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Lok Sabha Question No. 4721 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-08-21
Subject: Electric Vehicle Charging Facilities at Retail Outlets
Ministry: PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS
Asked by: Shri Mahendra Singh Solanky

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4721 TO BE ANSWERED ON 21 ST AUGUST, 2025

## Electric Vehicle Charging Facilities at Retail Outlets

## 4721. Shri Mahendra Singh Solanky:

## पेůोिलयम और ÿाक ृ ितक गैस मंýी

Will the Minister of PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether  petrol pumps and public retail outlets in Dewas and Shajapur Lok Sabha Constituencies  have  been  included  in  the  current  rollout  of  Electric  V ehicle  (EV) charging stations and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) the  number  of  retail  outlets  in  Dewas  and  Shajapur  Lok  Sabha  Constituencies currently offering electric charging facilities and the number of such outlets planned to be developed in the next financial year; and
- (c) whether  any  specific  guidelines  or  incentives  are  being  provided  to  private  fuel dealers in the region to set up EV charging points and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## पेůोिलयम और ÿाक ृ ितक गैस मंýालय म¤ राºयमंýी ( ®ी सुरेश गोपी )

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS (SHRI SURESH GOPI)

- (a) and (b):   Public Sector Oil Marketing Companies (PSU OMCs) have informed that setting up  of  Electric  Vehicle  Charging  Stations  (EVCS)  at  Retail  Outlets  (ROs)  is  a continuous  process  based  on  techno  commercial  feasibility.  As  on  01.08.2025, PSU OMCs have set up 43 and 14EVCS in the Districts of Dewas and Shajapur respectively.
- (c) The Government vide Gazette Resolution dated 08.11.2019 revised guidelines for granting authorization to  market  transportation fuels  viz,  Motor  Spirit  (MS)  and High Speed Diesel (HSD) to new entrants including the private sector ones and also  to  make  certain  amendments  in  the  terms  and  conditions  for  the  already authorized  entities  and  the  Public  Sector  Undertaking  (PSU)  Oil  Marketing Companies (OMCs). As per the said guidelines, in addition to conventional fuels, the authorized entities  including  private  ones are  required  to  install  facilities  for marketing at least one new generation alternate fuels like Compressed Natural Gas (CNG), biofuels,  Liquefied  Natural  Gas  (LNG),  electric  vehicle  charging  points etc. at their ROs within three years of their operationalization.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 4719 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-08-21
Subject: e-Commerce Platforms
Ministry: MICRO, SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES
Asked by: Shri Sanatan Pandey

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF MICRO, SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4719 TO BE ANSWERED ON: 21.08.2025

## E-COMMERCE PLATFORMS

4719 . SHRI SANATAN PANDEY:

Will the Minister of MICRO, SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES be pleased to state:

- (a) whether any initiative  has  been  taken  to  connect  SC/ST  entrepreneurs  with  e-commerce platforms;
- (b) if so, the number of entrepreneurs on-boarded on e-commerce platforms; and
- (c) the increase in the registered online sales and revenue generated as a result thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR MICRO, SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES (SUSHRI SHOBHA KARANDLAJE)

- (a): The  Government  has  taken  several  initiatives  to  digitally  empower  MSMEs  including SC/ST entrepreneurs for online marketing and e-commerce integration. These include Government  e-Marketplace  (GeM)  for  digitizing  Government  procurement,  MSME  Trade Enablement and Marketing (MSME TEAM) initiative which focuses on onboarding MSMEs onto the Open Network for Digital Commerce (ONDC) platform and supporting in their e-commerce journey; Procurement and Marketing Support (PMS) Scheme, which provides financial assistance for selling through e-commerce; MSME Global Mart - a B2B e-commerce platform for MSMEs developed by the National Small Industries Corporation to provide access to global trade leads, tenders and other relevant information; and ekhadiindia.com, an e-commerce portal for B2C sales, offering  global  reach  and  interactive  features  for  khadi  and  village  industries,  developed  and managed by the Khadi and Village Industries Commission.

In  addition, under National Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe Hub (NSSH) Scheme, 80%  of  annual  membership/subscription  fee  (upto  Rs.  25,000/-)  of  Government  promoted  ecommerce portals is reimbursed to SC/ST MSEs.

