Lok Sabha Question No. 358 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-02-05
Subject: PNG Network
Ministry: PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS
Asked by: VISHNU DAYAL RAM, R. GOPALAKRISHNAN, ALOK SANJAR, DIPSINH SHANKARSINH RATHOD, MANOJ RAJORIA, JUGAL KISHORE SHARMA

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 358

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 05.02.2018

## PNG NETWORK

## 358.    SHRI VISHNU DAYAL RAM:

SHRI R. GOPALAKRISHNAN:

SHRI ALOK SANJAR:

SHRI D.S. RATHOD:

Dr. MANOJ RAJORIA:

SHRI JUGAL KISHORE:

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

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- (a)  whether  the  Government proposes to take steps for increasing the availability of PNG in Jharkhand,  Bihar,  Madurai  city  and  its  surrounding  areas  and  if  so,  the  details  thereof  along with  the  percentage  of  families  getting  PNG  facilities  in  the  said  States/city  as  compared  to other parts of the country;
- (b)  whether  the  Government  proposes  to  provide  CNG  in  all  cities  of  the  country  including Bhopal to fulfil the demand of vehicles in the cities, if so, the details thereof along with target, if any, set for providing CNG in various cities of the country;
- (c)  the  details  of  existing  CNG/PNG network  across the country  along  with number of cities covered so far, along  with the criteria to  set  up  CNG  stations  in  the  country,  State/UT/Citywise;
- (d)  whether  the  Government  proposes  to  set  up  new  CNG  stations/PNG  network  across  the country and if so, the number of such cities identified for the  purpose, State/UT-wise including Jammu and Kashmir; and
- (e) whether the Government proposes to set up CNG filling station in Kheda district of Gujarat by GAIL and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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MINISTER OF PETROLEUM & NATURAL GAS (SHRI DHARMENDRA PRADHAN)

(a) to (c):  In order to make available clean and eco-friendly fuel, i.e. natural gas to the eastern part of the country, the Government has taken a decision to provide capital grant of Rs.5176 crore (i.e. 40% of the estimated capital cost of Rs.12,940 Crore) to GAIL for development of a 2655 Km long Jagdishpur-Haldia/Bokaro-Dhamra Gas Pipeline (JHBDPL) project, popularly known as the  'Pradhan  Mantri  Urja  Ganga'  of  Eastern  India  in  a  time  bound  manner.  This pipeline will transport Natural Gas to the industrial, commercial, domestic and transport sectors in the States of Bihar, Jharkhand, Odisha, West Bengal and Uttar Pradesh. The Government has established Petroleum & Natural Gas Regulatory Board (PNGRB) under the PNGRB Act, 2006 which  is  the  statutory  authority  to  grant  authorization  for  the  development  of  City  Gas Distribution (CGD) network which includes Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) / Piped Natural Gas (PNG) network.

Further, PNGRB is in the process of identifying Geographical Areas (GAs) for future bidding rounds  for  development  of  CGD  networks,  covering  various  districts  in  the  country  which includes the states of Bihar, Jharkhand and Tamilnadu depending upon the natural gas pipeline connectivity/natural gas availability and techno-commercial feasibility. The list of the proposed Geographical Areas/Districts in the aforementioned states is at Annexure-I .

Details of Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) stations and Piped Natural Gas (PNG) connections in the country are at Annexure-II .

(d): Government has set target of one Crore Piped Natural Gas connections for households by 2020  and  GAIL  has  been  assigned  a  target  to  connect  10  lakh  new  Households  with  PNG supplies through its subsidiary/Joint  Venture  CGD  companies  in  its  Memorandum  of Understanding (MoU) 2017-18.

(e): PNGRB has authorized Nadiad area in Kheda District to Gujarat Gas Limited (GGL) and Anand  area  in  Kheda  District  to  Charotar  Gas  Sahakari  Mandali  Limited  (CGSML)  for development  of  City  or  Local  Natural  Gas  Distribution  (CGD)  network.  As  on  31.10.2017, GGL is operating 9 CNG stations and CGSML is operating 2 CNG stations in their authorized areas.  GAIL has not been authorized for CGD network in Kheda district by PNGRB.

