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Lok Sabha Question No. 1667 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-07-30
Subject: Underground Coal Mining
Ministry: COAL
Asked by: Shri Ashok Kumar Rawat, Shri Narayan Tatu Rane

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COAL

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1667 TO BE ANSWERED ON 30.07.2025

## Underground Coal Mining

†1667. Shri Narayan Tatu Rane: Shri Ashok Kumar Rawat:

Will the Minister of COAL be pleased to state:

(a) the details of advantages /benefits of underground coal mining;

(b) whether the Government has implemented any new policy/measures recently to promote underground coal mining; and

(c) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF COAL & MINES (SHRI G. KISHAN REDDY)

(a): Underground coal mining offers several advantages, particularly from environmental, land-use, and social perspectives. Since underground mining causes minimal disturbance to surface features, it results in reduced damage to infrastructure, agricultural land, forests, and habitation areas. This method of mining leads to lower land reclamation and rehabilitation costs after mining activities cease. Underground mining  leaves  comparatively  less  surface  footprint,  thereby  contributing  to  lower indirect  greenhouse  gas  emissions  associated  with  land  degradation  and  loss  of vegetation. It is also well-suited for extracting deep-seated coal reserves, which are often of higher quality. Underground mine operations are generally less susceptible to adverse weather conditions, which can disrupt surface mining operations. This makes underground  mining  more  feasible  throughout  the  year  under  varying  climatic conditions.

(b) & (c): Yes, In order to give further impetus to Underground mining, the methodology dated 28.05.2020 for auction of coal and lignite mines or blocks for sale of coal and lignite on revenue sharing basis has been amended vide order dated 23.04.2025 to provide the bidders participating in auction with the following incentives:

1.  Reduction of the floor percentage of revenue share to 2%.
2.  Complete waiver of the Upfront Amount.

The  successful  allocatee  of coal and  lignite mines  or  blocks, classified for underground  mining  on  the  aforementioned  modified  conditions  of  reduced  floor percentage of revenue sharing and complete waiver of upfront amount, shall not be allowed  to  convert  the  Under-Ground  Mine  to  Open  Cast  or  Mixed  Mine  at  any stage during the life of the mine.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1662 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-07-30
Subject: Cancer Research and Innovation
Ministry: ATOMIC ENERGY
Asked by: Shri Manoj Tiwari

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## DEPARTMENT OF ATOMIC ENERGY LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO- 1662 ANSWERED ON 30/07/2025

## CANCER RESEARCH AND INNOVATION

## 1662. SHRI MANOJ TIWARI

Will the PRIME MINISTER be pleased to state:-

- (a)  the manner in which the Government through its grant-in-aid institution, Tata Memorial Centre, is leveraging its collaboration with Wipro GE HealthCare to advance cancer research and innovation in the country;
- (b) whether this  partnership  includes  the  development  and  implementation  of  AI-based applications for medical imaging, clinical workflows and advanced visualization tools in oncology; and
- (c) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) Department  of  Atomic  Energy,  through  its  grant-in-aid  institution,  Tata  Memorial Centre, has collaborated with Wipro GE Healthcare (WGEHC) for 'Cancer Research & Innovation'. The aim is for development and validation of emerging technologies & digital platforms in Oncology including AI-based applications for medical imaging and clinical  workflows,  hardware  &  software  for  advanced-visualization  tools  to  postprocess &  analyses medical images, vetted data annotations for applicationdevelopment.
- (b) Yes, this partnership includes development and implementation of AI based applications for medical imaging, clinical workflows and advanced visualization tools in oncology.
- (c) The  various  research  initiatives  that  will  be  undertaken  under  this  collaboration especially in the field of implementation of AI/ML based application as are follows: -
- i) Research in MRI:

New sequences are deployed in Tata Memorial Hospital to facilitate cutting edge research to enhance diagnosis and biology interpretation of cancers.

