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Lok Sabha Question No. 3129 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2026-03-11
Subject: Compensation for Transmission Lines
Ministry: NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY
Asked by: Shri Amra Ram

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3129

ANSWERED ON 11.0 3 .2026

## COMPENSATION FOR TRANSMISSION LINES

## 3129. SHRI AMRA RAM

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

- (a) Whether the Government proposes to provide compensation for land, fruit-bearing trees, Khejri trees  and  other structures under Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013 in view of the large scale generation of solar energy in Rajasthan and the ongoing construction of several 765 KV transmission lines;
- (b) If so, the details of the compensation paid to farmers by the power grid companies across the country till date including Rajasthan, district-wise; and
- (c) the time by which the compensation would be settled and if not, the reasons therefore?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (c)     Ministry of Power, Government of India, has issued the Guidelines dated 14.06.2024 along with subsequent amendments dated 21.03.2025 and 15.12.2025 regarding payment of compensation for Right  of  Way  (RoW)  for  transmission  lines.  Since  land  is  a  State  subject,  the  respective  State Governments have the discretion either to adopt the Central Government's guidelines in entirety or to formulate their own guidelines.  Accordingly, while implementing transmission projects, the compensation determined by the District Authorities covering diminution in land value, crop damage, and compensation for structures and trees varies from State to State. Therefore, decisions relating to RoW compensation, crop compensation, and other related matters fall within the jurisdiction of the State Governments.

Further, Government of Rajasthan has issued Policy regarding payment of compensation at District Level Committee (DLC) rate in respect of Right of Way (RoW) for the construction of transmission lines of 132kV and above voltage level in the state, which has been published on 08.11.2024 and the revised policy on 05.08.2025 (for the construction of transmission lines of 400kV voltage level and above). The policy is applicable on POWERGRID/other Central/State Government agencies and all private entities engaged in construction of transmission lines at 132kV  and above voltage level in the State.

Details of the compensation paid to farmers by the power grid companies across the country, districtwise, are not maintained centrally in the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3115 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2026-03-11
Subject: Portability under One Nation One Ration Card
Ministry: CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION
Asked by: Shri Jashubhai Bhilubhai Rathva

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD & PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION DEPARTMENT OF FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3115 TO BE ANSWERED ON lITll  MARCH, 2026

## PORTABILITY  UNDER ONE NATION ONE RATION CARD

## 3115.  SHRI JASHUBHAI  BHILUBH Al  RATHVA:

- \\'iII  the Minister of CONSUNIF£R AFFAIRS. FOOD AND  PUBLIC DISI'RIBUTION be pleased to state:
- (a-) : whether any technology architecture. authentication framework or data integration platforn1 has been proposed for enabling nation\\'ide portability  under One Nation One Ration Card:
- (b): if  so. the current status  of de\'elopnrcnt or testing of such s}'stenrs;
- (c): whether pilot  implementation or  phased rollout  has been envisaged prior  to  nation\\-ide launch; and
- (d): if  so. the details of the tentati\'e timeline for such pilots. if  an)-?

## ANSWER

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

(SHRIMATI NIMUBEN JAYANTIBHAI BAMBHANIYA)

- (a) to (d): The One Nation One Ration Card (ONORC) is a technology-driven initiative of the Department of Food and Public Distribution that enables nationwide portability of ration cards for beneficiaries covered under the National Food Security Act  (NFS A).  The system allows eligible beneficiaries, particularly migrant workers and other mobile populations, to  lift  their  entitled foodgrains from  any  Fair  Price Shop (FPS) in  the  country  through Aadhaar-based biometric authentication using  ePoS devices. The  system integrates ration card databases of  all  States/UTs and facilitates  seamless portability  through interoperable ePoS devices deployed at  Fair  Price Shops

