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Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state: 03.12.2025 452 (a) whether the Government has launched freight incentive schemes to attract bulk and small cargo to Railways and if so, the details thereof; (b) the categories of concessions and services offered to industries and logistics players; (c) whether initiatives like Gati Shakti Cargo Terminals are linked to these freight reforms and if so, the details thereof; (d) the manner in which the Government ensures faster turnaround times and last-mile connectivity; and (e) whether these schemes strengthen country's supply chain efficiency and logistics competitiveness particularly in Balaghat Lok Sabha Constituency, MMR Region and Maharashtra and if so, the details thereof? THE MINISTER OF RAILWAYS; MINISTER OF INFORMATION AND BROADCASTING; AND MINISTER OF ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (SHRI ASHWINI VAISHNAW): (a) to (e) Indian Railway has taken multi-pronged strategy to promote the freight segment and strengthening of the supply chain through freight-rate rationalization and adoption of various incentive schemes. i. Some of the initiatives taken are as under: • Introduction of rationalized and simplified Gross Tonnes (GTKM) based rate for haulage of bulk cement in tank containers. The new rate structure, without complex slab structure (for weight and distance), enhances ease of doing business. 03.12.2025 453 • Telescopic rate benefit extended to domestic Coal movement in Rail-Sea- Rail (RSR) mode, • Reclassification of commodities-Soda Ash Dense/Light, Soda Bi- carbonate etc. • Liberalized Automatic Freight Rebate Scheme in Traditional Empty Flow Directions, • Station-to-Station Rates Policy, • Rationalization of Merry-Go-Round, • Concession in Short Lead Traffic, • Discount in freight to Fly Ash/Bed Ash traffic booked in Open/flat Stock & covered wagons, • De-notification of commodities for carriage at Haulage rate per TEU in container, • Joint Parcel Product-Rapid Cargo Service (JPP-RCS) scheme • Incentives for Containerized transportation of Tiles Traffic, • Policy for Cargo Aggregation-Cargo Aggregator Transportation Product, etc. ii. Indian Railway has implemented various schemes to attract private investment in General Purpose Wagons, Special Purpose / High Capacity wagons and Automobile carrier wagons for cement, oil, steel, fly-ash, automobile etc. So far, around 240 rakes of special purpose wagons, 374 rakes of general-purpose wagons and 48 rakes of automobile wagons 03.12.2025 454 have been inducted. • “Bulk Cement Terminal Policy” has been launched recently as part of Railway reforms for Cement transportation to facilitate setting up Bulk Cement terminals on Railway land. This will enhance transportation of Bulk Cement by Rail through specialized wagons, • Under the ‘Gati Shakti Multi-Modal Cargo Terminal (GCT)’ policy launched to facilitate development of cargo terminals on non Railway land, as well as on Railway land (partially or fully), so far, 118 new GCTs have been commissioned since the implementation of the policy, with an estimated traffic capacity of 192 million tonnes per annum (MTPA). • From the financial year 2023-24 onwards, an amount of ₹14500 crore has been allocated for improvement of freight and parcel terminals. • A total of 9 new Gati Shakti Cargo terminals(GCTs) have been commissioned so far in Maharashtra state including in MMR region, with total investment of ₹548.69 crore. Further, 91 works have been sanctioned in Maharashtra state including in MMR region, of amount of ₹ 932.34 crore for development of goods and parcel terminals. iii. The Government is taking several steps to ensure faster turnaround times and last mile connectivity which includes capacity enhancement works such as: • Doubling and multi tracking of important Railway routes, • Engine-on-Load(EOL) scheme, 03.12.2025 455 • Mechanization of Terminals with silo, preweighbin, Tipplers, Hoppers, Conveyor belts etc, • Commissioning of Eastern Dedicated Freight Corridor (EDFC) and Western Dedicated Freight Corridor (WDFC), • Construction of flyovers and by-passes to decongest busy terminals, • Containerization of Cargo and providing direct Rail connectivity to industries under the PM Gati Shakti Cargo terminals policy for enhancing efficient Multimodal Transportation Development. TRAIN STOPPAGE ACROSS KERALA 567. SHRI V. K. SREEKANDAN: Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state: (a) whether it is a fact that the Southern Railway had discontinued a slew of stoppages during the post Covid-19 and is now considering restoring/allowing permanent additional stoppages for trains across Kerala and if so, the details thereof; (b) whether it is a fact that at least a dozen trains operating in the State have been provided new permanent stoppages recently and if so, the details thereof; (c) whether it is a fact that the reason for the spurt in allotting permanent additional stoppages is due to demand from the commuters rather than the operational reasons and if so, the details thereof; and (d) whether it is a fact that a stop is provided based on the revenue generated 03.12.2025 456 from each station and if so, the details thereof indicating inter alia with the stations where stoppages have been restored/additional permanent stoppages were allowed come under this category? THE MINISTER OF RAILWAYS; MINISTER OF INFORMATION AND BROADCASTING; AND MINISTER OF ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (SHRI ASHWINI VAISHNAW): (a) to (d) With a view to contain the spread of Covid-19 pandemic, Indian Railways (IR) had discontinued the operation of all regular passenger carrying trains with effect from 23rd March, 2020 and only special train services were being operated. Indian Railways also undertook rationalization of time table, including rationalisation of stoppages, in a scientific manner with the assistance of IIT- Bombay. The exercise has been undertaken inter alia to provide for better passenger safety by creating maintenance corridor blocks, speeding up of train services and to improve punctuality. Since November-2021, Express train services are being operated as per rationalized time table. To facilitate the passengers of various stations located in the State of Kerala, 152 stoppages have been provided during the period 2023-24 and 2025- 26 (till 25th November,2025). 