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Lok Sabha Question No. 1309 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-12-08
Subject: Electric Vehicles owned by Ministry
Ministry: ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE
Asked by: Dr. Sharmila Sarkar

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1309

TO BE ANSWERED ON 08.12.2025

## Electric Vehicles owned by Ministry

## 1309   DR. SHARMILA SARKAR:

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

- (a) the number of Electric Vehicles (EVs) owned by the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change;
- (b) the number of EVs purchased by the Ministry since 2014, year-wise; and
- (c) the number of non-EVs purchased by the Ministry since 2014, year wise?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (c): The Ministry has purchased sixteen vehicles since 2014, out of which seven are of Hybrid technology. Four vehicles have been condemned. The Ministry has hired five EVs.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1307 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-12-08
Subject: Fair Practice Code
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: Smt. Rachna Banerjee

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1307

ANSWERED ON MONDAY, DECEMBER 8, 2025/ AGRAHAYANA 17, 1947 (SAKA)

## Fair Practice Code

1307.  SMT. RACHNA BANERJEE:

Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state:

- (a)  the total number of registered lenders, banks and institutions on which RBI's guidelines on Fair Practice Code (FPC) is applicable;
- (b) the  total  number  of  lenders,  banks  and  financial  institutions  which  have  accepted  RBI's  FPC guidelines and framed their fair practice code;
- (c) whether the Union Government has a white list of registered loan apps as of 2025, if so, the details thereof and if not, the reason therefor;
- (d) whether the Union Government has a banned list of personal loan apps as of 2025, if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor; and
- (e) whether the Government has taken any measures to verify digital lending apps in the country, if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR FINANCE (SHRI PANKAJ CHAUDHARY)

(a) to (b): Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has issued Directions for 'Responsible Business Conduct' on 28.11.2025, to all Regulated Entities (REs), viz. , Public Sector Banks (PSBs), Private Sector Banks (Pvt banks), Foreign Banks (FBs), Small Finance Banks (SFBs), Local Area Banks (LABs), Regional Rural Banks (RRBs), Payment Banks (PBs), Urban Co- operative Banks, Rural Co- operative Banks, All India Financial Institutions (AIFI) and Non- Banking Financial Companies (NBFCs), and the REs have been advised to ensure fair conduct towards customers. Further, 'Fair Practices Code' has been prescribed for REs by the RBI in respect of lending and recovery matters.

(c)  to  (e):  The  Government  has  been  constantly  engaging  with  the  RBI  and  other  concerned Regulators/stakeholders to curb the operations of unauthorized digital loan apps in the country. For public information, RBI has operationalized a directory 'Digital Lending Apps (DLAs)' on its website with effect from 01.07.2025, consisting of all DLAs deployed by REs of RBI. The directory aims to aid the customers in verifying the claim of a DLA's association with a RE.

In case any unauthorized digital lending apps is identified, Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) is empowered to issue directions for blocking of information for public access under  Section  69A  of  Information  Technology  (IT)  Act,  2000  after  following  the  due  process  as provided  in  the  Information  Technology  (Procedure  and  Safeguards  for  Blocking  for  Access  of Information by Public) Rules, 2009.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1304 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-12-08
Subject: Single Teacher Schools in Rajasthan
Ministry: EDUCATION
Asked by: Shri Kuldeep Indora

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO-1304

ANSWERED ON -08/12/2025

## SINGLE TEACHER SCHOOLS IN RAJASTHAN

†1304. Shri Kuldeep Indora:

Will the Minister of EDUCATION be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  more  than  one  lakh  posts  of  teachers  are  vacant  in  primary,  middle  and secondary level Government schools of Rajasthan at present;
- (b) if so, the total number of sanctioned teaching posts at the primary, middle and secondary levels along with the details of vacant posts against the total sanctioned posts, district-wise;
- (c) the number of such Government schools functioning in the said State where only one teacher is posted along with the number of schools located in Sri Ganganagar and Hanumangarh districts; and
- (d) the details of the concrete steps taken by the Government to promptly fill up the vacant teaching posts, eliminate single-teacher schools and improve the quality of education along with the time-frame fixed in this regard?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF EDUCATION

