| S.No. |
Date of Sitting /
Sitting From /
Sitting To /
Duration (Hrs:Mts)
| Members Present | Subject Considered | Remarks |
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1
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07/10/2020
16:00
17:00
01:00
| 1. Dr. Shashi Tharoor, Chairperson
2. Shri Karti P. Chidambaram
3. Smt. Raksha Nikhil Khadse
4. Shri P. R. Natarajan
5. Shri Santosh Pandey
6. Shri M V V Satyanarayana
7. Shri Sanjay Seth
8. Shri Bhanu Pratap Singh Verma
9. Dr. Anil Agrawal
10. Shri Y. S. Chowdary
11. Shri Syed Nasir Hussain
12. Shri Syed Zafar Islam | Consideration of Memorandum No. 1 regarding selection of subjects for examination by the Committee during the year 2020-21. | |
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2
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15/10/2020
16:00
18:05
02:05
| 1. Dr. Shashi Tharoor, Chairperson
2. Shri Karti P. Chidambaram
3. Shri Santosh Pandey
4. Col. Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore
5. Shri MVV Satyanarayana
6. Shri Sanjay Seth
7. Shri Bhanu Pratap Singh Verma
8. Dr. Anil Agrawal
9. Shri Y. S. Chowdary
10. Shri Syed Zafar Islam
11. Shri Nabam Rebia
| (i) To hear the views of the representatives of News Broadcasters Association, Press Council of India and Prasar Bharati on the subject 'Ethical Standards in Media Coverage'
(ii) Oral evidence of the representatives of the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting on the subject 'Ethical Standards in Media Coverage' | |
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3
|
16/10/2020
11:00
13:00
02:00
| 1. Dr. Shashi Tharoor, Chairperson
2. Shri Karti P. Chidambaram
3. Shri Santosh Pandey
4. Shri Sanjay Seth
5. Shri L.S. Tejasvi Surya
6. Shri Bhanu Pratap Singh Verma
7. Dr. Anil Agrawal
8. Shri Y. S. Chowdary
9. Shri Syed Zafar Islam
10. Shri Nabam Rebia
| (i) Consideration and adoption of four draft Action Taken Reports on Demands for Grants (2019-20)
(ii) To take evidence of the representatives of the Ministry of Communications (Department of Telecommunications), Ministry of Home Affairs and the representatives of the State of Bihar and UT of NCT of Delhi on the subject 'Suspension of Telecom Services/Internet and its impact' | |
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4
|
27/10/2020
16:00
19:00
03:00
| 1. Dr. Shashi Tharoor, Chairperson
2. Smt. Raksha Nikhil Khadse
3. Shri Dhairyasheel Sambhajirao Mane
4. Ms. Mahua Moitra
5. Shri P. R. Natarajan
6. Dr. Gaddam Ranjith Reddy
7. Shri Jayadev Galla
8. Shri Bhanu Pratap Singh Verma
9. Dr. Anil Agrawal
10. Shri Y. S. Chowdary
11. Shri Syed Zafar Islam
12. Shri Nabam Rebia
| (i) To hear the views of the representatives of Reliance Jio Infocomm Limited, Vodafone Idea Limited and Bharti Airtel Limited on the subject 'India's preparedness for 5G'
(ii) Evidence of the representatives of Ministry of Communications (Department of Telecommunications) and Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) on the subject 'India's preparedness for 5G' | |
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5
|
10/11/2020
16:00
17:30
01:30
| 1. Dr. Shashi Tharoor, Chairperson
2. Shri Karti P. Chidambaram
3. Dr. Nishikant Dubey
4. Dr. Sukanta Majumdar
5. Shri Dhairyasheel Sambhajirao Mane