- (b): As on 15.08.2025, 59,390 SC/ ST MSMEs are on-boarded on GeM Portal.  Further, the number of SC/ST MSMEs onboarded on MSME Global Mart and MSME TEAM portal are 24970 and 304, respectively.
- (c): The registered  online  sales/revenue  generated  in  terms  of  order  value  received  on  GeM portal  by  SC/ST  entrepreneurs  during  the  last  three  years  and  current  financial  year  (as  on 15.08.2025) is as under:

| Year                      |   Order Value (Rs. in crore) |
|---------------------------|------------------------------|
| 2022-23                   |                      2689.31 |
| 2023-24                   |                      4287.63 |
| 2024-25                   |                      5134.44 |
| 2025-26 (till 15.08.2025) |                      2310.37 |
Lok Sabha Question No. 4718 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-08-21
Subject: Delays in Funds Disbursal under JJM
Ministry: JAL SHAKTI
Asked by: Shri  Radhakrishna

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF JAL SHAKTI DEPARTMENT OF DRINKING WATER AND SANITATION

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4718 ANSWERED ON 21.08.2025

## DELAYS IN FUNDS DISBURSAL UNDER JJM

## 4718.   SHRI RADHAKRISHNA:

Will the Minister of JAL SHAKTI be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of the total funds released and pending to the States under the Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM) during each of the last five years, State-wise;
- (b) whether there have been any delays in the disbursal of funds under the said mission during the said period; and
- (c) if so, the details thereof along with the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE FOR JAL SHAKTI (SHRI V. SOMANNA)

(a) to (c)  Since August 2019, Government of India, in partnership with States, is implementing Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM) - Har Ghar Jal to make provision of tap water supply to every rural household of the country. At the time of the launch, the Government also approved support for the States and UTs with a central outlay of ₹2,08,652 crore. The approved central outlay has almost been utilized. Hon'ble Finance Minister during her budget speech 2025-26 has announced extension of JJM until 2028 with enhanced total outlay.

Drinking water being a State subject, under JJM, responsibilities for planning, approval, implementation,  operation  and  maintenance  of  drinking  water  supply  schemes  lie  with  State/  UT governments.  Government  of  India  supplements  the  efforts  of  the  State/  UT  government  by providing technical and financial assistance.

JJM, being a centrally sponsored programme, the fund sharing pattern between Centre and States/ UTs under is 100% for Union Territories without legislature, 90:10 for North Eastern & Himalayan States and UTs with legislature and 50:50 for rest of the States. Moreover, under Support and Water Quality Monitoring System (WQMS) activities the funding pattern is 100% for Union Territories, 90:10 for Himalayan & North Eastern States and 60:40 for other States.

Under  JJM,  provisions  have  also  been  made  for  releasing  central  grants  in  aid  in  two  equal installments and each installment is released in two tranches after assessing the utilization of fund by the States/ UTs. Thus, releases are planned in consonance with 'Just in Time' principle and extant instructions issued by Ministry of Finance from time to time so as to avoid any undue parking of fund in the State.

State/ UT-wise and year-wise details of fund allocation, drawn and utilization reported under JJM are available in public domain and accessible through JJM-IMIS at:

https://ejalshakti.gov.in/JJM/JJMReports/Financial/JJMRep\_StatewiseAllocationReleaseExpenditure.aspx

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Lok Sabha Question No. 4717 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-08-21
Subject: Udyam Portal
Ministry: MICRO, SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES
Asked by: Shri Vishaldada Prakashbapu Patil

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF MICRO, SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4717 TO BE ANSWERED ON: 21.08.2025

## UDYAM PORTAL

## 4717.  SHRI VISHALDADA PRAKASHBAPU PATIL:

Will the Minister of MICRO, SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES be pleased to state:

- (a) the number of new enterprises registered under the Udyam portal following the revision of MSME investment and turnover thresholds in April 2025;
- (b) the employment generated and the extent of business expansion reported among the newly registered MSMEs under the revised eligibility norms;
- (c) whether  the  Government  has  received  representations  regarding  delays  in  verification, onboarding or service delivery due to the expanded coverage of MSMEs post-threshold revision and if so, the details thereof; and
- (d) the details of disparities, if any, in registration uptake or scheme benefits across States and sectors and the corrective measures undertaken to ensure balanced implementation?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR MICRO, SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES (SUSHRI SHOBHA KARANDLAJE)

