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Lok Sabha Question No. 5428 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2026-03-25
Subject: Renewable Energy Sources
Ministry: NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY
Asked by: Shri Amar Sharadrao Kale

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 5428

ANSWERED ON 25.03.2026

## RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCES

## 5428. SHRI AMAR SHARADRAO KALE

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

- (a) the details of types of renewable energy sources being used by the Government for power generation; and
- (b) the maximum electricity being produced from the said energy sources in the country?

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

## (SHRI SHRIPAD YESSO NAIK)

- (a) Solar, Wind, Hydro and Biogenic resources are the major renewable energy sources being used to produce electricity.
- (b) The details of source-wise renewable energy generation during the last year and the current year upto January, 2026 are given below:

## (In Million Units)

| Sources     |   2024-25 |   2025-26 (Upto Jan. 2026) |
|-------------|-----------|----------------------------|
| Solar       | 144150    |                  138387    |
| Wind        |  83347.2  |                   95586.9  |
| Large Hydro | 148634    |                  150039    |
| Small Hydro |  11568    |                   10885.1  |
| Biomass     |   3738.67 |                    3377.6  |
| Bagasse     |   9335.32 |                    7635.91 |
| Others      |   2869.73 |                    2453.59 |
| Total       | 403643    |                  408365    |

Source: Central Electricity Authority (CEA)

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Lok Sabha Question No. 5419 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2026-03-25
Subject: Amrit Bharat Trains Schedule under Southern Railway
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Shri V K Sreekandan

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 5419 TO BE ANSWERED ON 25.03.2026

## AMRIT BHARAT TRAINS SCHEDULE UNDER SOUTHERN RAILWAY

## 5419. SHRI V K SREEKANDAN:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether it is a fact that the rail passengers were left unhappy with the schedule of Amrit Bharat trains announced very recently under Southern Railway and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) the details of the basis for fixing the schedule of these announced Amrit Bharat trains; and
- (c) whether the Railways is considering revising the schedule as demanded by the rail users and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

(SHRI ASHWINI VAISHNAW)

(a) to (c) On Indian Railways, the timings of train services, including Amrit Bharat train services, is undertaken keeping in view factors which include:

-  availability of path on zonal railways concerned
-  availability of platforms at stations
-  availability of maintenance slots
-  arrival and departure timings at the destination/originating stations
-  nature of service

At  present, Southern Railway  operates the  following  14 Amrit  Bharat Express services:

|   SN | Train No. and Name                                |
|------|---------------------------------------------------|
|    1 | 16107 Tambaram - Santragachi Amrit Bharat Express |

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|   2 | 16108 Santragachi - Tambaram Amrit Bharat Express                |
|-----|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|   3 | 16121 Tambaram - Thiruvananthapuram Central Amrit Bharat Express |
|   4 | 16122 Thiruvananthapuram Central -Tambaram Amrit Bharat Express  |
|   5 | 16329 Nagercoil - Mangaluru Jn. Amrit Bharat Express             |
|   6 | 16330 Mangaluru Jn. - Nagercoil Amrit Bharat Express             |
|   7 | 16357 Nagercoil - Charlapalli Amrit Bharat Express               |
|   8 | 16358 Charlapalli - Nagercoil Amrit Bharat Express               |
|   9 | 16601 Erode - Jogbani Amrit Bharat Express                       |
|  10 | 16602 Jogbani - Erode Amrit Bharat Express                       |
|  11 | 20603 New Jalpaiguri - Nagercoil Amrit Bharat Express            |
|  12 | 20604 Nagercoil - New Jalpaiguri Amrit Bharat Express            |
|  13 | 20609 New Jalpaiguri - Tiruchchirappalli Amrit Bharat Express    |
|  14 | 20610 Tiruchchirappalli - New Jalpaiguri Amrit Bharat Express    |

These services have been well accepted by the travelling passengers and have occupancy of over 100 % during 2025-26 (upto 10.03.2026).

