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Lok Sabha Question No. 1342 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-12-08
Subject: Implementation of Labour Laws
Ministry: LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
Asked by: Shri Raju Bista

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1342 TO BE ANSWERED ON 08.12.2025

## IMPLEMENTATION OF LABOUR LAWS

## 1342. SHRI RAJU BISTA:

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

- (a)the details of number of central inspections conducted in the tea gardens of Darjeeling, Kalimpong and North Dinajpur districts of West Bengal during the last five years to verify compliance with labour codes;
- (b)the details of the violations recorded in the said inspections during the last five years and the actions taken against the defaulting tea gardens;
- (c)whether the Government is aware of the delays in the implementation of Four New Labour Codes the Code, viz. on Wages, the industrial Relations Code, the Code on Social Security and the Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions Code in the tea gardens of North Bengal, if so, the reasons therefor; and
- (d)the details of the steps taken by the Government to expedite the implementation of the said Labour Codes in tea gardens, particularly in the North Bengal region?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) & (b): The conditions of work in tea gardens are regulated by the respective  State  Governments  under  the  Plantations  Labour  Act, 1951  and  the  rules  framed  thereunder.  This  Act  has  now  been subsumed  under  the  Occupational  Safety,  Health  and  Working Conditions Code, 2020 and the Code on Social Security, 2020, both of which have come into force from 21.11.2025.

These Codes contain comprehensive provisions requiring employers to provide workers with housing, medical care, sickness and maternity benefits, and other social security measures. They also mandate facilities such as educational support for workers' child ren,

drinking water, conservancy arrangements, canteens, crèches, and recreational amenities for the welfare of tea plantation workers and their families in and around the estates.

(c) & (d): The Code on Wages, 2019; the Industrial Relations Code, 2020; the Code on Social Security, 2020; and the Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions Code, 2020 have all been brought into force  with  effect  from  21st  November,  2025.  These  Codes,  taken together,  provide  an  integrated  framework  for  wage  protection, social  security,  workplace  safety,  and  labour  welfare,  thereby strengthening the regulatory and oversight mechanisms applicable to sectors including tea plantations.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1337 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-12-08
Subject: Development of Sports Stadium in Sikar
Ministry: YOUTH AFFAIRS AND SPORTS
Asked by: Shri Amra Ram

## Government of India Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports

## Department of Sports

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. †1337

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 08.12.2025

Development of Sports Stadium in Sikar

†1337. Shri Amra Ram:

Will the Minister of YOUTH AFFAIRS AND SPORTS be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether  the  Government  proposes  to  develop  the  sports  stadium located at Sikar district headquarters where international level facilities on  the  sports  ground  are  not  available  while  the  players  belonging  to Sikar  have  gained  international  fame  in  basketball,  volleyball,  hockey
- and athletics;
- (b)  whether the Government proposes to construct a cricket ground at Sikar district headquarters; and
- (c)  if  so,  the  time  by  which  the  said  cricket  ground  is  likely  to  be constructed and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF YOUTH AFFAIRS & SPORTS [ DR. MANSUKH MANDAVIYA ]

- (a)  to  (c)  No  such  proposals  are  under  consideration  in  this  Ministry. Further, 'Sports' being a State subject, the responsibility of development of sports, including development of sports stadium, rests primarily with the respective State/Union Territory Governments. The Union Government only supplements their efforts by bridging critical gaps. The details of the sports infrastructure projects approved and their sanctioned cost, funds released and their physical and financial progress,  under  Khelo  India  Scheme  and  National  Sports  Development Fund  (NSDF)  across  the  country,  including  in  the  Sikar  district  of  the State of Rajasthan, are available in public domain on the dashboards of the Ministry at https://mdsd.kheloindia.gov.in and http://www.nsdf.yas.gov.in/nsdf-glance.html.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1335 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-12-08
Subject: Insolvency and Bankruptcy Cases
Ministry: CORPORATE AFFAIRS
Asked by: Dr. Amar Singh

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF CORPORATE AFFAIRS

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1335 ANSWERED ON MONDAY THE 8 TH  DECEMBER, 2025/ AGRAHAYANA 17, 1947 (SAKA)