## ANNEXURE REFERRED IN REPLY TO PART (a) to (c) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 358  TO BE ANSWERED ON 05.02.2018 REGARDING PNG NETWORK

|   Sl. No. | States    | Probable Geographical Areas                                                                       |
|-----------|-----------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|         1 | Bihar     | Aurangabad, Begusarai, Gaya, Kaimur, Nalanda, Nawada, Rohtas, Saran, Lakhisarai, Sheikhpura       |
|         2 | Jharkhand | Bokaro, Dhanbad, Chhatra, Giridih, Khunti, Gumla, Simdega, Saraikela Karswan, Hazaribagh, Ramgarh |
|         3 | Tamilnadu | Krishnagiri, Nagapattinam, Thiruvarur, Cuddalore, Salem                                           |

## ANNEXURE-II

## ANNEXURE REFERRED IN REPLY TO PART (a) to (c) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.358  TO BE ANSWERED ON 05.02.2018 REGARDING PNG NETWORK

## Details of CNG Stations/PNG connections  in the country

| Sr. No.   | State/UT                                    | Name of City / Geographical Area (GA)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |   No. of PNG connections (Domestic) as on 1.12.2017 |   No. of CNG Stations as on 1.12.2017 |
|-----------|---------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
| 1         | Delhi                                       | NCT of Delhi(including Noida& Ghaziabad)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               |                                              825109 |                                   424 |
| 2         | Maharashtra                                 | Mumbai, Greater Mumbai, Thane & adjoining contiguous areas including Mira Bhayender, Navi Mumbai, Thane City, Ambernath, Bhiwandi, Kalyan, Dombivily, Badlapur, Ulhasnagar, Panvel, Kharghar&Taloja, Pune City including PimpriChinchwad and adjoining contiguous areas of Chakan, Hinjewadi, Talegaon GA &Thane Rural |                                             1125068 |                                   254 |
| 3         | Gujarat                                     | Gandhinagar, Mehsana, Sabarkantha, Nadiad, Halol, Hazira, Rajkot, Khambhat, Karjan- Palej, Valsad, Navsari, Surendernagar, Vadodara, Ahmedabad, Surat, Ankleshwar, Bharuch & surrounding areas, Bhavnagar, Jamnagar, Vapi,                                                                                             |                                             1770167 |                                   409 |
| 4         | Haryana                                     | Faridabad, Gurugram, Sonepat                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           |                                               69811 |                                    42 |
| 5         | Uttar Pradesh                               | Agra, Allahabad, Bareilly, Divyapur, Firozabad, Kanpur, Khurja, Lucknow, Mathura, Meerut &Moradabad                                                                                                                                                                                                                    |                                               74053 |                                    66 |
| 6         | Telangana                                   | Hyderabad                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              |                                                6252 |                                    32 |
| 7         | Andhra Pradesh                              | Vijayawada, Kakinada                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |                                                9959 |                                    15 |
| 8         | Rajasthan                                   | Kota                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |                                                 242 |                                     3 |
| 9         | Madhya Pradesh                              | Dewas, Vijaipur, Indore including Ujjain, Gwalior, Pithampura                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |                                               27688 |                                    26 |
| 10        | Tripura                                     | Agartala                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               |                                               31551 |                                     6 |
| 11        | West Bengal                                 | Kolkata                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                |                                                   0 |                                     7 |
| 12        | Karnataka                                   | Bengaluru                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              |                                                4170 |                                     3 |
| 13        | Chandigarh                                  | Chandigarh                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             |                                                5319 |                                     2 |
| 14        | Daman and Diu                               | Daman and Diu                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |                                                 351 |                                     1 |
| 15        | Kerala                                      | Earnakulam                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             |                                                1025 |                                     0 |
| 16 Haveli | Dadra & Nagar                               | Dadra &Nagar Haveli                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    |                                                 280 |                                     1 |
| 17        | Assam                                       | Tinsukia, Dibrugarh, Sivsagar,                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         |                                               30953 |                                     0 |
| Total     | Jorhat, Golaghat PNG Connections (Domestic) | Jorhat, Golaghat PNG Connections (Domestic)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            |                                             3981998 |                                  1291 |