The implementation of ONORC was carried out in a phased manner, beginning with pilot inter-State portability transactions in August  2019, followed  by gradual onboarding of  States/tiTs. At  present,  ONORC has been successfully implemented across all  36 States and Union  Territories, covering about 80 crore NFS A  beneficiaries (100% of  the NFS A  population). Accordingly,  the ONORC facility is now automatically  available to  all  PMGKAY beneficiaries across the country.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3114 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2026-03-11
Subject: Research, Development and Innovation (RDI) Scheme
Ministry: SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
Asked by: Shri Shashank Mani

## MINISTRY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY DEPARTMENT OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3114 ANSWERED ON 11/03/2026

## RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT AND INNOVATION (RDI) SCHEME

## 3114. SHRI SHASHANK MANI:

Will the Minister of SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY be pleased to state:

- (a) the  implementation  status  of  Research,  Development  and Innovation (RDI) Scheme to incentivise private sector R&D in sunrise domains like energy transition, deep-tech, AI and biotech;
- (b) the projects funded, technologies acquired and Deep-Tech Fund of Funds established;
- (c) whether  the  Government  has  assessed  private  participation impact and proposes scaling; and
- (d)
- if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) OF THE MINISTRY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AND EARTH SCIENCES (DR. JITENDRA SINGH)

- (a) to (b):   The Department of Science & Technology (DST), as the nodal Ministry for the RDI Scheme, has formulated and finalized the implementation  guidelines  for  the  Research,  Development  and Innovation (RDI) Fund, as well as the Special Financial Rules for the Scheme, in  consultation  with  the  Department  of  Economic  Affairs (DEA)  and  the  Department  of  Expenditure  (DoE).  These  guidelines have  been  approved  by  the  Executive  Council  of  the  Anusandhan National Research Foundation (ANRF).

As per the approved framework, the Technology Development Board (TDB) and the Biotechnology Industry Research Assistance Council (BIRAC)  have  been  designated  as  Second-Level  Fund  Managers (SLFMs) and launched calls for project proposals on 4 February 2026 and 13 February 2026, respectively. Further, a call inviting applications from additional eligible entities, including Fund of Funds,

to  act  as  SLFMs  was  issued,  which  closed  on  31  January  2026. Applications  have  been  received  and  the  selection  process  is currently underway.

The  SLFMs  will  provide  funding  to  eligible  technology  entities, including startups, companies and industry-led R&D projects developing technologies at Technology Readiness Level (TRL) 4 and above, in strategic and sunrise sectors.

(c) to (d):   India's Gross Expenditure on Research and Development (GERD) is about 0.64% of GDP, with the public sector accounting for around  60%  of  the  total  expenditure,  while  the  private  sector contributes  about  35-36%.  This  is  lower  compared  to  leading innovation-driven  economies  where  the  private  sector  contributes over 70% of R&D expenditure.

To  address  the  gap  in  patient  capital  for  high-risk  and  deeptechnology research and to encourage  greater private sector participation, the Government has launched the Research, Development and Innovation (RDI) Scheme with a corpus of ₹1 lakh crore, aimed at catalysing private investment in R&D.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3109 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2026-03-11
Subject: Migration of Government Email Accounts from NIC to Zoho
Ministry: ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Asked by: Smt. Mala Roy, Shri Adhikari Deepak Dev

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3109

TO BE ANSWERED ON 11.03.2026

## MIGRATION OF GOVERNMENT EMAIL ACCOUNTS FROM NIC TO ZOHO

3109:   SHRI ADHIKARI DEEPAK DEV: SMT. MALA ROY

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

- (a) whether the Government proposes to hand over the one million e-mail account (Government) from NIC to Private company "Zoho" to operate;
- (b) if so, the reasons therefor; and
- (c) the amount of payment "Zoho" is likely to get from Government as a service provider?

## ANSWER

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

(a)  to  (c):  The  Government  of  India  recognises  electronic  mail  as  an  important  mode  of  official communication for governance, inter-ministerial coordination and citizen-centric service delivery.

In  order  to  modernise  the  legacy  e-mail  infrastructure  and  enhance  scalability,  security  and collaboration capabilities, the Government has undertaken upgradation of the official e-mail system to a secure, cloud-based platform.

