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Lok Sabha Question No. 4378 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-08-20
Subject: Coal Phasing out Plan
Ministry: COAL
Asked by: Shri Abhishek Banerjee

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COAL LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No.4378

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 20.08.2025

## Coal Phasing out Plan

## 4378 SHRI ABHISHEK BANERJEE:

Will the Minister of COAL be pleased to state:

- a. the current status of India's target of achieving fifty per cent non-fossil fuel capacity by the year 2030;
- b. whether the Government has planned a phasing out of coal and if so, the details thereof;
- c. the details of coal production during the last ten years, year-wise; and
- d. whether the Government is planning to increase the existing coal production capacity and if so, the details thereof?

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

- (a):  India  has  achieved  the  target  of  having  50%  of  its  cumulative  electric  power  installed capacity  from  non-fossil  fuel-based  sources  during  June,  2025  i.e.  five  years  ahead  of  our global  commitment.   As  per  the  Central  Electricity  Authority  (CEA)  reports,  India's  total installed electricity capacity as on 30th June, 2025 stands at 484.82 GW, of which non-fossil fuel-based electricity capacity is 242.78 GW i.e. 50.08%.
- (b): Coal is the most important and abundant fossil fuel in India and accounts for 55% of the country's primary energy need. Commercial primary energy consumption in India has grown by about 700% in the last four decades. Coal is not only the primary source of energy in the country but is also used as an intermediary used by many industries such as steel, sponge iron, cement, paper, brick-kilns etc.

Accordingly, while India remains committed to clean energy, the pace of transition to cleaner energy sources in India is to be viewed in the light of options and development of the renewable sources of energy.

- (c):  The coal production during last ten years are given below :-

## (in Million Tonnes)

| Year    |   Production of Coal |
|---------|----------------------|
| 2015-16 |               639.23 |
| 2016-17 |               657.87 |
| 2017-18 |               675.4  |
| 2018-19 |               728.72 |
| 2019-20 |               730.87 |
| 2020-21 |               716.08 |
| 2021-22 |               778.21 |

| 2022-23               |   893.19 |
|-----------------------|----------|
| 2023-24               |   997.83 |
| 2024-25 (Provisional) |  1047.5  |

(d):   Ministry of coal has set an ambitious domestic coal production target of about 1.5 Billion Ton (BT) by FY 2029-30. Adoption of modern machinery like Mass Production Technologies (MPT) with the deployment of Continuous Miners (CMs), Longwall (LW) and Highwall (HW) and HEMM is enhancing production. The process of Mine Developer & Operator has been adopted and Abandoned mines are also being brought in to production. The infrastructure of CHP  and  related  logistics  infrastructure  is  also  being  augmented  to  ensure  efficient  coal production.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 4373 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-08-20
Subject: Distribution of Solar Parks
Ministry: NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY
Asked by: Shri Rahul Kaswan

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4373

ANSWERED ON 20/08/2025

## DISTRIBUTION OF SOLAR PARKS

## 4373. SHRI RAHUL KASWAN

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

- (a) whether the current solar policy disproportionately places Rajasthan's desert ecology under environmental stress to meet national solar targets and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether the Government has considered a fairer geographical redistribution of solar parks across other States with lower ecological fragility, if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor;
- (c) whether Rajasthan-specific ecological carrying capacity study has ever been conducted before solar expansion and if so, the details of key findings thereof; and
- (d) whether this model of energy expansion violates principles of equitable federalism  and burden-sharing and if so, details thereof?

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

- (a)  As  per  the  inputs  received  from  Rajasthan  Renewable  Energy  Corporation  Limited (RRECL),  the  Rajasthan  Integrated  Clean  Energy  Policy,  2024  is promoting  overall development of renewable energy in the state including solar energy, in line with the national target.
- (b) Under the scheme for 'Development of Solar Parks and Ultra -Mega Solar Power Projects', the Solar Parks have been sanctioned in 13 states based on the proposals submitted by the State Governments, including identification of sites for the Solar Parks across the country.
- (c)  As  per  inputs  received  from  RRECL,  no  comprehensive  Rajasthan-specific  ecological carrying capacity study has been conducted for solar expansion.
- (d) The development of solar projects is dependent on the availability of solar resources at a particular location. The solar project developers select the project sites based on technical and financial feasibility of the projects.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 4372 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-08-20
Subject: Analogy of Posts Link Available on UIDAI Website
Ministry: ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Asked by: Shri Ummeda Ram Beniwal, Shri Hanuman Beniwal, Shri Rahul Kaswan

