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Lok Sabha Question No. 2873 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-08-06
Subject: Global Capability Centres
Ministry: ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Asked by: Shri Appalanaidu Kalisetti, Shri Tangella Uday Srinivas

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2873

TO BE ANSWERED ON: 06.08.2025

## GLOBAL CAPABILITY CENTRES

## 2873.    SHRI TANGELLA UDAY SRINIVAS: SHRI APPALANAIDU KALISETTI:

Will the Minister of ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY be pleased to state: (a) total number of Global Capability Centres (GCCs)currently operating across the country, State and City-wise including number of persons employed, City-wise;

- (b) total annual revenue generated by these GCCs, with a sector-wise breakup during the last five years, year and city-wise;
- (c)  whether  the  Government  has  undertaken  or  supported  any  initiatives  to  promote  the establishment and expansion of GCCs in Tier-2/3 cities, especially in the State of Andhra Pradesh including cities such as Visakhapatnam, Kakinada and Vizianagaram;
- (d) if so, the details thereof and the steps taken so far to implement these plans;
- (e) the number of GCCs currently operating in Tier-2 and Tier-3 cities, State-wise;
- (f) whether the Government is considering any policy support, infrastructure incentives or special economic packages to encourage further GCC growth in emerging cities and smaller towns; and
- (g) if so, the details thereof including proposed incentives, targeted geographies and implementation timelines?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (SHRI JITIN PRASADA)

(a) to (g): As per National Association of Software and Services Companies (NASSCOM), there are more than 1700 GCCs operating in India.

The total revenue generated by these GCCs in last 5 years has grown from USD 40.4 billion in FY19 to USD 64.6 billion in FY24 with CAGR of 9.8%. GCCs have grown from being support centers for basic tasks to a research and development and design hubs.

Together, these GCCs employ more than 19 lakhs persons in the country.

To strengthen India's GCC ecosystem, it was announced in Union Budget 2025 -26 that a national framework will be formed to guide states on promoting GCCs in tier II cities. The framework will suggest measures for enhancing availability of talent and infrastructure, building byelaw reforms, and mechanisms for collaboration with industry.

Further,  many  State  Governments  such  as  Madhya  Pradesh,  Uttar  Pradesh,  Karnataka,  Tamil Nadu, Telangana etc. have come with dedicated policies to support establishment and expansion of GCCs.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2872 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-08-06
Subject: Integration of Digital Service Delivery to Welfare Schemes
Ministry: COMMUNICATION
Asked by: Smt. Sangeeta Kumari Singh Deo

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2872 ANSWERED ON 6 TH  AUGUST, 2025

## INTEGRATION OF DIGITAL SERVICE DELIVERY TO WELFARE SCHEMES

## 2872.   SMT. SANGEETA KUMARI SINGH DEO:

Will the Minister of COMMUNICATION be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has undertaken steps at the national level to integrate mobile based platforms and digital grievance redressal systems with flagship welfare schemes to improve ease of access for rural beneficiaries and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether the digital service delivery initiatives such as the use of mobile apps, SMS-based alerts and Interactive Voice Response System (IVRS) are being adapted to local contexts in the State of Odisha, especially for schemes related to pensions, health entitlements and rural employment and if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) whether the Government has collaborated with state authorities or panchayats in Balangir district  to  improve  mobile  literacy,  reduce  SIM-based  exclusion  in  Aadhaar-linked  benefits  and promote use of local language mobile interfaces for accessing public services and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR COMMUNICATIONS AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT (DR. PEMMASANI CHANDRA SEKHAR)

- (a) to (c) The information is being collected and would be laid on the Table of the House.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2867 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-08-06
Subject: GPs covered under Phase-I and Phase-II of BharatNet Project in Andhra Pradesh
Ministry: COMMUNICATION
Asked by: Shri G M Harish Balayogi

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2867 ANSWERED ON 6 TH  AUGUST, 2025

## GPS COVERED UNDER PHASE-I AND PHASE-II OF BHARATNET PROJECT IN ANDHRA PRADESH

## 2867.   SHRI G M HARISH BALAYOGI:

Will the Minister of COMMUNICATION be pleased to state:

