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Lok Sabha Question No. 1811 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-12-10
Subject: Development of Large Language Models
Ministry: ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Asked by: Shri Eswarasamy K

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1811

TO BE ANSWERED ON: 10.12.2025

## DEVELOPMENT OF LARGE LANGUAGE MODELS

## 1811.  SHRI ESWARASAMY K:

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

- (a) the progress made under the National Programme on Artificial Intelligence and IndiaAI Mission towards developing indigenous Large Language Models (LLMs) in Indian languages;
- (b) whether any partnerships have been established with private sector companies, academic institutions or startups for the creation and integration of such LLMs;
- (c) the sectors and public services identified for pilot integration of LLM-based solutions; and
- (d)  the  steps  being  taken  by  the  Government  to  ensure  ethical  data  use,  linguistic  inclusivity  and interoperability of these LLMs with Government digital infrastructure?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (d): India's AI strategy is based on the Hon'ble Prime Minister's vision of democratizing technology. It aims to address India centric challenges and create opportunities.

## India's own Foundational Models under the IndiaAI Mission

The IndiaAI Foundation Models pillar aims to develop India's own large multimodal models trained on Indian datasets and languages. It aims at ensuring sovereign capability and global competitiveness in AI ecosystem.

Funding and support mechanisms under the pillar include supporting the compute usage and additional funding support if needed.

Twelve  organisations  and  consortia ,  including  startups,  industry  players  and  academic  institutions, including Sarvam AI, Soket AI, Gnani AI, Gan AI, Avatar AI, IIT Bombay Consortium (BharatGen), GenLoop, Zentieq, Intellihealth, Shodh AI, Fractal Analytics Ltd. and Tech Mahindra Maker's Lab , have been selected for developing Large and Small Language Models based on Indian datasets spanning all 22 scheduled Indian languages.

These  projects  cover  a  broad  spectrum  of  scientific  and  societal  applications  such  as  multilingual foundational  models,  speech  and  voice  models,  multimodal  AI,  scientific  and  engineering  models, healthcare reasoning models, and agentic platforms.

The  resulting  AI  models  are  expected  to  contribute  to  the  open-source  ecosystem  by  making  them available through AIKosh platform for other startups and researchers.

These will support innovation across India's startup and research community by providing access to high -quality Indian language datasets, scientific datasets, and foundational AI capabilities.
Lok Sabha Question No. 1807 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-12-10
Subject: Modernising Coal Transportation Infrastructure
Ministry: COAL
Asked by: Md. Rakibul Hussain

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COAL

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1807 TO BE ANSWERED ON 10.12.2025

## Modernising Coal Transportation Infrastructure

## 1807. Md. Rakibul Hussain:

Will the Minister of Coal be pleased to state:

(a) whether the Government  proposes  to modernise the existing coal transportation infrastructure in Assam;

- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the Government has coordinated with the Railways for the said purpose; and

(d) if so, the details of expected timeline for completion?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) & (b) Modernization of the railway platforms at Tirap and Tikak sidings, at a cost of ₹4.93 crore, has already been completed. Modernization of roads for coal transportation at Tikak Colliery and Tirap Colliery, involving an expenditure of ₹10.70 crore, is currently underway.
- (c)  Ministry  of  Coal  has  been  coordinating  closely  with  the  Ministry  of  Railways  for strengthening  infrastructure  in  the  Northeastern  Region,  including Assam.  There  has  been substantial enhancement of budget allocations, sanctioning of new line and doubling projects, commissioning  of  new  tracks,  and  continuous  monitoring  and  follow-up  mechanisms  to facilitate timely execution of works. In FY 25-26, Ministry of Railway sanctioned 12 Railway projects (08 New Lines, 04 Doubling), of a total length of 777 Km, costing ₹69,342 crore falling fully/ partly in Northeastern Region (NER) including the state of Assam. During the last three years, i.e. 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25 and the current financial year 2025-26, 17 surveys (13 New Line, and 4 Doubling) of total length 1,790 km falling fully/ partly in the Northeast Region including the state of Assam have been approved.
- (d) The timelines for completion of railway projects depend on multiple factors such as land acquisition, forest clearances, shifting of utilities, statutory approvals, geological  and topographical conditions, law and order issues at the project site, and the number of workable months  available  in  a  year.  As  these  factors  vary  across  project  locations,  the  expected completion period differs from project to project.

