Lok Sabha Question No. 1400 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-03-05
Subject: Allotment of LPG Agencies
Ministry: PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS
Asked by: KAMLA DEVI PATLE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1400 TO BE ANSWERED ON 5 th  March, 2018

## ALLOTMENT OF LPG AGENCIES

†1400. SHRIMATI KAMLA DEVI PAATLE:

पेट्रोल ियम एवं प्राक ृ तिक गैस मंत्री Will the Minister of PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS be pleased to state :

:

- (a) the State/company-wise number of the applications received for allotment of LPG dealership during the last two years and the current year;
- (b) the State/company-wise details of the number of allotments made during the said period and the number of pending applications if any;
- (c) the time by which the pending applications are likely to be approved;
- (d) whether the Government proposes to appoint more number of LPG distributors in the rural areas of the country including the State of Chhattisgarh; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof, State/ UT-wise?

## ANSWER

पेट्रोल ियम एवं प्राक ृ तिक गैस मंत्री ( श्री धमेन्द्र प्रधान ) MINISTER OF PETROLEUM & NATURAL GAS (SHRI DHARMENDRA PRADHAN)

- (a)  to  (e)  Appointment  of  LPG  distributorships  is  a  continuous  process.  Under  Unified Guidelines  for  Selection  of  LPG  distributorship,  Oil  Marketing  Companies  (OMCs) have advertised 6147 locations during the years 2016 and 2017 across the country including the State of Chhatisgarh, which are mostly in rural areas. The Government has  also  approved  setting  up  of  115  Durgam  Kshetriya  Vitraks  (DKVs)  through different State Governments/Organisations. The State/UTs-wise details of number of advertised  locations,  the  number  of  applications  received  and  the  number  of applicants selected as on 26.02.2018 are at Annexure.