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SHRI KARAN BHUSHAN SINGH: Will the Minister of CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION be pleased to state: (a) the number of beneficiaries of Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana (PMGKAY) across categories of AAY (Antyodaya Anna Yojana) households and Priority Households (PHs) in Uttar Pradesh, district-wise; (b) the number of Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samridhi Kendras (PMKSKs) set up for outreach to National Food Security Act (NFSA) beneficiaries in Uttar Pradesh, district-wise; and (c) the status of installation of tin plates at Fair Price Shops in Uttar Pradesh, district-wise? THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION (SHRIMATI NIMUBEN JAYANTIBHAI BAMBHANIYA): (a) The Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana (PMGKAY) is being successfully implemented in all the States/UTs including the State of Uttar Pradesh. The Act provides for coverage of 79.56% of the rural and 64.43% of 03.12.2025 460 the urban population for the State of Uttar Pradesh, for receiving free of cost foodgrains, which at Census 2011 comes to 1520.59 lakh persons. The number of beneficiaries presently covered under the PMGKAY in state of Uttar Pradesh is as follows: District wise data of beneficiaries is not maintained by Central Government. (b) Department of Fertilizers (DoF), vide notification dated 24th August, 2022, has decided to convert the existing village, block/sub district/taluk and district level fertilizer retail shops into Model Fertilizer Retail Shops, namely Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samridhi Kendra (PMKSK). These PMKSK act as a one-stop-shop for farmers for multiple products such as seeds, fertilizers, pesticides etc. and also avail multiple services related to agriculture sector like fertilizer/seed/soil testing, drones & other farm equipments under one single roof. The conversion of retail shops into PMKSKs is an ongoing process. As of 17.11.2025, a total of 1,70,262 retail shops have been upgraded to PMKSKs. In Uttar Pradesh, 39,191 retail shops have been upgraded to PMKSKs. District-wise details of Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samridhi Kendras (PMKSKs) is given in the enclosed Statement. (c) Tin plates have been installed in all the 78422 Fair Price Shops in the State Beneficiaries (in lakh) AAY PHH TotalNo. of Households No. of Beneficiaries No. of Beneficiaries 40.90 132.91 1365.79 1498.70 03.12.2025 461 of Uttar Pradesh. STATEMENT Statement showing the district-wise Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samridhi Kendras District-wise PMKSKs developed in Uttar Pradesh S. No District Name No. of PMKSKs Developed 1 Agra 682 2 Aligarh 890 3 Ambedkar Nagar 653 4 Amethi 363 5 Amroha 446 6 Auraiya 402 7 Ayodhya 644 8 Azamgarh 770 9 Baghpat 208 10 Bahraich 794 11 Ballia 573 12 Balrampur 468 13 Banda 210 14 Barabanki 1016 15 Bareilly 748 16 Basti 737 17 Bhadohi 212 18 Bijnor 603 19 Budaun 758 20 Bulandshahr 733 21 Chandauli 347 03.12.2025 462 22 Chitrakoot 123 23 Deoria 789 24 Etah 601 25 Etawah 482 26 Farrukhabad 619 27 Fatehpur 490 28 Firozabad 448 29 Gautam Buddha Nagar 97 30 Ghaziabad 113 31 Ghazipur 693 32 Gonda 986 33 Gorakhpur 734 34 Hamirpur 161 35 Hapur 203 36 Hardoi 888 37 Hathras 409 38 Jalaun 233 39 Jaunpur 879 40 Jhansi 213 41 Kannauj 590 42 Kanpur Dehat 447 43 Kanpur Nagar 404 44 Kasganj 350 45 Kaushambi 283 46 Kheri 934 47 Kushi Nagar 718 48 Lalitpur 147 49 Lucknow 331 03.12.2025 463 50 Maharajganj 612 51 Mahoba 110 52 Mainpuri 651 53 Mathura 484 54 Mau 254 55 Meerut 453 56 Mirzapur 369 57 Moradabad 622 58 Muzaffarnagar 384 59 Pilibhit 763 60 Pratapgarh 587 61 Prayagraj 842 62 Rae Bareli 717 63 Rampur 513 64 Saharanpur 289 65 Sambhal 537 66 Sant Kabeer Nagar 369 67 Shahjahanpur 863 68 Shamli 167 69 Shravasti 382 70 Siddharth Nagar 704 71 Sitapur 998 72 Sonbhadra 259 73 Sultanpur 550 74 Unnao 697 75 Varanasi 393 Total 39191 03.12.2025 464 बदायूं म¤ िडिजटल सा±रता योजनाएँ 570. ®ी आिदÂय यादवः ³या संचार मंýी यह बताने कì कृपा कर¤गे िकः (क) ³या उ°र ÿदेश के बदायूं िजले के कई ±ेýŌ, िवशेषकर 31 लाख से अिधक जनसं´या वाले úामीण ±ेýŌ म¤ दूरसंचार और इंटरनेट अवसंरचना कमजोर है, िजसके कारण दूरÖथ िश±ा, टेलीमेिडिसन, ई-गवन¦स और Óयवसाय-संबंधी िडिजटल सेवाओं तक पहòँच म¤ बाधा आ रही है; (ख) यिद हाँ, तो सरकार Ĭारा बदायूं िजले म¤ 4जी/5जी मोबाइल नेटवकª कवरेज, āॉडब§ड पहòँच का िवÖतार करने, िकफायती िडिजटल सा±रता योजनाएँ शुł करने और दूरसंचार उपकरणŌ पर सिÊसडी ÿदान करने के िलए उठाए गए/उठाए जा रहे कदमŌ का Êयौरा ³या है; और (ग) यिद नहé, तो इसके ³या कारण ह§? úामीण िवकास मंýालय म¤ राºय मंýी; तथा संचार मंýालय म¤ राºय मंýी (डॉ. चंþ शेखर पेÌमासानी): (क) अ³टूबर 2025 तक, उ°र ÿदेश के बदायूं िजले के 1,678 गाँवŌ म¤ से 1,673 गाँव मोबाइल इंटरनेट कनेि³टिवटी से कवर ह§। (ख) और (ग) सेवा से वंिचत आबादी वाले गाँवŌ के िलए तकनीकì-Óयावसाियक Óयवहायªता के आधार पर दूरसंचार सेवा ÿदाताओं (टीएसपी) Ĭारा मोबाइल कवरेज ÿदान िकया जाता है। सरकार, िडिजटल भारत िनिध (डीबीएन) से ÿाÈत िव°पोषण के माÅयम से सेवा से वंिचत गाँवŌ म¤ 4जी मोबाइल टावरŌ कì संÖथापना के माÅयम से दूरसंचार कनेि³टिवटी के िवÖतार के िलए िविभÆन ÖकìमŌ को कायाªिÆवत कर रही है। इसके अलावा, बदायूं िजले सिहत सभी úाम पंचायतŌ (जीपी) और गाँवŌ को मांग के आधार पर वाई-फाई हॉटÖपॉट, फाइबर टू द होम (एफटीटीएच) कने³शन आिद जैसी हाई-Öपीड āॉडब§ड कनेि³टिवटी ÿदान करने के िलए भारतनेट पåरयोजना लागू कì गई है। िडिजटल सा±रता हािसल करने के िलए िडिजटल इंिडया कायªøम के तहत ÿधानमंýी 03.12.2025 465 úामीण िडिजटल सा±रता अिभयान (पीएमजीिदशा) जैसी Öकìम¤ शुł कì गईं, िजससे बदायूं िजले के 3,20,699 Óयि³तयŌ सिहत देश भर म¤ 6.39 करोड़ Óयि³तयŌ को ÿिश±ण िमला। इसके अलावा, बदायूं िजले म¤ राÕůीय इले³ůॉिन³स एवं सूचना ÿौīोिगकì संÖथान (एनआईईएलआईटी) Ĭारा आयोिजत िकए जाने वाले िविभÆन िडिजटल सा±रता पाठ्यøमŌ के तहत 7417 उÌमीदवारŌ ने आवेदन िकया है। सरकार ने देश भर म¤ 5जी सेवाओं के िवÖतार के िलए कई कदम उठाए ह§, िजनम¤ 5जी मोबाइल सेवाओं के िलए Öपे³ůम कì नीलामी, वषª 2022 के बाद से नीलामी म¤ ÿाĮ Öपे³ůम के िलए Öपे³ůम उपयोग ÿभार हटाना, गित शिĉ संचार पोटªल का शुभारंभ और Öमॉल सेÐस और दूरसंचार लाइनŌ कì संÖथापना के िलए Öůीट फनêचर के उपयोग कì समयबĦ अनुमित सिहत दूरसंचार अवसंरचना कì संÖथापना के िलए अनुमितयŌ को सुÓयविÖथत करने के िलए मागª का अिधकार (राइट ऑफ वे) िनयम शािमल ह§। BHARATNET PHASE-III 571. SHRI ARUN BHARTI: Will the Minister of COMMUNICATIONS be pleased to state: (a) the current status of BharatNet Phase-III (launched in Sept., 2024), its