The upgraded e-mail solution (new platform) is being implemented through Zoho Corporation Ltd., which has been selected through an open and competitive tendering process. The engagement is based on clearly defined technical, security and service-level requirements. Following this approx. 16.68 lakh active official email accounts have been migrated to the upgraded e-mail solution. However, the ownership and control of Government data remain with the Government of India at all times.

The payment to the service provider is as per the rates finalised through the open competitive tendering process. The rate per e-mail account has been determined through transparent bidding, ensuring costefficiency  and  value  for  public  funds.  The  total  expenditure  is  based  on  the  number  of  accounts provisioned and the terms of the contract executed as per Government norms.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3107 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2026-03-11
Subject: Goals Targeted and Achieved for Viksit Bharat 2047
Ministry: PLANNING
Asked by: Shri Varun Chaudhry

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF PLANNING

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3107 TO BE ANSWERED ON 11.03.2026

## GOALS TARGETED AND ACHIEVED FOR VIKSIT BHARAT 2047

## 3107.   SHRI VARUN CHAUDHRY:

Will the Minister of PLANNING be pleased to state:

- (a)       the detail of targets and goals in various sectors for achieving the status of Viksit Bharat by 2047;
- (b)       the details of phased goals targeted to be achieved before 2047; and
- (c)        the details of goals achieved after announcement of the vision of Viksit Bharat ?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) OF THE MINISTRY OF STATISTICS & PROGRAMME IMPLEMENTATION; MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) OF THE MINISTRY OF PLANNING AND MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF CULTURE

(RAO INDERJIT SINGH)

- (a)  to  (c)  The  Government  is  preparing  national  long-term  sectoral roadmaps  to  realise  the  vision  of  Viksit  Bharat@2047  through  ten Sectoral Groups of Secretaries (SGoS). Various Ministries are formulating/  implementing  policies,  schemes,  projects  proposals  etc broadly in alignment with the vision of Viksit Bharat 2047.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3106 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2026-03-11
Subject: Allocation of Pachwara North Coal Block
Ministry: COAL
Asked by: Shri Rajkumar Roat

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COAL LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3106 ANSWERED ON 11.03.2026

## ALLOCATION OF PACHWARA NORTH COAL BLOCK

## 3106. SHRI RAJKUMAR ROAT:

Will the Minister of COAL be pleased to state:

(a) whether the Pachwara North Coal Block in Amrapada was allotted to West Bengal Power Development Corporation  Limited  (WBPDCL) on 26.04.2005 and if so,  the  details  of  the allotment thereof;

(b) whether approximately 1,830 acres of land was not duly acquired within the said coal block and adequate compensation was not provided by WBPDCL between 2005 and 2025 and if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor;

(c) whether all mining permits for the said coal block has been issued in the name of the private firm BEMPL and if so, the details of the provisions under which the permits were issued and provide copies of all relevant documents and regulations; and

(d)  whether  the  said  coal  block  was  cancelled  by  the  Hon'ble  Supreme  Court  due  to irregularities  and  whether  subsequently  all  illegal  drilling  permits  were  transferred  to WBPDCL and if so, the basis on which these permits were transferred?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF STATE FOR COAL AND MINES (SHRI SATISH CHANDRA DUBEY)

- (a) :  Pachwara  (North)  Coal  Block in  the  State  of  Jharkhand,  was  allotted  to  West  Bengal Power Development Corporation Limited (WBPDCL) on 26.04.2005 as per provisions of Coal Mines (Nationalisation) Act, 1973. The Coal Block was developed by Bengal Emta Coal Mines Limited (BECML), a Joint Venture of West Bengal Power Development Corporation Limited (WBPDCL), Durgapur Projects Limited & Emta Coal Ltd.
- (b) :  1830.28 acres of land was acquired by Bengal Emta Coal Mines Limited (BECML) under the provisions of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894. The compensation amount, as calculated on the basis of the prevailing land rates was deposited with the District Administration, Pakur for disbursement.
- (c) : No, mining permit/mining lease for the Pachwara (North) Coal Block was not issued in the name of BEMPL. It was issued in the name of Bengal Emta Coal Mines Limited (BECML).

