussion with the representatives of the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas and the CMDs of HPCL, IOCL and BPCL on the subject "Implementation of PAHAL (DBTL) Scheme" based on C&AG Report No. 25 of 2016. 2. At THIRUVANANTHAPURAM (i) Visited and held informal discussion with the representatives of the Department of Space and Chairman, ISRO on the subjects "Management of VSAT Services (Para 6.1); Irregular expenditure on pre- project activities (Para 6.2); Lack of Financial prudence and improper contract management in the delivery of commercial spacecraft (Para 6.3); Infructuous expenditure in purchase of ecologically fragile land (Para 6.4)" based on Chapter VI of C&AG Report No. 17 of 2017. (ii) Held informal discussion with the representatives of the Ministry of Railways and General Managers Southern, South Eastern and South Central Railway on the subject “Up-gradation of passenger amenities at 57
stations including modernization of stations in Indian Railways” based on Para 2.1 of the C&AG Report No.13 of 2016. (iii) Held informal discussion with the representatives of the Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue - CBDT) and the Principal Chief Commissioner of Income Tax, Kerala Region on the subject “Extent of non- compliance of MAT provisions” based on Para 3 of C&AG Report No.30 of 2017 with particular reference to Kerala Region. (iv) Held informal discussion with the representatives of the Ministry of Finance (Department of Financial Services) and the CMD of Indian Bank and Executive Directors of Corporation Bank and Syndicate Bank on the subject "Bad Debts in Public Institutions."
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CHAPTER II
COMMITTEE ON ESTIMATES
I. Election and Composition
2.1 The Committee on Estimates (Sixteenth Lok Sabha) consisting of 30 Members for the year 2018-19 was constituted/declared elected on 01 May, 2018. The term of the Committee ended on 30 April, 2019.
2.2 The Speaker appointed Dr. Murli Manohar Joshi, a Member of the Committee, as the Chairperson of the Committee on 01 May, 2018. The Composition of the Committee is given in Appendix-I.
II. Subjects selected for Examination
2.3 The Committee on Estimates selected the following subjects for examination during the year 2018-19:-
1. Import of Uranium for Nuclear Plants [Department of Atomic Energy] 2. Subsidizing of Fertilizers [Ministry Chemicals and Fertilizers (Department of Fertilizers)] 3. Mining Activities and Environment [Ministry of Environment, Forests & Climate Change/Ministry of Mines] 4. Management and Protection of Bird Sanctuaries and National Parks [Ministry of Environment, Forests & Climate Change] 5. PNG Network [Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas] 6. Preparedness of Armed Forces – Defence Production and Procurement [Ministry of Defence (Department of Defence Production)] 7. Education [Ministry of Human Resource Development] 8. Minority Affairs [Ministry of Minority Affairs] 9. Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchai Yojana [Ministry of Water Resource, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation] 10. Drought Situation in the Country [Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare (Department of Agriculture, Cooperation & Farmers Welfare and Department of Agricultural Research and Education)] 11. Performance of the National Action Plan on Climate Change (NAPCC) [Ministry of Environment, Forests & Climate Change] 12. Enforcement Directorate and Recovery of Black Money [Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue)] 13. Public Distribution System [Ministry of Food, Consumer Affairs & Public Distribution (Department of Food and Public Distribution)] 59
14. Swantantrata Sainik Samman Pension Scheme, 1980 [Ministry of Home Affairs (Department of States)] 15. Deen Dayal Upadhyay Gram Jyoti Yojana [Ministry of Power] 16. All India Council for Technical Education [Ministry of Human Resource Development] 17. Budgetary Reforms [Ministry of Finance (Department of Economic Affairs] 18. Archives - Museums [Ministry of Culture] 19. Botanical Survey of India and Botanical Gardens [Ministry of Environment, Forests & Climate Change] 20. Impact of Mega Projects on Ecology [Ministry of Environment, Forests & Climate Change] 21. Estimates and Functioning of National Highways [Ministry of Road Transport and Highways] 22. Review of Major and Medium Ports [Ministry of Shipping] 23. Estimates and Review of Tourism Ministry [Ministry of Tourism] 24. Rural Housing Fund [Ministry of Finance (Department of Financial Services)] 