Lok Sabha Question No. 432 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-12-18
Subject: New LPG Agencies
Ministry: PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS
Asked by: PANKAJ CHOWDHARY, JANARDAN SINGH SIGRIWAL

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 432 TO BE ANSWERED ON 18 th  DECEMBER 2017

## NEW LPG AGENCIES

†432.  SHRI PANKAJ CHAUDHARY: SHRI JANARDAN SINGH SIGRIWAL:

## पेट्रोल ियम एवं प्राक ृ तिक गैस मंत्री

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

(a) whether the Government proposes to open new LPG agencies in the country and if so, the details thereof along with the criteria for selection of locations for opening of LPG agencies; (b)  the  State-wise  number  of  LPG  agencies  likely  to  be  opened  and  the  time  by which  the  distribution  of  LPG  is  likely  to  be  started  by  such  agencies,  State/UT/ OMC-wise; (c)  whether  the  Oil  Marketing  Companies  have  put  on  hold  the  proposal  for expansion of LPG network by appointing a large number of distributors across the country; (d) if so, the details thereof along with the reasons for withholding the expansion and the total number of distributors proposed to be appointed, State/UT-wise; (e) whether the OMCs have collected any deposit from prospective distributors and if so,  the  details  thereof  along  with  the  steps  taken  to  refund  their  money,  State/ UT/OMC-wise; and (f) whether the existing distributors are having any ceiling limit of consumers and if so, the number of distributors having LPG consumers over and above the ceiling limit and the steps taken for efficient customer service by the OMCs across the country, State/UT/OMC-wise? ANSWER पेट्रोल ियम एवं प्राक ृ तिक गैस मंत्री ( श्री धमेन्द्र प्रधान )

MINISTER OF PETROLEUM & NATURAL GAS (SHRI DHARMENDRA PRADHAN)

- (a)  &  (b)  Appointment  of  LPG  distributorships  is  a  continuous  process  and  locations  for setting up of LPG  distributorships are identified by Public Sector Oil  Marketing Companies  (OMCs)  based  on  the  refill  sales  potential  that  makes  them  commercially viable. OMCs have recently advertised 6149 LPG distributorships across the country (mostly in rural areas). State/UT-wise details are at Annexure.
- (c)  to  (e)  No,  Madam. OMCs have advertised to set up new LPG distributorships in 6149 locations across the country.
- (f) Under Unified Guidelines for Selection of LPG distributorship, the refill ceiling limit considered for feasibility to set up different types of distributorship is as under -

| Distributorship area    | Population as per census 2011        | Refill ceiling limit per month   | Refill sale per month for feasibility limit   |
|-------------------------|--------------------------------------|----------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
| Sheheri Vitrak          | Cities with population > 40 lakh     | 20,000                           | 10,000                                        |
|                         | Cities with 20 to 40 lakh polulation | 15,000                           | 7,500                                         |
|                         | Cities with 10 to 20 lakh population | 12,000                           | 6,000                                         |
| Rurban Vitrak           | Towns with < 10 lakh population      | 10,000                           | 5,000                                         |
| Gramin Vitrak           | Village/cluster of villages          | 5,000                            | 2,500                                         |
| Durgam Kshetriya Vitrak | Village/cluster of villages          | 1,500                            | 600                                           |

On the basis of feasibility carried out by OMCs, 6149 new locations have been identified by them and advertised to set up new distributorships.

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| PQ-432                                                                                                                  |                                                                                                                         | Annexure                                                                                                                |
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| State/UTs-wise details of LPG distributorships advertised under Unified Guidelines for Selection of LPG distributorship | State/UTs-wise details of LPG distributorships advertised under Unified Guidelines for Selection of LPG distributorship | State/UTs-wise details of LPG distributorships advertised under Unified Guidelines for Selection of LPG distributorship |
| S.No                                                                                                                    | State/UTs                                                                                                               | No. of Advertised location                                                                                              |
| 1                                                                                                                       | Andaman and Nicobar Islands                                                                                             | 7                                                                                                                       |
| 2                                                                                                                       | Andhra Pradesh                                                                                                          | 140                                                                                                                     |
| 3                                                                                                                       | Arunachal Pradesh                                                                                                       | 16                                                                                                                      |
| 4                                                                                                                       | Bihar                                                                                                                   | 998                                                                                                                     |
| 5                                                                                                                       | Chhattisgarh                                                                                                            | 81                                                                                                                      |
| 6                                                                                                                       | Dadra and Nagar Haveli                                                                                                  | 2                                                                                                                       |
| 7                                                                                                                       | Goa                                                                                                                     | 4                                                                                                                       |
| 8                                                                                                                       | Gujarat                                                                                                                 | 319                                                                                                                     |
| 9                                                                                                                       | Haryana                                                                                                                 | 56                                                                                                                      |
| 10                                                                                                                      | Himachal Pradesh                                                                                                        | 46                                                                                                                      |
| 11                                                                                                                      | Jammu and Kashmir                                                                                                       | 56                                                                                                                      |
| 12                                                                                                                      | Jharkhand                                                                                                               | 312                                                                                                                     |
| 13                                                                                                                      | Karnataka                                                                                                               | 238                                                                                                                     |
| 14                                                                                                                      | Kerala                                                                                                                  | 93                                                                                                                      |
| 15                                                                                                                      | Madhya Pradesh                                                                                                          | 355                                                                                                                     |
| 16                                                                                                                      | Maharashtra                                                                                                             | 452                                                                                                                     |
| 17                                                                                                                      | Manipur                                                                                                                 | 18                                                                                                                      |
| 18                                                                                                                      | Meghalaya                                                                                                               | 20                                                                                                                      |
| 19                                                                                                                      | Mizoram                                                                                                                 | 2                                                                                                                       |
| 20                                                                                                                      | Nagaland                                                                                                                | 23                                                                                                                      |
| 22                                                                                                                      | Odisha                                                                                                                  | 400                                                                                                                     |
| 23                                                                                                                      | Puducherry                                                                                                              | 1                                                                                                                       |
| 24                                                                                                                      | Punjab                                                                                                                  | 26                                                                                                                      |
| 25                                                                                                                      | Rajasthan                                                                                                               | 335                                                                                                                     |
| 26                                                                                                                      | Sikkim                                                                                                                  | 18                                                                                                                      |
| 27                                                                                                                      | Tamil Nadu                                                                                                              | 298                                                                                                                     |
| 28                                                                                                                      | Telangana                                                                                                               | 78                                                                                                                      |
| 29                                                                                                                      | Tripura                                                                                                                 | 14                                                                                                                      |
| 30                                                                                                                      | Uttar Pradesh                                                                                                           | 1033                                                                                                                    |
| 31                                                                                                                      | Uttarakhand                                                                                                             | 77                                                                                                                      |
| 32                                                                                                                      | West Bengal                                                                                                             | 631                                                                                                                     |
| Total                                                                                                                   |                                                                                                                         | 6149                                                                                                                    |