Lok Sabha Question No. 4064 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-03-27
Subject: Insurance to LPG Consumers
Ministry: PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS
Asked by: RAMACHANDRAN MULLAPPALLY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4064 TO BE ANSWERED ON 27 th  MARCH 2017 INSURANCE TO LPG CONSUMERS

4064. SHRI MULLAPPALLY RAMACHANDRAN:

पेट्रोलियम एवं प्राक ृ लिक गैस मंत्री

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

- (a)  whether  the  LPG  consumers  in  the  country  are  getting  insurance  coverage,  if  so,  the details thereof;
- (b) the total number of LPG consumers and number of consumers covered with insurance in the country, Oil Marketing Companies/State/UT-wise; and
- (c) the number of consumers provided insurance benefits during the last three years and the current year, State/UT-wise?

## ANSWER

पेट्रोलियम एवं प्राक ृ लिक गैस मंत्रािय में राज्य मंत्री ( स्विंत्र प्रभार ) ( श्री धमेन्द्र प्रधान ) MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) IN THE MINISTRY OF PETROLEUM & NATURAL GAS (SHRI DHARMENDRA PRADHAN)

- (a)  &  (b)  Oil  Marketing Companies (OMCs) take a comprehensive Insurance Policy under 'Public Liability Policy for Oil Industries' to provide speedy relief to the affected persons due to LPG related accidents. It covers all LPG consumers registered with OMCs. Currently, the policy provides for  the following :
- (i) Personal accident cover of ₹ 6,00,000/- per person in case of death.
- (ii) Covers medical expenses of ₹ 30 lakhs per event, maximum  of ₹ 2,00,000/- per person.
- (iii)  In  case  of  property damage it covers maximum of ₹2,00,000/- per event at authorised customer's registered premises.
- (c)  State/UT-wise  details  of  number  of  insurance  claims  settled  and  closed  for  accidents arising out of usage of LPG for the last three years(2013-14, 2014-15 & 2015-16) and the current year (April 2016 - February 2017) are at Annexure .

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| Number of Claims settled and closed for accidents arising out of usage of LPG pertaining to OMC Customers   | Number of Claims settled and closed for accidents arising out of usage of LPG pertaining to OMC Customers   | Number of Claims settled and closed for accidents arising out of usage of LPG pertaining to OMC Customers   | Number of Claims settled and closed for accidents arising out of usage of LPG pertaining to OMC Customers   | Number of Claims settled and closed for accidents arising out of usage of LPG pertaining to OMC Customers   |
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| State                                                                                                       | 2013-14                                                                                                     | 2014-15                                                                                                     | 2015-16                                                                                                     | April'16-Feb'17                                                                                             |
| Andhra Pradesh                                                                                              | 13                                                                                                          | 11                                                                                                          | 5                                                                                                           | 9                                                                                                           |
| Assam                                                                                                       | 0                                                                                                           | 0                                                                                                           | 3                                                                                                           | 1                                                                                                           |
| Bihar                                                                                                       | 2                                                                                                           | 1                                                                                                           | 6                                                                                                           | 11                                                                                                          |
| Chandigarh                                                                                                  | 1                                                                                                           | 0                                                                                                           | 0                                                                                                           | 2                                                                                                           |
| Chattisgarh                                                                                                 | 1                                                                                                           | 3                                                                                                           | 4                                                                                                           | 1                                                                                                           |
| Delhi                                                                                                       | 1                                                                                                           | 3                                                                                                           | 8                                                                                                           | 5                                                                                                           |
| Goa                                                                                                         | 2                                                                                                           | 2                                                                                                           | 8                                                                                                           | 5                                                                                                           |
| Gujarat                                                                                                     | 14                                                                                                          | 18                                                                                                          | 30                                                                                                          | 7                                                                                                           |
| Haryana                                                                                                     | 1                                                                                                           | 4                                                                                                           | 15                                                                                                          | 5                                                                                                           |
| Himachal Pradesh                                                                                            | 1                                                                                                           | 2                                                                                                           | 2                                                                                                           | 2                                                                                                           |
| Jammu & Kashmir                                                                                             | 0                                                                                                           | 1                                                                                                           | 2                                                                                                           | 3                                                                                                           |
| Jharkhand                                                                                                   | 0                                                                                                           | 0                                                                                                           | 5                                                                                                           | 2                                                                                                           |
| Karnataka                                                                                                   | 12                                                                                                          | 12                                                                                                          | 23                                                                                                          | 18                                                                                                          |
| Kerala                                                                                                      | 22                                                                                                          | 16                                                                                                          | 4                                                                                                           | 24                                                                                                          |
| Madhya Pradesh                                                                                              | 4                                                                                                           | 8                                                                                                           | 16                                                                                                          | 20                                                                                                          |
| Maharashtra                                                                                                 | 11                                                                                                          | 29                                                                                                          | 38                                                                                                          | 27                                                                                                          |
| Orissa                                                                                                      | 3                                                                                                           | 5                                                                                                           | 16                                                                                                          | 3                                                                                                           |
| Punjab                                                                                                      | 3                                                                                                           | 1                                                                                                           | 5                                                                                                           | 1                                                                                                           |
| Rajasthan                                                                                                   | 2                                                                                                           | 13                                                                                                          | 25                                                                                                          | 21                                                                                                          |
| Tamil Nadu                                                                                                  | 15                                                                                                          | 40                                                                                                          | 23                                                                                                          | 18                                                                                                          |
| Telangala                                                                                                   | 7                                                                                                           | 21                                                                                                          | 20                                                                                                          | 8                                                                                                           |
| Tripura                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                           | 0                                                                                                           | 1                                                                                                           | 0                                                                                                           |
| Sikkim                                                                                                      | 0                                                                                                           | 0                                                                                                           | 0                                                                                                           | 1                                                                                                           |
| Uttar Pradesh                                                                                               | 14                                                                                                          | 18                                                                                                          | 51                                                                                                          | 36                                                                                                          |
| Uttarakhand                                                                                                 | 2                                                                                                           | 1                                                                                                           | 0                                                                                                           | 0                                                                                                           |
| West Bengal                                                                                                 | 6                                                                                                           | 2                                                                                                           | 10                                                                                                          | 4                                                                                                           |
| Grand Total                                                                                                 | 137                                                                                                         | 211                                                                                                         | 320                                                                                                         | 234                                                                                                         |