Lok Sabha Question No. 833 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-11-21
Subject: Allocation of Kerosene
Ministry: PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS
Asked by: SUMEDHANAND SARASWATI, SANTOSH AHLAWAT, PANKAJ CHOWDHARY, BALABHADRA MAJHI, SAKSHI SWAMI MAHARAJ

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.  833 TO BE ANSWERED ON 21 ST  NOVEMBER, 2016

## ALLOCATION OF KEROSENE

833.    SHRI SUMEDHANAND SARSWATI: SHRIMATI SANTOSH AHLAWAT: SHRI PANKAJ CHAUDHARY: SHRI BALABHADRA MAJHI: DR. SWAMI SAKSHIJI MAHARAJ:

## पैट्रोलियम और प्राक ृ लिक गैस मंत्री

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

- (a)      whether  the  Government has released the quota of kerosene for forthcoming quarter  to  Rajasthan  and  if  so,  the  details  thereof  and  if  not,  the  reasons  therefor along with norms/policy being followed for allotment of kerosene oil to the States;
- (b)    whether  the  State  Governments  have  requested  for  increasing  the  Superior Kerosene  Oil  (SKO)  and  if  so,  the  details  thereof  along  with  per  capita  Public Distribution System (PDS) SKO allocation and consumption in the country during the last three years and the current year along with the reasons for variation in per capita allocation of PDS Kerosene among various States/UT-wise including Uttar Pradesh;
- (c)      whether the Government provides/proposes to provide Superior Kerosene Oil (SKO) to hostels/schools and hospitals located in the areas where electricity is not sufficiently available or the quality and frequency of power supply is very poor in the country; and
- (d)    if so, the details thereof along with the quantum of SKO supplied/provided to such institutions during each of the said period, State/UT-wise?

## A N S W E R

पैट्रोलियम और प्राक ृ लिक गैस मंत्रािय में राज् य मंत्री ( स् विंत्र प्राार )

(श्री धमेन्द र प्रधान)

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

- (a) :  The  quota  of  PDS  Kerosene  has  already  been  allocated  to  States/UTs including Rajasthan up to 3 rd quarter  of 2016-17.  The allocation of PDS Kerosene made to the State of Rajasthan for 1 st, 2 nd and 3 rd quarter of 2016-17 are 1,17,612 KL,  1,11,732 KL and 71,028 KL respectively.
- (b) :  In  view  of  the  requests  of  various  State  Governments  including  Uttar Pradesh,  for  increasing/restoration  of  the  Kerosene  quota,  the  Government  has allowed  the States/UTs to draw one month of quota of PDS Kerosene at non-

subsidized rates during each financial year w.e.f. 2012-13 for special needs.

The scale of distribution of  PDS Kerosene allocation to  various categories of ration card holders/beneficiaries under PDS is in the domain of State Governments. However, State-wise details of the per capita allocation (calculated by dividing State Kerosene allocation by population of the State) and consumption of kerosene in the country during each of the last three years and the current year  are at  Annexure-I and Annexure-II respectively. The variation in the per capita allocation is on account of historical allocation, difference in LPG coverage etc.

(c)  &  (d)  :      The  Government    of  India  allocates  PDS  Kerosene  to  States/UTs  on quarterly basis for distribution under PDS for cooking and illumination only.  Further distribution with the States/UTs through their PDS network to various categories of consumers  as  per  their  respective  criteria,  is  the  responsibility  of  the  concerned States/UTs.  In addition, the Government has allowed the States/UTs to draw one month quota of Kerosene at non-subsidized rates during each financial year w.e.f. 2012-13 for special needs such as natural calamities, religious functions, fisheries, various 'yatras', 'melas' etc.   States/UTs can also seek further additional allocation of  non-subsidized  SKO  from  the  Government  of  India  after  exhausting  this  one month's quota.

In addition to above, with a view to ease the availability of Kerosene, the Central Government has amended the Kerosene (Restriction on Use and Fixation of Ceiling Price) Order, 1993 allowing sale of Kerosene at commercial rate in the open market. It is expected that this will reduce demand for diverted PDS Kerosene by improving availability of non-PDS Kerosene in the open market and will thus meet the demand of  Kerosene  for  various  legitimate  end  uses  for  the  industry  and  for  individual consumption by those who can afford it at market price.