## (SHRI JAYANT CHAUDHARY)

(a) to (d): Education being a subject in the Concurrent List of the Constitution, majority of the schools in the country come under the administrative control of States/UTs. The recruitment, service  conditions  and  rational  deployment  of  teachers  come  under  the  purview  of  the respective State Governments/UT Administrations. The details of the vacancies of the teachers in schools are maintained by respective States/Union Territory Administrations. Recruitment of teachers in schools is a continuous process and the vacancies keep arising due to retirement, resignation and additional requirements on account of enhanced students' strength/new schools. The Central Government has been consistently pursuing the matter of expeditious recruitment and redeployment of teachers with the States and UTs through periodic review meetings and has advised to reduce the number of single teacher schools in the State if any.
Lok Sabha Question No. 1294 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-12-08
Subject: National Critical Information Infrastructure Protection Centre (NCIIPC) Schemes
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: Shri Kesineni Sivanath

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FINANCE

## DEPARTMENT OF EXPENDITURE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO -1294

ANSWERED ON- 08/12/2025

## National Critical Information Infrastructure Protection Centre (NCIIPC) Schemes

1294.  SHRI KESINENI SIVANATH

Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state: -

- (a) the number of Certification Bodies (CBs), Inspection Bodies (IBs), Personnel Certification Bodies (PrCBs) etc. accredited under the Conformity Assessment Framework (CAF) developed by NCIIPC during the past five years, State/yearwise;
- (b) the number of sector-wise distribution of Critical Sector Entities (CSEs) certified under the Cyber Security Management System (CSMS), State-wise;
- (c) the number of inspections conducted during the last five years by accredited Inspection Bodies, State/year-wise
- (d) the details  of  the  key risks  or  gaps identified in the cybersecurity  posture  of CSEs;
- (e) the  number  of  cybersecurity  professionals  certified  under  the  Personnel Certification Scheme, State-wise; and
- (f) the number of awareness programmes conducted, locations covered and total participants trained under the CAF?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF FINANCE

(SHRI PANKAJ CHAUDHARY)

- (a) to (d) Conformity  Assessment  Framework (CAF)  was launched  in November 2024.  At  present  Quality  Council  of  India  (QCI)  has  provisionally  approved  one Inspection Body, one certification body and one Personnel Certification Body.
- (e) 19 cybersecurity professionals have been  certified under the Personnel Certification Scheme.
- (f) 30 awareness workshops of the Conformity Assessment Framework (CAF) have been  completed  at  ten  locations  (Delhi,  Mumbai,  Kolkata,  Chennai,  Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Ahmedabad, Guwahati,  Pune  and Chandigarh). Total  1046 participants attended these workshops.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1292 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-12-08
Subject: Preservation and Promotion of Heritage and Art in Amroha
Ministry: CULTURE
Asked by: Shri Kanwar Singh Tanwar

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CULTURE LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1292

TO BE ANSWERED ON 08.12.2025.

## PRESERVATION AND PROMOTION OF HERITAGE AND ART IN AMROHA

## † 1292.   Shri Kanwar Singh Tanwar:

Will the Minister of CULTURE be pleased to state:

- (a) Whether  the  Government  is  of  the  view  that  collaboration  with  communities,  education institutions and NGOs will improve the documentation, preservation and promotion of heritage and art in Amroha district, Uttar Pradesh;
- (b) If  so,  the  details  of  the  collaboration,  projects  undertaken  and  results  achieved  in  the  said district; and
- (c) If not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF CULTURE AND TOURISM

## (SHRI GAJENDRA SINGH SHEKHAWAT)

- (a) &  (b)  National  Mission  on  Monuments  and  Antiquities  (NMMA)  take  up  documentation  of antiquities and unprotected monuments (Built Heritage & Sites) in collaboration and involving individuals, NGOs, Universities and other relevant organizations in coordination with Circles / Field  offices  and  the  State-Level  Implementation  Committee  (SLIC)  in  state  to  speed  up  the documentation work.