6. Ms. Mahua Moitra
7. Shri P. R. Natarajan
8. Shri Santosh Pandey
9. Col. Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore
10. Shri Sanjay Seth
11. Shri Bhanu Pratap Singh Verma
12. Dr. Anil Agrawal
13. Shri Md. Nadimul Haque | Evidence of the representatives of the Department of Telecommunications and Telecom Regulatory Authority of India on the subject India's preparedness for 5G. | |
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6
|
10/11/2020
17:30
18:50
01:20
| 1. Dr. Shashi Tharoor, Chairperson 2. Shri Karti P. Chidambaram 3. Dr. Nishikant Dubey 4. Dr. Sukanta Majumdar 5. Shri Dhairyasheel Sambhajirao Mane 6. Ms. Mahua Moitra 7. Shri P. R. Natarajan 8. Shri Santosh Pandey 9. Col. Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore 10. Shri Sanjay Seth 11. Shri Bhanu Pratap Singh Verma 12. Dr. Anil Agrawal 13. Shri Md. Nadimul Haque | Briefing by the representatives of the Department of Telecommunications, Telecom Regulatory Authority of India, Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology and Ministry of Information and Broadcasting on the subject 'Inter-sectoral review of challenges of emerging and converging technologies, entities and practices'. | |
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7
|
25/11/2020
16:00
18:12
02:12
| 1. Dr. Shashi Tharoor, Chairperson
2. Shri Karti P. Chidambaram
3. Dr. Nishikant Dubey
4. Ms. Mahua Moitra
5. Col. Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore
6. Shri Jayadev Galla
7. Shri Sanjay Seth
8. Shri Bhanu Pratap Singh Verma
9. Dr. Anil Agrawal
10. Shri Md. Nadimul Haque
11. Shri Syed Nasir Hussain
| (i) Consideration and Adoption of draft ‘Action Taken Reports’ on Demands for Grants (2020-21)
(ii) Evidence of the representatives of Ministry of Communications (Department of Telecommunications) and Ministry of Home Affairs on the subject ‘Suspension of Telecom Services/Internet and its impact’
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8
|
09/12/2020
16:00
16:35
00:35
| 1. Dr. Shashi Tharoor, Chairperson
2. Dr. Nishikant Dubey
3. Col. Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore
4. Shri Sanjay Seth
5. Shri Bhanu Pratap Singh Verma
6. Dr. Anil Agrawal
7. Shri Syed Nasir Hussain
8. Shri Nabam Rebia
| Briefing by the representatives of Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology on the subject Review of functioning of Unique Identification Authority of India | The sitting got adjourned due to lack of quorum |
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9
|
16/12/2020
10:00
11:50
01:50
| 1. Dr. Shashi Tharoor, Chairperson
2. Smt. Locket Chatterjee
3. Shri Karti P. Chidambaram
4. Dr. Nishikant Dubey
5. Smt. Raksha Nikhil Khadse
6. Ms. Mahua Moitra
7. Shri P. R. Natarajan
8. Shri Santosh Pandey
9. Shri Jayadev Galla
10. Shri Sanjay Seth
11. Shri Bhanu Pratap Singh Verma
12. Dr. Anil Agrawal
13. Shri Syed Nasir Hussain
14. Shri Syed Zafar Islam
| Briefing by the representatives of Ministry of Communications (Department of Posts) on the subject 'Department of Posts-Initiatives and Challenges' | |
|
10
|
16/12/2020
12:15
13:50
01:35