- ii) Other Proposals:
1. Differentiating  Tumor  Recurrence  from  Radiation  Necrosis  in  High-Grade Gliomas Using ASL and 3D MRS
2. Prospective Study on the Role of CEST Imaging in Neuro-Oncology.
3. Prediction  of  Metastatic  Nodes  Using  Deep  Learning  in  Head  and  Neck Cancers.
4. Qualitative and quantitative comparison of image quality between single shotEPI and multishot-EPI DWI in head neck malignancies.
5. MR Contour DL for Radiation Therapy Planning using GE MR Contour DL for automated breast and chest wall segmentation in RT planning. GE Integration using AI-based auto-contouring of targets.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1657 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-07-30
Subject: NFSA in Ujjain
Ministry: CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION
Asked by: Shri Anil Firojiya

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY  OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS. FOOD & PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION DEPARTMENT OF FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1657

TO BE ANSWERED ON 30TH JULY, 2025

## NFSA IN UJJAIN

## 1657 SHRI ANIL FIROJIYA:

Will the Minister of CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION be pleased to state:

- (a) the current number of  beneficiary families under the National Food Security Act (NFS A)  in Ujjain  district and the increase  registered in the number thereof during the last three years
- (b) the number of  cases pending before the Consumer Forum in Ujjain  district and the average time taken for the disposal thereof;
- (c) the efforts made for  digitization, transparency  and grievance redressal of  the Public Distribution System in Ujjain  district; and
- (d) whether the warehouses run by the Food Corporation of  India  or State Warehousing Corporation in  Ujjain  district  have limited  storage capacity and if  so,  the details of  the Government's plan for setting up new storage  units?

## ANSWER

MINISTER  OF STATE FOR MINISTRY  OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD & PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION

(SHRIMATI  NIMUBEN JAYANTIBHAI  BAMBHANIYA)

- (a): At  present, numbers of beneficiaries  receiving foodgrains free of cost under NFS A  in Ujjain district is 1 1,99,012.
- (b): There are 1312 cases pending in Ujjain District Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (DCDRC) as on 30.06.2025.
- (c): As part of the technology driven Public Distribution System (PDS) reforms, with the aim to improve  the efficiency  and transparency in the PDS, ration cards/beneficiaries database have been completely digitized (100%) in Madhya Pradesh (including Ujjain).  The transparency portal  and  online  grievance  redressal facility/Toll-free number  have  been implemented in Madhya Pradesh (including Ujjain).  Also,  online allocation and supply chain has been computerized in Madhya Pradesh (including  Ujjain).
- (d): The warehouses run by Food Corporation of India in Ujjain  district of Madhya Pradesh have capacity of  1 8792 MT.

In  addition, there is one Silo of  State Government in Ujjain  of 50,000 MT  capacity

Further, one more silo is getting constructed by FCI in Ujjain  of  75,000 MT capacity under PPP mode

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1656 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-07-30
Subject: MoU Signed by NIELIT
Ministry: ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Asked by: Shri Ravindra Shukla Alias Ravi Kishan, Shri Chhatrapal Singh Gangwar

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1656

TO BE ANSWERED ON: 30.07.2025

## MoU SIGNED BY NIELIT

## †1656. SHRI CHHATRAPAL SINGH GANGWAR: SHRI RAVINDRA SHUKLA ALIAS RAVI KISHAN:

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

- (a) the objectives of recent Memorandums of Understanding (MoUs) signed by National Institute of Electronics and Information Technology (NIELIT);
- (b) the details of key focus areas of cooperation under these MoUs; and
- (c)  whether  these  collaborations  focus  on  emerging  technologies  such  as  semiconductors, aerospace, solar energy and Artificial Intelligence (AI)?

