Lok Sabha Question No. 2226 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-01-01
Subject: PNG Gas Network
Ministry: PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS
Asked by: GOPALAKRISHNAN CHINNARAJ, HARI BABU KAMBHAMPATI, HARISHCHANDRA DEORAM CHAVAN, REKHA ARUN VERMA, BHAVANA GAWALI (PATIL), MOHANBHAI KALYANJIBHAI KUNDARIYA

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2226

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 01.01.2018

## PNG GAS NETWORK

2226.    DR. C. GOPALAKRISHNAN:

DR. KAMBHAMPATI HARIBABU:

SHRI HARISHCHANDRA CHAVAN:

SHRIMATI REKHA VERMA:

SHRIMATI BHAVANA PUNDALIKRAO GAWALI PATIL:

SHRI KUNDARIYA MOHAN BHAI KALYANJI BHAI:

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

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- (a) whether the Government proposes to expand Piped Natural Gas (PNG) to Visakhapatnam and other cities of Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu and if so, the details thereof along with the steps taken/being taken by the Government  to  provide  PNG  connection  in  all  small/medium  and  major  cities/towns  in  the  country, State/UT-wise;
- (b) the steps taken by the Government to provide PNG in those areas where no such facility is available so far along with percentage of areas covered under PNG network in various parts of the country, State/UT-wise;
- (c) whether the Government proposes to open CNG filling station in the coastal areas and religious places of Gujarat by GAIL and if so, the details thereof;
- (d) whether some State-owned Public Sector oil companies and other companies have set up CNG Stations in the country and if so, the details thereof, State/UT-wise and company-wise;
- (e) whether CNG station set up by other than Public Sector oil companies violated the Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board Act, 2006 and if so, the details thereof along with the action taken by the Government against such companies, State/UT-wise; and
- (f)  whether  the  Government  has  received  proposals/demands  from  various  States  for  increasing  PNG coverage  in  their  States,  if  so,  the  details  thereof  along  with  upcoming  Geographical  Areas  identified  for development of City Gas Distribution network in the country, State/UT-wise?

## ANSWER

पेट्रोलियम और प्राक ृ लिक गैस मंत्री ( श्री धमेन्द  र प्रधान)

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

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(a) & (b):  Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board (PNGRB) vide public notice dated 10.03.2016 listed the  identified  Geographical  Areas  (GAs)  for  future  bidding  rounds. Visakhapatnam  has  been  identified  as probable GA  under  Smart  Cities category (Annexure-I) to be taken up in future bidding rounds depending on natural gas pipeline connectivity/gas availability and techno-commercial viability of city gas distribution  in  the  area to  develop  CGD  network.  Further,  PNGRB  has  identified  the  146  numbers  of probable GAs for next bidding round based on pipeline connectivity/ gas availability and techno commercial feasibility.  (Lists  enclosed  as Annexure-  II ).   In  order  to  promote  clean  environmental  friendly  fuel  i.e. CNG/PNG, Government has put this under no cut category and allotted Domestic gas for promotion of CGD

network.

PNGRB  identified  146  GAs  for  future  bidding  rounds  for  development  of  CGD  networks.  Further,  78 numbers of Geographical Areas (GAs) have been authorized by PNGRB for development of City or local Natural Gas Distribution Networks including PNG network in various parts of the country. List of State wise authorized GAs is enclosed as Annexure- III .

(c) & (d):  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.  Compressed  Natural  Gas  (CNG)  is  marketed  by  City  Gas  Distribution  (CGD)  companies  either through  existing  retail  outlets  offered  by  Oil  Marketing  Companies  (OMCs)  or  through  standalone  CNG stations set up by them based on feasibility and techno-commercial viability. GAIL has not been authorized coastal areas and religious places of Gujarat for setting up of CNG gas filling stations. The details of CNG Stations in the country State/UT-wise and company-wise is at Annexure-IV .

(e):      PNGRB  has  informed  that  Gujarat  Gas  Limited  is  operating  one  mother  station  and  seven  CNG Daughter Booster Stations (DBS) in Anand area, but which is authorized to Charotar Gas Sahakari Mandali Limited.  Gujarat  Gas  Limited  is  operating  five  CNG  stations  including  one  online  CNG  station  in Banaskantha GA, which is authorized to IRM Energy Private Limited. PNGRB is taking necessary action for transferring those CNG stations to the respective authorized entities. Haryana City Gas Distribution Ltd. is operating  two  CNG  stations  in  the  Jhajjar  area  without  No  Objection  Certificate  (NOC)  from  PNGRB. PNGRB has sent communications to Deputy Commissioner, Jhajjar and Chief Controller of Explosives to take necessary action on those CNG stations.