| 1. Dr. Shashi Tharoor, Chairperson 2. Smt. Locket Chatterjee 3. Shri Karti P. Chidambaram 4. Dr. Nishikant Dubey 5. Smt. Raksha Nikhil Khadse 6. Ms. Mahua Moitra 7. Shri P. R. Natarajan 8. Shri Santosh Pandey 9.Col. Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore 10. Shri Jayadev Galla 11. Shri Sanjay Seth 12. Shri Bhanu Pratap Singh Verma 13. Dr. Anil Agrawal 14. Shri Syed Nasir Hussain 15. Shri Syed Zafar Islam | Evidence of representatives of Facebook on 'Safeguarding citizens' rights and prevention of misuse of social/online news media platforms including special emphasis on women security in the digital space' | |
|
11
|
12/01/2021
16:00
18:30
02:30
| 1. Dr. Shashi Tharoor - Chairperson
2. Shri Karti P. Chidambaram
3. Dr. Nishikant Dubey
4. Ms. Mahua Moitra
5. Shri Santosh Pandey
6. Shri Nisith Pramanik
7. Shri Jayadev Galla
8. Shri Sanjay Seth
9. Smt. Sumalatha Ambareesh
10. Dr. Anil Agrawal
11. Shri Shaktisinh Gohil
12. Shri Syed Zafar Islam
13. Shri Nabam Rebia
| Briefing by the representatives of Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology on the subject 'Review of functioning of Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI)' | |
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12
|
13/01/2021
16:00
17:52
01:52
| 1. Dr. Shashi Tharoor, Chairperson 2. Shri Karti P. Chidambaram 3. Dr. Nishikant Dubey 4. Ms. Mahua Moitra 5. Shri Santosh Pandey 6. Shri Jayadev Galla 7. Shri Sanjay Seth 8. Shri L.S. Tejasvi Surya 9. Shri Bhanu Pratap Singh Verma 10. Smt. Sumalatha Ambareesh 11. Dr. Anil Agrawal 12. Shri Shaktisinh Gohil 13. Shri Syed Zafar Islam | Briefing by the representatives of Ministry of Information and Broadcasting and CBFC on the subject 'Review of functioning of Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC)' | |
|
13
|
21/01/2021
16:00
19:20
03:20
| 1. Dr. Shashi Tharoor - Chairperson
2. Dr. Nishikant Dubey
3. Smt. Raksha Nikhil Khadse
4. Shri Santosh Pandey
5. Dr. Gaddam Ranjith Reddy
6. Shri Jayadev Galla
7. Shri Sanjay Seth
8. Shri L.S. Tejasvi Surya
9. Dr. Anil Agrawal
10. Shri Suresh Gopi
11. Shri Syed Zafar Islam
| Evidence of representatives of Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology and to hear the views of the representatives of Facebook and Twitter on the subject Safeguarding citizens rights and prevention of misuse of social/online news media platforms including special emphasis on women security in the digital space | |
|
14
|
22/01/2021
16:00
16:30
00:30
| 1. Shri Bhanu Pratap Singh Verma (Convenor),
2. Dr. Nishikant Dubey
3. Dr. Gaddam Ranjith Reddy
4. Shri Sanjay Seth
5. Shri L.S. Tejasvi Surya
6. Dr. Anil Agrawal
7. Shri Suresh Gopi
8. Shri Syed Nasir Hussain
9. Shri Syed Zafar Islam
| Consideration and Adoption of draft Report on the subject India s preparedness for 5G | Meeting adjourned due to lack of quorum |
|
15
|
03/02/2021
14:00
15:25
01:25
| 1. Dr. Shashi Tharoor - Chairperson
2. Shri Karti P. Chidambaram
3. Shri Sunny Deol
4. Smt. Raksha Nikhil Khadse
5. Shri Dhairyasheel Sambhajirao Mane
6. Shri P. R. Natarajan
7. Shri Santosh Pandey
8. Col. Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore
9. Dr. Gaddam Ranjith Reddy
10. Shri Sanjay Seth
11. Dr. T. Sumathy (A) Thamizhachi Thangapandian
12. Shri Bhanu Pratap Singh Verma
13. Smt. Sumalatha Ambareesh
14. Dr. Anil Agrawal
15. Shri Shaktisinh Gohil
16. Shri Syed Nasir Hussain
17. Shri Syed Zafar Islam
18. Shri Nabam Rebia