## ANSWER

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

(a)  to  (c):  The  National  Institute  of  Electronics  and  Information  Technology  (NIELIT)  is  an autonomous  body  under  the  Ministry  of  Electronics  and  Information  Technology  (MeitY), Government of India. It is dedicated to promoting education, training and research in Electronics, Information  Technology  ( IT)  and  emerging  technologies.  It  is  also  recognized  as  a  National Examination Body for accrediting institutions  and  organizations  conducting  non  formal  sector courses  in  IT  and  Electronics. With  56  own  centers  and  a  country  wide  network  of  over  700 Accredited  Training  Partners,  and  more  than  9000  facilitation  centers,  NIELIT  is  focused  on developing a current and futuristic skilled workforce for the digital economy.

NIELIT  has  signed  Memorandum  of  Understanding  (MoU)  with  Government  Standards  and Regulatory  Bodies,  Academia,  Research  Organizations  and  Industries  as  training,  content  and technology partners. These MoUs are envisaged towards identifying skill gaps, creating skilled work force with global recognition in the field of  Electronics,  IT  and Emerging Technologies including  Artificial  Intelligence  (AI),  semiconductors,  drone  technology,  solar  energy,  Cyber Security etc..

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1652 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-07-30
Subject: Renovation of State Government run School on Railway Land
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Dr. Manna Lal Rawat

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1652 TO BE ANSWERED ON 30.07.2025

## RENOVATION OF STATE GOVERNMENT RUN SCHOOL ON RAILWAY LAND

## † 1652.  DR. MANNA LAL RAWAT :

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether it is a fact that a State Government school is being run in the premises of the Railway Training Institute in Udaipur (Rajasthan);
- (b) if so, the details of the said school including its name, level, date of operation and present class-wise strength of students;
- (c) whether any proposal/demand has been received by the Government  for  granting  approval  for  repair  of  the  said  school building  and  construction  of  additional  class  room  and  if  so,  the details thereof;
- (d) whether  any  inspection  has  been  carried  out  by  the  Railway Department in respect of the said proposal/demand; and
- (e) if  so,  the  details  regarding  date  of  inspection,  inspecting  officer, inspection report and other details related thereto?

## ANSWER

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

## (SHRI ASHWINI VAISHNAW)

- (a)  to  (e  ):  Railway  land  measuring  1932.64  Sqm  in  the  premise  of Railway Training Institute/Udaipur (Rajasthan) was licensed to State Government  in  year  1958  for  establishment  of  Government  Senior Secondary School. This school is functioning under the administrative control of State Govt.

The record of the school is being maintained by State Government. As per  the  data  provided  by  school  authority,  total  numbers  of  184 students  have  been  enrolled  from  Class-I  to  Class-XII  and  new admission  is  currently  going  on.  The  present  strength  of  student class-wise are:

| Class   |   Nos. of Students |
|---------|--------------------|
| I       |                  3 |
| II      |                  4 |
| III     |                  8 |
| IV      |                  8 |
| V       |                 10 |
| VI      |                 22 |
| VII     |                 28 |
| VIII    |                 28 |
| IX      |                 39 |
| X       |                 19 |
| XI      |                  8 |
| XII     |                  7 |

The  school  building  is  owned  by  State  Government.  The  matters related to inspection, maintenance, repair, etc of the school building are undertaken by State Govt.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1645 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-07-30
Subject: Green Energy for Fishing Boats
Ministry: NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY
Asked by: Adv. Adoor Prakash

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1645

ANSWERED ON 30/07/2025

## GREEN ENERGY FOR FISHING BOATS

1645. ADV.  ADOOR PRAKASH

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

- (a) whether the Government has any proposal to promote the use of green energy for fishing boats;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the Government would consider the same in future;
- (d) whether the Government is aware of the pilot project proposed by Kerala and Tamil Nadu to replace kerosene engines in fishing boats with LPG kits and if so, the details thereof; and
- (e)  whether  the  Government  would  consider  financial  assistance  to  the  said  States  for  the implementation of such environment friendly projects and if so, the details thereof?

