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Lok Sabha Question No. 134 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-07-21
Subject: Allocation of Budget for Reconstruction and Repair of Post Offices
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: Shri Omprakash Bhupalsinh Alias Pavan Rajenimbalkar, Shri Sanjay Uttamrao Deshmukh

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FINANCE DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.134

ANSWERED ON MONDAY, THE 21 st  July, 2025/ Ashadha 30, 1947 (Saka)

Allocation of Budget for Reconstruction and Repair of Post Offices

134. SHREE SANJAY UTTAMRAO DESHMUKH:

SHREE OMPRAKASH BHUPALSINH ALIAS PAVAN RAJENIMBALKAR:

## Will the Minister of Finance be pleased to state:

- a. Whether the Government has allocated or is considering to allocate a separate budget for reconstruction and repair of Post Offices along with development of their basic infrastructure;
- b. whether the Government has set up any special fund/scheme for the repair of such post office buildings which are very old or in a dilapidated condition;
- c. if so, the details thereof;
- d. whether the Government has received any proposals from the Department of Post regarding repair of such old and dilapidated buildings and the requirement of bore wells, compound wall and generators etc. for safety purpose; and
- e. if so, the details thereof and the action taken by the Government in this regard?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF FINANCE (SHRI PANKAJ CHAUDHARY)

- (a): Government  allocates  budget  under  'Estates  Management'  which includes outlay for restoration and renovation of the existing old Postal buildings for efficient postal operations with optimal utilization of assets.
- (b): The  Estates  Management  Scheme  (EMS)  under  which  support  is provided  for  restoration  and  renovation  of  the  existing  old  Postal buildings  is  a  continuing  Central  Sector  Scheme  of  Department  of Posts.
- (c): The Estates Management Scheme (EMS) had total outlay of about ₹ 474  crore  over  a  period  of  5  years  i.e.  2021-22  to  2025-26.  Actual expenditure under this scheme upto FY 202425 is about ₹ 353 crore.
- (d) & (e): Public Investment Board (PIB) Memorandum at draft stage has been received from the Department of Posts for Postal Logistics Infrastructure Project which includes components related to upgradation of Post Office counters and processing areas.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 133 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-07-21
Subject: Reconstruction/Repair of School Buildings in Disaster-Prone Areas
Ministry: EDUCATION
Asked by: Shri Captain Brijesh Chowta

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF EDUCATION DEPARTMENT OF SCHOOL EDUCATION AND LITERACY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO - 133

ANSWERED ON 21 ST  JULY, 2025

## Reconstruction/Repair of School Buildings in Disaster-Prone Areas

133. Shri Captain Brijesh Chowta:

Will the Minister of EDUCATION be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government is aware of reports indicating that over 290 Government Schools in  Dakshina  Kannada  have  suffered  infrastructure  damage  due  to  monsoon  rains  and buildings are required urgent repairs;
- (b) if so, the details of central assistance allocated under schemes such as Samagra Shiksha Abhiyan for infrastructure up-gradation/repair in the district during the last two years;

(c)  whether  the  Government  proposes  to  introduce  a  fast-track  mechanism  for  repair  and reconstruction  of  school  building  and  other  infrastructure  in  disaster-prone  areas  such  as coastal Karnataka; and

(d) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF EDUCATION (SHRI JAYANT CHAUDHARY)

- (a): As  per  information  received  from  the  State  Government  of  Karnataka,  many  State Government schools were damaged due to monsoon rains. In 2024-25, 240 school building repair  works  were  undertaken  under  natural  disaster  management  fund  by  the  district administration and 312 school buildings under State Government funds.
- (b): Under Samagra Shiksha Scheme, repair works are proposed by the State as per their requirement and priority. As per PRABANDH Portal, 11 schools were approved for major repairs for Dakshin Kannada district during 2023-24 and 2024-25.