To  ensure  timely  progress,  the  Government  has  taken  several  measures,  including substantial  enhancement  of  fund  allocation,  delegation  of  powers  at  the  field  level,  close monitoring  of  project  milestones  at  various  levels,  and  regular  coordination  with  State Governments and concerned authorities for expeditious land acquisition, forest and wildlife clearances, and resolution of project-related issues.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1806 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-12-10
Subject: Train between Delhi and Brijghat
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Shri Arun Govil

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1806

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 10.12.2025

## TRAIN BETWEEN DELHI AND BRIJGHAT

†1806. SHRI ARUN GOVIL:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether  the  Government  has  considered  operating  Electric  Multiple Unit (EMU) train from Delhi to Brijghat via Ghaziabad, Pilkhuwa and Hapur in  order  to  facilitate  the  large  number  of  pilgrims  visiting  the  Ganga riverbank  mela  and  taking  holy  dips  during  Kartik  and  Purnima  and provide  better  connectivity  to  all  towns  in  this  region  and  if  so,  the details thereof; and
- (b) whether there is any proposal under consideration to operate an EMU train  between  Delhi  and  Brijghat  and  if  so,  the  details  thereof  and  the time by when it is likely to be operational?

## ANSWER

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

## (SHRI ASHWINI VAISHNAW)

- (a) and (b) Garmukteshwar  station which cater to the needs of passengers  of  Brijghat  is  presently  served  by  12  Mail/Express  and  6 Passenger  train services including 54307/54308  Moradabad  -  Delhi Passenger  and  54075/54076  Bareilly  -  Delhi  Passenger  train  services catering to the needs of passengers of Delhi - Ghaziabad- Pilkhua- HapurGarmukteshwar  sector.  Further,  05  pairs  of   Mail/Express  services  are also catering to the needs of the said section.

Besides, introduction of new trains including Passenger train services on any route/section depends on various factors which include:

- Capacity of that section
- Availability of path
- Availability of required rolling stock
- Availability of matching infrastructure for rolling stock
- Maintenance requirement of railway tracks and other assets

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1798 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-12-10
Subject: Updation and Verification of Death Records
Ministry: ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Asked by: Shri M K Raghavan

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1798

TO BE ANSWERED ON: 10.12.2025

## UPDATION AND VERIFICATION OF DEATH RECORDS

## 1798.  SHRI M K RAGHAVAN:

Will the Minister of ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY be pleased to state: (a) whether a mechanism exists for automatic updating and verification of death records between the State/UT Chief Registrars of Births & Deaths and UIDAI to prevent misuse of Aadhaar of deceased persons;

- (b) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor;
- (c) the number of Aadhaar numbers cancelled on account of death during the last five years, including a break-up of cancellations initiated on requests from family members/next of kin and those initiated suo motu by UIDAI, State/UT-wise;
- (d) whether there have been instances in any State/UT where the number of Aadhaar holders exceeds the total population of that State/UT; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof including the details of population data sources were used by UIDAI for such findings?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (e):   Aadhaar is the world's largest biometric identity system with approximately 134 crores live Aadhaar holders.

To enhance the accuracy and integrity of the Aadhaar database, Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) has proactively taken measures to obtain death records containing Aadhaar number from various sources, such as:

1. Civil Registration System (CRS) of Registrar General of India (RGI);
2. Death records received from non-CRS States / UTs;
3. Other  sources  like  Public  Distribution  System  database,  National  Social  Assistance  Program database, Banks etc.;
4. Cases reported on UIDAI's portal -'myAadhaar' under the service 'Reporting of Death of a Family Member'.

These death records are then matched and verified against the Aadhaar database, and the corresponding Aadhaar numbers are deactivated after due validation in accordance with the provisions of the Aadhaar Act and its Regulations.

UIDAI has deactivated approximately 2 crore Aadhaar numbers on account of death of Aadhaar number holders,  out  of  which  453  Aadhaar  numbers  have  been  deactivated  based  on  requests  from  family members of the deceased.

UIDAI uses the data published by Registrar General of India for obtaining the projected population and estimated death figures for every State/UT.

The count of Aadhaar numbers in a particular State/UT is determined based on the address of Aadhaar holders as recorded in the Aadhaar database.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1797 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-12-10
Subject: Train Cancellations to Facilitate Inauguration of New Services
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Shri Pradyut Bordoloi

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1797 TO BE ANSWERED ON 10.12.2025

## TRAIN CANCELLATIONS TO FACILITATE INAUGURATION OF NEW SERVICES

## 1797. SHRI PRADYUT BORDOLOI:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a)  the  details  of  the  number  of  train  services  cancelled,  partially cancelled,  rescheduled,  or  regulated  to  facilitate  the  inauguration  of new services by the Prime Minister or any Union Minister during the last five years;
- (b)  the  details  of  the  names  of  such  new  services  inaugurated  and existing train services affected in each instance;
- (c) the details of the number of passengers affected by such cancellations or diversions, reservation-wise;
- (d)  whether  a  full  refund/compensation  was  made  to  passengers affected by such cancellations or diversions; and
- (e)  if  so,  the  details  thereof  including  the  compensation  paid  in  each such  instance  and  number  of  passengers  compensated,  number  of passengers refunded, and criteria followed for determination of eligibility of passengers entitled to refund and/or compensation?

