What happened: 261st Home Affairs standing committee Report on “Disaster Management”
The Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Home Affairs in the Rajya Sabha presented its 261st Report on “Disaster Management” in Parliament on 7 August 2026. The announcement names Dr. Radha Mohan Das Agrawal, M.P. as the committee chairperson.
The Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Home Affairs adopted the draft reports in a meeting held on 5 August 2026 and then presented the adopted reports in Parliament with recommendations and observations enclosed.
On 7 August 2026, the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Home Affairs also presented two other committee reports:
- 259th Report on “Action Taken by Government on the Recommendations/Observations contained in the 254th Report of the Committee on Cyber Crime – Ramifications, Protection and Prevention”
- 260th Report on “Review of Administrative Governance, Socio-Economic Development and Internal Security in the UT of Jammu & Kashmir; and Border Security Management and Preparedness in the UT of Ladakh”
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