25. Collection and Utilization of Various Kinds of Cess [Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue)] 26. Formulation of Standards for Edible Oil [Ministry of Health and Family Welfare] 27. Upgradation of Indian Post Offices [Ministry of Communications & IT (Department of Posts)] 28. Estimates and Policy Aspects of the Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region [Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region] 29. Estimates and Policy Aspects of the Ministry of Food Processing Industries [Ministry of Food Processing Industries] 30. Estimates and Policy Aspects of the Department of Space [Department of Space] 31. Estimates and Policy Aspects of the Ministry of Earth Sciences [Ministry of Earth Sciences] 32. Amenities/Facilities at Public Places for Persons with Disabilities and Senior Citizens [Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment] 33. 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)] 34. Measuring Growth, Employment and Incomes [Ministry of Finance (Department of Economic Affairs)] 35. Review of Imports, Exports and Balance of Payments [Ministry of Commerce and Industry] 36. Redevelopment Plan of Government Colonies [Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs] 37. Review of Functioning of CGHS [Ministry of Health and Family Welfare] 38. Real Estate Regulatory Mechanism [Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs] 39. Encroachment of Public Land for Commercial Activities [Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs] 60
40. Electrification of Trains [Ministry of Railways] 41. Review of Infrastructural Projects in various Holy Cities [Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs] 42. Employment Generation and Role of MSME [Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises] 43. Promotion of Yoga and Naturopathy [Ministry of Ayurveda, Yoga & Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha and Homeopathy (AYUSH)] 44. Performance of Public Sector Banks – Mechanism of Recovery of Bad Debts [Ministry of Finance (Department of Financial Services)] 45. Land Policy for Non-Agricultural Lands [Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs] 46. Border Area Development Policy [Ministry of Home Affairs]
III. Review of Work Done
(a) Sittings of the Committee
2.4 During the term under review, the Chairperson of the Committee appointed two Sub- Committees, namely, Sub-Committee on ‘Drought Situation in the Country’ and Sub-Committee on ‘Education’. Compositions of the Sub-Committees are given in Annexure IA. Twelve sittings of the Committee were held which lasted for about 19 hours 10 minutes. Sub-Committee on ‘Drought Situation in the Country’ held one sitting lasting for about 01 hour. A detailed Statement showing the dates of sittings of the Committee on Estimates and the Sub-Committee on ‘Drought Situation in the Country’ held during the period under review, the duration of the sittings, the number of Members present and the subjects discussed therein is given in Appendix II. No sittings were held for the Sub-Committee on ‘Education’.
2.5 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
2.6 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)
1. Import of Uranium for Nuclear Department of Atomic Energy 25 Plants 61
2. Subsidizing of Fertilizers Ministry of Chemicals and 30
Fertilizers
3. Mining Activities and Environment Ministry of Environment, Forests 14
& Climate Change/ Ministry of
Mines
4. Management and Protection of Bird Ministry of Environment, Forests 40 Sanctuaries and National Parks & Climate Change
5. PNG Network Ministry of Petroleum and 20
Natural Gas
6. Preparedness of Armed Forces – Ministry of Defence 1400 Defence Production and Procurement 7. Education Ministry of Human Resource 250
Development
8. Minority Affairs Ministry of Minority Affairs 42
9. Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchai Ministry of Water Resources, 28 Yojana River Development and Ganga
Rejuvenation
10. Drought Situation in the Country [Ministry of Agriculture & 540
Farmers Welfare (Department of
Agriculture, Cooperation &
Farmers Welfare and Department
of Agricultural Research and
Education)]
11. Performance of the National Action Ministry of Environment, Forests 750 Plan for Climate Change (NAPCC) 62
& Climate Change
12. Enforcement Directorate and Ministry of Finance 75 Recovery of Black Money 13. Public Distribution System Ministry of Food, Consumer 18 Affairs & Public Distribution