(f):   Apart from letters from State Governments, the Minister, PNG has held two stakeholders consultation with State Governments representatives on 6.09.2016 and 5.12.2017.  PNGRB listed 146 GAs (AnnexureIII) for future bidding rounds for development of CGD networks, in which demands from various states for PNG coverage are also included. PNGRB has received various proposals from the State Governments/Public Representatives for increasing PNG coverage in their States. A list of the same is enclosed at Annexure-V .

## ANNEXURE-I

## ANNEXURE REFERRED IN REPLY TO PART (a) & (b) OF LOK SABHA USQ NO. 2226 TO BE ANSWERED ON 01.01.2018 REGARDING PNG GAS NETWORK

List of smart cities to be taken up for CGD authorization -round one

|   Sl No. | Smart City     | District GA    | State          |
|----------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|        1 | Bhubaneshwar   | Khordha        | Odisha         |
|        2 | Jaipur         | Jaipur         | Rajasthan      |
|        3 | Jabalpur       | Jabalpur       | Madhya Pradesh |
|        4 | Vishakhapatnam | Vishakhapatnam | Andhra Pradesh |
|        5 | Solapur        | Solapur        | Maharashtra    |
|        6 | Davanagari     | Davanagari     | Karnataka      |
|        7 | Coimbatore     | Coimbatore     | Tamil Nadu     |
|        8 | Udaipur        | Udaipur        | Rajasthan      |
|        9 | Guwahati       | Guwahati       | Assam          |
|       10 | Chennai        | Chennai        | Tamil Nadu     |
|       11 | Bhopal         | Bhopal         | Madhya Pradesh |

## ANNEXURE-II

## ANNEXURE REFERRED IN REPLY TO PART (a) & (b) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2226

## TO BE ANSWERED ON  01.01.2018 REGARDING PNG GAS NETWORK

## 146 Proposed Geographical Area (on Existing and Under Construction pipelines)

|   S. No | State             | District GA                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |
|---------|-------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|       1 | Assam             | Cachhar                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     |
|       2 | Bihar             | Aurangabad, Begusarai, Gaya, Kaimur, Nalanda, Nawada, Rohtas, Saran, Lakhisarai, Shekhpura                                                                                                                                                  |
|       3 | Gujarat           | The Dangs, Gir Somnath, Navsari                                                                                                                                                                                                             |
|       4 | Haryana           | Kaithal                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     |
|       5 | Himachal Pradesh  | Una, Bilaspur, Sirmaur                                                                                                                                                                                                                      |
|       6 | Jharkhand         | Bokarao, Dhanbad, Chhatra, Giridih, Khunti, Gumla, Simdega, Saraikela, Karswan, Hazaribagh, Ramgarh                                                                                                                                         |
|       7 | Karnataka         | Gulbarga, Ballari, Davanagari, Ramanagara, Kolar, Chlkkaballarpura, Haveri, Uttar Kannada, Bidar, Chitradurga, Gadag, Chamrajanagar, Dakshin Kannada, Mandya, Mangaluru (Sub District of Dakshin Kannada)                                   |
|       8 | Kerala            | Kottayam, Thrissur, Alappuzha, Kannur, Kasaragod, Kozhikode, Mallapuran, Palakkad                                                                                                                                                           |
|       9 | Madhya Pradesh    | Morena, Rajgarh, Shajapur, Ashok Nagar, Ratlam, Sehore, Vidisha, Sidhi, Satna, Jabalpur, Shahdol, Guna, Shivpuri, Jhabua, Datia, Rewa, Sheopur                                                                                              |
|      10 | Maharashtra       | Nashik, Satara, Sangli, Sindhudurg, Latur, Osmanabad                                                                                                                                                                                        |
|      11 | Odisha            | Bhadrak, Sundergarh, Jharsuguda, Debagarh, Sambhalpur, Angul, Jajpur, Jagatsingpur, Kendrapara, Dhenkanal                                                                                                                                   |
|      12 | Punjab            | Barnala, Patiala, Kapurthala, Moga, SBS Nagar, Sangrur, Nawansahar                                                                                                                                                                          |
|      13 | Rajasthan         | Dholpur, Baran, Bundi, Bhllwara, Chittorgarh, Jhalawar, Jaisalmer                                                                                                                                                                           |
|      14 | Tamil Nadu        | Krishnagiri, Nagapattinam, Thiruvarur, Cuddalore, Salem                                                                                                                                                                                     |
|      15 | Telangana         | Khammam, Rangareddy, Medak, Nalgonda                                                                                                                                                                                                        |
|      16 | Tripura           | West Tripura                                                                                                                                                                                                                                |
|      17 | UT of Daman & Diu | Diu                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         |
|      18 | UT of Puducherry  | Puducherry, Karaikal                                                                                                                                                                                                                        |
|      19 | Uttar Pradesh     | Sultanpur, Jalaun, Kannauj, Farukhabad, Rampur, Pilibhit, Fatehpur, Kaushambi, Jaunpur Mirzapur, Sant Ravidas Nagar, Pratapgarh, Shahjahanpur, Badaun, Aligarh, Raebareiily, Mainpuri, Auraiya, Etawah, Amethi, Hardoi, Gorakhpur, Ambedkar |