(a) the  details  of  GPs  covered  under  Phase  I  and  Phase  II  of  BharatNet  Project  in  Andhra Pradesh, district-wise especially in Konaseema;

(b) the details of GPs yet to be connected and proposed to be covered under Phase III of the project and ABP in Andhra Pradesh, district-wise;

(c) the  details  of  Phase-wise  targets  and  timelines  for  connecting  remaining  GPs,  non-GP villages in Andhra Pradesh, under the project and ABP;

(d) the  quantum  of  optical  fibre  cable  laid  and  number  of  FTTH  connections,  public  Wi-Fi hotspots established in Andhra Pradesh, district-wise especially for Konaseema;

(e) the extent of utilisation of BharatNet infrastructure in Andhra Pradesh including district wise details of dark fibre leasing, operational Wi-Fi access points, FTTH service uptake and bandwidth leasing to service providers;

(f) the details of total amount of funds allocated, disbursed, utilised under the project in Andhra Pradesh, district-wise and phase-wise; and

(g) the details of proposals received for extending connectivity to non-GP villages on a demanddriven basis, in Andhra Pradesh, district-wise?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR COMMUNICATIONS AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT (DR. PEMMASANI CHANDRA SEKHAR)

(a) to (c) In Andhra Pradesh, all 12,955 GPs planned under BharatNet Phase-I & II have been made service ready. Amended BharatNet Program is proposed to be implemented in the state to provide ring topology to GPs and connectivity to non-GP villages on demand basis. .The timeline for  completion  of  the  construction  phase  under  the  ABP  is  three  years  from  the  date  of  sign  of contract.  District  wise  details  of  GPs  of  Andhra  Pradesh  including  Konaseema  district  under BharatNet is available on Digital Bharat Nidhi website (https://usof.gov.in/home).

(d) & (e) The Optical Fiber Cable (OFC) laid under BharatNet in Andhra Pradesh is   60,123 km, till  30.06.2025. Further, 50,579 Fiber-to-the-Home (FTTH) connections have been provided, 1,570 Wi-Fi hotspots have been installed across the state and dark fibre leased is 2,899 km. The

details of OFC laid and FTTH connections commissioned under BharatNet in Andhra Pradesh are available on Digital Bharat Nidhi website (https://usof.gov.in/home).

- (f) In Andhra Pradesh under BharatNet Rs. 1,649 Cr. has been allocated/disbursed/utilized which includes Rs. 328 Cr. for Phase-I and Rs. 1,321 Cr. for Phase-II.
- (g) Amended  BharatNet  Program  is  being  implemented  to  provide  connectivity  to  non-GP villages on demand basis.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2866 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-08-06
Subject: Fraud Risk Indicator
Ministry: COMMUNICATION
Asked by: Smt. Shobhanaben Mahendrasinh Baraiya, Smt. Kamaljeet Sehrawat, Shri Praveen Patel

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2866 ANSWERED ON 6 TH  AUGUST, 2025

## FRAUD RISK INDICATOR

## 2866.   SHRI PRAVEEN PATEL: SMT. KAMALJEET SEHRAWAT: SMT. SHOBHANABEN MAHENDRASINH BARAIYA:

Will the Minister of COMMUNICATION be pleased to state:

(a) the details of the classification method adopted for identifying  risk under the Fraud Risk Indicator (FRI);

(b) the  details  and  number  of  Unified  Payment  Interface  (UPI)  platforms  that  have    started integrating FRI alerts into their systems;

(c) the details and the number of financial fraud cases prevented so far as a result of integration of FRI with UPI platforms; and

(d) the details and the amount of budget allocation made by the Government for development of the Digital Intelligence Platform and FRI?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR COMMUNICATIONS AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT (DR. PEMMASANI CHANDRA SEKHAR)

(a) to (c) Department  of  Telecommunications  (DoT)  has  developed  Financial  Fraud  Risk Indicator (FRI) which is a risk-based metric that classifies a mobile number to have been associated with Medium, High, or Very High risk of financial fraud. FRI empowers stakeholders-especially banks, Non-Banking Financial Companies (NBFCs) and Unified Payment Interface (UPI) service providers to prioritize enforcement and take additional customer protection measures in case a mobile number  has  high  risk.  FRI  is  available  through  Digital  Intelligence  Platform  (DIP)  to  the stakeholders.