14. Swantantrata Sainik Samman Ministry of Home Affairs 30 Scheme, 1980 15. Deen Dayal Upadhyay Gram Jyoti Ministry of Power 23 Yojana 16. All India Council for Technical Ministry of Human Resource 29 Education Development
17. Budgetary Reforms Ministry of Finance 24
18. Archives - Museums Ministry of Culture 17
19. Botanical Survey of India and Ministry of Environment, Forests 37 Botanical Gardens & Climate Change
20. Impact of Mega Projects on Ministry of Environment, Forests 30 Ecology & Climate Change
21. Estimates and Functioning of Ministry of Road Transport and 21 National Highways Highways
22. Review of Major and Medium Ports Ministry of Shipping 28
23. Estimates and Review of Tourism Ministry of Tourism 45 Ministry 24. Rural Housing Fund Ministry of Finance 26
25. Collection and Utilization of Various Ministry of Human Resource 10 Kinds of Cess Development
26. Formulation of Standards for Edible Ministry of Health and Family 12 Oil Welfare 63
27. Upgradation of Indian Post Offices Ministry of Communications & 45
IT
28. Estimates and Policy Aspects of Ministry of Development of 08 the Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region North Eastern Region
29. Estimates and Policy Aspects of Ministry of Food Processing 10 the Ministry of Food Processing Industries Industries
30. Estimates and Policy Aspects of Department of Space 20 the Department of Space 31. Estimates and Policy Aspects of Ministry of Earth Sciences 16 the Ministry of Earth Sciences 32. Amenities/Facilities at Public Ministry of Social Justice and 13 Places for Persons with Disabilities and Senior Citizens Empowerment
33. Need for Alternative Cropping Ministry of Agriculture 28 Patterns in Drought Affected Areas in India and Farmers Welfare
34. Measuring Growth, Employment Ministry of Statistics and 460 and Incomes Programme Implementation
35. Review of Imports, Exports and Ministry of Commerce and 14 Balance of Payments Industry
36. Redevelopment Plan of Ministry of Housing and Urban 28 Government Colonies Affairs
37. Review of Functioning of CGHS Ministry of Health and Family 15 Welfare 38. Real Estate Regulatory Mechanism Ministry of Housing and Urban 25 Affairs 39. Encroachment of Public Land for Ministry of Housing and Urban 35 Commercial Activities Affairs 40. Electrification of Trains Ministry of Railways 15
41. Review of Infrastructural Projects in Ministry of Housing and Urban 24 various Holy Cities Affairs 64
42. Employment Generation and Role Ministry of Micro, Small and 18 of MSME Medium Enterprises 43. Promotion of Yoga and Ministry of Ayurveda, Yoga & 36 Naturopathy Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha and Homeopathy (AYUSH) 44. Performance of Public Sector Ministry of Finance 2400 Banks – Mechanism of Recovery of (Department of Financial Bad Debts Services) 45. Land Policy for Non-Agricultural Ministry of Housing and Urban 23 Lands Affairs 46. Border Area Development Policy Ministry of Home Affairs 12
(c) On-the-spot Study Visits
2.7 The Committee undertook only one Study Visit to Chennai, Coimbatore, Ooty and Bengaluru from 28 June to 3 July, 2018.
(d) Proceedings
2.8 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 2018-19, besides one sitting which was held for the selection of subjects for detailed examination by the Committee, the Committee on Estimates held eight sittings for oral evidence of representatives of various Ministries/Departments, two sittings for consideration and adoption of draft Reports of the Committee and one sitting for interaction with the Chinese delegates. Sub-Committee on ‘Drought Situation in the Country’ held one sitting for discussion on future programme for examination of the subject.
IV. Reports Presented (e) Original Reports
2.9 During 2018-19, the Committee on Estimates presented the following original Reports to the House:-
Sl. Report Subject Date of No. No. Presentation
1. 29 ‘Preparedness of Armed Forces - Defence 25.07.2018 Production and Procurement’ pertaining to the Ministry of Defence (Department of Defence Production)
2. 30 ‘Performance of the National Action Plan on Climate Change (NAPCC)’ pertaining to the Ministry of 13.12.2018 Environment, Forests & Climate Change 65
3. 31 ‘Import of Uranium for Nuclear Plants’ pertaining to 13.12.2018 the Department of Atomic Energy
(f) Action Taken Reports
2.10 No Action Taken Reports were presented during 2018-19 term of the Committee.
V. Secretariat
2.11 The Estimates Committee Branch constitutes the Secretariat of the Committee. A Director, an Additional Director, two Under Secretaries and one Committee Officer remained in- charge of the Branch with a Joint Secretary and an Additional Secretary as overall in-charge.