Besides, rationalisation of timings is an on-going process on Indian Railways subject to operational feasibility, traffic pattern, nature of service, etc.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 5412 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2026-03-25
Subject: Assessment of Industrial Land in the North-Eastern Region
Ministry: DEVELOPMENT OF NORTH EASTERN REGION
Asked by: Dr. Kakoli Ghosh Dastidar

## Government of India

Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region

## LOK SABHA Unstarred Question No. 5412

To be answered on

Wednesday, March 25, 2026/Chaitra 04, 1948 (Saka)

## QUESTION

## Assessment of Industrial Land in the North-Eastern Region

## 5412.  Dr. Kakoli Ghosh Dastidar:

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

- (a) whether  the  Government  has  undertaken  any  assessment  of  industrial  land availability across North-Eastern (NER) States;
- (b) if  so,  the details thereof including the total area of land earmarked for industrial use along with the extent of land that is fully developed and investment-ready;
- (c) whether  such  data  is  maintained  in  any  centralised  or  Geographic  Information System (GIS)-linked portal accessible to potential investors and if so, the details thereof; and
- (d) whether  the  Ministry  is  coordinating  with  State  Governments  to  streamline identification, mapping and readiness of such land and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER The Minister of State of the Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region

## [Dr. Sukanta Majumdar]

(a) to (d) The primary responsibility of developing the industrial sector rests with State Governments. States adopt different policy measures to promote industrial development. Government of India supplements their efforts through various schemes to  promote industrialization in the country, including the North Eastern Region (NER). Department  for  Promotion  of  Industry  and  Internal  Trade  (DPIIT)  has  developed  a National level land bank by integrating State Industrial Geographic Information System (GIS) with India Industrial Land Bank (IILB) [https://indiaindustriallandbank.gov.in/login1] which provides a GIS enabled data base of industrial areas including clusters, parks, nodes, zones, etc. across the country to help investors to identify their preferred location for  investment.  The  platform  provides  information  on  available  internal  infrastructure, external connectivity to nodal points - airports, National Highways, railways, dry ports, etc.,  available  raw  material, and plug and play facilities. This enables the investors to see plot level data and availability of updated land related information in real time.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 5410 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2026-03-25
Subject: 3rd Pay Revision for BSNL Employees
Ministry: COMMUNICATIONS
Asked by: Shri Chavan Ravindra Vasantrao

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 5410 TO BE ANSWERED ON 25 TH  MARCH, 2026

## 3RD PAY REVISION FOR BSNL EMPLOYEES

## 5410.   SHRI CHAVAN RAVINDRA VASANTRAO:

Will the Minister of COMMUNICATIONS be pleased to state:

(a) whether 3rd Pay Revision (3rd PRC) for BSNL employees (executives and non-executives) is  still  pending  from  01.01.2017  and  if  so,  the  details  thereof  along  with  the  reasons  for non-implementation;

(b) whether the Government has examined the possibility of waiving or relaxing the affordability clause of Department of Public Enterprises (DPE) guidelines in the specific case of BSNL in view of its strategic/national importance and if so, the details and present status;

(c) the estimated annual financial burden on BSNL for implementing 3rd PRC at 15% / 10% / 5% fitment for  all  eligible  employees  and  manner  in  which  this  compares  with  BSNL's  current financial turnaround and revival packages already approved by the Government; and

(d) whether the  Government proposes  to  implement  3rd  PRC  for  BSNL  employees  before  a specified date (for example, before 31.03.2026) and if so, the likely timeline and if not, the reasons for delay?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (d) As per extant guidelines of Department of Public Enterprises (DPE) vide DPE Office Memorandum (OM) dated 03.08.2017, the revised pay scales would be implemented subject to the condition that the additional financial impact in the year of implementing the revised pay-package for the Board level executive, below Board level executive and Non-Unionized Supervisors should not  be  more  than  20%  of  the  average  Profit-Before  Tax  (PBT)  of  the  last  three  financial  years preceding the year of implementation. The 3 rd  pay revision has not been implemented in BSNL as it does not meet the criteria under affordability clauses of Department of Public Enterprises (DPE) guidelines.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 5408 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2026-03-25
Subject: Wi-Fi Hotspots under BharatNet
Ministry: COMMUNICATIONS
Asked by: Mr Pathan Yusuf

