Lok Sabha Question No. 1559 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-03-05
Subject: Weight of LPG Cylinders
Ministry: PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS
Asked by: DARSHANA VIKRAM JARDOSH

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1559 TO BE ANSWERED ON 5 th  March, 2018

## WEIGHT OF LPG CYLINDERS

1559. SHRIMATI DARSHANA VIKRAM JARDOSH:

पेट्रोल ियम एवं प्राक ृ तिक गैस मंत्री

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

- (a)  the  updated  status  of  the  action  taken  by  the  Government  to  maintain  the approved weight of LPG cylinders in view of widespread irregularity found in weight of LPG cylinders in the country; and
- (b)  the number of such cases registered during the last two years and the current year along with the corrective action taken in this regard, company/State/year-wise?

## ANSWER

## पेट्रोल ियम एवं प्राक ृ तिक गैस मंत्री ( श्री धमेन्द्र प्रधान )

## MINISTER OF PETROLEUM & NATURAL GAS (SHRI DHARMENDRA PRADHAN)

(a) Oil Marketing Companies (OMCs) have introduced Tamper Evident Seals on pan India  basis  from  01.04.2016  to  prevent  pilferage/supply  of  underweight  cylinders. Further, Government has already instructed OMCs to direct their LPG distributors to check the weight of LPG cylinders at their godowns. OMCs have issued instructions to the distributors to provide portable weighing scales to all their delivery boys so that weight  of  the  cylinder  can  be  checked  before  delivery  to  the  customers.  Further, OMCs  have  instructed  LPG  distributors  to  replace  the  underweight  cylinders detected at customers premises.

- (b)  State-wise  details  of  number  of  established  cases  of  supplying  under-weight cylinders/pilfering from cylinders during the last two years and the current year(AprilDec. 2017)  are at Annexure .

In  established  cases  of  supply  of  underweight  cylinders/  pilferage  by  distributors, action  has  been  taken by OMCs  as  per  provisions  of Marketing Discipline Guidelines/ Distributorship Agreements.

| PQ 1559 for 05.03.2018                                                                                                                                                      |                                                                                                                                                                             |                                                                                                                                                                             | Annexure                                                                                                                                                                    |
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| No. of established cases of Supplying of under-weight cylinders / pilfering product from cylinders during last two years and CY i.e. 2015-16, 2016-17 and 2017-18 (Apr-Dec) | No. of established cases of Supplying of under-weight cylinders / pilfering product from cylinders during last two years and CY i.e. 2015-16, 2016-17 and 2017-18 (Apr-Dec) | No. of established cases of Supplying of under-weight cylinders / pilfering product from cylinders during last two years and CY i.e. 2015-16, 2016-17 and 2017-18 (Apr-Dec) | No. of established cases of Supplying of under-weight cylinders / pilfering product from cylinders during last two years and CY i.e. 2015-16, 2016-17 and 2017-18 (Apr-Dec) |
| STATE/UT                                                                                                                                                                    | 2015-16                                                                                                                                                                     | 2016-17                                                                                                                                                                     | 2017-18 (Apr-Dec)                                                                                                                                                           |
| CHANDIGARH                                                                                                                                                                  | 0                                                                                                                                                                           | 0                                                                                                                                                                           | 0                                                                                                                                                                           |
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