2.12 During the year 2018-19, material received from the Ministries/Departments/various Organisations and Individuals were studied, points culled and questions prepared for the use of the Committee.
2.13 The work relating to drafting of Reports, consideration, their adoption and presentation, printing, distribution, circulation alongwith preparation and presentation of Minutes relating to Reports was attended to by the Secretariat. The Secretariat also dealt with the work relating to preparation of Memoranda for consideration of Committee on Estimates and settlement of Study Visit Bills received from Host Organisations in respect of study visits undertaken by the Committee previously.
2.14 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. 66
Appendix- I (See para 2.2)
COMPOSITION OF THE COMMITTEE ON ESTIMATES (2018-19)
Dr. Murli Manohar Joshi – Chairperson
Members
2. Shri A. Arunmozhithevan 3. Shri George Baker 4. Shri Kalyan Banerjee 5. Shri Ramesh Bidhuri 6. Shri Dushyant Chautala 7. Shri Ram Tahal Choudhary 8. Col. Sonaram Choudhary 9. Shri Ramen Deka 10. Dr. Ratna De (Nag) 11. Shri Sanjay Dhotre 12. Shri Nishikant Dubey 13. Shri P.C. Gaddigoudar 14. Shri Prakash B. Hukkeri 15. Dr. Sanjay Jaiswal 16. Smt. Kavitha Kalvakuntala 17. Smt. Raksha Khadse 18. Shri Nimmala Kristappa 19. Shri Kaushalendra Kumar 20. Shri P. Kumar 21. Shri Rajesh Pandey 22. Shri Ravindra Kumar Pandey 23. Dr. Bhagirath Prasad 24. Smt. Ranjeet Ranjan 25. Shri Rajiv Pratap Rudy 26. Md. Salim 27. Shri Arvind Ganpat Sawant 28. Shri Kalikesh Narayan Singh Deo 29. Shri Jugal Kishore Sharma 30. Shri Jay Prakash Narayan Yadav 67
Appendix- IA (See para 2.4)
Composition of Sub-Committee – I on Education with special reference to the current development regarding autonomy in Education
Convenor Shri Rajesh Pandey
Alternative Convenor Shri Arvind Ganpat Sawant
Members 3. Shri George Baker 4. Shri Kalyan Banerjee 5. Shri Ramesh Bidhuri 6. Shri Ram Tahal Choudhary 7. Shri Ramen Deka 8. Shri Nishikant Dubey 9. Shri P.C. Gaddigoudar 10. Md. Salim 11. Shri Jugal Kishore Sharma 12. Shri Jay Prakash Narayan Yadav
Composition of Sub-Committee – II on ‘Drought Situation in the Contry’ pertaining to the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare
Convenor Dr. Bhagirath Prasad
Alternative Convenor Shri Sanjay Dhotre
Members 3. Shri Dushyant Chautala 4. Col. (Retd.) Sona Ram Choudhary 5. Dr. Ratna De (Nag) 6. Shri Prakash B. Hukkeri 7. Shri Kaushalendra Kumar 8. Shri Nimmala Kristappa 9. Shri Ravindra Kumar Pandey
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Appendix-II (See para 2.4)
STATEMENT SHOWING THE DETAILS AND DURATION OF SITTINGS OF COMMITTEE ON ESTIMATES (2018-19)
ATTENDANCE OF MEMBERS AND SUBJECT(S) DISCUSSED
Sl. Date of From To Duration No. of Subject(s) discussed No. Sitting (Hrs: (Hrs: (Hrs: Members Min) Min) Min) attended 1. 10.05.2018 1500 1600 1 hr. 00 12 Consideration of Memorandum No.1 min. regarding Selection of Subjects for Examination by the Committee on Estimates during the year 2018-19 2 22.05.2018 1100 1300 2 hrs. 00 15 Evidence of the representatives of the min. Department of Atomic Energy on the subject ‘Import of Uranium for Nuclear Plants’ 3. 22.05.2018 1430 1500 0 hr. 30 16 Consideration & Adoption of draft Report min. 4. 18.06.2018 1500 1800 3 hrs. 00 15 Evidence of representatives of Minitry of min. Finance (Deptt. of Financial Services) on the subject ‘Performance of Public Sector Banks – Mechanism for Recovery of Bad Debts and Debt Recovery Tribunals (DRTs)’ 5. 