For the promotion NMMA is conducting regular workshops and provide training programs in various regions to raise awareness.

Currently,  though  there  is  no  specific  project  being  undertaken  in  Amroha  district,  these activities  of  NMMA  are  across  the  country  including  Uttar  Pradesh.  So  far  the  NMMA  has digitized 12,46,211 Antiquities and 11,406 Unprotected Monuments (Built Heritage & Sites).

- (c)   Question does not arise.
Lok Sabha Question No. 1291 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-12-08
Subject: Kendriya Vidyalayas in Bihar
Ministry: EDUCATION
Asked by: Dr. Alok Kumar Suman

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1291 ANSWERED ON 08.12.2025

## Kendriya Vidyalayas in Bihar

## 1291.   Dr. Alok Kumar Suman:

Will the Minister of EDUCATION be pleased to state:

- (a) whether it is a fact that most of the Kendriya Vidyalayas in Bihar are running in the rented accommodation and paying huge amount of rent despite the availability of land for construction of its own building;
- (b) if  so,  the  details  thereof  along  with  the  number  of  such  schools  running  in  rented accommodation and the time since;
- (c) whether the Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan (KVS) has taken up the matter related to rented accommodation of Kendriya Vidyalayas with the State Government, if so, the details thereof and if not, reasons therefor;
- (d) whether the organization have written or received any communication from district magistrate  of  Gopalganj  regarding  availability  of  land  for  construction  of  Kendriya Vidyalayas, if so, the details thereof; and
- (e) whether it is a fact that non-construction of permanent building compel to Government to pay huge amount for rent, if so, the details of measures taken by the Government in this regard during the last five years?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (e) Proposals  for  opening  of  new  Kendriya  Vidyalayas  (KVs)  may  be sponsored by Ministries or Departments of the Government of India/State Governments/ Union Territories Administrations, with commitment to provide requisite extent of suitable land,  free  of  cost,  for  construction  of  the  permanent  building  and  suitable  rent-free temporary accommodation to run the Vidyalaya till the permanent building is constructed.

As per information received from Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan (KVS), at present, 51 KVs are functioning in the state of Bihar out of which 17 KVs are functioning from the rent-free  temporary  building/accommodation  provided  by  the  Government  of  Bihar/ sponsoring authorities. No rent for building/accommodation is being paid by KVS for any KV in the state of Bihar. Government of Bihar is repeatedly reminded regarding providing land for construction of Kendriya Vidyalayas.

The land for construction of KV, Gopalganj has been approved by Government of Bihar  in  July,  2025  and  lease  deed  has  also  been  signed  between  KVS  and  district administration.

Construction of permanent buildings for KVs is a continuous process, which depends upon identification of suitable land, completion of lease formalities in favour of KVS by the sponsoring  authorities,  submission  of  drawings  /  estimates  by  construction  agency, availability of funds and requisite approvals etc.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1282 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-12-08
Subject: Delay in Sanctioning of ESIC 100-Bedded Hospital Project at Ernakulam.
Ministry: LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
Asked by: Shri Hibi Eden

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1282 TO BE ANSWERED ON 08.12.2025

## DELAY IN SANCTIONING OF ESIC 100-BEDDED HOSPITAL PROJECT AT ERNAKULAM

1282. SHRI HIBI EDEN:

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

- (a)whether the Government is aware that the sanctioning process for the  proposed  construction  of  the  100-bedded  ESIC  Hospital  and ancillary  buildings  at  Ernakulam,  Kerala,  estimated  at  Rs.  210.59 crore has been unduly delayed and if so, the details thereof;
- (b)the  details  of  the  present  status  of  administrative  and  financial sanction for the said ESIC Hospital project and the expected timeline
- for commencement of its construction;
- (c)whether  the  delay  in  sanctioning  the  said  project  is  affecting  the delivery  of  healthcare  facilities  to  insured  persons  and  workers  in Ernakulam and nearby districts and if so, the steps being taken by the Government to expedite approval and execution; and

