Parliament’s Standing Committee on Finance has selected 46 topics, including the study of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in finance, currency management and virtual digital assets, for detailed investigations and preparation of reports during the current financial year. Earlier this month, Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla reconstituted several parliamentary committees related to various ministries. BJP MP Bhartrihari Mahtab has been reappointed as the chairman of the Standing Committee on Finance, which comprises 21 members of the Lok Sabha and 10 members of the Rajya Sabha.

46 cases will be investigated

According to the Lok Sabha Bulletin, the Standing Committee on Finance (2026-27) has selected 46 subjects related to the Ministry of Finance, Ministry of Corporate Affairs, NITI Aayog and Ministry of Statistics and Program Implementation for detailed examination and report during the year. The topics selected by the committee are relevant to the current economic situation. These include price and currency stability, currency management, regulatory mechanisms in the financial sector and strategies for monetization of public sector assets. The committee will also study the banking, pension and health insurance sectors and evaluate the social security and various central government schemes for the unorganized sector. The committee will review the changing macroeconomic landscape, small savings schemes, role of RBI in changing economy and performance of SEBI.

The committee will also study all these matters

The panel will also look at customs, GST and direct tax reforms. In addition, it will study virtual digital assets and the way forward, analyze new issues and possibilities associated with artificial intelligence in the financial sector and examine regulatory gaps existing in the NBFC sector. With regard to the Ministry of Corporate Affairs, the Standing Committee will study the challenges faced by the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) and the way forward. Apart from this, it will also review CSR, corporate e-governance and accountability of auditors. The committee will also look into the role of Niti Aayog in preparing roadmaps for various sectors and functioning of the ‘Aspirational District Programme’. For the Ministry of Statistics and Program Implementation (MoSPI), the panel will study national accounts statistics and suggest measures to strengthen the economic data ecosystem.