total outlay and the timeline for its completion; (b) the number of Gram Panchayats in Bihar, particularly in Jamui district, that have functional, high-speed BharatNet connections; (c) the total number of Last-Mile Service Providers (LSPs) and Village Level Entrepreneurs (VLEs) onboarded in Bihar to provide home broadband; (d) the number of BharatNet Udyamis trained and certified in Jamui district; and 03.12.2025 466 (e) the steps being taken to address network downtime and ensure the Operations and Maintenance (O&M) of the already laid fibre? THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT; AND MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS (DR. CHANDRA SEKHAR PEMMASANI): (a) BharatNet project is being implemented in a phased manner to provide broadband connectivity to all Gram Panchayats (GPs) and villages beyond GPs on demand basis across the country. An estimated outlay approved for Amended BharatNet Program (BharatNet Phase - III) is Rs. 1,39,579 crores and timeline for completion of construction of the project is 36 months from signing of Agreement with Project Implementation Agency (PIA). Agreement has been signed with Project Implementation Agencies (PIAs) for Twelve Packages for thirteen States and five UTs. (b) A total 3375 GPs in Bihar including 109 GPs particularly in Jamui district have functional high speed BharatNet connections. (c) and (d) Around 396 BharatNet Udyamies (BNUs) have been onboarded in Bihar to provide FTTH connections using BharatNet network. BNU could be a Village Level Entrepreneur, Internet Service Provider, Self Help Group (SHG), etc. Six BharatNet Udyamis have been trained and certified by BSNL in Jamui district. (e) Under Amended BharatNet program, following steps have been included to address network downtime and ensure the operations and maintenance (O&M) of already laid fiber: (i) Creation and Upgradation of BharatNet network in ring architecture 03.12.2025 467 (ii) Operations & Maintenance of the entire network based on Service Level Agreement (SLA) (iii) Single Project Implementation Agency (PIA) for construction and O&M of the network in a Package (iv) Dedicated Network Operation Centre धान िकसानŌ का कÐयाण 572. ®ी कुलदीप इंदौरा: ³या उपभोĉा मामले, खाī और सावªजिनक िवतरण मंýी यह बताने कì कृपा कर¤गे िकः (क) ³या सरकार को इस वषª धान कì खरीद म¤ हòई देरी और कम खरीद के कारण ®ीगंगानगर- हनुमानगढ़ म¤ िकसानŌ के सामने आ रही समÖयाओं कì जानकारी है और यिद हां तो इसके ³या कारण ह§; (ख) सरकार Ĭारा िकसानŌ से धान कì खरीद सुिनिIJत करने के िलए ³या कदम उठाए जा रहे ह§; (ग) चालू वषª सिहत िपछले तीन वषŎ के दौरान ®ीगंगानगर-हनुमानगढ़ म¤ धान कì खरीद का Êयौरा ³या है; और (घ) सरकार Ĭारा धान िकसानŌ का कÐयाण सुिनिIJत करने और धान खरीद म¤ िबचौिलयŌ कì भूिमका को समाÈत करने के िलए ³या कदम उठाए गए ह§? उपभोĉा मामले, खाī और सावªजिनक िवतरण मंýालय म¤ राºय मंýी (®ीमती िनमुबेन जयंतीभाई बांभिणया): (क) और (ख) Æयूनतम समथªन मूÐय (एमएसपी) पर खरीद कायª मु´य łप से राºय सरकार Ĭारा अपनी एज¤िसयŌ के माÅयम से िकया जाता है। राजÖथान सरकार ने सूिचत िकया है िक िवक¤þीकृत खरीद (डीसीपी) मोड के तहत राºय म¤ एमएसपी पर धान कì खरीद के िलए कोई आवÔयकता 03.12.2025 468 िनधाªåरत नहé होने के कारण, राºय सरकार ने खरीफ िवपणन मौसम (केएमएस) 2025-26 के दौरान धान कì खरीद नहé करने का िनणªय िलया है। (ग) राºय म¤ खरीफ िवपणन मौसम 2023-24 से 2025-26 तक कì अविध के दौरान एमएसपी पर धान कì कोई खरीद नहé कì गई है। (घ) भारत सरकार ने राºय सरकार के ऑनलाइन खरीद पोटªल के माÅयम से िकसानŌ से धान, गेहóं और अÆय खाīाÆनŌ कì खरीद कì ÿणाली शुł कì है और सरकारी खरीद एज¤िसयŌ Ĭारा िकसानŌ को उनके ब§क खाते म¤ एमएसपी का सीधा ऑनलाइन भुगतान अिधमाÆय łप से खरीद के 48 घंटŌ के भीतर करने का अिनवायª ÿावधान िकया है। खाīाÆन िवतरण 573. ®ी अŁण कुमार सागर: ³या उपभोĉा मामले, खाī और सावªजिनक िवतरण मंýी यह बताने कì कृपा कर¤गे िकः (क) ³या सरकार ने भारतीय खाī िनगम के गोदामŌ म¤ भंडाåरत खाīाÆन को गरीबŌ म¤ िवतåरत करने के िलए कोई कÐयाणकारी योजना बनाई है; (ख) यिद हां, तो आज कì ितिथ के अनुसार तÂसंबंधी Êयौरा ³या है; और (ग) िवगत तीन वषŎ के दौरान उ³त योजनाओं के माÅयम से लोगŌ म¤ राºय-वार िकतनी माýा म¤ खाīाÆन िवतåरत िकया गया है? उपभोĉा मामले, खाī और सावªजिनक िवतरण मंýालय म¤ राºय मंýी (®ीमती िनमुबेन जयंतीभाई बांभिणया): (क) और (ख) सरकार, सभी राºयŌ/संघ राºय ±ेýŌ म¤ ÿधानमंýी गरीब कÐयाण अÆन योजना (पीएमजीकेएवाई) लागू कर रही है, िजसका उĥेÔय úामीण ±ेý कì 75% और शहरी ±ेý कì 50% आबादी कì खाī आवÔयकताओं को पूरा करना है, जो 2011 कì जनगणना के अनुसार 81.35 करोड़ Óयिĉ ह§। 03.12.2025 469 वतªमान म¤, पीएमजीकेएवाई के अंतगªत 81.35 करोड़ कì लि±त कवरेज कì तुलना म¤ 80.56 करोड़ Óयिĉ कवर िकए गए ह§। (ग) पीएमजीकेएवाई के अंतगªत, अंÂयोदय अÆन योजना (एएवाई) के तहत आने वाले पåरवारŌ, जो सबसे गरीब ह§, को िदनांक1 जनवरी, 2023 से 35 िकलोúाम खाīाÆन ÿित पåरवार ÿित माह और ÿाथिमकता वाले पåरवारŌ (पीएचएच) को 5 िकलोúाम खाīाÆन ÿित Óयिĉ ÿित माह मुÉत िवतåरत िकया जाता है। पीएमजीकेएवाई के तहत िपछले तीन वषŎ के दौरान राºय-वार और वषª-वार खाīाÆन के िवतरण का Êयौरा संलμन िववरण म¤ िदया गया है। 03.12.2025 470 िववरण पीएमजीकेएवाई के तहत िपछले तीन वषŎ के दौरान राºय-वार और वषª-वार खाīाÆन के िवतरण का Êयौरा (मी.ट. म¤) राºय /संघ राºय ±ेý 2023 2024 2025 तक गेहóं चावल मोटे अनाज कुल गेहóं चावल मोटे अनाज कुल गेहóं चावल मोटे अनाज कुल अंडमान और िनकोबार Ĭीप समूह 534 3,697 - 4,231 535 3,701 - 4,236 437 3,024 - 3,461 आंň ÿदेश 2,727 17,17,331 17,005 17,37,063 - 17,15,489 27,278 17,42,767 - 14,39,633 18,865 14,58,497 अŁणाचल ÿदेश - 50,190 - 50,190 - 51,783 - 51,783 - 42,442 - 42,442 असम - 11,99,564 - 11,99,564 - 14,90,491 - 14,90,491 - 13,25,586 - 13,25,586 िबहार 10,41,220 41,73,458 - 52,14,677 10,87,100 39,41,498 - 50,28,598 9,98,939 31,88,017 - 41,86,955 छ°ीसगढ़ - 13,38,063 - 13,38,063 - 13,41,737 - 13,41,737 45 11,22,263 - 11,22,308 दादरा और नगर हवेली और 1,488 14,393 - 15,881 1,573 15,236 - 16,810 1,303 12,600 - 13,903 03.12.2025 471 दमन और दीव िदÐली 2,85,196 1,88,276 - 4,73,472 3,17,261 2,11,136 - 5,28,397 2,69,269 1,79,034 - 4,48,302 गोवा 0 29,690 - 29,690 0 29,193 - 29,193 0 23,705 - 23,705 गुजरात 9,12,015 11,66,874 56,788 21,35,677 9,55,869 10,83,571 1,51,579 21,91,020 8,19,117 8,26,608 89,140 17,34,865 हåरयाणा 7,28,445 - 41,037 7,69,482 7,01,301 - 3,44,817 10,46,118 6,67,010 - 2,17,422 8,84,432 िहमाचल ÿदेश 1,08,360 89,195 - 1,97,555 1,02,997 77,725 - 1,80,722 81,969 60,969 - 1,42,938 जÌमू और कÔमीर 1,13,901 3,05,019 - 4,18,920 1,16,663 3,08,427 - 4,25,090 99,746 2,59,046 - 3,58,792 झारखंड 3,16,302 13,09,299 - 16,25,601 3,54,643 12,82,283 - 16,36,927 3,01,893 10,64,384 - 13,66,277 कनाªटक - 20,81,372 4,12,564 24,93,936 - 20,96,229 4,01,286 24,97,515 - 16,16,089 4,67,639 20,83,728 केरल 1,62,574 8,16,596 487 9,79,657 1,77,047 8,19,771 16 9,96,834 1,41,653 6,57,906 0 7,99,558 लĥाख 4,317 3,486 - 7,803 4,290 3,462 - 7,752 3,483 2,833 - 6,316 ल±Ĭीप - 611 - 611 - 1,325 - 1,325 - 1,138 - 1,138 03.12.2025 472 मÅय ÿदेश 12,72,253 19,31,154 2,814 32,06,221 15,08,165 18,38,784 - 33,46,949 13,97,705 13,36,206 840 27,34,751 महाराÕů 14,29,955 25,75,273 16,732 40,21,960 15,05,662 26,09,003 61,265 41,75,930 12,66,968 22,08,836 74,972 35,50,776 मिणपुर - 27,919 - 27,919 - - - - - - - - मेघालय - 1,24,324 - 1,24,324 - 1,26,222 - 1,26,222 - 1,04,471 - 1,04,471 िमजोरम - 46,379 - 46,379 - 46,687 - 46,687 - 38,162 - 38,162 नागाल§ड - 71,297 - 71,297 - 72,084 - 72,084 - 59,740 - 59,740 ओिडशा 5 22,18,705 - 22,18,710 1,710 22,22,057 - 22,23,767 3,450 18,37,974 - 18,41,424 पंजाब 6,37,593 - - 6,37,593 8,77,366 - - 8,77,366 6,57,068 - - 6,57,068 राजÖथान 26,07,589 - - 26,07,589 25,65,551 - - 25,65,551 20,76,672 - - 20,76,672 िसि³कम - 17,577 - 17,577 - 19,770 - 19,770 - 14,125 - 14,125 तिमलनाडु 53,826 23,12,809 4,307 23,70,942 61,511 22,74,984 2,837 23,39,331 56,089 18,90,091 2,373 19,48,553 तेलंगाना 03.12.2025 473 - 12,07,709 - 12,07,709 - 12,25,778 - 12,25,778 0 10,46,500 - 10,46,500 िýपुरा - 1,60,174 - 1,60,174 - 1,61,241 - 1,61,241 - 1,32,463 - 1,32,463 उ°र ÿदेश 37,96,600 56,48,851 3,342 94,48,792 37,01,339 53,51,166 3,71,394 94,23,899 31,39,278 42,91,460 1,64,280 75,95,019 उ°राखंड 1,25,397 2,00,901 - 3,26,298 1,41,027 2,29,360 0 3,70,387 1,16,278 1,86,940 2,461 3,05,679 पिIJम बंगाल 15,40,228 23,10,641 - 38,50,869 15,51,516 23,28,144 - 38,79,660 12,99,814 19,50,501 - 32,50,315 सकल योग 1,51,40,525 3,33,40,829 5,55,077 4,90,36,431 1,57,33,126 3,29,78,337 13,60,473 5,00,71,936 1,33,98,186 2,69,22,745 10,37,991 4,13,58,922 नोट: वषª 2025 के िलए िवतरण डेटा अ³टूबर 2025 तक है। मिणपुर राºय के िलए डेटा अÿैल, 2025 तक है 03.12.2025 474 मोबाइल संपकª के िलए Óयावसाियक łप से अÓयवहायª úामीण और दूरदराज के ±ेýŌ का सव¥±ण 574. ®ी ²ानेĵर पाटीलः ®ीमती कलाबेन मोहनभाई देलकरः ®ी संिदपनराव आसाराम भुमरेः डॉ. िशवाजी बंडाÈपा कालगेः ®ी नीलेश ²ानदेव लंकेः ³या संचार मंýी यह बताने कì कृपा कर¤गे िकः (क) ³या सरकार ने देश के Óयावसाियक łप से अÓयवहायª úामीण और दूरदराज के ±ेýŌ का कोई सव¥±ण िकया है; (ख) यिद हां, तो दादरा और नगर हवेली संघ राºय±ेý तथा महाराÕů और मÅय ÿदेश राºयŌ के संबंध म¤ िजला-वार Êयौरा ³या है; (ग) ³या सरकार ने देश के वािणिºयक łप से अÓयवहायª úामीण और दूरदराज के ±ेýŌ म¤ दूरसंचार/मोबाइल सेवाएं ÿदान करने के िलए कोई पहल कì है और यिद हां, तो तÂसंबंधी राºय-वार Êयौरा ³या है: (घ) ³या सरकार ने úामीण और दूरदराज के ±ेýŌ म¤ िवशेषकर िश±ा और ÖवाÖÃय देखभाल सेवाओं के िलए मोबाइल संपकª म¤ सुधार करने के िलए कोई कदम उठाए ह§; और (ङ) यिद हां, तो तÂसंबंधी राºय-वार Êयौरा ³या है? úामीण िवकास मंýालय म¤ राºय मंýी; तथा संचार मंýालय म¤ राºय मंýी (डॉ. चंþ शेखर पेÌमासानी): (क) से (ङ) सरकार, दूरसंचार सेवा ÿदाताओं से ÿाÈत इनपुट के आधार पर úामीण और दूरदराज के ±ेýŌ म¤ मोबाइल कवरेज का आकलन करती है। सेवा से वंिचत गांवŌ म¤ मोबाइल कवरेज कì िÖथित को माÆय करने के िलए सव¥±ण िकया जाता है। इसके बाद, िडिजटल भारत िनिध (डीबीएन) Ĭारा िव° पोिषत 4जी मोबाइल कनेि³टिवटी ÖकìमŌ के तहत सेवा से वंिचत गांवŌ को कवरेज उपलÊध कराया जाता है। 03.12.2025 475 िविभÆन िडिजटल भारत िनिध (डीबीएन) ÖकìमŌ के तहत, देश भर म¤ 86,511 गांवŌ का सव¥±ण िकया गया है। महाराÕů और मÅय ÿदेश राºयŌ एवं दादरा और नागर हवेली संघ राºय ±ेý म¤ सव¥±ण िकए गए गांवŌ का िजला-वार Êयौरा संलμन िववरण -I म¤ िदया गया है। िदनांक 31.10.2025 कì िÖथित के अनुसार डीबीएन Öकìम के तहत चालू िकए गए टावरŌ और कवर िकए गए गांवŌ कì सं´या का राºय-वार Êयौरा संलμन िववरण -II म¤ िदया गया है। िववरण-I डीबीएन ÖकìमŌ के तहत मÅय ÿदेश राºय म¤ सव¥±ण िकए गए गांवŌ का िजला-वार Êयौरा िजले का नाम सव¥±ण िकए गए गांव आगर मालवा 12 अलीराजपुर 69 अनूपपुर 81 अशोकनगर 99 बालाघाट 402 बरवानी 535 बेतुल 422 िभंड 23 भोपाल 43 बुरहानपुर 66 छतरपुर 149 िछंदवाड़ा 384 दमोह 82 दितया 8 03.12.2025 476 देवास 95 धार 200 िडंडोरी 326 गुना 114 μवािलयर 65 हरदा 106 होशंगाबाद 152 इंदौर 17 जबलपुर 22 झाबुआ 10 कटनी 20 खंडवा 102 खरगोन 288 मंडला 283 मंदसौर 60 मोरेना 80 नरिसंहपुर 48 नीमच 74 िनवाड़ी 1 पंढूरना 4 पÆना 133 रायसेन 110 03.12.2025 477 राजगढ़ 48 रतलाम 34 रीवा 37 सागर 101 सतना 99 सीहोर 105 िसओनी 102 शहडोल 64 शाजापुर 15 Ôयोपुर 147 िशवपुरी 182 सीधी 146 िसंगरौली 92 टीकमगढ़ 21 उमåरया 75 उºजैन 5 िविदशा 95 सकल योग 6053 डीबीएन ÖकìमŌ के तहत महाराÕů राºय म¤ सव¥±ण िकए गए गांवŌ का िजला-वार Êयौरा िजले का नाम सव¥±ण िकए गए गांव अहमदनगर 311 अकोला 96 03.12.2025 478 अमरावती 253 औरंगाबाद 61 बीड 203 भंडारा 63 बुलढाणा 148 चंþपुर 284 धुले 142 गढ़िचरौली 1412 गŌिदया 124 िहंगोली 75 जलगांव 312 जालना 82 कोÐहापुर 165 लातूर 255 नागपुर 344 नांदेड़ 238 नंदुरबार 309 नािसक 289 उÖमानाबाद 37 पालघर 182 परभणी 195 पुणे 219 रायगढ़ 525 रÂनािगåर 556 सांगली 24 सतारा 295 िसंधुदुगª 299 सोलापुर 43 ठाणे 275 वधाª 130 वािशम 56 यवतमाल 190 सकल योग 8192 03.12.2025 479 डीबीएन ÖकìमŌ के तहत संघ राºय ±ेý दादरा और नागर हवेली एवं दमन और दीव म¤ सव¥±ण िकए गए गांवŌ का िजला-वार Êयौरा िजले का नाम सव¥±ण िकए गए गांव दादरा और नागर हवेली 100 दमन 12 सकल योग 112 िववरण-II डीबीएन ÖकìमŌ के तहत चालू िकए गए टावरŌ और कवर िकए गए गांवŌ का राºय-वार Êयौरा ø. सं. राºय चालू िकए गए टावर कवर िकए गए गाँव 1 अंडमान और िनकोबार Ĭीप समूह 208 267 2 आंň ÿदेश 1967 3830 3 अŁणाचल ÿदेश 719 1459 4 असम 502 732 5 िबहार 283 369 6 छ°ीसगढ 1598 1774 7 दादरा और नगर हवेली एवं दमन और दीव 16 25 8 गोवा 31 38 9 गुजरात 668 854 10 हåरयाणा 5 5 11 िहमाचल ÿदेश 573 917 12 जÌमू-कÔमीर 534 602 13 झारखंड 1411 2046 14 कनाªटक 530 668 15 केरल 326 515 16 लĥाख 230 307 17 ल±Ĭीप 0 0 18 मÅय ÿदेश 1406 1884 19 महाराÕů 2622 3117 20 मिणपुर 41 74 03.12.2025 480 21 मेघालय 613 821 22 िमजोरम 18 19 23 नागाल§ड 203 265 24 ओिडशा 3355 4915 25 पंजाब 41 44 26 राजÖथान 1338 1611 27 िसि³कम 3 4 28 तिमलनाडु 255 297 29 तेलंगाना 321 389 30 िýपुरा 98 153 31 उ°र ÿदेश 228 295 32 उ°राखंड 494 1098 33 पिIJम बंगाल 44 45 कुल 20681 29439 SOLAR PV POWER PROJECTS BY SECI 575. SHRI PUSHPENDRA SAROJ: Will the Minister of NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY be pleased to state: (a) the details of Solar PV power projects by Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) currently in operation across various States particularly in Uttar Pradesh along with their energy capacities; (b) the quantity and value of Solar-PV modules currently being manufactured in the country and currently being imported from major countries; (c) the list of companies that have been approved with a letter of award for setting up manufacturing facilities under the Production Linked Incentive (PLI) scheme for Solar-PV