(d) : The allotment of the Pachwara (North) Coal Block was cancelled by the Hon'ble Supreme Court  in  2014.  After  cancellation,  the  Pachwara  (North)  Coal  Block  was  allotted  to  West Bengal Power Development Corporation Limited (WBPDCL) under the Coal Mines (Special Provisions) Act, 2015 and all the statutory licences, permits, permissions, approvals or consents of  prior  allottee  (BECML)  were  fully  and  absolutely  transferred  and  vested  in  the  allottee (WBPDCL), as per provisions of the Act.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3102 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2026-03-11
Subject: PM-SGMBY in Uttar Pradesh
Ministry: NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY
Asked by: Shri Jagdambika Pal

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3102

ANSWERED ON 11.0 3 .2026

## PM-SGMBY IN UTTAR PRADESH

3102 . SHRI JAGDAMBIKA PAL

## WILL THE MINISTER OF NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY BE PLEASED TO STATE:

- (a) the details of number of applications received under Pradhan Mantri-Surya Ghar Muft Bijli Yojana (PM-SGMBY) since the inception in Uttar Pradesh particularly the Domariyaganj Lok Sabha Constituency;
- (b) the quantity of electricity demand from Government-owned power grids under this yojana is expected to offset; and
- (c) whether the Government proposes to expand the yojana beyond the Financial Year 2026 - 27 and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR NEW & RENEWABLE ENERGY AND POWER

## (SHRI SHRIPAD YESSO NAIK)

- (a) The PM Surya Ghar Muft Bijli Yojana (PMSG: MBY), launched in February 2024, is a demand driven scheme wherein all residential consumers in the country having grid connected electricity connection of the local DISCOM can avail the benefits of the scheme, for installation of rooftop solar (RTS) systems, by applying on the National Portal of the scheme. Under the scheme, since its launch in February 2024, a total of 11,72,448 applications have been received on the National Portal in the state of Uttar Pradesh, as on 06.03.2026. These include 5,632

applications from the Domariyaganj Lok Sabha Constituency.

- (b) Under the PMSG: MBY, it has been estimated that RTS installation in one crore households will produce renewable electricity of 1,000 billion units.
- (c) At present, there is no proposal under consideration to expand the PMSG: MBY beyond the Financial Year 2026 - 27.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3100 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2026-03-11
Subject: GoISTATS Mobile Application
Ministry: STATISTICS AND PROGRAMME IMPLEMENTATION
Asked by: Shri Ashok Kumar Rawat

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF STATISTICS AND PROGRAMME IMPLEMENTATION

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3100

TO BE ANSWERED ON 11.03.2026

## GoISTATS MOBILE APPLICATION

## 3100. SHRI ASHOK KUMAR RAWAT:

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

- (a)  the  current  status  of  GoISTATS  mobile  application  since  its launch  in  June  2025  along  with  the  latest  number  of  downloads, active users and user engagement trends;
- (b)  the  steps  being  taken by  the Government to expand datasets, increase  regional  coverage  and  improve  users  experience  on  the platform;
- (c) whether any feedback or usage evaluation has been conducted to
- assess effectiveness of application's features;
- (d) if so, the details thereof;
- (e) whether the Government propose to integrate GoIStats with the other nation data platforms  to strengthen  citizen-centric data dissemination; and
- (f) If so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

- (a):  The  GoISTATS  mobile  application  has  17,475  downloads  and 3,66,390 no. of hits till Feburary,26. Further, it has 2576 active users in the Month of February, 2026.

