Lok Sabha Question No. 3909 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-03-19
Subject: Gas Cylinder Refilling Plants
Ministry: PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS
Asked by: RAVINDRA VISHWANATH GAIKWAD

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3909 TO BE ANSWERED ON 19 th  March, 2018

## GAS CYLINDER REFILLING PLANTS

†3909. PROF. RAVINDRA VISHWANATH GAIKWAD:

## पेट्रोलियम एवं प्राक ृ लिक गैस मंत्री

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

- (a) whether the Government proposes to set up new refilling plants for gas cylinders in the country and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) the number of gas cylinder refilling plants working in the country along with the production and distribution details of each plant, State/UT-wise;
- (c) whether the Government awards repair work of damaged gas cylinders to private companies  on  contract  basis  and  if  so,  the  details  thereof  along  with  number  of private companies involved in repair work of cylinders, company-wise; and
- (d)  whether  the  private  companies  are  following  the  norms  laid  down  by  the Government in this regard and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## पेट्रोलियम एवं प्राक ृ लिक गैस मंत्री ( श्री धमेन्द्र प्रधान )

MINISTER OF PETROLEUM & NATURAL GAS (SHRI DHARMENDRA PRADHAN)

- (a)  Oil  Marketing  Companies  (OMCs)  have  reported  that  they  are  setting  up  32 Bottling Plants in various parts of the country to meet the growing demand of LPG.
- (b)  As on 01.01.2018, 189 LPG bottling plants of various Oil Marketing Companies (OMCs) are operating in the country. States/UTs-wise details of LPG bottling plants in the country are at Annexure .
- (c)  &  (d)  OMCs  have  reported  that  damaged  LPG  cylinders  are  repaired  through private parties selected on the basis of public tender. The private parties carry out such  repair work  on  LPG  cylinders,  after  obtaining  licenses  from  Petroleum Explosives  and  Safety  Organisation  and  Bureau  of  Indian  Standards.  The  work  is carried out as per IS 13258 i.e. reconditioning of used LPG cylinders. Company-wise details of private parties carried out repair work on LPG cylinders are as under -

| OMCs              |   IOC |   BPC |   HPC |
|-------------------|-------|-------|-------|
| Number of parties |    31 |    27 |    21 |

| PQ 3909                                 | PQ 3909                                 | PQ 3909                                 | ANNEXURE                                |
|-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
| BOTTLING PLANT CAPACITY ASON 01.01.2018 | BOTTLING PLANT CAPACITY ASON 01.01.2018 | BOTTLING PLANT CAPACITY ASON 01.01.2018 | BOTTLING PLANT CAPACITY ASON 01.01.2018 |
| S.No.                                   | STATE/UT                                | No.of Bottling Plants                   | Bottling Capacity (in TMT)              |
| 1                                       | ANDAMAN & NICOBAR                       | 1                                       | 11                                      |
| 2                                       | ANDHRA PRADESH                          | 9                                       | 840                                     |
| 3                                       | ARUNACHAL                               | 1                                       | 11                                      |
| 4                                       | ASSAM                                   | 7                                       | 437                                     |
| 5                                       | BIHAR                                   | 6                                       | 780                                     |
| 6                                       | CHATTISGARH                             | 2                                       | 180                                     |
| 7                                       | DELHI                                   | 2                                       | 420                                     |
| 8                                       | GOA                                     | 2                                       | 60                                      |
| 9                                       | GUJARAT                                 | 11                                      | 870                                     |
| 10                                      | HARYANA                                 | 6                                       | 720                                     |
| 11                                      | HIMACHAL                                | 2                                       | 90                                      |
| 12                                      | JAMMU & KASHMIR                         | 4                                       | 155                                     |
| 13                                      | JHARKHAND                               | 4                                       | 282                                     |
| 14                                      | KARNATAKA                               | 11                                      | 1260                                    |
| 15                                      | KERALA                                  | 7                                       | 660                                     |
| 16                                      | MADHYA PRADESH                          | 9                                       | 720                                     |
| 17                                      | MAHARASHTRA                             | 20                                      | 1860                                    |
| 18                                      | MANIPUR                                 | 1                                       | 30                                      |
| 19                                      | MIZORAM                                 | 1                                       | 11                                      |
| 20                                      | NAGALAND                                | 1                                       | 11                                      |
| 21                                      | ODISHA                                  | 4                                       | 330                                     |
| 22                                      | PUDUCHERRY                              | 1                                       | 23                                      |
| 23                                      | PUNJAB                                  | 6                                       | 720                                     |
| 24                                      | RAJASTHAN                               | 11                                      | 780                                     |
| 25                                      | SIKKIM                                  | 1                                       | 11                                      |
| 26                                      | TAMILNADU                               | 17                                      | 1447                                    |
| 27                                      | TELANGANA                               | 4                                       | 600                                     |
| 28                                      | TRIPURA                                 | 1                                       | 21                                      |
| 29                                      | UTTAR PRADESH                           | 25                                      | 2264                                    |
| 30                                      | UTTARAKHAND                             | 3                                       | 150                                     |
| 31                                      | WEST BENGAL                             | 9                                       | 960                                     |
|                                         | TOTAL                                   | 189                                     | 16714                                   |