(c)&(d): Samagra  Shiksha  Scheme  provides  flexibility  to  the  States  to  prioritize interventions.  The  Ministry  of  Education  has  also  issued  advisories  from  time  to  time emphasizing  preparedness  and  prompt  restoration  in  disaster-affected  areas.  Further,  the Department  of  School  Education  &  Literacy  in  coordination  with  the  National  Disaster Management  Authority  (NDMA)  has  issued  guidelines  to  promote  disaster  resilience  in school infrastructure.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 127 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-07-21
Subject: Upkeep of Protected Monuments in Assam
Ministry: CULTURE
Asked by: Shri Gaurav Gogoi

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CULTURE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.127

ANSWERED ON 21.07.2025

## UPKEEP OF PROTECTED MONUMENTS IN ASSAM

127. SHRI GAURAV GOGOI:

Will the Minister of CULTURE be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government is aware that 167 State-protected monuments in Assam, including  Charaideo  Moidams  are  being  neglected  due  to  non-payment  of  staff salaries and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether any request for assistance has been received from the Government of Assam or its Directorate of Archaeology;
- (c) if so, the details thereof;
- (d) whether the Government plans to extend Central support for the upkeep of these monuments, especially in light of Charaideo Moidams' UNESCO nomination; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF CULTURE AND TOURISM (SHRI GAJENDRA SINGH SHEKHAWAT)

- (a) No such details are available are with Ministry of Culture.
- (b) No such request has been received.

&

(c)

- (d) Part of the Charaideo Moidams, a UNESCO World Heritage property, falls under
- & the jurisdiction of the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI), specifically the Group
- (e) of Moidams covering an area of approximately 188,616 sq. meters. The remaining portions are managed by the Directorate of Archaeology, Government of Assam. The sections maintained by the ASI are well and kept in a presentable condition.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 121 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-07-21
Subject: Higher Pension Scheme for Employees of BDL
Ministry: LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
Asked by: Shri Asaduddin Owaisi

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 121 TO BE ANSWERED ON 21.07.2025

## HIGHER PENSION SCHEME FOR EMPLOYEES OF BDL

## 121.  SHRI ASADUDDIN OWAISI:

Will the Minister of LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT be pleased to state:

- (a)whether the Government is aware that the employees of Bharat Dynamics  Limited  (BDL)  have  submitted  applications  and  joint options  for  pension  on  higher  wages  pursuant  to  the  Hon'ble Supre me Court's judgment;
- (b)if so, the details of the number of such applications received from BDL employees and the status of their processing by the concerned Regional Provident Fund Commissioner (RPFC) office;
- (c)whether it is true that the BDL Provident Fund Trust and RPFC, Barkatpura, have raised clarificatory queries delaying the processing of joint options;
- (d)if so, the details thereof; and
- (e)whether  the  Government  has  taken  any  steps  to  expedite  the resolution of such queries and ensure time-bound implementation of the higher pension scheme  for employees of  exempted establishments like BDL and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE FOR LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT (SUSHRI SHOBHA KARANDLAJE)

- (a) to (e): Bharat  Dynamics  Limited  (BDL)  has  submitted  3,048 applications for pension on higher wages. EPFO has processed and disposed off these applications as per the directions of the Hon'ble Supreme Court in its judgement dated 04.11.2022.

In  order  to  ensure  prompt  disposal  of  applications  for pension  on  higher  wages,  directions  and  clarifications  have  been issued from time-to-time.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 114 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-07-21
Subject: Green Financing
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: Shri Y S Avinash Reddy

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FINANCE DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO 114 TO BE ANSWERED ON 21 st  JULY 2025

## GREEN FINANCING

## 114.  Shri Y S Avinash Reddy

## Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state:

- (a) whether there is indeed a growing case for green financing around the world;
- (b) if so, the steps taken by the Government to promote and boost green financing in the country;
- (c) whether the Government is planning to provide preferential treatment for financing related to green and sustainable projects; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF FINANCE (SHRI PANKAJ CHAUDHARY)

- (a) Green  financing  is  gaining  traction  globally  as  countries  seek  to  implement  their commitments under the UNFCCC and its Paris Agreement.
- (b) to (d) Green financing is being promoted through several policy and regulatory measures in  addition  to  direct  budgetary  support  under  the  National Action  Plan  for  Climate  Change  and production-linked  incentive  schemes  for  high-efficiency  solar  photovoltaic  modules,  advanced chemistry cell battery storage systems, and the automotive and auto-component sectors.