(b): Onboarding of datasets visualizations & infographics are continuous processes. Presently, data and visualisation of 9 statistical  products  viz.  National  Accounts  Statistics,  Consumer Price Index, Wholesale Price Index, Household Consumption Expenditure Survey, Periodic Labour Force Survey, Index of Industrial Production, Annual Survey of Industries, Annual Survey of Unincorporated Sector Enterprises and Economic Census, consisting of  12  socio  economic  indicators,  are  provided  on  the  mobile application. Further, 178 Infographics are also available on the app. (c)&(d):  Feedback  in  terms  of  users  ratings  are  available  on  both Google Play store & iOS app store. The app has received rating of 4.9/5.0 on Google Play store and 4.8/5.0 on iOS app store. Further, this app has inbuilt Feedback Section and the feedbacks received, if any, are analysed for improvements of the app. (e)&(f): The app has been developed as one of the elements of digital data dissemination bouquet of MoSPI with the specific objective to provide selected indicators on the go to the stakeholders. Accordingly,  at  this  stage  there  is  no  proposal  to  integrate  the GoIStat App with the other national data platforms.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3099 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2026-03-11
Subject: Complaints against Coal and Lignite Mining Companies
Ministry: COAL
Asked by: Shri Hanuman Beniwal

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COAL LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3099 ANSWERED ON 11.03.2026

## COMPLAINTS AGAINST COAL AND LIGNITE MINING COMPANIES

## 3099. SHRI HANUMAN BENIWAL:

Will the Minister of Coal be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether  the  Government  has  received  any  complaints  against  Government  and  nongovernment  undertakings/companies  engaged  in  coal  and  lignite  mining/production  in Rajasthan during the last ten years;
- (b)  if so, the details of complaints received along with the name of the companies/undertakings and the districts in which they are located;
- (c) the details of actions taken by the Government so far against the companies/undertakings on the basis of complaints received, company/undertaking-wise; and
- (d) whether the Government proposes to take any concrete action against Government and nongovernment companies operating in coal and lignite production that are not complying with the prescribed norms and if so, the details of action likely to be taken and the time by when action is likely be taken?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF STATE FOR COAL AND MINES (SHRI SATISH CHANDRA DUBEY)

- (a) No complaints against Government and non-government undertakings/companies engaged in coal production and lignite mining/production in Rajasthan during the last ten years has been received.
- (b), (c) and (d): Does not arise in view of (a) above.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3098 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2026-03-11
Subject: PM-DevINE
Ministry: DEVELOPMENT OF NORTH EASTERN REGION
Asked by: Smt. Kamlesh Jangde, Shri Dilip Saikia, Shri Dineshbhai Makwana

## Government of India Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 3098

To be answered on Wednesday, March 11, 2026/ Phaguna 20, 1947 (Saka)

## QUESTION PM-DevINE

3098. Smt. Kamlesh Jangde: Shri Dilip Saikia: Shri Dineshbhai Makwana:

Will the Minister of DEVELOPMENT OF NORTH EASTERN REGION be pleased to state:

- (a)  the  implementation  and  progress  of  Prime  Minister's  Development  Initiative  for North East (PM-DevINE) scheme; (b) the details of the infrastructure projects completed in connectivity, power, water and social sectors; (c)  whether  the  Government  has  assessed  the  extent  to  which  development  gaps have been addressed under the scheme and if so, the details thereof; and (d)  whether  the  Government  proposes  to  extend  the  Scheme  beyond  its  current
- period and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## The Minister of State of the Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region [ Dr. Sukanta Majumdar ]

(a)  &  (b)  The  Prime  Minister's  Development  Initiative  for  North  East  Region  (PMDevINE) scheme was announced in the Union Budget of 2022-23 as a new Scheme and was approved by the Cabinet with an outlay of ₹6,600 crore for a period of 4

years from FY 2022-23 to FY 2025-26. Till 28 th February 2026, a total of 48 projects worth  ₹6,044.36  crore  have  been  sanctioned  under  the  schemes  across  various sectors, including connectivity, power, and social sectors.

(c)    Projects  under  PM-DevINE  scheme  are  proposed  and  implemented  by  the concerned State Governments/ Agencies based, inter alia, on the need and identified gaps.

(d)   Continuation of the scheme for the next Finance Commission cycle is examined and decided in accordance with the prescribed guidelines for appraisal and approval of the Schemes.

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