Lok Sabha Question No. 2594 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-03-12
Subject: Setting up of Petrol Pumps
Ministry: PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS
Asked by: BHEEMRAO BASWANTHRAO PATIL, KAMLA DEVI PATLE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2594 TO BE ANSWERED ON 12 th  MARCH, 2018

## SETTING UP OF PETROL PUMPS

2594. SHRI BHEEMRAO B. PATIL : SHRIMATI KAMLA DEVI PAATLE :

पेट्रोल ियम एवं प्राक ृ तिक गैस मंत्री

Will the Minister of PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether there is any proposal for establishing new petrol pumps and gas agencies to the people/candidates belonging to SCs/STs in the country including Telangana by the Oil Marketing Companies (OMCs) and if so, the details thereof, State/ OMCs/UT/-wise;
- (b) the number of petrol pumps being operated on National Highways along with the number of such outlets being operated by people belonging to SCs/STs, State/UTwise; and
- (c) the percentage of such petrol pumps in comparison to total petrol pumps being operated on National Highways, State/UT-wise?

## ANSWER

पेट्रोल ियम एवं प्राक ृ तिक गैस मंत्री (श्री धमेन्द्र प्रधान)

## MINISTER OF PETROLEUM & NATURAL GAS (SHRI DHARMENDRA PRADHAN)

- (a)  -   Retail Outlets:

Keeping in  view  the  demand  and  consumption  of  motor  fuels  in  the  future,  Retail Outlet  network  expansion  including  in  Rural/Urban/Tribal  areas  by  Oil  Marketing Companies (OMCs) is a regular and ongoing exercise. Locations for setting up new Retail Outlets are identified by OMCs after carrying out required feasibility study  in the  field.  The  locations  found  feasible  and  economically  viable  are  rostered  in Marketing Plan for advertisement.

The  guidelines  for  selection  of  Retail  Outlet  dealerships  has  provision  of  22.5% reservation  for  SCs/STs.    In  order  to  fill  up  reservation  quota  in  proportion  to reservation for SCs/STs, following steps have been taken by OMCs :

- (i)     Utilization of temporary COCOs for handing over to pending LOI holders of SC/ST as per MOP&NG's guidelines dated 6.9.2006.
- (ii)    Liquidation of pending SC/ST LOIs by giving one time option to arrange land at  a  place  of  their  choice  anywhere  in  the  country,  subject  to  the  offered  land meeting techno-commercial viability.

(iii)     SC/ST category applicants have been given flexibility to apply without land and can arrange land within 3 months.

(iv) Industry is  exploring  the opportunity  to participate in  auction  being conducted by banks for land.

(v)    State Governments have been requested to allot land for ROs under SC/ST category.

## LPG Distributorships

Appointment  of  LPG  distributorships  is  a  continuous  process.  Under  the  unified guidelines for selection of LPG  distributorships, public sector Oil Marketing Companies (OMCs) have advertised 6147 locations during the years 2016 and 2017 across the country, including in the state of Telangana, covering all the categories including SC/STs.

For  selection  of  LPG  distributorship  22.5%  reservation  is  provided  for  SC/ST applicants. Advertisements are released for retail outlet dealerships /  LPG distributorships based on the 200 point State wise roster, which is maintained taking into consideration the reservation percentages under various categories

(b) & (c) -  State/UT-wise details regarding number of petrol pumps being operated on  National  Highways  along  with  the  number  of  such  outlets  being  operated  by people belonging to SC/STs  are given in Annexure.

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## ANNEUXRE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (b) & (c ) OF THE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2594  REGARDING SETTING UP OF PETROL PUMPS

OMC - Details of Number of petrol pumps being operated on National Highways and by SCs/STs on NH

| STATES            | BPCL                | BPCL                         | HPCL                | HPCL                        | IOCL                | IOCL                        |
|-------------------|---------------------|------------------------------|---------------------|-----------------------------|---------------------|-----------------------------|
|                   | Number of ROs on NH | ROs belonging to SC/ST on NH | Number of ROs on NH | ROs belonging to SC/ST onNH | Number of ROs on NH | ROs belonging to SC/ST onNH |
| Andhra Pradesh    | 160                 | 17                           | 185                 | 23                          | 233                 | 35                          |
| Arunachal Pradesh | 4                   | 2                            | 0                   | 0                           | 28                  | 24                          |
| Assam             | 69                  | 15                           | 42                  | 10                          | 242                 | 39                          |
| Bihar             | 194                 | 20                           | 170                 | 21                          | 433                 | 44                          |
| Chandigarh        | 1                   | 0                            | 50                  | 0                           | 0                   | 0                           |
| Chhattisgarh      | 83                  | 9                            | 97                  | 13                          | 134                 | 21                          |
| Delhi             | 13                  | 0                            | 18                  | 0                           | 0                   | 0                           |
| Goa               | 14                  | 0                            | 7                   | 1                           | 14                  | 1                           |
| Gujarat           | 165                 | 9                            | 154                 | 18                          | 275                 | 34                          |
| Haryana           | 159                 | 15                           | 184                 | 17                          | 384                 | 26                          |
| Himachal Pradesh  | 40                  | 1                            | 48                  | 13                          | 49                  | 14                          |
| Jammu &Kashmir    | 44                  | 1                            | 32                  | 6                           | 68                  | 3                           |
| Jharkhand         | 114                 | 11                           | 98                  | 11                          | 164                 | 22                          |
| Karnataka         | 224                 | 18                           | 158                 | 20                          | 375                 | 46                          |
| Kerala            | 105                 | 5                            | 119                 | 2                           | 164                 | 18                          |
| Madhya Pradesh    | 188                 | 13                           | 168                 | 14                          | 258                 | 18                          |
| Maharashtra       | 303                 | 31                           | 304                 | 25                          | 353                 | 37                          |
| Manipur           | 10                  | 2                            | 0                   | 0                           | 35                  | 10                          |
| Meghalaya         | 29                  | 22                           | 15                  | 9                           | 84                  | 55                          |
| Mizoram           | 2                   | 1                            | 3                   | 3                           | 15                  | 10                          |
| Nagaland          | 5                   | 2                            | 3                   | 3                           | 23                  | 16                          |

| Odisha        |   141 |   13 |   118 |   16 |   241 |   43 |
|---------------|-------|------|-------|------|-------|------|
| Puducherry    |     8 |    1 |     0 |    1 |    19 |    3 |
| Punjab        |   133 |   13 |   119 |   18 |   372 |   38 |
| Rajasthan     |   262 |   29 |   278 |   25 |   465 |   53 |
| Sikkim        |     3 |    0 |     1 |    1 |    10 |    2 |
| Tamil Nadu    |   325 |   27 |   288 |   20 |   430 |   73 |
| Telangana     |   121 |    9 |   112 |   10 |   177 |   26 |
| Tripura       |     2 |    1 |     0 |    0 |    25 |    2 |
| Uttar Pradesh |   396 |   42 |   268 |   33 |   814 |    5 |
| Uttrakhand    |    57 |    5 |    59 |    5 |   118 |   95 |
| West Bengal   |   148 |   19 |   122 |   15 |   306 |   38 |