| Consideration and Adoption of draft Report on the subject India s preparedness for 5G relating to Department of Telecommunications | |
|
16
|
04/02/2021
14:00
15:50
01:50
| 1. Dr. Shashi Tharoor - Chairperson
2. Shri Karti P. Chidambaram
3. Shri Sunny Deol
4. Dr. Nishikant Dubey
5. Ms. Mahua Moitra
6. Shri Santosh Pandey
7. Col. Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore
8. Dr. Gaddam Ranjith Reddy
9. Shri Jayadev Galla
10. Shri Sanjay Seth
11. Dr. T. Sumathy (A) Thamizhachi Thangapandian
12. Shri Bhanu Pratap Singh Verma
13. Smt. Sumalatha Ambareesh
14. Dr. Anil Agrawal
15. Shri Suresh Gopi
16. Shri Syed Nasir Hussain
17. Shri Syed Zafar Islam
| To hear the views of the individuals, stakeholders, organizations in connection with the examination of the subject Review of functioning of Central Board of Film Certification relating to Ministry of Information and Broadcasting | To hear the views of two non-official witnesses |
|
17
|
10/02/2021
14:00
15:55
01:55
| 1. Dr. Shashi Tharoor, Chairperson
2. Smt. Locket Chatterjee
3. Shri Karti P. Chidambaram
4. Shri Sunny Deol
5. Ms. Mahua Moitra
6. Shri P. R. Natarajan
7. Shri Santosh Pandey
8. Col. Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore
9. Dr. Gaddam Ranjith Reddy
10. Shri Sanjay Seth
11. Dr. T. Sumathy (A) Thamizhachi Thangapandian
12. Shri Bhanu Pratap Singh Verma
13. Smt. Sumalatha Ambareesh
14. Shri Y. S. Chowdary
15. Shri Suresh Gopi
16. Shri Md. Nadimul Haque
17. Shri Syed Nasir Hussain
18. Shri Syed Zafar Islam
| Oral evidence of the representatives of the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology on Demands for Grants (2021-22) | |
|
18
|
11/02/2021
14:00
15:50
01:50
| 1. Dr. Shashi Tharoor - Chairperson
2. Shri Karti P. Chidambaram
3. Smt. Raksha Nikhil Khadse
4. Ms. Mahua Moitra
5. Shri Santosh Pandey
6. Col. Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore
7. Dr. Gaddam Ranjith Reddy
8. Shri Sanjay Seth
9. Dr. T. Sumathy (A) Thamizhachi Thangapandian
10. Shri Bhanu Pratap Singh Verma
11. Shri Y. S. Chowdary
12. Shri Syed Nasir Hussain
13. Shri Syed Zafar Islam
| Oral evidence of the representatives of the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting on Demands for Grants (2021-22) | |
|
19
|
12/02/2021
14:00
15:55
01:55
| 1. Dr. Shashi Tharoor, Chairperson
2. Smt. Locket Chatterjee
3. Shri Santosh Pandey
4. Dr. Gaddam Ranjith Reddy
5. Shri Jayadev Galla
6. Shri Sanjay Seth
7. Dr. T. Sumathy (A) Thamizhachi Thangapandian
8. Shri Bhanu Pratap Singh Verma
9. Shri Y. S. Chowdary
10. Shri Suresh Gopi
11. Shri Syed Nasir Hussain
12. Shri Syed Zafar Islam
| Oral evidence of the representatives of the Ministry of Communications (Department of Posts) on Demands for Grants (2021-22) | |
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20
|
13/02/2021
14:00
15:40
01:40
| 1. Dr. Shashi Tharoor, Chairperson
2. Smt. Locket Chatterjee
3. Ms. Mahua Moitra
4. Shri Santosh Pandey
5. Dr. Gaddam Ranjith Reddy
6. Shri L.S. Tejasvi Surya
7. Dr. T. Sumathy (A) Thamizhachi Thangapandian
8. Shri Bhanu Pratap Singh Verma
9. Shri Syed Nasir Hussain
10. Shri Syed Zafar Islam
| Oral evidence of the representatives of the Ministry of Communications (Department of Telecommunications) on Demands for Grants (2021-22) | |