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4372

TO BE ANSWERED ON: 20 .08.2025

## ANALOGY OF POSTS LINK AVAILABLE ON UIDAI WEBSITE

## 4372.   SHRI HANUMAN BENIWAL: SHRI UMMEDA RAM BENIWAL: SHRI RAHUL KASWAN:

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

- (a) the details of the purpose of the outdated equivalency/analogy posts of CDA scale vis-a vis scale/grade of Public Sector Enterprises/Public Sector Undertaking (PSU) Banks with respect to Unique Identification  Authority  of  India  (UIDAI)  available  on  UIDAI  portal  when  new  wage revision implemented for PSU Bank officials w.e.f. 1.11.2022;
- (b)  whether  the  Government's  Independent  Business  Unit  (IBD)  still  following  this  outdated equivalency/analogy for deputation official equivalency comparison;
- (c) if so, the reasons for such wrong comparison being used by the Ministry's organization/IBD whereas Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) has not defined any pay scale equivalency across different organization pay structure; and
- (d) the reasons for not removing this comparison from UIDAI website or updated as on date along with the time by which it is likely to be updated?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (d): The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) issued an Office Memorandum dated  12th  December  2022,  outlining  the  analogous  scale/grade  of  Public  Sector  Enterprises (PSEs) and Public Sector Undertaking (PSU) banks for the purpose of assessing the eligibility of candidates for appointment to vacant posts in UIDAI on deputation under Foreign Service Terms. The memorandum further clarifies that, in the event of a pay revision in PSEs or PSU banks, the revised corresponding scale may be considered for determining the eligibility of candidates for such deputation.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 376 (STARRED), answered on 2025-08-19
Subject: Irregularities in Disbursement of Compensation for Crop Loss
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Dr. Bachhav Shobha Dinesh

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION. NO. 376

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 19 TH  AUGUST, 2025

## IRREGULARITIES IN DISBURSEMENT OF COMPENSATION FOR CROP LOSS

*376.  DR. BACHHAV SHOBHA DINESH:

Will the Minister of AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE क ृ िष एवं िकसान कʞाण मंũी be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has taken cognizance of complaints regarding disbursement of Rs. 1,500 crore allocated in 2023-24 for 13 lakh farmers including farmers of Jalna whose crops were destroyed by hailstorms and floods and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether it is a fact that preliminary enquiry revealed block officers were suspected to have disbursed multiple payments to the same individuals and if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the Government has instituted an enquiry to review into the issue, if so, the details thereof including findings of the investigation and if not, the reasons therefor;
- (d) whether the Government has initiated any punitive action against those responsible and if so, the details thereof; and
- (e) the action taken to prevent reoccurrence of such incidents?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE क ृ िष एवं िकसान कʞाण मंũी (SHRI SHIVRAJ SINGH CHOUHAN)

- (a) to (e): A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.

STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  TO  (e)  OF  LOK  SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 376 REGARDING 'IRREGULARITIES IN DISBURSEMENT OF COMPENSATION FOR CROP LOSS' DUE FOR REPLY ON 19 TH  AUGUST, 2025. (a): As  per  the  information  received  from  the  State  Government  of  Maharashtra,  an amount of ₹580.90 crore was sanctioned as input subsidy/ assistance to Farmers (for 6.22 Lakhs beneficiaries) affected by heavy rainfall, floods, and hailstorms in Jalna district during the year 2023-24. Out of the sanctioned amount, 537.81 crore has been disbursed to 5.15 Lakhs beneficiaries. (b): A three-member inquiry committee was formed by Collector, Jalna. After investigating  2  talukas  in  Jalna  district,  committee  submitted  a  preliminary  report  to  the Collector, where, it was observed that the login credentials of the Tehsildar were misused. (c): The State Government of Maharashtra has directed the Divisional Commissioner, Chhatrapati  Sambhajinagar  Division,  to  conduct  investigation  of  all  complaints  in  Jalna district. On the basis of report submitted to the collector by the 3 member committee, headed by the Deputy Collector  (EGS), 21 Gram Revenue officers (Talathis)/ Revenue Clerks have already been suspended and Departmental Enquiry has been initiated against 36 Gram Revenue officers (Talathis), 17 Gram Panchayat Officers (Gram sevak) and 2

