Ahmedabad, June 16 -- A high-level government committee will hold its first meeting Monday to examine the Air India flight 171 crash that has claimed at least 271 lives, even as the first funerals of passengers killed aboard the Boeing 787 took place on Sunday while most grieving families continue an agonising wait for their loved ones' remains.

The multi-disciplinary panel, chaired by the home secretary, is mandated to submit its report within three months and will focus on "formulating Standard Operating Procedures for preventing such occurrences in the future," people aware of the matter said, according to PTI.

The committee's formation comes as a separate technical investigation by the Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau continue...