PQ No. 1400

Annexure

| State/UTs-wise details of number of advertised locations, number of applications received and number of applicant selected as on 26.02.2018   | State/UTs-wise details of number of advertised locations, number of applications received and number of applicant selected as on 26.02.2018   | State/UTs-wise details of number of advertised locations, number of applications received and number of applicant selected as on 26.02.2018   | State/UTs-wise details of number of advertised locations, number of applications received and number of applicant selected as on 26.02.2018   | State/UTs-wise details of number of advertised locations, number of applications received and number of applicant selected as on 26.02.2018   | State/UTs-wise details of number of advertised locations, number of applications received and number of applicant selected as on 26.02.2018   |
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| S.No.                                                                                                                                         | State                                                                                                                                         | No. of locations allotted to State Govt. nominated agencies                                                                                   | Locations advertised                                                                                                                          | Number of applications received                                                                                                               | Number of applicants selected                                                                                                                 |
| 1                                                                                                                                             | Andaman & Nicobar                                                                                                                             | 3                                                                                                                                             | 7                                                                                                                                             | 28                                                                                                                                            | 7                                                                                                                                             |
| 2                                                                                                                                             | Andhra Pradesh                                                                                                                                | 6                                                                                                                                             | 140                                                                                                                                           | 3483                                                                                                                                          | 128                                                                                                                                           |
| 3                                                                                                                                             | Arunachal Pradesh                                                                                                                             | 0                                                                                                                                             | 16                                                                                                                                            | 86                                                                                                                                            | 13                                                                                                                                            |
| 4                                                                                                                                             | Bihar                                                                                                                                         | 0                                                                                                                                             | 998                                                                                                                                           | 24203                                                                                                                                         | 992                                                                                                                                           |
| 5                                                                                                                                             | Chattisgarh                                                                                                                                   | 98                                                                                                                                            | 81                                                                                                                                            | 1095                                                                                                                                          | 79                                                                                                                                            |
| 6                                                                                                                                             | Dadra & Nagar Haveli                                                                                                                          | 0                                                                                                                                             | 2                                                                                                                                             | 2                                                                                                                                             | 1                                                                                                                                             |
| 7                                                                                                                                             | Goa                                                                                                                                           | 0                                                                                                                                             | 4                                                                                                                                             | 2                                                                                                                                             | 2                                                                                                                                             |
| 8                                                                                                                                             | Gujarat                                                                                                                                       | 0                                                                                                                                             | 319                                                                                                                                           | 4157                                                                                                                                          | 299                                                                                                                                           |
| 9                                                                                                                                             | Haryana                                                                                                                                       | 0                                                                                                                                             | 56                                                                                                                                            | 3296                                                                                                                                          | 54                                                                                                                                            |
| 10                                                                                                                                            | Himachal Pradesh                                                                                                                              | 4                                                                                                                                             | 46                                                                                                                                            | 652                                                                                                                                           | 46                                                                                                                                            |
| 11                                                                                                                                            | Jammu & Kashmir                                                                                                                               | 1                                                                                                                                             | 56                                                                                                                                            | 412                                                                                                                                           | 46                                                                                                                                            |
| 12                                                                                                                                            | Jharkhand                                                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                                                             | 312                                                                                                                                           | 2801                                                                                                                                          | 290                                                                                                                                           |
| 13                                                                                                                                            | Karnataka                                                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                                                             | 238                                                                                                                                           | 6593                                                                                                                                          | 234                                                                                                                                           |
| 14                                                                                                                                            | Kerala                                                                                                                                        | 0                                                                                                                                             | 93                                                                                                                                            | 1096                                                                                                                                          | 90                                                                                                                                            |
| 15                                                                                                                                            | Madhya Pradesh                                                                                                                                | 0                                                                                                                                             | 355                                                                                                                                           | 3594                                                                                                                                          | 299                                                                                                                                           |
| 16                                                                                                                                            | Maharashtra                                                                                                                                   | 3                                                                                                                                             | 452                                                                                                                                           | 8541                                                                                                                                          | 436                                                                                                                                           |
| 17                                                                                                                                            | Manipur                                                                                                                                       | 0                                                                                                                                             | 18                                                                                                                                            | 341                                                                                                                                           | 17                                                                                                                                            |
| 18                                                                                                                                            | Meghalaya                                                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                                                             | 20                                                                                                                                            | 105                                                                                                                                           | 17                                                                                                                                            |
| 19                                                                                                                                            | Mizoram                                                                                                                                       | 0                                                                                                                                             | 2                                                                                                                                             | 81                                                                                                                                            | 2                                                                                                                                             |
| 20                                                                                                                                            | Nagaland                                                                                                                                      | 0                                                                                                                                             | 23                                                                                                                                            | 126                                                                                                                                           | 21                                                                                                                                            |
| 21                                                                                                                                            | Odisha                                                                                                                                        | 0                                                                                                                                             | 400                                                                                                                                           | 2971                                                                                                                                          | 336                                                                                                                                           |
| 22                                                                                                                                            | Puduchhery                                                                                                                                    | 0                                                                                                                                             | 1                                                                                                                                             | 8                                                                                                                                             | 1                                                                                                                                             |
| 23                                                                                                                                            | Punjab                                                                                                                                        | 0                                                                                                                                             | 26                                                                                                                                            | 616                                                                                                                                           | 26                                                                                                                                            |
| 24                                                                                                                                            | Rajasthan                                                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                                                             | 335                                                                                                                                           | 10119                                                                                                                                         | 331                                                                                                                                           |
| 25                                                                                                                                            | Sikkim                                                                                                                                        | 0                                                                                                                                             | 18                                                                                                                                            | 72                                                                                                                                            | 16                                                                                                                                            |
| 26                                                                                                                                            | Tamil Nadu                                                                                                                                    | 0                                                                                                                                             | 298                                                                                                                                           | 5940                                                                                                                                          | 295                                                                                                                                           |
| 27                                                                                                                                            | Telengana                                                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                                                             | 78                                                                                                                                            | 3212                                                                                                                                          | 76                                                                                                                                            |
| 28                                                                                                                                            | Tripura                                                                                                                                       | 0                                                                                                                                             | 14                                                                                                                                            | 115                                                                                                                                           | 12                                                                                                                                            |
| 29                                                                                                                                            | Uttar Pradesh                                                                                                                                 | 0                                                                                                                                             | 1033                                                                                                                                          | 46797                                                                                                                                         | 1020                                                                                                                                          |
| 30                                                                                                                                            | Uttarakhand                                                                                                                                   | 0                                                                                                                                             | 77                                                                                                                                            | 732                                                                                                                                           | 23                                                                                                                                            |
| 31                                                                                                                                            | West Bengal                                                                                                                                   | 0                                                                                                                                             | 631                                                                                                                                           | 8578                                                                                                                                          | 47                                                                                                                                            |