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(d) & (e): Agriculture Assistants.
Lok Sabha Question No. 361 (STARRED), answered on 2025-08-19
Subject: Personnel Strength in Bharatiya Bhasha Anubhag
Ministry: HOME AFFAIRS
Asked by: Dr. Sanjay Jaiswal

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA

## STARRED QUESTION NO.*361

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 19 TH  AUGUST, 2025/ SRAVANA 28, 1947 (SAKA)

PERSONNEL STRENGTH IN BHARATIYA BHASHA ANUBHAG

*361.     DR. SANJAY JAISWAL:

Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

(a) the sanctioned strength of personnel approved for the newly launched Bharatiya Bhasha Anubhag;

- (b) whether Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) have been framed to integrate  technology  in  the  promotion  of  Indian  languages  under  this section;

(c) the manner in which the Ministry ensures the linguistic accuracy and sanctity of translated documents so that interpretational issues do not arise; and

(d) the safeguards or quality checks instituted for this purpose?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS (SHRI NITYANAND RAI)

(a) to (d): A statement is laid on the Table of the House.

STATEMENT IN REPLY TO LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO *361 FOR ANSWER  ON 19.08.2025 REGARDING 'PERSONNEL STRENGTH IN BHARATIYA BHASHA ANUBHAG'

- (a) The  number  of  sanctioned  posts  (Temporary)  in  Bhartiya  Bhasha Anubhag is 48.

(b) to (d) Bhartiya Bhasha Anubhag has been set up under the Department of Official Language, Ministry of Home Affairs to facilitate the correspondence  between  Central  Government  and  State  Governments also in the first Official Language of the respective State.

Under the aegis of Bhartiya Bhasha Anubhag, development of multilingual software has been assigned to the Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (C-DAC), Pune, under which requisite procedures have been assigned to facilitate the seamless integration of various technologies, i.e.  domain specific resource development and deployment of AI based tools.

Linguistic accuracy and sanctity is ensured first by Senior Translators and final vetting is done by Assistant Directors posted in the Bhartiya Bhasha Anubhag.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 4364 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-08-19
Subject: Impact of Adoption of BT Cotton
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Shri Giridhari Yadav, Shri Dinesh Chandra Yadav

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE & FARMERS WELFARE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE & FARMERS WELFARE

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4364 TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 19 TH  AUGUST 2025

## IMPACT OF ADOPTION OF BT COTTON

## 4364.  Shri Dinesh Chandra Yadav: Shri Giridhari Yadav:

Will the Minister of AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE क ृ िष एवं िकसान कʞाण मंũी be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether  it  is  a  fact  that  ten  years  ago  our  country  used  to  export  cotton  and  now importing the same;
- (b) whether it is a fact that ever since the adoption of BT cotton instead of traditional cotton, our country's dependence on other countries for cotton has increased; and
- (c) if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE क ृ िष एवं िकसान कʞाण राǛ मंũी (SHRI RAMNATH THAKUR)

(a) to (c): Imports and exports are part of a balancing mechanism to address mismatches between  domestic  cotton  supply  and  the  requirements  of  the  textile  industry,  which operates within the global textile market.

During the last 10 years, average import of cotton in India have been about 20 lakh bales which is about 6% of the average production of cotton in the country. Majority of imports is to meet specific requirement of either specialized cotton (ELS varieties like Giza, Supima,  Australian  cotton  for  value-added  textile  production)  or    back    to    back arrangements  by  the  industry  with  brands.