## ANSWER

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

(SHRI ASHWINI VAISHNAW)

(a) to  (e)  On  Indian  Railways  (IR),    passenger  train  services,  including the inaugural special services, are operated as per charted time table, without infringing other services. All efforts are made to operate train services, including the inaugural specials, as per their schedule.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1796 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-12-10
Subject: New Train from Kheri to Delhi
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Shri Utkarsh Verma Madhur

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1796

TO BE ANSWERED ON 10.12.2025

## NEW TRAIN FROM KHERI TO DELHI

†1796. SHRI UTKARSH VERMA MADHUR:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government  proposes  to introduce new  trains via Lakhimpur  station,  Mailani  Junction  in  Kheri  district,  towards  DelhiHaridwar, Punjab, Agra, further towards Rajasthan and the Northeast;
- (b) if so, the time by when these trains are likely to be operational and if not, the reasons therefor;
- (c) whether there is any plan to extend the train running from Mumbai to Sitapur (which is currently running) to Mailani Junction; and
- (d) if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

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

## (SHRI ASHWINI VAISHNAW)

(a)  to  (d)  Mailani  and  Lakhmipur  stations  are  served  by  08  pairs  and  05 pairs of train  services respectively.  Both Mailani and Lakhmipur stations are  connected  to  Sitapur  by  05  pairs  of  train  services  including  the services of 15009/10 Gorakhpur-Izzatnagar Express. Mailani and Lakhmipur stations are also connected to Pilibhit by 5 pairs of trains and 2 pairs of trains respectively.

Sitapur is presently connected to Delhi by 05 pairs and to Amritsar by 07 pairs of trains. Sitapur is also connected to New Jalpaiguri by 03 pairs and to Guwahati by 02 pairs of train services. Similarly,  Pilibhit  is  connected  to  Haridwar  and  Ajmer  by  01  pairs  of services each while it is connected to Delhi  by 02 pairs of train services respectively. Besides, introduction of new train services, which is an on-going process, depends on various factors which include· Capacity of that section · Availability of path · Availability of required rolling stock · Availability of matching infrastructure for rolling stock · Maintenance requirement of railway tracks and other assets *****
Lok Sabha Question No. 1793 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-12-10
Subject: Doubling Farmers' Income
Ministry: PLANNING
Asked by: Adv Priya Saroj

- (a) No Sir.
- (b) NITI  Aayog has not carried out  any  district-specific  assessment  of  the  growth  of  nonfarm income for rural households in Jaunpur district.
- (c) The rise in input costs has not negated the benefits of the Minimum Support Price (MSP) increases in Eastern Uttar Pradesh.
- (d) NITI  Aayog  has  not  prepared  any  district-specific  Agriculture  Export  Action  Plan  for Jaunpur.
- (e) In view of the above, not applicable.

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF PLANNING

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.  1793

TO BE ANSWERED ON 10.12.2025

## DOUBLING FARMERS' INCOME

## 1793.   ADV PRIYA SAROJ:

Will the Minister of PLANNING be pleased to state:

- (a) whether NITI Aayog has evaluated the actual increase in farmers' real income in Uttar Pradesh against the target of "Doubling Farmers' Income" by 2022 (extended) and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) the details of the growth of non-farm income for rural households in Jaunpur district;
- (c) whether the rising cost of inputs (diesel, fertilizer) has negated the benefits of MSP increases in Eastern UP and if so, the details thereof;
- (d) the status of the "District Action Plans" for agriculture export prepared by NITI Aayog for Jaunpur; and
- (e) the timeline for achieving the revised income targets?

## 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)

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1792 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-12-10
Subject: Mining Rule Violations in U.P
Ministry: MINES
Asked by: Shri Pushpendra Saroj

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF MINES

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1792

ANSWERED ON 10.12.2025

## MINING RULE VIOLATIONS IN U.P

1792. SHRI PUSHPENDRA SAROJ:

Will the Minister of MINES be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether  the  Union  Government  has  taken  cognisance  of  the  CAG-flagged instances of illegal mining in Uttar Pradesh (U.P) and if so, the details thereof along with the action taken; (b) the details of the reasons for continued illegal sand and minor mineral extraction in the said State despite existing guidelines; (c)  whether  the  Mining  Surveillance  System  (MSS)  and  other  satellite-based monitoring tools are being fully utilised in Uttar Pradesh; (d) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons and corrective steps proposed; (e) the timeline for strengthening digital permit systems, GPS-based vehicle tracking and inter-agency data integration for more effective regulation; and (f) the details of penalties, recoveries and criminal cases against operators or officials
- involved recommended or directed by the Union Government?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (f) As per Section 15 of the MMDR Act, 1957, State Governments have been empowered to frame rules for regulating the grant of [quarry leases, mining leases or other mineral] concessions in respect of minor minerals and for purposes connected therewith. Further, as per Section 23C of the MMDR Act, 1957, State Governments have been empowered to frame rules for prevention of illegal mining, transportation and storage of minerals (both major minerals and minor minerals) and for purposes connected therewith. Therefore, matters relating to regulation of minor minerals and prevention  and  control  of  illegal  mining  including  illegal  sand  and  minor  mineral extraction and transportation of minerals come under the administrative jurisdiction of the concerned State Government.