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Annexure referred to in reply to Part (b) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 833 asked by Shri Sumedhanand Sarswati and others for answer on 21.11.2016 regarding Allocation of Kerosene.

## STATE/UT-WISE DETAIL OF PER CAPITA ALLOCATION OF PDS KEROSENE (IN LITRES)

|    | States/UTs        |   2016-17 (PROV.) |   2015-16 |   2014-15 |   2013-14 |
|----|-------------------|-------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
| 1  | A&N Islands       |             13.56 |     15.2  |     16.84 |     18.16 |
| 2  | Andhra Pradesh    |              4.57 |      5.4  |      6.49 |      9.43 |
| 3  | Arunachal Pradesh |              6.71 |      7.5  |      8.28 |      8.3  |
| 4  | Assam             |              9.27 |     10.3  |     10.51 |     10.51 |
| 5  | Bihar             |              6.83 |      7.7  |      7.81 |      7.82 |
| 6  | Chandigarh        |              0    |      2.8  |      3.15 |      3.34 |
| 7  | Chattishgarh      |              5.3  |      6.7  |      6.88 |      7.05 |
| 8  | D & N Haveli      |              4.82 |      5.3  |      5.94 |      6.63 |
| 9  | Daman and Diu     |              3.11 |      3.4  |      3.6  |      3.6  |
| 10 | Delhi             |              0    |      0    |      0    |      3.18 |
| 11 | Goa               |              3.17 |      3.5  |      3.6  |      3.6  |
| 12 | Gujarat           |              8.16 |     10.9  |     11.1  |     11.14 |
| 13 | Haryana           |              2.61 |      3.5  |      3.56 |      3.6  |
| 14 | Himachal Pradesh  |              2.64 |      3.5  |      3.59 |      3.59 |
| 15 | J&K               |              5.83 |      6.5  |      7.19 |      7.55 |
| 16 | Jharkhand         |              6.66 |      8    |      8.12 |      8.15 |
| 17 | Karnataka         |              4.95 |      8.3  |      8.56 |      8.56 |
| 18 | Kerala            |              2.64 |      3.5  |      3.6  |      3.6  |
| 19 | Lakshadweep       |             14.52 |     15.3  |     15.63 |     15.63 |
| 20 | Madhya Pradesh    |              6.09 |      8.1  |      8.61 |      8.61 |
| 21 | Maharashtra       |              5.02 |      5.6  |      6.19 |      6.5  |
| 22 | Manipur           |              8.19 |      9.1  |      9.71 |      9.71 |
| 23 | Meghalaya         |              7.71 |      8.6  |      8.74 |      8.74 |
| 24 | Mizoram           |              5.48 |      6.1  |      6.76 |      7.11 |
| 25 | Nagaland          |              7.62 |      8.5  |      8.64 |      8.64 |
| 26 | Orissa            |              6.96 |      9.3  |      9.47 |      9.51 |
| 27 | Puducherry        |              3.08 |      3.4  |      3.48 |      3.56 |
| 28 | Punjab            |              2.77 |      3.1  |      3.23 |      3.25 |
| 29 | Rajasthan         |              5.42 |      7.2  |      7.37 |      7.42 |
| 30 | Sikkim            |              7.04 |      9.4  |     10.4  |     10.4  |
| 31 | Tamil Nadu        |              4.26 |      4.7  |      4.83 |      4.83 |
| 32 | Telangana         |              4.42 |      5    |      0    |      0    |
| 33 | Tripura           |              9.41 |     10.5  |     10.66 |     10.66 |
| 34 | Uttar Pradesh     |              5.85 |      7.8  |      7.95 |      7.96 |
| 35 | Uttarakhand       |              3.14 |      3.5  |      3.56 |      3.59 |
| 36 | West Bengal       |              8.64 |     10.3  |     10.55 |     10.56 |
|    | PCA               |              5.83 |      7.28 |      7.52 |      7.51 |

Note:  (1) Delhi and Chandigarh are Kerosene Free.