10.07.2018 1100 1320 2 hrs. 20 10 Evidence of representatives of Reserve min. Bank of India on the subject ‘Performance of Public Sector Banks – Mechanism for Recovery of Bad Debts and Debt Recovery Tribunals (DRTs)’ 6. 10.07.2018 1320 1430 1 hr. 10 10 Evidence of representatives of SBI & min. PNB on the subject ‘Performance of Public Sector Banks – Mechanism for Recovery of Bad Debts and Debt Recovery Tribunals (DRTs)’ 7. 10.07.2018 1530 1700 1 hr. 30 10 Evidence of representatives of Deptts of min. Revenue and Economic Affairs on the subject ‘Performance of Public Sector Banks – Mechanism for Recovery of Bad Debts and Debt Recovery Tribunals (DRTs)’ 8. 11.07.2018 1100 1235 1 hr. 35 10 Evidence of representatives of ICICI min. Bank on the subject ‘Performance of Public Sector Banks – Mechanism for Recovery of Bad Debts and Debt Recovery Tribunals (DRTs)’ 69
9. 11.07.2018 1235 1425 1 hr. 50 10 Evidence of representatives of Canara min. Bank, Bank of Baroda and Bank of Maharashtra on the subject ‘Performance of Public Sector Banks – Mechanism for Recovery of Bad Debts and Debt Recovery Tribunals (DRTs)’ 10. 11.07.2018 1520 1620 1 hr. 00 10 Evidence of Chief Economic Adviser, min. Deptt. of Economic Affairs, Ministry of Finance on the subject ‘Performance of Public Sector Banks – Mechanism for Recovery of Bad Debts and Debt Recovery Tribunals (DRTs)’ 11. 11.10.2018 1630 1830 2 hrs. 00 10 Consideration and Adoption of Draft min. Report(s) 12. 01.11.2018 1600 1715 1 hr. 15 14 Interaction with the Chinese Delegation min.
Sub-Committee on Drought Situation in the Country
1. 29.10.2018 1500 1600 1 hr. 00 03 Discussion on future programme for min. examination of the subject ‘Drought Situation in the Country’
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Appendix-III (See para 2.6)
STATEMENT SHOWING THE NUMBER OF SITTINGS OF THE COMMITTEE ON ESTIMATES (2018- 19) ATTENDED BY EACH MEMBER
Total Number of sittings during the period = 12
1. Dr. Murli Manohar Joshi 12 2. Shri A. Arunmozhithevan Nil 3. Shri George Baker 03 4. Shri Kalyan Banerjee 05 5. Shri Ramesh Bidhuri 12 6. Shri Dushyant Chautala 02 7. Shri Ram Tahal Choudhary 02 8. Col. (Retd.) Sona Ram Choudhary 06 9. Shri Ramen Deka 08 10. Dr. (Smt.) Ratna De (Nag) 08 11. Shri Sanjay Dhotre 03 12. Shri Nishikant Dubey 11 13. Shri P.C. Gaddigoudar 02 14. Shri Prakash B. Hukkeri Nil 15. Dr. Sanjay Jaiswal 04 16. Smt. Kavitha Kalvakuntla Nil 17. Smt. Raksha Khadse Nil 18. Shri Nimmala Kristappa 02 19. Shri Kaushalendra Kumar 03 20. Shri P. Kumar 02 21. Shri Rajesh Pandey 03 22. Shri Ravindra Kumar Pandey 04 23. Dr. Bhagirath Prasad 04 24. Smt. Ranjeet Ranjan 03 25. Shri Rajiv Pratap Rudy 01 26. Md. Salim 10 27. Shri Arvind Ganpat Sawant 10 71
28. Shri Kalikesh Narayan Singh Deo 07
29. Shri Jugal Kishore Sharma 10
30. Shri Jay Prakash Narayan Yadav 05
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STATEMENT SHOWING THE NUMBER OF SITTINGS OF THE SUB-COMMITTEE ON DROUGHT SITUATION IN THE COUNTRY (2018-19) ATTENDED BY EACH MEMBERS
Total Number of sittings during the period = 01
1. Dr. Bhagirath Prasad 01
2. Shri Dushyant Chautala Nil
3. 01 Col. (Retd.) Sona Ram Choudhary 4. Dr. Ratna De (Nag) Nil
5. Shri Sanjay Dhotre Nil 6. Shri Prakash B. Hukkeri Nil
7. Shri Kaushalendra Kumar Nil 8. Shri Nimmala Kristappa Nil
9. Shri Ravindra Kumar Pandey 01
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COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC UNDERTAKINGS
I. Election and Composition
The Committee on Public Undertakings for the term 2018-2019 beginning on 1 May 2018 and ending on 30 April 2019 was constituted vide Lok Sabha Bulletin Part-II, No. 5298 dated 1 May 2018.
