Lok Sabha Question No. 223 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-07-17
Subject: PNG Supply
Ministry: PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS
Asked by: KUNWAR PUSHPENDRA SINGH CHANDEL

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 223

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 17.7.2017

## PNG SUPPLY

## 223.     SHRI KUNWAR PUSHPENDRA SINGH CHANDEL:

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

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(a)  whether  the  Government  has  set  any  target  for  supply  of  PNG  to  all  households  in  the country and if so, the details thereof, State/UT-wise; and

(b)  whether  the  Government  has  formulated  any  special  scheme  for  supply  of  gas  through pipeline in economically backward areas particularly in Bundelkhand and hilly areas and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

पेट्रोलियम और प्राक ृ लिक गैस मंत्रािय में राज् य मंत्ररी )िंत्र प्र्र ारव  स्( ( श्ररी धमेन्द  र प्रधान)

## MINISTER  OF  STATE  (INDEPENDENT  CHARGE)  IN  THE  MINISTRY  OF PETROLEUM & NATURAL GAS (SHRI DHARMENDRA PRADHAN)

(a) & (b): The Government has envisaged to provide PNG connections to 1 crore households by 2019. Number of State/UT-wise PNG consumers as on 1 st May, 2017 is at Annexure-I .

The Government has accorded priority in allocation of domestic gas for supply to households in the  form  of  Piped  Natural  Gas  [(PNG(D)]  and  transport  segment  in  the  form  of  Compressed Natural  Gas  [(CNG  (T)]  across  the  country  and  is  meeting  100%  gas  requirement  of  PNG (Domestic) and CNG (Transport) segment of the City Gas Distribution (CGD) networks across the country through domestically produced gas.

The Government had set up the Petroleum & Natural Gas Regulatory Board (PNGRB) in the year  2007  under  the  PNGRB  Act,  2006.  Under  the  Act,  PNGRB  grants  authorization  to  the entities for developing a CGD network and natural gas pipeline infrastructure through a bidding process.  M/s  Central  UP  Gas  Limited  (CUGL)  has  been  authorized  to  supply  gas  through pipeline in Jhansi, Kanpur and Bareilly Geographical Areas. The Geographical Areas (GAs) are included  in  bidding  rounds  in  a  phased  manner  depending  on  the  natural  gas  pipeline connectivity/natural gas availability and feasibility for grant of authorization to develop CGD networks in the country.

ANNEXURE-I  REFERRED  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (a)  &  (b)  OF  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No.223 TO BE ANSWERED ON 17.7.2017

| Sl No.   | State               | PNG connection (Domestic) as on 01.5.2017   |
|----------|---------------------|---------------------------------------------|
| 1.       | Haryana             | 58,312                                      |
| 2.       | Andhra Pradesh      | 3,967                                       |
| 3.       | Telangana           | 2,771                                       |
| 4.       | Assam               | 30,095                                      |
| 5.       | Gujarat             | 16,62,162                                   |
| 6.       | Madhya Pradesh      | 15,180                                      |
| 7.       | Rajasthan           | 187                                         |
| 8.       | Maharashtra         | 10,11,939                                   |
| 9.       | Tripura             | 29,324                                      |
| 10.      | Uttar Pradesh       | 52,535                                      |
| 11.      | New Delhi &NCRareas | 7,46,833                                    |
| 12.      | Karnataka           | 2,446                                       |
| 13.      | Chandigarh          | 2,350                                       |
| 14.      | Kerala              | 102                                         |
| 15.      | Dadra &Nagar Haveli | 73                                          |
|          | Total               | 36,18,276                                   |

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