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

(a)to(c) Presently, Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) is not implementing any scheme to support use of green energy for fishing boats. However, National Institute of Solar Energy  (NISE)  in  collaboration  with  Centre  for  Sustainable  Environment  and  Education (CSEE) has developed detailed design ensuring optimal solar energy capture with structural stability and minimal shading on the boat. Key electrical and performance parameters for both solar and battery systems have been identified for real-time monitoring and system efficiency evaluation.

- (d)  &  (e) As per inputs received, the Government of Kerala (GoK) has decided to provide subsidized Liquified Petroleum Gas (LPG) kits for running traditional fishing engines with LPG. A pilot project for the same has been implemented successfully. The GoK has accorded administrative sanction for converting 500 conventional fishing vessels using kerosene engines to LPG engines.

The Government of Tamil Nadu has also introduced a new scheme to phase out the usage of kerosene  operated  Marine  Outboard  Motors  (OBM)  with  LPG  under  'Greening  Marine Fisheries'  at  an  estimated  cost  of  Rs.  1.90  crore  in  three  coastal  districts  of  Tamil  Nadu (Thoothukudi,  Tirunelveli  and  Kanniyakumari)  during  the  year  2024-25  for  175  kerosene driven engine replacement.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1642 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-07-30
Subject: Bharat Telecom 2025
Ministry: COMMUNICATION
Asked by: Smt. Kamlesh Jangde, Shri Praveen Patel, Shri Parbhubhai Nagarbhai Vasava, Dr. Rajesh Mishra, Shri Anurag Sharma

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1642 ANSWERED ON 30 TH  JULY, 2025

## BHARAT TELECOM 2025

## †1642.  SHRI PARBHUBHAI NAGARBHAI VASAVA:

SHRI ANURAG SHARMA: SHRI PRAVEEN PATEL: SMT. KAMLESH JANGDE: DR. RAJESH MISHRA:

Will the Minister of COMMUNICATION be pleased to state:

- (a) the basic objectives and expected outcomes of the Bharat Telecom 2025 Expo;
- (b) the various achievements made during the tenure of Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi in digital infrastructure sector at the rural and national level; and
- (c) the nature and extent of international participation in India Telecom 2025 Expo?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) The  basic  objective  and  expected  outcome  of  Bharat  Telecom  2025  was  to  facilitate interactions between potential global buyers and domestic telecom equipment manufacturers as well as solution providers from India.
- (b) Some of the major achievements made during the tenure of  Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi in digital infrastructure sector at the rural and national level are as under:
- (i)   The total number of Base Transceiver Stations (BTSs) has increased from 6,49,834 as on 31.03.2014 to 30,37,263 as on 30.06.2025.
- (ii)  5G service, launched in India on 1st October 2022, is presently available in 99.9% of  the  districts  in  the  country.  As  on  30.06.2025,  4,86,070  5G  BTSs  have  been installed by the Telecom Service Providers (TSPs).
- (iii) Mobile coverage in villages has improved from 90.68% in 2014 to 97.65% as of May  2025,  covering  6,29,027  out  of  6,44,131  villages.  Additionally,  under  the BharatNet project, 2.14 lakh Gram Panchayats have been made service-ready.
- (c) 135  international  delegates  from  31  countries  participated  at  Bharat  Telecom  2025  for meetings, and exploring investment and partnership opportunities.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1638 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-07-30
Subject: Ration shops in Jalpaiguri District
Ministry: CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION
Asked by: Dr. Jayanta Kumar Roy

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY  OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD & PUBLIC  DISTRIBUTION

## DEPARTMENT OF FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1638

TO BE ANSWERED ON 30TH JULY, 2025

## RATION SHOPS IN JALPAIGURI DISTRICT

## 1638 DR. JAYANTA KUMAR ROY:

Will  the Minister of CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION be pleased to state:

- (a) whether all ration shops in Jalpaiguri district are equipped with e-Point of Sale machines and Aadhaar-based authentication for Public Distribution  System  (PDS) delivery;
- (b) if  so, the details thereof along with the performance of the system;
- (c) the number of  beneficiaries under the Antyodaya Anna Yojana and National Food Security Act (NFS A)  in Jalpaiguri; and
- (d) whether any recent measures have been taken by the Government to ensure transparency and grievance redressal and if so, the details thereoP