along with the locations of their manufacturing units, State- 03.12.2025 481 wise; (d) whether the Government has any estimate of the direct and indirect employment created and expected from PLI-supported Solar-PV manufacturing units and SECI’s energy project units; and (e) if so, the details thereof, State-wise? THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF POWER; AND MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY (SHRI SHRIPAD YESSO NAIK): (a) As per the information provided by the Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI), the details of Solar PV power projects by SECI currently in operation across various States along with their capacities are given in the enclosed Statement-I. (b) The installed solar PV module manufacturing capacity in the country, as per the Approved List of Models and Manufacturers (ALMM), issued on 25.11.2025 is 121.68 GW.The quantity and value of solar PV modules imported in the country during FY 2025-26 (till September, 2025), as per the website pertaining to export-import data bank of Department of Commerce, are 180.58 lakh numbers and 386.33 million US Dollar respectively. (c) The manufacturers who have been issued letter of award under Production Linked Incentive (PLI) Scheme for High Efficiency Solar PV Modules, can set- up their manufacturing plants anywhere in India. Based on the information provided by the manufacturers selected under the scheme, list of the companies along with States in respect of their solar PV manufacturing plants, are given in the enclosed Statement-II. 03.12.2025 482 (d)and (e) As per the information provided by the solar manufacturers setting up manufacturing units under the PLI Scheme for High Efficiency Solar PV Modules, as on 31.10.2025, the details of direct and indirect employment created are given at part-A of the enclosed Statement-III. As per the information provided by the SECI, the details of direct and indirect employment created in SECI’s project are given at part-B of the enclosed Statement-III. STATEMENT-I Details of solar energy projects currently in operation, set up by SECI through its own investment SL. No. Project Capacity (MW) Project Location 1 10MW Ground Mounted Solar Photovoltaic (SPV) 10 Badi Sid, Jodhpur Rajasthan 2 10 MW Ground Mounted SPV 10 Kolar, Karnataka 3 100 MW Ground Mounted SPV with 140MWH Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) 100 MW with 140 MWh BESS Rajnandgaon Chhattisgarh 4 1 MW Rooftop Solar PV 1 Portblair, Andaman & Nicobar Islands 5 1.7 MW Ground Mounted SPV with 1.4 MWH BESS 1.7 MW SPV with 1.4 MWh BESS Agatti and Kavaratti islands, Lakshdweep 03.12.2025 483 STATEMENT-II list of the companies along with States in respect of their solar PV manufacturing plants Sl. No. Name of Company/ SPV Location of Manufacturing unit(s) Tranche-I of PLI Scheme for High Efficiency Solar PV Modules 1 Shirdi Sai Electrical Limited/ Indosol Solar Private Limited Andhra Pradesh 2 Reliance Industries Limited Gujarat 3 Adani New Industries Limited Gujarat Tranche-II of PLI Scheme for High Efficiency Solar PV Modules 1 Indosol Solar Private Limited Andhra Pradesh 2 Reliance Industries Limited Gujarat 3 FS India Solar Ventures Private Limited Tamil Nadu 4 Waaree Energies Limited/ Sangam Solar One Private Limited Gujarat, Maharashtra 5 Avaada Electro Private Limited Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra 6 ReNew Photovoltaics Private Limited Rajasthan, Gujarat 7 JSW Renewable Technologies Limited Rajasthan 8 Grew Energy Private Limited Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir 9 VSL Green Power Private Limited Tamil Nadu 10 AMPIN Solar One Private Limited Odisha 11 TP Solar Limited Tamil Nadu 03.12.2025 484 STATEMENT-III A. Employment created in projects under PLI Scheme for high efficiency solar PV modules Sl. No. Name of Company/ SPV Employment Created Location of Manufacturing unit(s) Direct Indirect Tranche-I of PLI Scheme for High Efficiency Solar PV Modules 1 Shirdi Sai Electrical Limited/ Indosol Solar Private Limited 610 700 Andhra Pradesh 2 Reliance Industries Limited 1121 8901 Gujarat 3 Adani New Industries Limited 148 181 Gujarat Tranche-II of PLI Scheme for High Efficiency Solar PV Modules 1 Indosol Solar Private Limited 310 0 Andhra Pradesh 2 Reliance Industries Limited 1683 10402 Gujarat 3 FS India Solar Ventures Private Limited 969 579 Tamil Nadu 4 Waaree Energies Limited/ Sangam Solar One Private Limited 55 739 Gujarat, Maharashtra 5 Avaada Electro Private Limited 1176 1523 Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra 6 ReNew Photovoltaics Private Limited 3400 3000 Rajasthan, Gujarat 7 JSW Renewable Technologies Limited 20 50 Rajasthan 8 Grew Energy Private Limited 1560 239 Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, 03.12.2025 485 Jammu & Kashmir 9 VSL Green Power Private Limited 47 998 Tamil Nadu 10 AMPIN Solar One Private Limited 120 80 Odisha 11 TP Solar Limited 2061 2139 Tamil Nadu B. Details of employment, in SECI’s own projects Project Project Locations -State Direct employment (Engaged by SECI directly) Indirect employment 10MW Ground Mounted Solar Photovoltaic (SPV) Badi Sid, Jodhpur Rajasthan 1 18 10 MW Ground Mounted SPV Kolar, Karnataka 1 12 100 MW Ground Mounted SPV with 140MWH Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) Rajnandgaon, Chhattisgarh 2 83 1 MW Rooftop Solar PV Portblair, Andaman & Nicobar Islands 1 2 1.7 MW Ground Mounted SPV with 1.4 MWH BESS Agaratti and Kavaratti islands, Lakshdweep 1 8 CENTRALLY SPONSORED SCHEMES FOR MINORITIES IN TELANGANA 576. SHRI KUNDURU RAGHUVEER: Will the Minister of MINORITY AFFAIRS be pleased to state: 03.12.2025 486 (a) the details of major Centrally Sponsored Schemes and Central Sector Schemes implemented for the welfare, education and economic upliftment of minority communities across the country particularly in Telangana State; (b) the total funds allocated, released, and utilised in Telangana during each of the last three years under the programmes such as Nai Manzil, Nai Roshni, Seekho aur Kamao, PMJVK (Pradhan Mantri Jan Vikas Karyakram) and Pre- Matric and Post-Matric Scholarships; (c) whether Nalgonda district has been included under any projects or cluster development initiatives of PMJVK and if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor; and (d) the steps taken/being taken by the Government to ensure saturation of