Further, SEBI introduced the regulatory framework for the issuance of green debt securities as a mode of sustainable finance in 2017, which was revamped to expand the scope of the definition of 'green  debt  security'  to  cover  pollution  prevention  and  control,  eco-efficient  products,  etc.    The regulator  has  also  introduced  the  blue  bonds  (related  to  water  management  and  the  marine sector), yellow bonds (related to solar energy) and transition bonds as sub-categories of Green debt securities. International Financial Services Centres Authority of India has also specified the necessary  regulatory  framework  to  encourage  the  growth  of  Green  Bonds,  Social  Bonds, Sustainability Bonds, Sustainability-linked Bonds and other labelled bonds.

In addition, the Government of India introduced the Sovereign Green Bonds in 2022 to mobilise resources  for  eligible  green  projects  across  Ministries.  Other  measures,  such  as  the  RBI's 'Framework for Acceptance of Green Deposits', aim at fostering and developing the green finance ecosystem in the country.  Further, bank loans for renewable energy projects up to a limit of ₹30 crore are eligible under the Priority Sector lending.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 111 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-07-21
Subject: Increase in Bank Frauds
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: Smt. Rachna Banerjee

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FINANCE DEPARTMENT OF FINANCIAL SERVICES

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO- 111

ANSWERED ON MONDAY, JULY 21, 2025/ASHADHA 30, 1947 (SAKA)

## INCREASE IN BANK FRAUDS

## 111. SMT. RACHNA BANERJEE

Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state:-

- (a)  whether  the  number  of  bank  frauds  witnessed  a  significant  increase  recording  an  eightfold jump during the first half of the current fiscal year;
- (b) if so, the details thereof including the number of cases reported by public and private sector banks and the amount involved, bank-wise; and

(c) the steps taken by the banks to strengthen customer onboarding and transaction monitoring system including coordination with law enforcement agencies?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF FINANCE

## (SHRI PANKAJ CHAUDHARY)

(a) and (b): No. As per Reserve Bank of India (RBI) data on frauds in commercial banks and all India financial institutions, based on the date of  occurrence, the number of fraud cases for the FY 2023-24 was 3,22,473 whereas for the FY 2024-25, it was 1,25,293. Thus, there is a decline in number of frauds by 61.15 % on YoY basis.

(c): RBI's Master Direction on Know Your Customer (KYC) mandates that all Regulated Entities (REs),  including  banks  to  have  in  place  Board-approved  KYC  Policy,  which  covers, inter  alia, customer onboarding and transaction monitoring processes. Further, REs have been mandated to put in place a robust software capable of generating alerts when the transactions are inconsistent with risk categorization and updated profile of the customers as part of an effective identification and reporting of suspicious transactions process. Compliance to these regulations is continuously monitored by RBI. RBI has also mandated the banks to have robust internal audit and controls, Early  Warning  Signals  (EWS)  and  Red  Flagging  of  Accounts  (RFA),  timely  reporting  to  Law Enforcement Agencies  (LEAs),  Data  Analytics  and  Market  Intelligence  Unit  for  strengthening risk management systems.

Further, REs are required to report suspicious transactions as well as transactions specified under the  PML  Rules,  2005  to  the  Financial  Intelligence  Unit  (FIU).  FIU,  in  turn,  shares  such information with national intelligence / law enforcement agencies, national regulatory authorities and  foreign  FIUs.  It  also  coordinates  and  strengthens  collection  and  sharing  of  financial intelligence  through  an  effective  national,  regional  and  global  network  to  combat  money laundering and related crimes.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 108 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-07-21
Subject: Death of Tigers in Male Mahadeshwara Hills Wildlife Sanctuary, Karnataka
Ministry: ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE
Asked by: Shri Raja A, Prof. Sougata Ray

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO 108

TO BE ANSWERED ON 21.07.2025

## Death of Tigers in Male Mahadeshwara Hills Wildlife Sanctuary, Karnataka

108.