## INSOLVENCY AND BANKRUPTCY CASES

## QUESTION

1335. DR. AMAR SINGH:

Will the Minister of CORPORATE AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

(a)    whether  the  Government  has  data  on  the  number  of  high-value  insolvency  and bankruptcy cases initiated since 2016 involving corporate debtors or promoters under investigation by central agencies such as the CBI, ED or SFIO;

(b) if so, the details of recoveries made by creditors in such cases, including those related to large-scale financial defaults or fugitive economic offenders;

(c) whether the Government follows a procedure for coordination between insolvency professionals, enforcement agencies, and financial institutions to secure assets located in India and abroad, if so, the details thereof; and

(d) the measures taken by the Government to strengthen inter-agency mechanisms for tracing and recovering procedure of crime in cases under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016?

## ANSWER

MINISTER  OF  STATE  IN  THE  MINISTRY  OF  CORPORATE  AFFAIRS  AND  MINISTER  OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS [SHRI HARSH MALHOTRA] (a) & (b):  The Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC) and central investigation agencies operate in distinct functional domains. The main objective of the IBC is resolution of a stressed  company.    However,  The  Insolvency  and  Bankruptcy  Board  of  India  (IBBI) regularly shares details of avoidance transactions (preferential, undervalued, fraudulent and  extortionate  transactions)  reported  by  RPs  under  the  IBC  with  the  concerned agencies for suitable action under their respective Acts.

(c) & (d): Under the IBC, the Resolution Professional (RP) is required to take control and  custody  of  all  assets  of  the  corporate  debtor,  including  tangible  and  intangible property,  movable  and  immovable  assets,  receivables,  financial  assets  and  business records, located within or outside India, as provided under Sections 18 and 25 of IBC. Therefore,  RPs  are  expected  to  work  with  any  authority  that  has  custody,  control,  or information relating to such assets, including enforcement agencies. Further, as per the Code and Regulations made thereunder the RP must exercise powers and perform duties in compliance with the requirements of law, which includes cooperating with enforcement agencies and financial institutions.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1334 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-12-08
Subject: Toilets in Government Schools
Ministry: EDUCATION
Asked by: Shri Adhikari Deepak Dev

1334. Shri Adhikari Deepak Dev:

Will the Minister of EDUCATION be pleased to state:

- (a)  the  details  of  percentage  of  Government  schools  having  non-functional/not  useable  and  useable toilets in the country, State/UT-wise;
- (b) the number of schools having non-functional/not useable and useable toilets for girls in the country, State/UT-wise; and
- (c) whether the Government has set any targets towards total coverage of useable toilets in Government schools in the country, if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) and (b): As per UDISE+, State/UT wise percentage of Government schools having toilets facility, functional toilets facility, girls toilets facility and functional girls toilets facility for the year 2024-25 are available at https://www.education.gov.in/en/parl\_ques .
- (c):  Education  is  in  the  concurrent  list  of  the  Constitution  and  most  of  the  schools  are  under  the jurisdiction  of  concerned  States  and  UTs.  The  Department  of  School  Education  and  Literacy  has launched  an  Integrated  Centrally  Sponsored  Scheme  for  School  Education  Samagra  Shiksha  w.e.f. 2018-19.  Under  Samagra  Shiksha,  States  and  UTs  are  supported  for  strengthening  of  existing Government schools, and for creation and augmentation of infrastructure facilities including girl's and boy's toilets as per proposals received from respective States/UTs.

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## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF EDUCATION

## DEPARTMENT OF SCHOOL EDUCATION & LITERACY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO-1334

ANSWERED ON 08.12.2025

## Toilets in Government Schools
Lok Sabha Question No. 1333 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-12-08
Subject: Inoperative Jan Dhan Accounts
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: Smt. June Maliah, Ms. Mahua Moitra