(d)if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (d): The upgradation of existing 65 bedded Employees' State Insurance  Corporation  (ESIC)  Hospital  to  100-bedded  hospital  was approved  in  December  2019.  In  June  2022,  the  scope  of  work  was revised and was decided to construct a new multi - storeyed building with  Medicare  facilities,  Sub  Regional  Office,  and  staff  quarters.  The concept plan has been approved and Central Public Work Department (CPWD) has also submitted the preliminary estimate for the construction. Further, a part of the land meant for the project has been acquired by Indian Railways as puramboke land and a road of Ernakulam Municipal Corporation falls within the existing compound wall. Therefore, no new construction can be planned on specific portions of the land. Consequently, the project is under review.

The existing 65 bedded ESI Hospital, Ernakulam is functional and providing services to the insured persons (IPs). Besides, another nearby 114 bedded ESI Hospital at Udyogamandal is also operational. Patients are also referred to tie up hospitals outside the ESIC setup as per requirement.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1278 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-12-08
Subject: Establishment of New Navodaya Vidyalaya
Ministry: EDUCATION
Asked by: Shri Bhajan Lal Jatav

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1278 ANSWERED ON 08.12.2025

## Establishment of New Navodaya Vidyalaya

†1278. Shri Bhajan Lal Jatav:

Will the Minister of EDUCATION be pleased to state:

(a) the extent to which student-teacher ratio in schools in Karauli and Dholpur district of Rajasthan is lower than the national standard;

(b) the details of progress made in setting up a new Navodaya Vidyalaya in Dholpur; and

(c) whether the Model Girls School is proposed for rural students in Karauli, if so, the details thereof along with the number of smart classrooms in the said district?

## ANSWER

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

(a)  to  (c):  Central  Government  Schools  namely  Navodaya  Vidyalayas  (NVs)  and Kendriya  Vidyalayas  (KVs)  are  under  the  Department  of  School  Education  and Literacy, Ministry of Education.

National  Education  Policy  2020,  provides  for  Pupil-Teacher  ratio  (PTR)  of 30:1 at all levels of school education system to have a reasonable level of interactive learning and achieving desired level of learning outcomes. The student-teacher ratio in NV, Dholpur and NV, Karauli is 19:1 and 18:1, respectively. The student-teacher ratio  in  KV,  Dholpur  and  KV,  Karauli  is  22:1  and  23:1,  respectively.  The  national average for PTR in NV and KV is 18:1 and 27:1, respectively.

The Navodaya Vidyalaya Scheme envisages for opening of one NV in each district  of  the  country.  Accordingly,  an  NV  in  Dholpur district  is  already  functioning since 1998 from its permanent campus.

There are 15 and 25 smart classrooms in NV and KV, respectively, in Karauli district.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1272 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-12-08
Subject: Freebies by Political Parties
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: Shri Shyamkumar Daulat Barve

## Government of India Ministry of Finance Department of Economic Affairs

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1272 MONDAY, DECEMBER 8, 2025/AGRAHAYANA 17, 1947 (SAKA)

## FREEBIES BY POLITICAL PARTIES

## 1272. Shri Shyamkumar Daulat Barve:

Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state:

- (a) whether it is true that promises of freebies by political parties burdens the Government exchequer and increases inflation, if so, details thereof;
- (b) whether it is true that Reserve Bank of India (RBI) is facing difficulty in keeping inflation rate low and stable, because Government expenditure is high and fiscal deficit increases as a result of free facilities provided to public, if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) Whether it is a fact that as per RBI, NITI Aayog and Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation, promising freebies on the eve of elections leads to increase in forex-rate, inflation-rate and unemployment-rate in the country, if so, the details thereof?