RBI  has  issued  separate  advisories  to  banks  &  Payment  Service  Operators  (PSO)  for integration of FRI with their respective systems and adopt necessary real-time response protocols (like  alerts,  transaction  delays,  warnings,  transaction  decline  etc.).  Based  on  the  Action  Taken Reports (ATRs) submitted on DIP, 34 banks, financial institutions and UPI service providers have frozen 10.02 lakh bank accounts/ payment wallets and placed debit/ credit restrictions on 3.05 lakh bank accounts/ payment wallets.

(d) Digital Intelligence Unit (DIU) project of DoT has various constituents for curbing misuse of telecom resources for cybercrime and financial frauds. DIU project of DoT is having total outlay of Rs 228.16 crore for a period of 5 years.  DIP and FRI are developed under DIU project.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2865 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-08-06
Subject: NOC for Residents of Kannur
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Shri K Sudhakaran

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2865 TO BE ANSWERED ON 06.08.2025

NOC FOR RESIDENTS OF KANNUR

## 2865.   SHRI K SUDHAKARAN:

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

- (a) whether the Government has received complaints from residents living in  railway  buffer  zone  areas  particularly  from  Kannur,  regarding  long delays in obtaining No Objection Certificates (NOCs) for house construction and public infrastructure works, if so, the details thereof;
- (b)  whether  it  is  a  fact  that  even  after  submission  of  all  required documents NOC applications are kept pending for several months without action or communication from the concerned railway authorities and if so, the details thereof;
- (c)  whether  the  Government  has  taken  note  of  the  hardship  caused  to affected individuals, if  so,  the  details  along  with  the  adverse  impact  on essential public projects due to such delays;
- (d) whether the Government proposes to introduce a time-bound, transparent Single Window Clearance System for expedited processing of NOC applications in railway buffer zones; and
- (e) if  so,  the  details  thereof  along  with  the  expected  timeline  for implementation?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF RAILWAYS, INFORMATION & BROADCASTING AND ELECTRONICS & INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

## (SHRI ASHWINI VAISHNAW)

(a) to (e) :  Indian  Railways  has  issued  a  detailed  procedure  for  granting 'No    Objection  Certificate  (NOC)'    for  construction / redevelopment  of

Government and private buildings on land within 30 m of railway boundary to ensure safety of train during construction period, safeguarding Railway's interest to prevent encroachment and non-accrual of easement rights on railway land.

The Railway division of the respective area is the single window system for  receiving  of  NOC  or  construction/  redevelopment  of  Government  and private buildings.

Railway  issues  NOC  on  the  application  of  the  party  duly  forwarded  by State Govt/Local authorities after examining the documents which includes clear title of land, detailed structure drawings, structural stability certifcate,  etc.  The  time  limit  for  granting  NOC  has  been  kept  60  days. NOC sometimes gets delayed due to submission of incomplete documents by the applicants.

In Kannur, nine (09) applications have been received for issue of NOC over the past five years, out of which four (04) cases have been approved and other  cases  were  either  returned  back  or  rejected  due  to  incomplete information submitted by applicants.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2863 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-08-06
Subject: Third Satellite Launch Pad
Ministry: SPACE
Asked by: Shri Lavu Sri Krishna Devarayalu

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA DEPARTMENT OF SPACE

## LOK SABHA

TO BE ANSWERED ON WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 06, 2025

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2863 THIRD SATELLITE LAUNCH PAD

## 2863.  SHRI LAVU SRI KRISHNA DEVARAYULU:

Will the PRIME MINISTER be pleased to state:

- (a) the  details  regarding  the  current  status  of  the  construction and  development  of  the  Third  Launch  Pad  (TLP)  at  Satish Dhawan Space Centre, Sriharikota, including timelines achieved and milestones pending;
- (b) whether  the  Government  has  partnered  with  or  engaged private players, MSMEs or startups in the construction of the Third Launch Pad and related infrastructure; and
- (c) if  so,  the  details  of  such  collaborations  along  with  the mechanisms adopted to ensure Make in India and Atmanirbhar Bharat objectives are met?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES & PENSIONS AND IN THE PRIME MINISTER'S OFFICE (DR. JITENDRA SINGH):

