India, Dec. 11 -- Official data shared in reply to a starred question raised by a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLA in the legislative assembly on Tuesday, has flagged a serious safety lapse in Pune district. Of the 61,521 lifts installed across Pune district, only 5,694 have undergone mandatory periodic inspection under the Maharashtra Lift and Escalator Act, 1999.

Responding to a starred query raised by BJP MLA Shankar Jagtap as to what action has been taken-or is being taken-for the safety audit of lifts in housing projects and commercial buildings, chief minister Devendra Fadnavis who heads the energy department, informed the House that only 5,694 out of the 61,521 lifts in the district have been inspected between May and November 202...