The  Mining  Surveillance System  (MSS)  is  a  satellite-based  monitoring mechanism  designed  to  establish  a  responsive  mineral  administration  system  by assisting State Governments in curbing illegal mining. Any unusual land-use change detected on satellite imagery in a buffer zone up to 500m outside the boundary of mining lease area is captured and flagged off as Triggers, which may also include illegal mining.   A total of 10 triggers have been generated through the satellite-based Mining Surveillance System (MSS) during the last eight years for the State of Uttar Pradesh,  and  these  have  been  shared  with  the  Government  of  Uttar  Pradesh  for necessary action.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1791 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-12-10
Subject: Progress under BharatNet
Ministry: COMMUNICATIONS
Asked by: Shri P V Midhun Reddy

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1791 ANSWERED ON 10 TH  DECEMBER, 2025

## PROGRESS UNDER BHARATNET

## 1791.   SHRI P V MIDHUN REDDY:

Will the Minister of COMMUNICATIONS be pleased to state:

- (a) the targets and deadlines set under the BharatNet project and the progress made till date;

(b) the steps taken/being taken by the Government to fast-track progress under the BharatNet project;

(c) whether  it  is  true  that  the  Government  failed  to  get  any  bids  for  the  implementation  of BharatNet in Public-Private-Partnership (PPP) mode and  if so, the details and the reasons therefor;

(d) whether the Government has taken any corrective steps to attract more bids under PPP mode; and

- (e) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

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

(a) & (b) BharatNet  is  being  implemented  in  a  phased  manner  to  provide  broadband connectivity to all Gram Panchayats (GPs). The total number of GPs undertaken under BharatNet Phase-I and Phase-II are 2,22,341 GPs, out of which 2,14,904 are Service Ready. Implementation of BharatNet is periodically reviewed by the Government and also in State Broadband Committee(s) and District Level Telecom Committee(s).

(c) Bids under PPP model were invited for BharatNet for nine packages in 2021-2022. Only one non-compliant bid for one package was received. The risks in implementing BharatNet in rural and remote areas are very high and therefore, the private sector partners did not come forward in the PPP bids.

(d) & (e) A  revised  implementation  model  has  been  worked  out  and  Amended  BharatNet Program (ABP) has been approved by the Union Cabinet on 04.08.2023 to provide optical fiber connectivity to ~2.64 lakh Gram Panchayats (GPs) and ~3.8 lakh non-GP villages on demand basis across  the  country.  Implementation  of  ABP  shall  be  undertaken  on  Design  Build  Operate  and Maintain  (DBOM)  model  by  professional  agencies  selected  as  Project  Implementing  Agencies (PIAs) through open bidding process.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1790 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-12-10
Subject: Increase in MPLAD Fund
Ministry: STATISTICS AND PROGRAMME IMPLEMENTATION
Asked by: Shri Bhausaheb Rajaram Wakchaure

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF STATISTICS AND PROGRAMME IMPLEMENTATION

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1790

TO BE ANSWERED ON 10.12.2025

## INCREASE IN MPLAD FUND

## 1790. SHRI BHAUSAHEB RAJARAM WAKCHAURE:

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

- (a) whether every Lok Sabha MP is given only Rs. five crore per year under the Member of Parliament local Area Development Scheme (MPLADS) fund while in many States of the Country, every Member of Legislative Assembly (MLA) is given an annual fund of Rs. five crore for development works and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether Government is aware of the disparity that on an average a Lok Sabha Constituency has 6-7 Assembly Constituencies;
- (c)  whether  the  Government  agree  that  the  amount  of  MPLAD  fund  is insufficient for development of such large Lok Sabha Constituency; and
- (d)  if  so,  whether  there  is  any  proposal  under  consideration  of  the Government to increase the amount of MPLAD fund from Rs. 30 to Rs. 35 crore annually?

## 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)  to  (c)  Under Members of Parliament Local Area Development Scheme (MPLADS), each Hon'ble Member of Parliament is entitled for ₹ 5.00 crore annually,  irrespective  of  the  number  of  Assembly  Constituencies  falling within  their  Lok  Sabha  Constituency.  Whereas  the  annual  entitlement  of Members  of Legislative Assembly Local  Area  Development  Scheme (MLALADS) may vary across States and is under the domain of respective State/UT Government.

(d) No, Sir.

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