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- (a) The Financial Sanction for the Third Launch Pad Project was received  in  March  2025.    Subsequently,  the  Geo  technical investigation and topography survey of the site was completed by May 2025. Offers are under evaluation for road works and electrical works. Multiple work packages have been identified for  the  establishment  of  the  TLP  facilities.  There  are  four major  milestones,  namely,  completion  of  civil  works  (May 2028), establishment of fluid systems and associated propellant  storages  (July  2028),  establishment  of  launch  pad facilities  (September  2028)  and  commissioning of  the  facility by March 2029.
- (b) & (c)

The  Department  proposes  to  partner  with Indian private players  &  MSMEs,  who  are  selected  through  a  tendering process ensuring Make-in-India and Atmanirbhar Bharat to the maximum extent possible. The details of such collaborations will  be  available  after  the  completion  of  the  bidding  process and placement of contracts .

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2860 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-08-06
Subject: Use of Aadhaar-based Face Authentication in National Examinations
Ministry: ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Asked by: Shri Bidyut Baran Mahato, Dr. Hemang Joshi, Shri Dilip Saikia, Shri Godam Nagesh, Shri Lumbaram Choudhary, Smt. Shobhanaben Mahendrasinh Baraiya, Shri Manoj Tiwari, Shri Dineshbhai Makwana

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2860

TO BE ANSWERED ON: 06.08.2025

## USE OF AADHAAR-BASED FACE AUTHENTICATION IN NATIONAL EXAMINATIONS

†2860.

SHRI BIDYUT BARAN MAHATO:

SHRI DINESHBHAI MAKWANA:

SHRI DILIP SAIKIA:

SHRI LUMBARAM CHOUDHARY:

SHRI MANOJ TIWARI:

DR. HEMANG JOSHI:

SHRI GODAM NAGESH:

SMT. SHOBHANABEN MAHENDRASINH BARAIYA:

Will the Minister of ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government plans to extend Aadhaar-based face authentication technology to other nationallevel competitive examinations beyond its current applications;
- (b)  the  steps  being  taken  by  the  Government  to  scale  up  this  technology  infrastructure  to  prevent impersonation and reduce examination malpractices effectively across different examination centres; and
- (c) the manner in which digital identity verification systems including face authentication is expected to enhance  transparency,  build  trust  among  aspirants  and  strengthen  administrative  accountability  in  the conduct of national examinations?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (SHRI JITIN PRASADA)

(a)  to  (c):    The  Unique  Identification  Authority  of  India  (UIDAI)  issues  Aadhaar,  a  12-digit  unique identification  number,  to  residents  based  on  their  biometric  and  demographic  data.  It  serves  as  a  digital identity  for  accessing  various  services  through  authentication  carried  out  by  respective  organization providing those services.

Face Authentication, is a type of biometric authentication, having liveness detection features, that uses an individual's facial features to verify his identity in real time. It provides anytime anywhere authentication with any entry level smartphone, thus removing requirement of any additional biometric devices.

Ministry  of  Electronics  and  Information  Technology  authorizes  Ministries  /Department/  Organizations, under Aadhaar Authentication for Good Governance (Social Welfare, Innovation, Knowledge) Rules, 2020, for use of Aadhaar authentication for multiple use cases including examination services. As of now, Staff Selection Commission and Railway Recruitment Board have been authorised to use face authentication in their examinations to verify identity of candidates and other officials.

O.I.H.

The  real  time  face  authentication  during  examinations  helps  in  preventing  impersonation  and  reduce malpractices. It enhances  transparency, build trust among  aspirants  and  strengthen administrative accountability.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2858 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-08-06
Subject: Household Income Survey 2026
Ministry: STATISTICS AND PROGRAMME IMPLEMENTATION
Asked by: Shri Gaurav Gogoi

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF STATISTICS AND PROGRAMME IMPLEMENTATION

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2858 TO BE ANSWERED ON 06.08.2025