SHRI RAJA A:

PROF. SOUGATA RAY:

Will the Minister of ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  it  is  a  fact  that  recently  five  tigers  including  cubs  were  found  dead  in  the Male Mahadeshwara Hills Wildlife Sanctuary in Karnataka;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether any Special Investigation Team (SIT) was constituted to probe the death of tigers;
- (d) if so, whether any Report has been prepared and submitted by such team;
- (e) if  so,  the  findings  thereof  and  if  not,  the  time  by  which  said  Report  is  likely  to  be prepared/submitted; and
- (f) the details of action plan drawn to check such incidents in future along with the action taken against the persons responsible for the same?

## ANSWER

MINISTER  OF  STATE  IN  THE  MINISTRY  OF  ENVIRONMENT,  FOREST  AND CLIMATE CHANGE (SHRI KIRTI VARDHAN SINGH)

- (a) & (b) One female tiger alongwith four cubs was found dead in the Male Mahadeshwara Hills Wildlife Sanctuary in Karnataka.
- (c) & (d) A  Special  Investigation  Team  (SIT)  was  constituted  by  the  National  Tiger Conservation  Authority  to investigate the issues related to tiger death in Karnataka which has submitted its report.
- (e) The  SIT,  based  on  evidence  collected  during  investigation  concluded  that  the tigers  were  killed  in  retaliation  by  lacing  a  cattle  carcass  with  the  pesticide Carbofuran, by a group of three who were arrested within 48 hours.

The  SIT has suggested notifying the Male  Mahadeshwara  Hills  Wildlife Sanctuary  as  a  tiger  reserve  for  additional  protection  and  financial  assistance, which has already been approved by the National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA)  under  relevant  provisions  of  Wildlife  Protection  Act  (WLPA),  1972. Inter-alia the SIT recommended welfare measures for frontline staff, filling  up staff vacancies, conflict management strategies with local communities,

- educational outreach, improving  habitat and prey-base besides developing monitoring protocols.
- (f) The Government of India has notified the National Tiger Conservation Authority (Normative  Standards  for  Tourism  and  Project  Tiger)  Guidelines,  2012  for management  of  tigers  &  their  habitats  along  with  advisories  and  Standard Operating Procedures to prevent such incidents. Legal action in the said matter has  been  initiated  against  the  offenders  in  the  instant  matter  as  per  relevant provisions of the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 107 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-07-21
Subject: Status of the Ruins of Fort at Bamanpukur, West Bengal
Ministry: CULTURE
Asked by: Shri Jagannath Sarkar

- (a)
- (c)

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CULTURE

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.107 ANSWERED ON 21.07.2025

## STATUS OF THE RUINS OF FORT AT BAMANPUKUR, WEST BENGAL

## 107. SHRI JAGANNATH SARKAR:

Will the Minister of CULTURE be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Ruins of Fort at Bamanpukur in Nadia district, West Bengal State declared a monument of national importance in 1920, have been reported as untraceable;
- (b) if so, the reasons for the monument becoming untraceable and the specific challenges faced in its preservation;
- (c) the details of the steps taken/being taken by the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) to locate  and  restore  the  monument,  including  any  recent  surveys  or  excavations conducted in the area;
- (d) whether the Government has identified other monuments in West Bengal or across the country that are untraceable or have vanished and if so, the details thereof; and
- (e) the details of the measures being implemented to prevent further loss of such culturally significant  sites,  including  improvements in monitoring,  documentation  and  community engagement?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF CULTURE AND TOURISM (SHRI GAJENDRA SINGH SHEKHAWAT)

- to The  Ruins  of  Fort  at  Bamanpukur,  located  in  District  Nadia,  West  Bengal,  is  a monument of national importance under active protection and control of Archaeological Survey of India (ASI).
- (d) No  monument  from  the  State  of  West  Bengal  has  been  reported  as  untraceable  or vanished.  However,  a  recent  review  by  the  Archaeological  Survey  of  India  (ASI)  had identified  18  monuments  across  the  country  which  have  ceased  to  be  of  national importance and have been delisted vide notification No. 2974 (E) dated 01.07.2025 and 5178(E) 02.12.2024.
- (e) The Archaeological Survey of India (ASI), has undertaken several measures to prevent the loss of protected monuments and areas. Officers of the ASI conduct periodic visits to protected  monuments  and  areas  within  their  jurisdiction  to  assess  their  conservation status  and  to  determine  necessary  repairs  and  maintenance.  Additionally,  ASI  is improving  monument  documentation  through  digital  records  and  condition  mapping. Further,  ASI  conducts  cultural  awareness  programmes  to  educate  and  engage  local communities in heritage conservation efforts.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 106 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-07-21
Subject: Opening of Kendriya Vidyalayas in Delhi
Ministry: EDUCATION
Asked by: Shri Ramvir Singh Bidhuri