## A N S W E R

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR FINANCE (SHRI PANKAJ CHAUDHARY)

- (a) Mere promises by political parties neither burden the Government exchequer nor increase inflation.
- (b) Proactive  monetary  policy  responses  coupled  with  effective  and  prudent  supply  side measures  by  the  government  helped  in  lowering  inflation.  According  to  latest  data  release, headline CPI inflation was 0.3 per cent (year-on-year) in October 2025 (provisional), which is a historic low in the current CPI series (2012=100). This is well below RBI's inflation target band of 4±2 per cent.
- (c) There are no official studies or reports commissioned by RBI, NITI Aayog and Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation that document the impact of freebies on forex-rate, inflation-rate  and  unemployment-rate  in  the  country.  However,  in  June  2022,  an  article  was published  in  RBI  Bulletin  on  '...fiscal  risks  confronting  state  governments  in  India,  with emphasis on the heavily indebted states'. This article identified '…rising expenditure on nonmerit freebies' as one of the emerging new sources of risks.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1267 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-12-08
Subject: Inauguration of Go-Karting Zone in Daman
Ministry: TOURISM
Asked by: Shri Patel Umeshbhai Babubhai

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF TOURISM

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.†1267

## ANSWERED ON 08.12.2025

## INAUGURATION OF GO-KARTING ZONE IN DAMAN

†1267. SHRI PATEL UMESHBHAI BABUBHAI:

Will the Minister of TOURISM be pleased to state:

- (a) whether a Go-Karting zone was inaugurated by the Government on 30th March, 2025;
- (b) if so, whether the Government is aware that the place where Go-Karting zone has been inaugurated is a disputed site and the matter is pending in the Bombay High Court;
- (c) whether the said place was used by the fishermen to park their boats and they were forcefully removed from there;
- (d) if not, whether the Government has taken disciplinary action against the officials of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu  Administration for  misleading  in  the  matter  intentionally which is contempt of Hon'ble High Court; and
- (e) if so, the details of the action taken thereon?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF TOURISM  (SHRI GAJENDRA SINGH SHEKHAWAT)

- (a)  to  (e):  The  development  and  promotion  of  tourism,  including adventure tourism, enhancing safety and convenience at adventure tourism sites is primarily the responsibility of the State Governments/Union Territory Administrations.

The following information has been received from UT Administration of Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu:-

- Go-Karting zone in Daman was inaugurated on 31.03.2025. GoKarting  has  been  developed  on  government  land  which  is  not

disputed, and the matter pending before the Hon'ble Bombay High Court are:-

- WRIT  Petition  No.9850  of  2024  regarding  the  non-renewal  of lease of govt. land admeasuring 700 Sq. Mtrs. to M/s. Matsya Udhyog Vividh Karyakari Sahkari Society Ltd., which is outside the Go-karting Zone.
- WRIT  Petition  No.17468  of  2024  is  regarding  relocation  of fisherman boat from the govt. land.
- The boats of fishermen near the Samudra Narayan Temple in Daman were relocated on 22.11.2024. This relocation was done at the Government's cost. These boats are supposed to be parked in future at  the  newly  constructed  boat  parking  at  Samudra  Narayan  Jetty which is hardly 200 metres from the existing location and hence were relocated  to  Kadaiya  Macchiwad,  Daman  (Also  Government  Land) temporarily.
- Further, keeping  in mind  the  welfare of the fishermen's community and to establish state-of the-art infrastructure, a project has been initiated at a cost of Rs.61.33 Crore namely, extension of Samudra Narayan Jetty up to Pedestrian Bridge and Development of Boat  Parking  at  Nani  Daman.  Following  facilities  will  be  made available as part of the project:-
- (i)
- (ii)
- Boat parking
- Fisheries office
- (iii)
- Parking facilities
- (iv) Walkway
- (v)
- Diesel pump station
- (vi)
- Additional Jetty

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