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 5408 TO BE ANSWERED ON 25 TH  MARCH, 2026

## WI-FI HOTSPOTS UNDER BHARATNET

## 5408.   MR PATHAN YUSUF:

Will the Minister of COMMUNICATIONS be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of number of Wi-Fi hotspots installed under BharatNet till date, State-wise;
- (b) the details of number of active Wi-Fi hotspots under BharatNet, State-wise; and
- (c) the details of number of Wi-Fi hotspots installed in aspirational districts and the number of active hotspots?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (c) Total number of Gram Panchayats (GPs) made service ready under BharatNet in the country as on 28.02.2026 is 2,17,805; including 25,584 GPs in Aspirational Districts. Wi-Fi service is supported by equipment installed at many GPs. The state-wise details of service ready GPs are available on Digital Bharat Nidhi website (https://usof.gov.in/en/parliament-questions).

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Lok Sabha Question No. 5406 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2026-03-25
Subject: Indian Institute of Creative Technologies
Ministry: INFORMATION AND BROADCASTING
Asked by: Shri Devusinh Chauhan

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF INFORMATION & BROADCASTING

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.5406 TO BE ANSWERED ON 25.03.2026

## INDIAN INSTITUTE OF CREATIVE TECHNOLOGIES

## 5406:  SHRI DEVUSINH CHAUHAN

Will the Minister of INFORMATION AND BROADCASTING be pleased to state:

- a)      the details of progress on Indian Institute of Creative Technologies (IICT) Mumbai as National Centre of Excellence (NCoE) for Animation, Visual Effects, Gaming, Comics and  Extended  Reality  (AVGC-XR)  including  infrastructure,  courses  launched  and students enrolled;
- b)      the details of partnerships with Google, Meta, NVIDIA with startups incubated, Statewise;
- c)      whether  there  has  been  an  evaluation  of  impact  on  skill  development  and  industry alignment; and
- d) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF STATE FOR INFORMATION AND BROADCASTING AND PARLIAMENTARY AFFAIRS (DR. L. MURUGAN)

## (a)  to (d):

The  Indian  Institute  of  Creative  Technologies  (IICT),  Mumbai,  is  a  National  Centre  of Excellence established by the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting in collaboration with the Government of Maharashtra, Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI)  and  Confederation  of  Indian  Industry  (CII)  to  promote  innovation  and  capacity building in the Animation, Visual Effects, Gaming, Comics and Extended Reality (AVGC-XR) sector.

The institute is currently operating from the IICT-National Film Development Corporation (NFDC)  campus,  Mumbai.  The  institute  is  now  operational  with  modern  classrooms, immersive studios, and specialized facilities for sound and editing to support both academic learning and industry collaboration. To date, 18 distinct courses have been introduced across various domains of the  AVGC-XR sector with 136 students' enrolment in these programs. Moreover, 15 participants have successfully completed the 'Train-the-Trainer' initiative.

IICT has collaborated with global technology leaders to strengthen skilling and technology capabilities in the AVGC-XR sector. These collaborations will benefit creators enrolled with IICT  from  all  across  India.  Further,  startups  supported  under  the  institute's  incubation initiatives are drawn from different parts of the country and supporting 11 startups.

To review progress and provide strategic  guidance,  the  IICT has  also  established  advisory councils  involving  industry  experts,  namely  the  Academic  Council,  Industry  Development Council, Research and Development Council, and Skills Council.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 5404 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2026-03-25
Subject: SAMPANN Pension Portal
Ministry: COMMUNICATIONS
Asked by: Shri Jagadish Chandra Barma Basunia

(a)

| Year   |   No. of Complaints registered |
|--------|--------------------------------|
| 2019   |                            587 |
| 2020   |                           8558 |
| 2021   |                           5499 |
| 2022   |                           7351 |
| 2023   |                          16091 |
| 2024   |                          14558 |
| 2025   |                           9728 |
| 2026   |                           1654 |
| Total  |                          64026 |

- (b) No complaints received before February 2026 are pending. However, 16 complaints received during period from 01.03.2026 to 17.03.2026 are pending.