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FINANCE

## DEPARTMENT OF FINANCIAL SERVICES

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1333

## ANSWERED ON MONDAY, 08 DECEMBER 2025/ AGRAHAYANA 17, 1947 (SAKA) Inoperative Jan Dhan Accounts

1333. MS. MAHUA MOITRA: SMT. JUNE MALIAH: Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state:

- (a) the number of inoperative accounts under the Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana, closed during the last 5 years, year/State-wise;
- (b) the reasons for inoperativeness of these accounts;
- (c) the number of women accounts among the inoperative accounts closed during the last 5 years, year/State-wise;
- (d) the details of the number of inoperative accounts closed during the said period from rural and semi-urban areas;
- (e) the number of inoperative accounts for more than one, two and three years and above with the specific amount in them;
- (f) the number of Jan Dhan accounts with less than Rs. 500 in them; and
- (g) whether the Government intends to recover the funds from these inoperative accounts, if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF FINANCE (SHRI PANKAJ CHAUDHARY)

(a) to (g) As per Reserve Bank of India (RBI) guidelines, a savings as well as a current account should be treated as inoperative / dormant, if there are no customer induced transactions in the account for over a period of two years. Balances in such accounts which remain unclaimed for ten years, along with term deposits not claimed within ten years from the date of maturity, and other eligible credit balances as specified in the Depositor Education and Awareness (DEA) Fund Scheme, 2014, are classified as unclaimed deposits and are required to be transferred by banks to the DEA Fund maintained by RBI.

An inoperative account may be reactivated at any time before or after the ten-year stage by completing Know Your Customer (KYC) requirements, as prescribed in the Master Direction - KYC Direction, 2016 (as amended from time to time). In case of a subsequent claim from a customer/depositor whose unclaimed amount / deposit has been transferred to the DEA Fund, the  concerned  bank  repays  the  amount  to  the  customer  /  depositor,  along  with  applicable interest in the case of interest-bearing deposits, and lodges a claim for refund from the Fund for the equivalent amount paid.

The data regarding number of inoperative accounts vis-a-vis women, rural and semi-urban areas that are closed under the Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana (PMJDY), is not centrally maintained. However, there are about 15.09 crore inoperative PMJDY accounts out of the total 57.07 crore PMJDY accounts in the country.

Further, the total number of PMJDY accounts with less than Rs.500 is not centrally maintained.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1325 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-12-08
Subject: Upgradation of SAI Training Centre
Ministry: YOUTH AFFAIRS AND SPORTS
Asked by: Shri Manish Jaiswal

## Government of India Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports Department of Sports

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1325 TO BE ANSWERED ON 08.12.2025

Upgradation of SAI Training Centre

†1325 Shri Manish Jaiswal:

Will the Minister of YOUTH AFFAIRS AND SPORTS be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether  the  Government  is  contemplating  upon  upgrading  and restructuring the  Sports  Authority  of  India  (SAI)  training  centre  at Padma  (Hazaribagh)  in  Jharkhand  to  provide  modern  and  quality training facilities to the players;
- (b) if so, whether the said centre is proposed to be upgraded as a "Regional Sports Centre"; and
- (c) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF YOUTH AFFAIRS & SPORTS [DR. MANSUKH MANDAVIYA]

- (a) to (c): Currently, no proposal regarding upgrading and restructuring of the Sports Authority of India (SAI), Training Centre at Padma, Hazaribagh is under consideration. Further, the SAI Training Centre  (STC)  scheme  is  currently  being  implemented  at  Padma, Hazaribagh  Training  Centre  where  selected  athletes  are  provided support /financial assistance in the form of expert coaches, sports equipment,  boarding,  lodging,  sports  kit,  competition  exposure (Domestic  and  Foreign),  educational  expenses,  Misc.  Insurance  & Contingencies as per the approved Scheme norms.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1323 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-12-08
Subject: Maintenance of Erumbeeswarar Temple, Thiruverumbur under ASI
Ministry: CULTURE
Asked by: Shri Durai Vaiko

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CULTURE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1323 TO BE ANSWERED ON 08.12.2025

## MAINTENANCE OF ERUMBEESWARAR TEMPLE, THIRUVERUMBUR UNDER ASI

## 1323.   SHRI DURAI VAIKO:

Will the Minister of CULTURE be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government is aware that the Erumbeeswarar Temple in Thiruverumbur, Tiruchirappalli District, Tamil Nadu, a monument protected by the Archaeological  Survey  of  India  (ASI),  is  in  need  of  urgent  maintenance  and conservation;
- (b) if  so, whether any recent inspection or assessment has been carried out by the ASI regarding the structural condition and preservation needs of the monument;
- (c) whether  the  Government  has  formulated  or  approved  any  plan  for  restoration, conservation and improvement of visitor amenities at the said temple;
- (d) if so, the details and timeline thereof; and
- (e) if not, whether the Government is likely to consider for taking immediate steps to restore and maintain this important Chola-period monument in coordination with the ASI Trichy Circle?