## ANSWER

MINISTER  OF STATE FOR MINISTRY  OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD & PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION

(SHRIMATI NIMUBEN JAYANTIBHAI BAMBHANIYA)

- (a) &  (b): All  Fair Price Shops (FPSs) of  Jalpaiguri district are equipped with ePoS devices and Aadhaar based authentication facility  is also available at these FPSs for  Public Distribution System (PDS) delivery. A total  of  9445.88 MT  offoodgrains distributed  in Jalpaiguri district during the month of June 2025 .
- (c): At  present, 11,32,095 and 3,50, 169 beneficiaries are covered under Priority  Household (PHII)  and Antyodaya Anna Yojana (AAY)  respectively in  Jalpaiguri under Nation Food Security Act (NFS A).
- (d): Helpline number 1967/1800-State series number is operational in all the States/ UTs for contacting and redressal of the complaints in Public Distribution  System (PDS) and filing  any type of complaints by the intended beneficiaries.  As and when complaints are received in this Department  from  any source, they  are sent to  State/ UT  Governments concerned for  inquiry and appropriate  action.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1635 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-07-30
Subject: National e-Vidhan Application
Ministry: PARLIAMENTARY AFFAIRS
Asked by: Shri Jashubhai Bhilubhai Rathva, Shri Anurag Singh Thakur, Shri Pradeep Kumar Singh, Smt. Kamaljeet Sehrawat, Shri Vijay Baghel

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF PARLIAMENTARY AFFAIRS

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO - 1635

ANSWERED ON - 30/07/2025

## NATIONAL  e-VIDHAN APPLICATION

## 1635 . Shri Jashubhai Bhilubhai Rathva:

Shri Pradeep Kumar Singh:

Shri Vijay Bhagel:

Smt. Kamaljeet Sehrawat:

Shri Anurag Singh Thakur:

## Will the Minister of PARLIAMENTARY AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of technological features added to National e-Vidhan Application(NeVA)  to increase linguistic inclusiveness in various State Legislatures;
- (b) the total budget sanctioned for NeVA project by the Public Investment Board and the financial  model adopted for implementation of the said project;
- (c) the  number  of  States  and  the  Union  Territories  which  have  signed  MoU's  for adoption of the NeVA project so far; and
- (d) the number of States and UT's which have transformed their legislatures into fully digital Vidhan Sabhas till June, 2025?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) OF THE MINISTRY OF LAW AND JUSTICE; AND MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF PARLIAMENTARY AFFAIRS (SHRI ARJUN RAM MEGHWAL)

- (a) Following technological features have been added to National e-Vidhan Application (NeVA) to increase linguistic inclusiveness in various State Legislatures:-
-  Text-to-Text Machine Translation through Bhashini has been integrated to translate the NeVA public portals (homepage and State Assembly portals) into  the  22  scheduled  regional  languages  and  English,  thereby,  ensuring linguistic inclusiveness.
-  A Unicode based encoding architecture is employed for all content  input, storage and retrieval ensuring interoperability within the Content Management System (CMS) of the application and enabling  multilingual access.
- (b) Public  Investment  Board  (PIB)  has  sanctioned  the  NeVA  project  with  a  total  cost outlay of Rs 673.94 crore. The project follows a Centrally Sponsored Scheme (CSS) funding pattern as under :-
-  For North Eastern and Hilly States funding will be in the ratio of 90:10.
-  For Union Territories having Legislatures funding will be 100% by the Centre.
-  For all other States funding will be in the ratio of 60:40
- (c) A  total  of  28  State/UT  legislatures  have  signed  Memorandum  of  Understanding (MoUs) for the adoption of NeVA.
- (d) Till  June  2025,  19  State/UT  legislatures  have  successfully  transformed  themselves into fully digital Vidhan Sabhas through the NeVA platform.

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