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 5404 TO BE ANSWERED ON 25 TH  MARCH, 2026

## SAMPANN PENSION PORTAL

## 5404.   SHRI JAGADISH CHANDRA BARMA BASUNIA:

Will the Minister of COMMUNICATIONS be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of number of complaints registered on the SAMPANN portal since launch of the portal, year-wise;
- (b) the details of number of complaints pending till date and duration since their registration; and
- (c) the details of the average time taken to resolve complaints filed on the portal?

## ANSWER

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

(c)

|   Year |   Average time taken to resolve complaints (in days) |
|--------|------------------------------------------------------|
|   2019 |                                                337.9 |
|   2020 |                                                212.3 |
|   2021 |                                                 67.6 |
|   2022 |                                                 29.6 |
|   2023 |                                                  9   |
|   2024 |                                                  4.2 |
|   2025 |                                                  6.4 |
|   2026 |                                                  3.6 |

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Lok Sabha Question No. 5402 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2026-03-25
Subject: Delhi-Bhiwadi-Neemrana-Manoharpur-Jaipur Rail Line
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Shri Rao Rajendra Singh

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## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 5402

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 25.03.2026

## DELHI-BHIWADI-NEEMRANA-MANOHARPUR-JAIPUR RAIL LINE

## 5402. SHRI RAO RAJENDRA SINGH:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether it is a fact that Delhi-Bhiwadi-Neemrana-Manoharpur-Jaipur rail line  was  among  the  initial  projects  proposed  under  the  Delhi-Mumbai Industrial Corridor (DMIC) in 2008 and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether the project could not be incorporated or operationalised under the DMIC despite initial clearances and if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the Government proposes to revive or integrate this project in view of its significance for industrial and regional economic development in Rajasthan; and
- (d)  if  so,  the  details  thereof  including  the  current  status  and  expected timeline for its implementation?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF RAILWAYS, INFORMATION & BROADCASTING AND

## ELECTRONICS & INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (SHRI ASHWINI VAISHNAW)

(a) to (d): Delhi and Jaipur cities are already connected via Rewari through two  routes  namely  Delhi-Rewari-Alwar-Bandikui-Jaipur  and  Delhi-RewariRingus-Jaipur.  To  provide  additional  connectivity  between  Rewari  and Jaipur, Final Location Survey (FLS) for Rewari - Jaipur via Neemrana New Line (191 km) has been sanctioned for preparation of DPR.

After preparation of DPR, sanctioning of project required consultation with various stake-holders including State Governments and necessary approvals  viz.  Appraisal  of  NITI  Aayog,  Ministry  of  Finance  etc.    As sanctioning  of  projects  is  a  continuous  and  dynamic  process,  exact timelines depends upon appraisal and approval by various stakeholders.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 5401 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2026-03-25
Subject: The Advantages and Benefits of Bharatiya Antriksh Station
Ministry: SPACE
Asked by: Shri Yaduveer Wadiyar, Dr. Ganapathy Rajkumar P

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA DEPARTMENT OF SPACE

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 5401

## TO BE ANSWERED ON WEDNESDAY, MARCH 25, 2026

THE  ADVANTAGES  AND  BENEFITS  OF  BHARATIYA  ANTRIKSH STATION

## 5401.  DR. GANAPATHY RAJKUMAR P:

SHRI YADUVEER WADIYAR:

Will the PRIME MINISTER be pleased to state:

- (a) whether it is a fact that the Indian Space Research Organisation  (ISRO)  has  started  the  work  of  setting  up  a separate  research  station  in  space  on  behalf  of  our  country names Bharatiya Antriksh Station (BAS) and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) the details of the objectives and expected capabilities of BAS in comparison to other space stations;
- (c) whether  it  is  true  that  applications  have  been  invited  from interested space agencies to build it on behalf of the Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre and if so, the details thereof;
- (d) the details of total budget earmarked for the India's prestige project in space and fund released in the current budget year;
- (e) the time by which the BAS  project be completed and functional along with the details of milestones have been set to ensure its timely completion; and
- (f) the advantages and benefits India likely to get by setting up of this BAS?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES & PENSIONS AND IN THE PRIME MINISTER'S OFFICE (DR. JITENDRA SINGH):

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- (a) ISRO has worked out overall configuration of Bharatiya Antariksh Station comprising of five modules. The overall configuration has been  reviewed  by  the  National  Level  Review  Committee.  In September,2024, Union Cabinet approved development and launch of first module of Bharatiya Antariksh Station (BAS-01) by 2028  as  part  of  revision  in  scope  of  Gaganyaan  Programme. Overall  system  engineering  of  BAS-01  module  and  technology development  activities  of  various  subsystems  is  progressing  in ISRO Centres/Units.

## (b) & (c)

It  may  be  noted  that  Vikram  Sarabhai Space Centre has issued an  Expression  of  Interest  to  Indian  Industries  for  realisation  of structure for 1 st  module of Bharatiya Antariksh Station (BAS).

- (d) The  current  approval  is  limited  to  first  module  of  Bharatiya Antariksh Station and the cost of development and launch of first module is estimated as ₹1763 Cr for period of four years (2025 to 2028).

## (e) & (f)

It  is  targeted  to  have  1 st   module  of  BAS  by  2028  and  fully operational BAS with all five modules by 2035. Major technology goals targeted for BAS include rendezvous & docking, robotics, in-orbit refuelling, crew quarters, intra vehicular suit, racks for microgravity experiments. Key microgravity  research  areas  targeted  include  life  sciences, pharmaceuticals, material sciences and manufacturing technologies.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 5391 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2026-03-25
Subject: Cost of Production of Green Hydrogen
Ministry: NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY
Asked by: Dr. Sharmila Sarkar

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 5391

ANSWERED ON 25.03.2026

## COST OF PRODUCTION OF GREEN HYDROGEN

## 5391. DR. SHARMILA SARKAR

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

- (a) the details of the funds allocation and utilisation under the National Green Hydrogen Mission since its inception, year-wise;
- (b) the details of targeted production of green hydrogen and the actual current production since scheme inception, year-wise; and
- (c) the cost of production of green hydrogen (Rs./kg) and the cost of production of solar and wind energy (Rs./kg)?

## ANSWER

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

(a) & (b) The Government of India is implementing the National Green Hydrogen Mission (NGHM), with an  objective  to  make  India  a  global  hub  of  production,  usage  and  export  of  green  hydrogen  and  its derivatives. India's Green Hydrogen production capacity is likely to reach 5 Million Metric Tonnes per annum by 2030.

As per available information, around 8000 tonnes per annum of green hydrogen production capacity has been commissioned in India till February 2026.

The details of the funds allocation and utilisation under the National Green Hydrogen Mission, are given below:

|                                       |   Fund allocation (Rs. Crores) (Revised Estimate) |   Utilisation (Rs. Crores) |
|---------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|----------------------------|
| FY 2023 - 24                          |                                               100 |                       0.11 |
| FY 2024 - 25                          |                                               300 |                      46.26 |
| FY 2025 - 26 (as on 19 th March 2026) |                                               300 |                     203.75 |

(c)  Under  the  National  Green  Hydrogen  Mission,  the  discovered  Costs  of  Green  Hydrogen  through competitive bidding are ₹ 397 per kg (inclusive of 18% GST) for supply to the refinery of Indian Oil Corporation Limited and ₹ 387 per kg (inclusive of 18% GST) f or  supply  to  the  refineries  of  Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited and Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited.

As per the World Bank Group report titled 'Electrolysers for Hydrogen Production,' it is estimated that renewable energy (solar and wind) accounts for approximately 50% to 70%, i.e. about ₹ 235 per kg, of the total cost of green hydrogen production.

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