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF EDUCATION DEPARTMENT OF SCHOOL EDUCATION AND LITERACY

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 106 ANSWERED ON 21.07.2025

## OPENING OF KENDRIYA VIDYALAYAS IN DELHI

## † 106. SHRI RAMVIR SINGH BIDHURI :

Will the Minister of EDUCATION be pleased to state:

- (a) the number of Kendriya Vidyalayas opened in the country particularly in Delhi during the last two years; and
- (b) the number of Kendriya Vidyalayas are likely to be opened in Delhi in near future?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF EDUCATION (SHRI JAYANT CHAUDHARY)

(a) & (b) Opening of new Kendriya Vidyalayas (KVs) is a continuous process. KVs are opened primarily to cater to the educational needs of the wards of transferable Central Government  Employees  including  Defence  &  Para-military personnel, Central Autonomous Bodies, Central Public Sector Undertakings (PSUs) and Central Institute of Higher Learning (IHL) by providing a common programme of education throughout the country. Proposals for opening of new KVs may be sponsored by Ministries or Departments of the Government of India / State Governments / Union Territories (UTs) Administrations, with commitment to provide requisite resources including land and temporary accommodation for setting up a new KV as per norms.  The proposals are subject to approval of the competent authority as per extant procedures.

As per information received from Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan (KVS), 32 new KVs under Civil / Defence / Institute of Higher Learning / Project Sector have been opened throughout the country during the last two years and current year (i.e. 2023-24, 2024-25 and 2025-26). No new KV has been opened in the NCT of Delhi during the last two years and current year. However, at present, 46 KVs are functioning in the NCT of Delhi and one  new  KV  (KV,  Khajuri  Khas)  has  been  sanctioned  in  December,  2024  by  the Government of India.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 103 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-07-21
Subject: Hostel and Mess Charges in Central Universities
Ministry: EDUCATION
Asked by: Shri G Lakshminarayana

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF EDUCATION DEPARTMENT OF HIGHER EDUCATION

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 103 ANSWERED ON 21.07.2025

## Hostel and Mess Charges in Central Universities

## 103    Shri G Lakshminarayana:

Will the Minister of EDUCATION be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of hostel room rent and mess charges in each Central University during the last five years and the current year, semester and university-wise;
- (b)  whether  the  Government  has  any  policy  or  guidelines  to  regulate  the  hostel  and  mess charges in Central Universities;
- (c) if so, the details thereof;
- (d)  whether the Government has taken steps to regulate hostel and mess charges to ensure affordability for students, especially those from economically weaker sections;
- (e) whether SC/ST students are exempted from hostel room rent in all Central Universities;
- (f) if not, the details of universities where exemptions are not applicable;
- (g) whether there has been any increase in hostel or mess charges during the last five years and the current year; and
- (h) if so, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF EDUCATION (DR. SUKANTA MAJUMDAR)

- (a)  to  (h) Central  Universities  under  the  purview  of  Ministry  of  Education  are  statutory autonomous  organizations  established  under  respective  Central  Acts  of  Parliament  and governed  by  provisions  of  the  Acts,  Statutes,  Ordinances,  Regulations  made  thereunder. Decisions  regarding  hostel  charges  are  taken  by  the  universities  with  the  approval  of  their statutory  bodies  considering  several  factors  including  the  economic  conditions  of  various categories of students. The Hostel messes are mostly managed by students themselves and are monitored  by  mess  supervisors/hostel  wardens  thereby  ensuring  transparency,  fairness  and affordability.

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