## MINISTER OF CULTURE AND  TOURISM (SHRI GAJENDRA SINGH SHEKHAWAT)

- (a) & The  Erumbeeswarar  Temple  in  Thiruverumbur,  Tiruchirappalli district is a centrally  protected  monument  under  Archaeological  Survey  of  India  (ASI).
- (b) Conservation, preservation and maintenance of the Erumbeeswarar Temple is a continuous  process  and  is  taken  up  as  per  the  requirement  and  availability  of resources. Inspections are carried out regularly in the monument. Recently; the ASI inspected the monument and assessed the structural condition and identified chemical preservation works required in the temple.
- (c) Conservation  /  restoration  works  were  taken  up  in  FY  2022-23,  including  lime
- to punning of vimana, minor repairs to stucco figures, water tightening, de-plastering
- (e) and  plastering,  painting  of  the  wooden  door,  pointing  to  stone  walls,  and reconstruction of bulged out stone wall. Basic amenities such as drinking water facilities, hand rails to the steps leading to the hilltop monument, and coir mat for walkway were also carried out and completed in FY 2024-25. The monument is in a good state of preservation.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1313 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-12-08
Subject: Violation of Factory Act and Minimum Wage Act
Ministry: LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
Asked by: Shri Hanuman Beniwal

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1313 TO BE ANSWERED ON 08.12.2025

## VIOLATION OF FACTORY ACT AND MINIMUM WAGE ACT

†1313. SHRI HANUMAN BENIWAL:

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

- (a)whether the Government has taken adequate measures to ensure that workers  do  their  work  only  for  eight  hours  and  their  services  are
- regularized, if so, the details thereof;
- (b)whether provisions of eight hours working day and regular services under labour laws such as " The Factories Act" and "The Minimum Wages Act" are in place;
- (c)if so, the details thereof;
- (d)whether  the  Government  has  received  any  complaints  regarding violation of the Factories Act and the Minimum Wages Act etc. from
- Rajasthan and over Gujarat during the last three years;
- (e)if so, the details of the company against which such complaints were
- received; and
- (f)the details of the action taken by the Government against them?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) to (c): The  Occupational  Safety  Health  &  Working  Conditions (OSH&WC) Code, 2020 and the Code on Wages, 2019 have come into force  on  21.11.2025.  The  OSH&WC  Code,  2020 stipulates  for  8  hours work in a day which amounts to 48 Hours in period of six days in a week. Further, the Code also provides for extra wages for overtime at rate of twice the rate of wages in respect of workers.
- (d) to (f): The Factories Act, 1948 and rules framed thereunder are enforced  by  the  respective  State  Governments  through  the  Chief Inspectors of Factories (CIFs) / Directorates of Industrial Safety and Health (DISH) in their respective sphere. CIFs / DISHs are empowered to take legal action against the occupier and manager of the factory for violating the provisions of the Factories Act, 1948 and rules framed thereunder. Further, the Factory Act, 1948 and the Minimum Wages Act, 1948 have been subsumed in the Occupational Safety Health & Working Conditions Code, 2020 and the Code on Wages, 2019 respectively.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1312 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-12-08
Subject: Need for National Digital Preservation Policy
Ministry: CULTURE
Asked by: Shri Manickam Tagore B

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CULTURE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1312

ANSWERED ON 08.12.2025

## NEED FOR NATIONAL DIGITAL PRESERVATION POLICY

## 1312.   SHRI MANICKAM TAGORE B:

Will the Minister of CULTURE be pleased to state :