1.2 The Speaker appointed Shri Shanta Kumar, a member of the Committee, as Chairperson of the Committee.
1.3 The composition of the Committee is given at Appendix-I.
II. Subjects selected for examination
1.4 At their Sitting held on 16 May 2018, the Committee selected the following Undertakings / Subjects for examination during the year 2018-2019: -
A. Comprehensive Examination
1. Bharat Broadband Network Limited 2. Airports Authority of India (AAI) 3. Food Corporation of India (FCI) along with Compliance Audit Report No.18 of 2017 on FCI 4. NBCC (India) Limited
B. Horizontal Study
5. Review of Loss making CPSUs 6. Performance under CSR by CPSUs - A Review 7. Role of CPSUs in solar energy sector 8. Review of Performance of CPSUs in Oil and Natural Gas sector 9. Review of Performance of Public Sector Insurance Companies
C. Audit Based
10. Crude Oil Production Measurement and Reporting System in ONGC [Based on Compliance Audit Report no. 21 of 2016; (Union Government Commercial)].
11. Fuel Management of Coal based Power Stations of NTPC Ltd. (Based on Performance Audit Report No. 35 of 2016).
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12. Report No. 19 of 2017 Union Government (Defence Public Sector Undertakings - Ministry of Defence)
13. Performance Audit Report No. 29 of 2017 on Competitiveness of BHEL in emerging markets
III. Review of work done
(A) Sittings of the Committee
1.5 During the period under review, the Committee held 14 Sittings lasting 14 hours.
1.6 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 Committee is given in Appendix-III.
(B) Material furnished by Ministries / Undertakings
1.7 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
1.8 The Committee undertook a Study Visit to examine various Public Sector Undertakings. A statement showing the composition of the Committee which undertook Study Visit during 2018-19, places visited, dates of visits and details of informal discussions held is given in Appendix-IV.
(D) Proceedings
1.9 Whenever evidence/briefing was taken a verbatim record of the proceedings of the Committee was maintained. IV. Reports finalized and presented
(A) Original Reports
1.10 The Committee finalized and presented the following Original Reports during the period under review: - Sl. No. Report No. Subject Date of 75
Presentation 1. 24 Review of Loss Making CPSUs 20.12.2018
(B) Action Taken Reports
1.11 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: - Report No. Sl. No. Subject Date of Presentation 23 Action taken by the Government on the Observations / 1 Recommendations contained in the Eighteenth Report . (16th Lok Sabha)of the Committee on Public Undertakings (2017-18) on Housing and Urban 30.07.2018 Development Corporation of India (HUDCO).
25 Action taken by the Government on the Observations / 2. Recommendations contained in the Nineteenth Report (16th Lok Sabha) of the Committee on Public Undertakings (2017-18) on National Highways Authority 20.12.2018 of India Limited (NHAI).
1.12 The following table indicates the analysis of action taken by Government on the Recommendations made by the Committee in the earlier Reports in respect of which Action Taken Reports were presented during the year 2017-2018:-
Total number Total Total number Total number of Total number of of number of of Recommen- Recommen- Recommen- recommenda Recommen- dations which dations in tions the Committee respect of which dations that dations in have been do not desire replies of the to pursue in Government accepted by respect of which view of have not been the Government’s accepted by the final replies of Government replies Committee Government are
still awaited
45 32 01 05 07
V. Secretariat 76
1.13 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. An Under Secretary supervised the Secretariat Branch.