## HOUSEHOLD INCOME SURVEY 2026

2858. Shri Gaurav Gogoi:

Will the Minister of STATISTICS AND PROGRAMME IMPLEMENTATION be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the  Government has finalised  the sampling  framework and methodology for the upcoming Household Income Survey proposed in 2026, if so, the details thereof;
- (b) the  steps  being  taken  to  ensure  that  the  survey  captures  the diversity  of  income  sources  across  India's  socio-economic,  regional, caste and occupational groups particularly informal workers, marginal farmers, tribal communities and women-headed households;
- (c) whether the  survey  methodology  would  be  publicly  released  in advance for expert and stakeholder review, if so, the details thereof;
- (d) the manner in which the Government plans to address historical under- reporting of income, especially in the informal sector and what tools  or  safeguards  are  being  introduced  to  improve  data  accuracy; and
- (e) whether  the  results  of  the  survey  would  be  disaggregated  by region, caste, gender, and occupation to enable evidence-based policy making on inequality and redistribution, if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) OF THE MINISTRY OF STATISTICS  AND  PROGRAMME  IMPLEMENTATION;  MINISTER  OF STATE  (INDEPENDENT  CHARGE)  OF  THE  MINISTRY  OF  PLANNING AND  MINISTER  OF  STATE  IN  THE  MINISTRY  OF  CULTURE  [RAO INDERJIT SINGH]

- (a) to (e): The National Statistics Office (NSO), Ministry of Statistics & Programme Implementation (MoSPI) has planned to conduct a survey on Household Income Survey in the year 2026. For providing technical guidance  with  regard  to  finalization  of  concepts  and  definitions,

preparation  of  the  survey  method  and  instruments,  sampling  design, method  of  estimation  on  analyzing  best  country  practices  adopted across the world, a Technical Expert Group (TEG) under the Chairmanship  of  Dr.  Surjit  S.  Bhalla,  Former  Executive  Director  of India,  International  Monetary  Fund  has  been  constituted.  The  TEG consists of eminent Economists and Professors from di ff erent Institutes  of  International  repute  like,  Delhi  School  of  Economics, Jawaharlal Nehru University etc. The ToR of the TEG inter-alia include providing guidance with regard to finalisation of concepts and definitions, preparation of the survey method and instruments, sampling design and  method of estimation, finalization of the survey  results  and  report  for  release.  The  development  of  survey methodology and survey instruments for the Household Income Survey under the overall guidance of TEG has been started.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2857 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-08-06
Subject: Objectives of Green Hydrogen Certification Scheme
Ministry: NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY
Asked by: Dr. Mallu Ravi

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2857

ANSWERED ON 06.08.2025

## OBJECTIVES OF GREEN HYDROGEN CERTIFICATION SCHEME

2857. DR. MALLU RAVI

Will the Minister of NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of framework and objectives of the Green Hydrogen Certification Scheme (GHCS);
- (b) the details of GHCS applicability to export hubs like Kandla and Paradip; and
- (c) the manner in which GHCS is expected to curb greenwashing?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF  STATE  FOR NEW & RENEWABLE ENERGY AND POWER (SHRI SHRIPAD YESSO NAIK)

(a) to (c) The Green Hydrogen Certification Scheme of India (GHCI) has been published by the  Ministry  of  New  and  Renewable  Energy  in  April  2025  to  establish  a  transparent  and credible framework for the certification of Green Hydrogen produced in the country.

The major objectives of the scheme are as follows:

- i. To outline the governance structure of the certification mechanism;
- ii. To provide details of the scope and system boundaries for green hydrogen certification procedure;
- iii. To define the monitoring requirements for green hydrogen production and its emissions;
- iv. To develop a mechanism for reporting green hydrogen production and implement a system for continuous tracking of data (chain of custody) to ensure transparency and accountability in Green Hydrogen production and end use;
- v. To establish the green hydrogen certification procedure as Guarantee of Origin (GO).

Obtaining the green hydrogen certificate shall be mandatory for green hydrogen facility/producers on pan India basis including export hubs like Kandla and Paradip.

GHCI aims to provide a holistic framework for the measurement, monitoring, and certification of green hydrogen production in India. It emphasizes transparency, accountability, aligning with  national  energy  transition  and  climate  goals,  thereby  contributing  to  the  curbing  of greenwashing practices.

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