minority welfare schemes and improved access in rural and semi-urban areas of Telangana? THE MINISTER OF PARLIAMENTARY AFFAIRS; AND MINISTER OF MINORITY AFFAIRS (SHRI KIREN RIJIJU): (a) to (d) Ministry of Minority Affairs implements various schemes for socio- economic and educational empowerment of the six (6) centrally notified minority communities. A brief on major schemes of the Ministry along with achievements in respect of Telangana State during the last 3 years is as under: PMJVK: Pradhan Mantri Jan Vikas Karyakram" (PMJVK), a Centrally Sponsored Scheme, is one of the flagship program of the Ministry of Minority Affairs for creation of community infrastructure in the Minority Concentration Areas of the country in the sectors viz. Health, Skill Development, Education, Women Centric 03.12.2025 487 Projects, Drinking Water and Supply, Sanitation, Sports, Renewable energy, Tourism, Animal Husbandry and Other Community Infrastructure. The projects are drafted/formulated by the respective State Governments/ UT Administrations. The execution, operation, and maintenance of the project units approved under PMJVK is the sole responsibility of the concerned State Government or Union Territory (UT) Administration, as applicable. The Ministry regularly holds review meetings with State/UT authorities, to assess both the physical and financial progress of allocated projects. Additionally, National Workshops have also been conducted for effective implementation and timely completion of projects under the scheme. Under the Scheme, no projects have been sanctioned in Nalgonda District of Telangana and no funds have been released to Telangana State during the last 3 years. However, the Ministry is implementing PMJVK Scheme in all Districts of the Country including all the Aspirational Districts. States/ UTs can propose infrastructure projects in the identified areas where the concentration of minority population is more than 25% in the catchment area (15 KM radius). PM VIKAS: Pradhan Mantri Virasat Ka Samvardhan (PM VIKAS) scheme aims to promote the socio-economic upliftment of the six notified minority communities through interventions in four major areas: (i) modern and traditional skilling, (ii) women’s leadership and entrepreneurship development, (iii) education through the National Institute of Open Schooling (NIOS), and (iv) infrastructure development through the Pradhan Mantri Jan Vikas Karyakram (PMJVK). 03.12.2025 488 The Ministry had implemented various skill development schemes like Seekho aur Kamao, Nai Roshni and Nai Manzil in the past. These schemes were implemented as Central Sector Schemes and no physical/ financial targets were allocated to States/UTs. Besides, under the above mentioned three schemes, no new projects were allocated during last three years (i.e. FY 2022-23, FY 2023-24 and FY 2024-25), as all these three schemes were discontinued and merged into a new PM VIKAS scheme. The Ministry is ensuring wider access to the PM VIKAS scheme in rural and semi-urban areas by engaging Implementing agencies with a strong grassroots presence. Training centres are being located closer to beneficiary clusters and geo- tagged for transparency. Rural artisans and youth are supported through skilling, NIOS-linked education, and participation in Lok Samvardhan Parvs. These efforts collectively strengthen last-mile delivery and enable greater participation of rural minority communities. SCHOLARSHIP: The Ministry has implemented various educational empowerment Schemes for the upliftment of 6 notified minority communities namely, (i) Pre- Matric Scholarship Scheme, (ii) Post-Matric Scholarship Scheme, (iii) Merit-cum- Means based Scholarship Scheme. These schemes have been implemented as Central Sector Schemes and covered School education to Ph.D studies including technical and professional courses. The Scholarship schemes, however, have not been approved for implementation beyond 2021-22. The details of funds released under the 03.12.2025 489 scholarship schemes for the last three years of implementation of the scheme in respect of Telangana are as below: NMDFC: National Minorities Development & Finance Corporation (NMDFC) implements its schemes for socio-economic development of “backward sections” among the notified minority communities by providing concessional loan for self-employment income generation ventures across the country. The schemes of NMDFC are implemented through State Channelizing Agencies (SCAs) nominated by respective State Govt./UT Administration, Punjab Gramin Bank, Union Bank of India and Canara Bank. The beneficiaries from the State of Telangana supported through refinance of NMDFC to Canara Bank from 2021-22 to 2024-25 is as under: Scheme-wise Scholarships disbursed in Telangana for AY 2019-20 to AY 2021-22 Year Pre-Matric Post-Matric Fresh Renewal Amount (Rs. in Cr.) Fresh Renewal Amount (Rs. in Cr.) 2019- 20 82920 88988 60.28 12007 5386 13.9 2020- 21 64374 91663 56.6 11273 7099 14.63 2021- 22 84319 93252 61.29 12915 7928 16.8 Total 231613 273903 178.17 36195 20413 45.33 03.12.2025 490 Sl. No. Financial Year Amount (in crs.) No. of Beneficiaries 1. 2021-22 1.55 169 2. 2022-23 6.08 669 3. 2023-24 0.22 35 4. 2024-25 0.04 8 NUCLEAR PLANT IN GOA 577. CAPTAIN VIRIATO FERNANDES: Will the PRIME MINISTER be pleased to state: (a) whether there is a proposal to set up a Nuclear Plant in Goa in the near future and the Government of Goa has been taken into confidence and if so, the details thereof; (b) whether the Government of Goa has given its consent to the proposal to set up a Nuclear Plant in Goa and if so, the location identified for setting up the plant; (c) whether the plant is likely to be established for producing power or also for military purpose; and (d) whether any environmental impact assessment has been done or any study has been undertaken to check the impact in case of any accident in the plant and likely impact on the State or its population and if so, the details thereof? 