1.14 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. *****
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APPENDIX-I (Vide Para 1.3)
COMPOSITION OF THE COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC UNDERTAKINGS (2017-2018)
Shri Shanta Kumar - Chairperson
Lok Sabha
2. Shri L.K. Advani
3. Shri Ramesh Bais 4. Shri Vinod Kumar Boianapalli 5. Shri G. Hari 6. Dr. Hari Babu Kambhampati
7. Shri Ajay Nishad
8. Shri Prahlad Singh Patel 9. Shri Nagendra Kumar Pradhan 10. Shri Konakalla Narayan Rao* 11. Prof. Saugata Roy
12. Adv. Narendra Keshav Sawaikar
13. Shri Ravneet Singh 14. Shri Sushil Kumar Singh 15. Shri Rameswar Teli
Rajya Sabha
16. Shri Pratap Keshari Deb 17. Shri Naresh Gujral 18. Shri Mohd. Ali Khan
19. Shri Shamsher Singh Manhas
20. Shri C.M. Ramesh@ 21. Shri Ram Vichar Netam 22. Shri A.K. Selvaraj * Shri Konakalla Narayan Rao resigned from the Committee w.e.f 15 October, 2018.
@ Shri C.M. Ramesh was elected to the Committee on 27 July, 2018. APPENDIX II (VIDE PARA 1.6) STATEMENT SHOWING DETAILS OF DATES AND DURATION OF SITTINGS OF COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC UNDERTAKINGS ATTENDANCE OF MEMBERS AND SUBJECTS DISCUSSED 2018 - 2019 TOTAL SITTINGS: 20 No. of Date of Time Duration No. of No. of % of Session / Sitting Sitting Members Members Members Inter- Subject present absent attended Session the Sitting From To Hour Minutes 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 1st 16.05.2017 1100 1130 0 30 14 07 66 Inter-session Consideration of Memorandum No. 1 regarding Selection of Subjects for examination during the year 2017-18. 2nd 28.05.2018 1100 1220 1 20 13 08 62 Inter-session Briefing by the representatives of C&AG office on Audit report no. 18 of 2017 (Compliance Audit) on FCI. 3rd 29.05.2018 1100 1125 0 25 13 08 62 Inter-session Consideration and Adoption of the draft Report on the subject (i) Review of Loss Making CPSUs. (ii) Action Taken Report on the Observations/Recommendations contained in the Eighteenth report (16th Lok Sabha) of the Committee on Public Undertakings (2017-18) on 'Housing and Urban Development Corporation of India (HUDCO)'. 4th 12.06.2018 1100 1240 1 40 15 6 71 Inter-session Briefing by the representatives of Ministry of New and Renewable Energy on the Subject 'Role of CPSUs in the Solar Energy Sector'. 5th 03.06.2018 1100 1140 0 40 14 07 66 Inter-session Oral Evidence of the representatives of NITI Aayog on 79
the subject 'Review of Loss Making CPSUs'. 6th 26.06.2018 1100 1115 0 15 10 11 47 Inter-session Internal discussion on the subject 'Review of Loss Making CPSUs'. 7th 20.08.2018 1100 1215 1 15 14 08 63 Inter-session Oral Evidence of the representatives of NITI Aayog on the subject 'Review of Loss Making CPSUs'. 8th 07.09.2018 1100 1245 1 45 14 08 63 Inter Session Briefing by the representatives of the (i) Ministry of Corporate Affairs and (ii) Ministry of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises (Department of Public enterprises) on the subject 'Performance under CSR by CPSUs - A Review'. 9th 15.10.2018 1100 1150 0 50 8 13 38 Inter Session Briefing by the representatives of CAG on Audit report No. 19 of 2017 Union Government (Defence Sector Public Undertakings - Ministry of Defence). 10th 16.10.2018 1115 1235 1 20 8 13 38 Inter-session Oral Evidence of the representatives of NTPC Limited in connection with the examination of the subject 'Performance under CSR by CPSUs - A Review'. 11th 01.11.2018 1500 1610 1 10 10 11 47 Inter-session Interaction of the Chairperson and Members of the Committee on Public Undertakings with the Vice-Chairperson and Members of the Budgetary Affairs Commission of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress of the People's Republic of China. 12th 20.11.2018 1100 1115 0 15 12 09 57 Inter-session Interaction of the Chairperson and Members of the Committee on Public Undertakings with the 80
Vice-Chairperson and Members of the Budgetary Affairs Commission of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress of the People's Republic of China. 13th 03.12.2018 1110 1200 0 50 07 14 33 Inter-session Consideration and Adoption of of Draft Action Taken Report on the subject 'National Highways Authority of India Limited'. (ii) Briefing by the representatives of CAG on Performance Audit Report No. 29 of 2017 on 'Competitiveness of BHEL in emerging markets', 14th 27.02.2019 1100 1245 01 45 09 12 42 Inter Session Briefing by the representatives of CAG on Fuel Management of Coal based Power Stations of NTPC Ltd. (Based on Performance Audit report No. 35 of 2016).