As per the Cotton Corporation of India, Ministry of Textiles, during cotton season 2014-15, production of cotton was 386 lakh bales, consumption 309.44 lakh bales, import 14.39 lakh bales and export  57.72 lakh bales, whereas in the cotton season 2024-25, production of cotton is estimated to be 294.25 lakh bales, consumption 318 lakh bales, import 25 lakh bales and export 18 lakh bales. This indicates that in cotton season 202425, domestic consumption has exceeded production, which is one of the factors driving higher imports and resulting in a lower export of cotton from India.

There is no substantive data available with this Ministry to indicate that the adoption of Bt cotton has led to increase in the country's dependence on imported cotton.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 4361 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-08-19
Subject: Imported Textile Waste
Ministry: TEXTILES
Asked by: Kumari Selja

## 4361. KUMARI SELJA:

Will the Minister of TEXTILES वस्त्र मंत्री be pleased to state :

(a)  the  quantum  of  textile  waste  imported  into  Panipat  for  recycling  from  the  US,  UK,  Canada  and Europe;

(b) whether such waste is screened for hazardous content, if so, the details thereof; and

(c) whether this practice is regulated under hazardous waste rules, if so, the details thereof along with the steps taken by the Government in this regard?

उत्तर

ANSWER

## वस्त्र राज्  य मंत्री ( श्री पबित्र मार्घेररटा )

## THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR TEXTILES (SHRI PABITRA MARGHERITA)

(a) to (c): India is an importer of Textile Waste owing to a established presence of Textile Recycling Industry,  especially  in  clusters  such  as  Panipat.  According  to  industry  estimates,  Panipat  processes approximately 3,000 tonnes of textile waste daily.

Government  of  India  through  Ministry  of  Environment,  Forest  and  Climate  Change,  has  notified  the Hazardous and Other Wastes (Management and Transboundary Movement) Rules, 2016 (HOWM Rules, 2016),  under  the  Environment  Protection  Act,  1986  which  allow  import  of  the  hazardous  and  other wastes for recycling, recovery, reuse and utilization.

As per the provisions of Rule 13 (10) of HOWM Rules, 2016, the Port and Customs authorities have to ensure that hazardous and other waste being imported is accompanied with the movement document and the  test  report  of  analysis  of  the  waste  from  a  laboratory  accredited  or  recognized  by  the  exporting country. Further, under the Schedule VII of the Rules, the State Pollution Control Boards or Pollution Control Committees are entrusted with the duties of grant & renewal of Authorization, monitoring of compliance  of  various  provisions  of  these  rules  and  taking  action  against  the  violation  of  these  rules among other duties.

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## IMPORTED TEXTILE WASTE
Lok Sabha Question No. 4356 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-08-19
Subject: Purchase of Soybean by NAFED
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Shri Omprakash Bhupalsinh Alias Pavan Rajenimbalkar

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4356

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 19 th  August, 2025

## Purchase of Soybean by NAFED

4356. SHRI OMPRAKASH BHUPALSINH Alias PAVAN RAJENIMBALKAR

Will the Minister of AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE क ृ िष एवं िकसान कʞाण मंũी

be pleased to state:

- (a) the number of farmers who had registered for soyabean purchase under NAFED from Osmanabad Lok Sabha Constituency;

(b) whether NAFED was unable to purchase soyabean from all the registered farmers, and the number of farmers from whom soyabean was purchased by NAFED;

- (c) whether any special machanism has been put in place to compensate the registered farmers for not purchasing soyabean;
- (d) if  not,  the  way  by  which  the  Government  is  likely  to  compensate  the  registered farmers;
- (e) the  details  of  steps  taken  to  benefit  the  farmers  and  to  give  maximum  MSP  of soyabean; and
- (f) the  steps  being  taken  by  the  Government  to  compensate  the  difference  between market price and MSP to those registered the farmers whose soyabean was not purchased by the NAFED?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE FOR AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE क ृ िष एवं िकसान कʞाण राǛ मंũी (SHRI RAMNATH THAKUR)

(a) & (b): In Kharif 2024, the National Agricultural Cooperative Marketing Federation of India Ltd. (NAFED) registered 65,044 farmers in the Osmanabad Lok Sabha Constituency for Soybean purchase under the Price Support Scheme (PSS). During the procurement period from  15.10.2024  to  06.02.2025,  NAFED  procured  Soyabean  from  32,947  farmers. Procurement of Soybean was carried out as per the arrivals from the registered farmers at the designated procurement centres in the constituency during the procurement period.