03.12.2025 491 THE MINISTER OF STATE OF THE MINISTRY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY; MINISTER OF STATE OF THE MINISTRY OF EARTH SCIENCES; MINISTER OF STATE IN THE PRIME MINISTER'S OFFICE; MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES AND PENSIONS; MINISTER OF STATE IN THE DEPARTMENT OF ATOMIC ENERGY; AND MINISTER OF STATE IN THE DEPARTMENT OF SPACE (DR. JITENDRA SINGH): (a) There is presently no proposal to locate a nuclear power plant in the state of Goa. However, depending on feasibility, more of such proposals may be considered in future. (b) to (d) Do not arise. FOOD RELATED COMPLAINTS IN TRAINS 578. SHRIMATI SATABDI ROY BANERJEE: Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state: (a) the number of food related complaints from 2021-22 to 2024-25, year and zone-wise; (b) the number of cases of fines imposed, warnings issued, contract termination of vendors and the total amount of fines collected; and (c) the number and value of refunds issued and compensation provided to passengers? THE MINISTER OF RAILWAYS; MINISTER OF INFORMATION AND BROADCASTING; AND MINISTER OF ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (SHRI ASHWINI VAISHNAW): (a) to (c) Railways serves about 58 cr meals every year on average. About only 0.0008% complaints are received on average. Based on inquiry on these 03.12.2025 492 complaints, a fine of Rs 2.8 cr was imposed over last four years. It is the continuous endeavour of Indian Railways (IR) to provide good quality and hygienic food to travelling passengers. Necessary steps are accordingly taken by Indian Railways from time to time to improve quality of food and services to passengers. The following measures have been taken to improve quality, hygiene, and food safety: ● Supply of meals from designated Base Kitchens. ● Commissioning of modern Base Kitchens at identified locations. ● Installation of CCTV Cameras in Base Kitchens for better monitoring of food preparation. ● Shortlisting and use of popular and branded raw materials, like cooking oil, atta, rice, pulses, masala items, paneer, dairy products etc. for food production. ● Deployment of Food Safety Supervisors at Base Kitchens to monitor food safety and hygienic practices. ● Deployment of on-board IRCTC supervisors on trains. ● Introduction of QR codes on food packets, enabling display of details like name of kitchen, date of packaging etc. ● Regular deep cleaning and periodical pest control in Base Kitchens and Pantry Cars. ● In order to ensure compliance with Food Safety Norms, Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) certification from designated Food Safety Officers of each catering unit has been made mandatory. 03.12.2025 493 ● Regular food sampling as a part of the inspection and monitoring mechanism to ensure quality of food on trains. ● Third Party Audit is done to examine hygiene and quality of food in Pantry Cars and Base Kitchens. Customer satisfaction survey is also conducted. ● Regular and surprise inspections by Railway/ IRCTC officials, including Food Safety Officers. ● Regular training is conducted by IRCTC to enhance the skills of catering staff, focusing on customer service areas i.e. communication, courteous behaviour, service standards, personal grooming, and hygiene. In order to take passenger feedback, complaint management system over Indian Railways has been strengthened, simplified and made more accessible over the last few years through introduction of RailMadad Portal. With the launch of RailMadad Portal, Indian Railways provided passengers a single window system to register complaints and suggestions. In case any passenger complaint related to food quality in trains is reported, prompt and appropriate punitive action is taken against the service providers for deficiency in service. उ°र-पूवª आिथªक गिलयारा पåरयोजना 579. सु®ी कंगना रनौतः ®ी िदलीप शइकìयाः ³या उ°र पूवê ±ेý िवकास मंýी यह बताने कì कृपा कर¤गे िकः 03.12.2025 494 (क) ±ेýीय Óयापार संपकª को बढ़ाने के उĥेÔय से उ°र-पूवª आिथªक गिलयारा पåरयोजना कì वतªमान िÖथित ³या है; (ख) पीएम-िडवाइन योजना के अंतगªत शेष सभी अवसंरचना संबंधी पåरयोजनाओं के समयबĦ तरीके से पूरा करने के िलए सरकार Ĭारा ³या कदम उठाए जा रहे ह§; (ग) ³या िहमाचल ÿदेश सिहत उ°र-पूवê ±ेý कì दीघªकािलक बाढ़ िनयंýण आवÔयकताओं को पूरा करने के िलए कोई नई Óयापक योजना शुł कì गई है और यिद हां, तो तÂसंबंधी Êयौरा ³या है; और (घ) संपकª से जुड़ी पåरयोजनाओं कì गुणव°ा और ÿगित कì दूरÖथ िनगरानी करने के िलए नई ÿौīोिगिकयŌ का िकस ÿकार उपयोग िकया जा रहा है? िश±ा मंýालय म¤ राºय मंýी; तथा उ°र पूवê ±ेý िवकास मंýालय म¤ राºय मंýी डॉ. 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SHRI B. Y. RAGHAVENDRA: Will the Minister of NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY be pleased to state: (a) the current status of wind energy capacity addition in Karnataka including the total installed capacity and new projects commissioned during the last five years; (b) the contribution of Karnataka in the country’s total wind power generation along with the details of districts leading in wind energy development; (c) the challenges faced by developers in the State and the steps taken to address them; (d) the measures taken by the Government to encourage offshore wind projects outside of Tamil Nadu and Gujarat; and (e) the measures taken by the Government to attract domestic and foreign investment in large-scale wind energy parks across the country? THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF POWER; AND MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY (SHRI SHRIPAD YESSO NAIK): (a) As on 31.10.2025, the installed capacity of wind energy projects in Karnataka is 8193.29 MW. The wind energy capacity addition in Karnataka through new wind projects commissioning vis-a-vis cumulative wind capacity during the last five years are as follows: 03.12.2025 498 S.N. FY Wind Capacity Addition (in MW) Cumulative Wind Capacity in Karnataka (in MW) 1 2020-21 148.0 4938.6 2 2021-22 192.30 5130.9 3 2022-23 164.05 5294.95 4 2023-24 724.66 6019.61 5 2024-25 1331.485 7351.09 6 2025-26 (as on 31.10.2025) 842.19 8193.29 (b) The contribution of Karnataka in is country’s total wind power generation 15.28% and the top three districts leading in wind energy development are Gadag, Vijayapura and Chitradurga. (c) Land conversion and grid evacuation are the major challenges being faced by the developers in setting up wind energy projects in Karnataka. In order to address Land conversion, State Cabinet has approved the proposal of consideration of the Government Order as NOC for conversion of agricultural land for non-agricultural purpose. In order to streamline grid evacuation, the Government of Karnataka has prepared a Resource Adequacy Plan (RAP) for implementing RE projects in proportion to power demand of Electricity Supply Companies of Karnataka (ESCOMs). (d) Government has taken several measures to develop offshore wind power projects in the country outside of Tamil Nadu and Gujarat. These, inter alia, include; • Notification of ‘Offshore Wind Energy Policy’ in October 2015 to provide 03.12.2025 499 framework for the development of offshore wind energy in the country. • Issuance of a ‘Strategy Paper for Establishment of Offshore Wind Energy Projects’ in July, 2022 indicating various development models. • The Offshore Wind Energy Lease Rules, 2023 have been notified to regulate the grant of lease of offshore areas for development of offshore wind energy projects. • Desktop study has been carried out based on the Meso Scale Data available in public domain for Maharashtra coast • Offshore Wind has been included in the list of activities to be considered for trading of Carbon Credits under bilateral/co-operative approaches as per Article 6.2 Mechanism of Paris Agreement. • Waiver of Inter-State Transmission (ISTS) Charges has been extended for offshore wind power projects commissioned on or before 31.12.2032 with graded ISTS charges thereafter. • Waiver of additional surcharge is granted for electricity produced from offshore wind projects commissioned up to December, 2032 and supplied to Open Access Consumers. (e) Government has taken several measures to attract domestic and foreign investment in large-scale RE projects including wind energy parks across the country. The details of measures are given in the enclosed Statement. 03.12.2025 500 STATEMENT Government has taken following measures to attract domestic and foreign investment in large-scale RE projects including wind energy parks across the country:  Ministry of New & Renewable Energy (MNRE) has issued Bidding Trajectory for issuance of RE power procurement bids of 50 GW/annum by Renewable Energy Implementing Agencies (REIAs) [REIAs: Solar Energy Corporation of India Limited (SECI), NTPC Limited, NHPC Limited, SJVN Limited] from FY 2023-24 to FY 2027-28.  Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) has been permitted up to 100 percent under the automatic route.  Inter State Transmission System (ISTS) charges have been waived for inter-state sale of solar and wind power for projects to be commissioned by 30th June 2025, for Green Hydrogen Projects till December 2030 and for offshore wind projects till December 2032.  To boost RE consumption, Renewable Purchase Obligation (RPO) followed by Renewable Consumption Obligation (RCO) trajectory has been notified till 2029-30. The RCO which is applicable to all designated consumers under the Energy Conservation Act 2001 will attract penalties on non-compliance. RCO also includes specified quantum of consumption from Decentralized Renewable Energy sources.  Standard Bidding Guidelines for tariff based competitive bidding process for procurement of Power from Grid Connected Solar, Wind, Wind-Solar 03.12.2025 501 Hybrid and Firm & Dispatchable RE (FDRE) projects have been issued.  Schemes such as Pradhan Mantri Kisan Urja Suraksha evam Utthaan Mahabhiyan (PM-KUSUM), PM Surya Ghar Muft Bijli Yojana, National Programme on High Efficiency Solar PV Modules, New Solar Power Scheme (for Tribal and PVTG Habitations/Villages) under Pradhan Mantri Janjati Adivasi Nyaya Maha Abhiyan (PM JANMAN) and Dharti Aabha Janjatiya Gram Utkarsh Abhiyan (DA JGUA), National Green Hydrogen Mission, Viability Gap Funding (VGF) Scheme for Offshore Wind Energy Projects have been launched.  Scheme for setting up of Solar Parks and Ultra Mega Solar Power projects is being implemented to provide land and transmission to RE developers for installation of RE projects at large scale.  Laying of new transmission lines and creating new sub-station capacity has been funded under the Green Energy Corridor Scheme for evacuation of renewable power.  Electricity (Rights of Consumers) Rules, 2020 has been issued for net- metering up to five hundred Kilowatt or up to the electrical sanctioned load, whichever is lower.  “National Repowering and Life Extension Policy for Wind Power Projects, 2023” has been issued.  The Offshore Wind Energy Lease Rules, 2023 have been notified vide Ministry of External Affairs notification dated 19th December 2023, to 03.12.2025 502 regulate the grant of lease of offshore areas for development of offshore wind energy projects.  The Revised Guidelines for installation of prototype wind turbine models was issued on 12th June 2025.  Procedure for inclusion/updating Wind Turbine Model in the Revised List of Models and Manufacturers of Wind Turbines (RLMM) was issued on 31st July 2025. The amendment renames RLMM as Approved List of Models and Manufacturers (ALMM (Wind)) and mandates usage of listed components such as Blade, Tower, Generator, Gearbox and Special Bearings (Main, Pitch and Yaw Bearing) along with mandatory relocation of data centres within India and prohibition of real-time data transfer outside India.  The Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) for ALMM-Wind and ALMM- WTC was issued on 29th October 2025, detailing the end-to-end process for application, verification, factory inspection, component evaluation and model enlistment.  Standard & Labelling (S&L) programs for Solar Photovoltaic modules and Grid-connected Solar Inverters have been launched.  To augment transmission infrastructure needed for steep RE trajectory, transmission plan has been prepared till 2030.  “The Electricity (Late Payment Surcharge and related matters) Rules (LPS rules) have been notified. 03.12.2025 503  Electricity (Promoting Renewable Energy Through Green Energy Open Access) Rules, 2022, has been notified on 06th June 2022 with objective of ensuring access to affordable, reliable, and sustainable green energy for all. Green Energy Open Access is allowed to any consumer with contract demand of 100 kW or above through single or multiple single connection aggregating Hundred kW or more located in same electricity division of a distribution licensee.  Green Term Ahead Market (GTAM) has been launched to facilitate sale of Renewable Energy Power through exchanges.  Government has issued orders that power shall be dispatched against Letter of Credit (LC) or advance payment to ensure timely payment by distribution licensees to RE generators. CRACKDOWN ON FINTECH APPS 582. ADV. DEAN KURIAKOSE:

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