- (a) to (c): Since  the  adoption  of  the  revised  definition  of  Micro,  Small  And  Medium Enterprises  (MSMEs) in  terms  of  investment  and  turnover  thresholds  on  01.04.2025,  a  total  of 39,80,509 new enterprises have registered on Udyam Registration Portal (URP) and Udyam Assist Platform (UAP), as on 15.08.2025. The employment of 2,51,90,810 has been reported by these Enterprises on self-declaration basis. These  newly registered  MSMEs  have  reported  Rs. 1,18,134.48 crore in investment and Rs. 8,59,317.76 crore in turnover. The process of registration on URP is fully online, paperless and based on self-declaration. There is no physical verification for the registration and data of investment in Plant and Machinery and turnover is fetched from databases of CBDT and GSTN respectively.
- (d): To  facilitate  registration  of  Enterprises  and  awareness  of  the  scheme  benefits,  the Ministry of MSME, through its Development and Facilitation Offices (DFOs) and in coordination with State Governments, MSME Associations and other MSME stakeholders, undertakes drives for formalisation, registration and awareness across various States.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 4716 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-08-21
Subject: Commencement of Flights from Hisar Airport
Ministry: CIVIL AVIATION
Asked by: Shri Jai Parkash

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CIVIL AVIATION

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. : 4716

( TO BE ANSWERED ON THE  21st August 2025 )

## COMMENCEMENT OF FLIGHTS FROM HISAR AIRPORT

4716.    SHRI JAI PARKASH Will the Minister of CIVIL AVIATION

be pleased to state:-

- (a) the steps taken by the Government to promote air connectivity in Hisar and Haryana;
- (b)  whether  any  concrete  action  plan  has  been  prepared  to  connect  Hisar  Airport  with commercial flights under the UDAN scheme and if so, the details thereof;
- (c)  whether any airline operator has so far been granted permission to operate flights from Hisar to Delhi, Chandigarh, Jaipur or other major cities and if so, the details thereof;
- (d)  whether  any  budgetary  provisions  have  been  made  for  airport  expansion,  runway upgradation, terminal building and air traffic control facilities at Hisar; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof along with the progress made so far and the expected timeline fixed for completion of the upcoming phases?

## ANSWER

## Minister  of  State  in  the  Ministry  of  CIVIL  AVIATION            (Shri  Murlidhar Mohol)

(a) to (c): Regional Connectivity Scheme-Ude Desh ka Aam Nagrik (RCS-UDAN) is market driven scheme in which the unserved and underserved airstrips/airports are listed for bidding by airlines to provide connectivity. Bidding rounds are conducted periodically for covering more destinations across the country, including Haryana.

Hisar Airport, owned by State Goverment of Haryana, was identified during the second round of bidding under this scheme.

RCS routes connecting Hisar to Chandigarh, Dharamshala and Dehradun were awarded to Air Taxi. However, these services were discontinued by the Selected Airline Operator (SAO), citing poor visibility issues at Hisar Airport.

Presently  Alliance  Air  is  operating  State  VGF  supported  flights  on  Hisar-  Delhi,  Hisar  Ayodhya and Hisar -Chandigarh routes.

(d) & (e): An expenditure of Rs.29.21 crore was incurred for its development and the airport was initially licensed under the 2B category. The State Government of Haryana has further upgraded  the  airport  at  its  own  cost.  The  airport  has  now  been  licensed  for  4C  category airport effective from 13.03.2025.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 4713 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-08-21
Subject: Scheme for Homeless People
Ministry: HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS
Asked by: Smt. Manju Sharma

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4713

## TO BE ANSWERED ON AUGUST 21, 2025

## SCHEME FOR HOMELESS PEOPLE

## NO. 4713.    SMT. MANJU SHARMA

Will  the  Minister  of  HOUSING  AND  URBAN  AFFAIRS  be  pleased  to state:

- (a) whether many homeless people in the country live in public places such  as  footpaths,  flyovers,  railway  stations,  etc.  and  if  so,  the details thereof;
- (b) whether the Government has formulated any scheme  for the rehabilitation  and  imparting  necessary  skill  training  and  education for such homeless people, particularly children; and
- (c)
- if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS (SHRI TOKHAN SAHU)

- (a): As  per  census  2011,  the  total  urban  houseless  population  in  the country is 9,38,348.
- (b)&(c):    As per 7 th  Schedule of the Constitution of India, Land & Colonisation are  State  subjects.  Therefore,  it  is  the  primary  responsibility  of States/Union  Territories  (UTs)  to  take  steps  and  devise  schemes  to provide  for  rehabilitation  of  homeless  persons.  Central  Government supplements the efforts of State Governments/UTs through programs
- and schematic interventions.

Deendayal  Antyodaya  Yojana -National  Urban  Livelihoods  Mission (DAY -NULM) was  a  Centrally  Sponsored  Scheme  under  which  there was a provision of 'Shelter for Urban Homeless (SUH)'. It focused on providing  permanent  shelters  equipped  with  basic  facilities  to  the urban  homeless . As  per  SUH  guidelines,  convergence  of  various entitlements of social security, food, education, health care systems, provision  for  admission  of  the  homeless  children  to  government school, skill training, etc was provided.

In  addition,  MoHUA  also  implements  Pradhan  Mantri  Awas  Yojana Urban (PMAY-U) for providing assistance to States/UTs for addressing the housing requirement of eligible urban households.  PMAY-U envisages  providing  all  weather  pucca  houses  with  basic  civic amenities to all eligible urban households.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 4711 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-08-21
Subject: Role of FPI for the Growth of MSME Sector
Ministry: FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES
Asked by: Dr. Mohammad Jawed

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4711

ANSWERED ON 21 ST  AUGUST, 2025

## ROLE OF FPI FOR THE GROWTH OF MSME SECTOR

## 4711.   DR. MOHAMMAD JAWED:

Will the Minister of FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Food Processing Industry (FPI) serves as a catalyst for the growth of the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Sector and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) the specific initiatives or steps taken/being taken by the Government to promote and support the growth of this sector particularly in the State of Bihar; and
- (c) whether the food processing industry provides technological support and training to micro, small and medium enterprises units and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES (SHRI RAVNEET SINGH)

(a) to (c): In order to promote and ensure overall development of Food Processing Industries, Ministry of Food Processing Industries (MoFPI) has been incentivizing setting up/expansion of related infrastructure through its two Central Sector Schemes namely Pradhan Mantri Kisan SAMPADA Yojana (PMKSY) and Production Linked Incentive Scheme for Food Processing Industry (PLISFPI). MoFPI is also implementing a Centrally sponsored scheme namely PM Formalization  of  Micro  Food  Processing  Enterprises  (PMFME)  scheme  for  providing financial, technical and business support for upgradation/ setting up of micro food processing enterprises.

All the three schemes are not region specific but demand driven and are implemented across  the  country  including  Bihar.  Ministry  provides  subsidy/incentives  to  the  eligible applicants  under  these  schemes.  Entrepreneurs  in  the  Micro,  Small  &  Medium  Enterprises (MSME) sector also be incentivized under these schemes of MoFPI.

Credit-linked capital subsidy @35% of the eligible project cost with maximum ceiling of Rs.10 lakhs per unit is provided to individual micro enterprises under the PMFME scheme. A total of 1,44,517 micro food processing enterprises have been approved for assistance under PMFME across the country till 30.06.2025. Under the Capacity Building component of the PMFME  Scheme,  MoFPI  provides  assistance  for  training  of  Trainers,  District  Resource Persons, Entrepreneurs and various other groups for Entrepreneurship Development Skilling (EDP+) & product specific skilling to meet the requirement of food processing industry. So far, 1,16,666 beneficiaries have been trained across the country under the PMFME scheme till 30.06.2025.

The  projects  approved  under  PMKSY  and  PLISFPI  also  include  MSME  category. Above initiatives act as a catalyst for the growth of MSMEs in the food processing sector.