(2) Per Capita Allocation is calculated on the basis of allocation of PDS SKO made to States/UTs by the Government.

| Annexure referred to in reply to Part (b) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 833 asked by Shri Sumedhanand Sarswati and others for answer on 21.11.2016 regarding Allocation of Kerosene. State/UT-wise detail of PDS Kerosene upliftment / consumption for the last three years and the   | Annexure referred to in reply to Part (b) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 833 asked by Shri Sumedhanand Sarswati and others for answer on 21.11.2016 regarding Allocation of Kerosene. State/UT-wise detail of PDS Kerosene upliftment / consumption for the last three years and the   | Annexure referred to in reply to Part (b) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 833 asked by Shri Sumedhanand Sarswati and others for answer on 21.11.2016 regarding Allocation of Kerosene. State/UT-wise detail of PDS Kerosene upliftment / consumption for the last three years and the   | Annexure referred to in reply to Part (b) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 833 asked by Shri Sumedhanand Sarswati and others for answer on 21.11.2016 regarding Allocation of Kerosene. State/UT-wise detail of PDS Kerosene upliftment / consumption for the last three years and the   | Annexure referred to in reply to Part (b) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 833 asked by Shri Sumedhanand Sarswati and others for answer on 21.11.2016 regarding Allocation of Kerosene. State/UT-wise detail of PDS Kerosene upliftment / consumption for the last three years and the   |
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| STATE                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | 2013-14                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 2014-15                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 2015-16                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 2016-17 (P)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |
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| Andhra Pradesh                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              | 466087                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | 284880                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | 232046                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | 101793                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      |
| A &NIslands                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 | 5730                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | 5624                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | 5754                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | 2520                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        |
| Arunachal Pradesh                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           | 11448                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | 11420                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | 10300                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | 4756                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        |
| Assam                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | 327886                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | 327838                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | 321034                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | 148619                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      |
| Bihar                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | 805199                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | 804266                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | 794696                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | 365626                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      |
| Chandigarh                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | 3462                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | 2363                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | 852                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           |
| Chhattisgarh                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                | 174200                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | 167474                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | 159143                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | 72229                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |
| Dadra &Nagar Haveli                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         | 2280                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | 2040                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | 1836                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | 864                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         |
| Daman &Diu                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | 840                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         | 864                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         | 828                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         | 384                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         |
| Delhi                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | 10668                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           |
| Goa                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         | 5244                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | 5244                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | 5040                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | 1992                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        |
| Gujarat                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 673125                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | 670469                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | 657030                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | 304207                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      |
| Haryana                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 88869                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | 89172                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | 70584                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | 23699                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |
| Himachal Pradesh                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            | 24593                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | 24570                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | 24091                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | 11142                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |
| Jammu &Kashmir                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              | 94019                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | 86365                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | 80072                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | 25381                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |
| Jharkhand                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | 266808                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | 267307                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | 260462                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | 121213                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      |
| Karnataka                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | 522440                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | 504339                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | 484243                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | 175466                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      |
| Kerala                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | 120189                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | 120179                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | 117743                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | 54517                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |
| Lakshadweep                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 | 1008                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | 1008                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | 984                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         | 312                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         |
| Madhya Pradesh                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              | 617945                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | 587181                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | 580150                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | 264280                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      |
| Maharashtra                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 | 730113                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | 695555                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | 613998                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | 265573                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      |
| Manipur                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 24963                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | 24840                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | 23320                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | 10857                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |
| Meghalaya                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | 25943                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | 25932                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | 25380                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | 11773                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |
| Mizoram                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 7788                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | 7416                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | 6636                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | 3084                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        |
| Nagaland                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    | 17076                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | 17088                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | 16752                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | 5260                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        |
| Odisha                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | 397530                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | 396116                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | 385081                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | 171888                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      |
| Puducherry                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | 4416                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | 4248                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | 4200                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | 1909                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        |
| Punjab                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | 86062                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | 88720                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | 83247                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | 39071                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |
| Rajasthan                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | 500235                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | 497128                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | 481539                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | 222370                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      |
| Sikkim                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | 6345                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | 6348                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | 5712                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | 2642                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        |
| Tamil Nadu                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | 348698                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | 348683                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | 341723                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | 157996                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      |
| Telengana                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           | 182422                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | 170064                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | 67813                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |
| Tripura                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 39179                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | 39180                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | 38400                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | 17778                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |
| Uttar Pradesh                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               | 1588311                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 1585487                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 1556673                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 720863                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      |
| Uttarakhand                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 | 35782                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | 35705                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | 35019                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | 16096                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |
| West Bengal                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 | 961771                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | 960881                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | 942126                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | 436467                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      |
| ALL INDIA                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | 8996251                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 8878352                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 8536757                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 3209255                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     |