- (a) whether it is  a  fact  that  the  country  still  lacks  a  National  Digital  Preservation  Policy despite two decades of repeated expert warnings, if so, the reasons for this delay;
- (b) whether most cultural institutions continue to digitize without any uniform standards or guidelines, if so, the reasons for non-establishment of basic national protocols;
- (c) whether  over  80  per  cent  of  libraries  and  archives  reportedly  lack  even  minimum digitization  infrastructure  despite  ongoing  digital-India  claims,  if  so,  the  reasons therefor;
- (d) whether  the  digital  media  deterioration  and  obsolete  storage  devices  are  causing irreversible loss to heritage materials, if so, the reasons for not operational preservation mechanism;
- (e) whether  it is also a fact that many  projects  collapse  midway  due  to  chronic underfunding of digitization initiatives, if so, the reason therefor; and
- (f) whether the Government is aware that archivists and librarians repeatedly cite lack of technical expertise due to zero investment in training, if so, the reasons for ignorance of capacity building?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF CULTURE AND TOURISM (SHRI GAJENDRA SINGH SHEKHAWAT)

- (a) National  Mission  on  Monuments  and  Antiquities  (NMMA)  is  digitizing  unprotected monuments,  sites  &  antiquities  of  the  country  as  per  the  digitization  policy  of  the NMMA. A depository of built heritage in the form of a user friendly mobile application named  'Indian  Heritage'  as  a  single  access  platform  for  protected  monuments  of national  importance  and  sites  has  been  launched  in  September  2023.  This  digital platform provides access to built heritage through features like high-resolution images, architectural details, and geo tagged locations of protected national monuments across states.
- (b) The  Digitization  is  guided  by  the  accepted  and  published  policy  of  respective organisations.
- (c) The  Central  Archaeological  Library,  ASI  has  already  digitized  12,247  books  and  10 lakh pages, falling outside the copyrighted materials domain.
- (d) Digitized materials of the Archaeological Survey of India are stored with the help of cloud services.
- (e) The  digital  documentation  initiative  for  monuments  &  antiquities  of  the  ASI  is currently ongoing.
- (f) Librarians of the Archaeological Survey of India regularly take part in various training programmes.
Lok Sabha Question No. 1311 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-12-08
Subject: Number of KICs/KISCEs in Bihar
Ministry: YOUTH AFFAIRS AND SPORTS
Asked by: Shri Arun Bharti

## Government of India Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports

## Department of Sports

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1311 TO BE ANSWERED ON 08.12.2025

Number of KICs/KISCEs in Bihar

1311. Shri Arun Bharti:

Will the Minister of YOUTH AFFAIRS AND SPORTS be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of total number of Khelo India Centres (KICs) and Khelo India State Centres of Excellence (KISCEs) sanctioned and operational in Bihar;
- (b)  the  specific  number  of  KICs  sanctioned  for  the  Jamui  Lok  Sabha Constituency along with their locations and the sports disciplines they cover;
- (c) the total funds released for the said centres in Jamui along with the status of procurement of sports equipment and appointment of coaches;
- (d) the mechanism in place to monitor the functioning and performance of athletes at these KICs; and
- (e)  the  steps  being  taken  by  the  Government  to  ensure  that  talented athletes  from  remote  areas  of  Jamui  are  identified  and  trained  at  the said centres?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF YOUTH AFFAIRS & SPORTS [ DR. MANSUKH MANDAVIYA ]

- (a)  to  (c)  State-wise  and  discipline-wise  details  of  Khelo  India  Centres (KIC)  and  Khelo  India  State  Centres  of  Excellence  (KISCE)  along  with funds  released  for  these  centres,  across  the  country,  including  in  the State of Bihar, are available in the public domain on the dashboard of the Ministry at https://dashboard.kheloindia.gov.in.

(d)  A  structured  monitoring  mechanism  is  in  place  to  assess  the functioning of the Khelo India Centres (KIC) and the performance of the athletes  trained  therein.  The  designated  Khelo  India  Nodal  Officers conduct periodic visits to each Centre to review key parameters such as the operational arrangements, availability and condition of sports equipment, training environment, and the progress and achievements of the  athletes.  The  Centres  are  evaluated  on  multiple  qualitative  and quantitative indicators to ensure adherence to prescribed standards and to enable continuous improvement.

(e)  To  ensure  that  talented  athletes  from  remote  areas  of  the  country, including from Jamui, are identified and provided structured training, a Khelo India Centre has been notified in the district. The Centre functions under the supervision of a Past Champion Athlete, who is responsible for systematically scouting local talent, conducting regular training sessions, and providing athletes with access to standardised coaching and sports equipment.

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