(c)  to (f ):  During Kharif 2024-25 season, Government of India had approved the sanction for 14,13,270 MT of Soybean for procurement under PSS in the State of Maharashtra. Out of the sanctioned quantity, NAFED procured 8,35,757 MT and NCCF procured 2,84,257 MT of Soybean in the State from pre-registered farmers.  To cover all registered farmers, the designated procurement period of 90 days( from 15.10.2024) was extended  twice i.e from 13.1.2025 to 31.1.2025 and thereafter  upto 06.02.2025.  Under the PSS component, there is  no  provision  to  compensate  the  difference  between  the  market  price  and  MSP  to registered farmers whose Soyabean was not purchased.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 4350 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-08-19
Subject: Merging of Schemes under PMDDKY
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Dr. Amar Singh

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 4350

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 19 TH  AUGUST, 2025

## MERGING OF SCHEMES UNDER PMDDKY

4350. DR. AMAR SINGH:

Will the Minister of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare क ृ िष एवं िकसान कʞाण मंũी be pleased to state: (a)  the  reasons  for  merging  30  schemes  under  the  PMDDKY  and  the  details  of  the schemes merged; (b) the names of the 100 districts, State-wise, to be covered in FY 2025-2026; (c) the projected expenditure break-up of the Rs. 24,000 crore allocated for the PMDDKY over the next six years, year-wise; and (d) the expected percentage of growth in productivity and projected increase in domestic production under the PMDDKY over the next six years?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE क ृ िष एवं िकसान कʞाण राǛ मंũी ( SHRI RAMNATH THAKUR)

(a)  to  (d):  The  Union  Cabinet  has  approved  the  Prime  Minister  Dhan-Dhaanya  Krishi Yojana  (PMDDKY)  on  16th  July,  2025  to  cover  100  districts.  The  Scheme  will  be implemented through convergence of 36 existing central schemes across 11 Departments, other State schemes and local partnerships with the private sector. Selection of 100 districts to be covered under PMDDKY would be based on three key indicators of low productivity, low cropping intensity and less credit disbursement. PMDDKY will be implemented in partnership with states through the convergence of 36  existing  schemes,  state  initiatives  and  partnership  with  private  sector.  No  separate budget provision has been made for PMDDKY. The  scheme  aims  to  enhance  agricultural  productivity,  increase  adoption  of  crop diversification and sustainable agricultural practices, augment post-harvest storage at the panchayat and block levels,  improve  irrigation  facilities  and  facilitate  availability  of  longterm and short-term credit. The progress of the scheme in each Dhan-Dhaanya districts will  be  monitored  on  Key  Performance  Indicators  through  a  dashboard  on  regular  basis during the implementation period.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 4348 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-08-19
Subject: Untimely Rainfall affecting Crop Yield
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Shri Rajkumar Chahar

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

## DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4348

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 19 TH  AUGUST, 2025

## UNTIMELY RAINFALL AFFECTING CROP YIELD

4348.   SHRI RAJKUMAR CHAHAR:

Will the Minister of AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE क ृ िष एवं िकसान कʞाण मंũी be pleased to state:

(a) whether the untimely rainfall is adversely affecting the crop yield in rain-fed agricultural areas; and (b) if so, the measures taken by the Government to address the challenges faced in such

- areas?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE FOR AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE क ृ िष एवं िकसान कʞाण राǛ मंũी (SHRI RAMNATH THAKUR)

- (a):  No Sir. As per the Progressive Crop Area Sown Report on 08 August, 2025, the area sown  under  Kharif  crops  is  995.63  lakh  ha  as  compared  to  957.15  lakh  ha  during  the corresponding period of last year. About 90.1 percent of the normal area has been sown under
- the Kharif season crops. (b): Does not arise.

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