APPENDIX-III (Vide Para 1.6)
STATEMENT SHOWING TOTAL NUMBER OF SITTINGS HELD BY THE COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC UNDERTAKINGS (2018-19) FROM COMMENCEMENT OF ITS TERM UPTO 30 APRIL 2019 AND NUMBER OF SITTINGS ATTENDED BY EACH MEMBER OF THE COMMITTEE
TOTAL NUMBER OF SITTINGS HELD : 14
Sl. No. Name of Member No. of Sittings Attended Members, Lok Sabha
Shri Shanta Kumar - Chairperson 13 2. Shri L.K. Advani 12 3. Shri Ramesh Bais 02 4. Shri Boianapalli Vinod Kumar 03 5. Shri G. Hari 07 6. Dr. Hari Babu Kambhampati 08 7. Shri Ajay Nishad 08 8. Shri Prahlad Singh Patel 10 9. Shri Nagendra Kumar Pradhan* 10 10. Shri Konakalla Narayan Rao 03 11. Prof. Saugata Roy 11 12. Adv. Narendra Keshav Sawaikar 06 13. Shri Ravneet Singh 06 14. Shri Sushil Kumar Singh 06 15. Shri Rameswar Teli 09 Rajya Sabha
16. Shri Pratap Keshari Deb 04 17. Shri Naresh Gujral 09 18. Mohd. Ali Khan 09 19. Shri Shamsher Singh Manhas 09 20. Shri Ram Vichar Netam 05 21. Shri C.M. Ramesh@ 05 22. Shri A.K. Selvaraj 04
* Shri Konakalla Narayan Rao resigned from the Committee w.e.f 15 October, 2018.
@ Shri C.M. Ramesh was elected to the Committee on 27 July, 2018.
APPENDIX-IV (Vide Para 1.8)
THE STUDY VISIT OF THE COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC UNDERTAKINGS AND
PLACES VISITED BY THEM
STUDY VISIT TO MUMBAI, COIMBATORE, OOTY, CHENNAI AND PUDUCHERRY FROM 24 SEPTEMBER TO 29 SEPTEMBER 2018
Sl. Name of the Company Dates of Composition No. visit 1. Indian Oil Corporation Limited 24.09.2018 Lok Sabha
Shri Ramesh Bais, Acting 2. Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited 24.09.2018 Chairperson,
3. Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited 24.09.2018 Shri G. Hari, Dr. Kambhampati Haribabu,
Shri Boianapalli Vinod Kumar, Shri Ajay 4. ECGC 24.09.2018 Nishad, Shri Konakalla Narayana Rao, Shri
5. Mazagon Dock Limited 24.09.2018 Prahlad Singh Patel, Shri Sushil Kumar Singh, Shri Rameshwar Teli. 6. FCI 25.09.2018
Rajya Sabha 7. General Insurance Corporation of India 26.09.2018 Nil 8. New India Assurance Company Limited 26.09.2018
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10. NHAI 26.09.2018
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12. Chennai Petroleum Corporation Limited 28.09.2018
13. Neyveli Lignite Corporation Limited 28.09.2018
14. PGCIL 29.09.2018
15. BBNL 29.09.2018