In the State of Bihar, MoFPI has approved 13 food processing projects under PMKSY, 7 proposals under PLISFPI and 25349 proposals under PMFME till 30.06.2025.
Lok Sabha Question No. 4710 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-08-21
Subject: Electrification of Villages in Sonbhadra
Ministry: POWER
Asked by: Shri  Chhotelal

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF POWER

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.4710 ANSWERED ON 21.08.2025

## ELECTRIFICATION OF VILLAGES IN SONBHADRA

† 4710. SHRI CHHOTELAL:

Will the Minister of POWER be pleased to state:

- (a) whether several villages in the tribal areas of Sonbhadra, an aspirational district  under  the  Robertsganj  Lok  Sabha  Constituency  are  still  deprived  of electricity and if so, the details thereof; and
- (b) the time by which these villages are likely to be electrified fully?

## A N S W E R

## THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF POWER (SHRI SHRIPAD NAIK)

(a) & (b) : Government  of  India  has  supplemented  the  efforts  of  the  States earlier  through  schemes  like  Deen  Dayal  Upadhyaya  Gram  Jyoti  Yojana (DDUGJY), Integrated Power Development Scheme (IPDS), Pradhan Mantri Sahaj Bijli  Har  Ghar  Yojana  (SAUBHAGYA)  and  presently  under  the  scheme  of Revamped Distribution Sector Scheme (RDSS) to help them achieve the objective of providing reliable power supply to all households. Under DDUGJY, as reported by the State of Uttar Pradesh, all the inhabited un-electrified census villages in the State were electrified by 28th April, 2018. Thereafter, during SAUBHAGYA, as reported by the State, electrification of all willing households was completed. A total of 1,21,133 households were electrified in Sonbhadra district.

Under Revamped Distribution Sector Scheme, electrification works have been  sanctioned  for  households  left-out  earlier,  wherever  found  feasible.  This includes electrification works sanctioned for Particularly vulnerable Tribal Group (PVTG) households identified under Pradhan Mantri Janjati Adivasi Nyaya Maha Abhiyan (PM-JANMAN), tribal households under DA-JGUA (Dharti Aaba Janjatiya Gram  Utkarsh  Abhiyan),  households  of  Scheduled  Caste  community  under Pradhan Mantri Anusuchit Jaati Abhyuday Yojana (PM-AJAY) and households in remote & border areas under Vibrant Village Program (VVP). Under the scheme, electrification  works  for  a  total  of  5,131  households  have  been  sanctioned  in Sonbhadra District, out of which 2,983 are tribal households sanctioned under DA-JGUA. These works are expected to be completed by Dec 2026.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 4708 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-08-21
Subject: Bharatmala Pariyojana
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: Shri Sunil Kumar, Shri Darshan Singh Choudhary

be pleased to state:

- (a) the  details  of  the  development  work  being  done  and  proposed  to  be carried  out  in  Hoshangabad-Narsinghpur  Lok  Sabha  constituency  under Bharatmala Pariyojana; and
- (b) whether any highway is being constructed connecting Valmiki Nagar in Bihar under the said project and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS (SHRI NITIN JAIRAM GADKARI)

- (a) Under  Bharatmala  Pariyojana,  the  details  of  development  works carried  out  in  Hoshangabad-Narsinghpur  Lok  Sabha  constituency  are  as below:

| Project Name                                                                                                                                           |   Length (in Km) |   Project Cost (in Cr.) | Current status   |
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------|-------------------------|------------------|
| Four laning work from Hiran River to Sindoor River NH-12, From km 66.00 to km 130.00, in the state of Madhya Pradesh, under NHDP Phase-IV on EPC Mode. |           52.424 |                     641 | Completed        |

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4708 ANSWERED ON 21 ST  AUGUST, 2025

## BHARATMALA PARIYOJANA

4708.         SHRI SUNIL KUMAR:

SHRI DARSHAN SINGH CHOUDHARY:

Will the Minister of ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

सड़क परिवहन औि िाजमार्ग मंत्री

| Balance 11.96 Km. stretch between Km 66+000 to Km 77+960 (New NH-45) in Nauradehi Wildlife Sanctuary area, Hiran River to Sindooer River section, in the state of Madhya Pradesh, on EPC mode   | 11.96   | 161.97   | Completed   |
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------|----------|-------------|

- (b)    No such highway is being constructed.

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