Lok Sabha Question No. 4218 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-12-12
Subject: Efficient use of Petrol/Diesel
Ministry: PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS
Asked by: RAJENDRA AGRAWAL

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 4218 TO BE ANSWERED ON 12 th  DECEMBER, 2016

## EFFICIENT USE OF PETROL/DIESEL

## 4218.   SHRI RAJENDRA AGRAWAL:

## isVªksfy;e vkSj izkd`frd xSl ea=h

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

- (a) whether the Government imparts/proposes to impart training to the vehicle owners/drivers for efficient use of fuel especially diesel and petrol;
- (b)  if so, the details thereof along with the number of persons imparted such training during the last three years and the current year, State/UT-wise;
- (c)  whether  the  Government  proposes  to  collaborate  with  the  State  Transport  License  issuing authority to inculcate efficient driving habits in people and if so, the details thereof; and
- (d) the other measures taken/proposed to be taken by the Government in this regard?

## ANSWER

## isVªksfy;e vkSj izkd`frd xSl ea=ky; esa jkT; ea=h ¼Lora= izHkkj½ ¼Jh /kesZUnz iz/kku½

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

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- (a) & (b): Petroleum Conservation Research Association (PCRA) in MoP&NG imparts regular training to drivers for efficient use of fuel through Driving Training Programme.  Detail regarding number  of  persons  imparted  such  training  during  the  last  three  years  and  the  current  year State/UT-wise is at Annexure.
- (c):    PCRA,  in  collaboration  with  different  State  Transport  Undertakings  (STUs),  imparts training to drivers of commercial vehicles to inculcate fuel efficient driving habits.
- (d): PCRA undertakes the following measures for efficient use of petrol and diesel in the country :
- (i)    Fuel  efficiency  programmes  in  transport  sector  through  chartered  activities  of  PCRA throughout the year.
- (ii)    Special  awareness  drive  on  fuel  efficiency  in  the  transport  sector  during  Oil  and  Gas Conservation Fortnight (OGCF) involving Oil Company infrastructure.
- (iii)  Media campaign covering mass awareness through social/print and electronic media.

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## Annexure

## Annexure referred to in reply to part (a) & (b) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 4218 asked by Shri Rajendra Agrawal to be answered on 12 th December, 2016 regarding  'Efficient use of Petrol / Diesel'

Number of persons imparted training under Driver Training Programme during the last three years and the current year State/UT-wise

| State /UT                 | 2013-14   | 2014-15   | 2015-16   | 2016-17 (Till November, 2016)   |
|---------------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|---------------------------------|
| Chandigarh                | 0         | 7         | 67        | 733                             |
| NCT of Delhi              | 150       | 130       | 4533      | 36                              |
| Haryana                   | 541       | 2220      | 145       | 2550                            |
| Himachal Pradesh          | 0         | 0         | 366       | 151                             |
| Jammu & Kashmir           | 104       | 244       | 330       | 181                             |
| Punjab                    | 593       | 942       | 1251      | 1033                            |
| Rajasthan                 | 115       | 2955      | 2139      | 566                             |
| Uttarakhand               | 221       | 99        | 72        | 54                              |
| Uttar Pradesh             | 997       | 2085      | 5119      | 845                             |
| West Bengal               | 580       | 414       | 1362      | 962                             |
| Bihar                     | 430       | 454       | 782       | 251                             |
| Jharkhand                 | 184       | 66        | 352       | 236                             |
| Odisha                    | 153       | 150       | 1513      | 527                             |
| North Eastern States      | 56        | 75        | 289       | 207                             |
| Andaman & Nicobar Islands | 120       |           |           |                                 |
| Maharashtra               | 5998      | 7242      | 8617      | 5880                            |
| Gujarat                   | 1796      | 2326      | 3355      | 2980                            |
| Madhya Pradesh            | 360       | 814       | 759       | 1780                            |
| Chhattisgarh              | 38        | 678       | 3142      | 1051                            |
| Goa                       | 40        | 473       | 161       | 22                              |
| Tamilnadu                 | 1435      | 1425      | 3539      | 6427                            |
| Kerala                    | 1901      | 1768      | 1456      | 1489                            |
| Karnataka                 | 1374      | 763       | 1464      | 3067                            |
| Andhra Pradesh            | 1668      | 2004      | 1420      | 563                             |
| Telangana                 |           |           |           | 761                             |
| Total                     | 18854     | 27334     | 42233     | 32352                           |