|    |             | Nagar, Chandauli, Azamgarh, Muzafarnagar, Sant Kabir Nagar                     |
|----|-------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| 20 | Uttarakhand | Dehradun                                                                       |
| 21 | West Bengal | Bardwan, Purba, Medinipur, Puruliya, Bankura, Nadia, North 24 Parganas, Howrah |

## ANNEXURE-III

## ANNEXURE    REFERRED  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (a),  (b)  &  (f)  OF  LOK  SABHA  UNSTARRED

## QUESTION NO. 2226 TO BE ANSWERED ON 01.01.2018 REGARDING PNG GAS NETWORK

|   S.No. | Geographical Area                | State          | Authorized Entity                         |
|---------|----------------------------------|----------------|-------------------------------------------|
|       1 | East Godavari                    | Andhra Pradesh | Consortium of HPCL&APGDC                  |
|       2 | Kakinada                         | Andhra Pradesh | Bhagyanagar Gas Limited                   |
|       3 | Krishna                          | Andhra Pradesh | Megha Engineering &Infrastructure Limited |
|       4 | Vijaywada                        | Andhra Pradesh | Bhagyanagar Gas Limited                   |
|       5 | West Godavari                    | Andhra Pradesh | Consortium of HPCL&APGDC                  |
|       6 | Upper Assam                      | Assam          | Assam Gas Company Ltd                     |
|       7 | Delhi                            | U.T            | Indraprastha Gas Limited                  |
|       8 | North Goa                        | Goa            | Consortium of GAIL Gas &BPCL              |
|       9 | Ahmedabad City and Daskroi Area  | Gujarat        | Adani Gas Limited                         |
|      10 | Amreli                           |                | Gujarat Gas Limited                       |
|      11 | Anand                            |                | Charotar Gas Sahakari Mandali Limited     |
|      12 | Anand                            |                | Gujarat Gas Limited                       |
|      13 | Banaskantha                      |                | IRM Energy Pvt. Ltd.                      |
|      14 | Bhavnagar                        |                | Gujarat Gas Limited                       |
|      15 | Dahej Vagra Taluka               |                | Gujarat Gas Limited                       |
|      16 | Dahod                            |                | Gujarat Gas Limited                       |
|      17 | Ghandhinagar Mehsana Sabarkantha |                | Sabarmati Gas Limited                     |
|      18 | Hazira                           |                | Gujarat Gas Limited                       |
|      19 | jamnagar                         |                | Gujarat Gas Limited                       |
|      20 | Kutch(W)                         |                | Gujarat Gas Limited                       |
|      21 | Kutch (E)                        |                | Jay Madhok energy Pvt. Ltd                |
|      22 | Nadiad                           |                | Gujarat Gas Limited                       |
|      23 | Navsari                          |                | Gujarat Gas Limited                       |
|      24 | Panchmahal                       |                | Gujarat Gas Limited                       |
|      25 | Patan                            |                | Sabarmati Gas Limited                     |
|      26 | Rajkot                           |                | Gujarat Gas Limited                       |
|      27 | Surat-Bharuch- Ankleshwar        |                | Gujarat Gas Limited                       |
|      28 | Surendranagar                    |                | Gujarat Gas Limited                       |
|      29 | Vadodara                         |                | Vadodara Gas Limited                      |

|   30 | Valsad                                   |                 | Gujarat Gas Limited                       |
|------|------------------------------------------|-----------------|-------------------------------------------|
|   31 | Panipat Rewari                           | Haryana         | Indian-Oil Adani Gas Private limited      |
|   32 |                                          | Haryana         | Indraprastha Gas Limited                  |
|   33 | Sonipat                                  | Haryana         | GAIL Gas Limited                          |
|   34 | Yamunanagar                              | Haryana         | Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited      |
|   35 | Belgaum                                  | Karnataka       | Megha Engineering &Infrastructure Limited |
|   36 | Bengluru Rural and Urban                 | Karnataka       | GAIL Gas Limited                          |
|   37 | Dharwad                                  | Karnataka       | Indian-Oil Adani Gas Private limited      |
|   38 | Tumkur                                   | Karnataka       | Megha Engineering &Infrastructure Limited |
|   39 | Ernakulam                                | Kerala          | Indian-Oil Adani Gas Private limited      |
|   40 | Dewas                                    | Madhya Pradesh  | GAIL Gas Limited                          |
|   41 | Dhar                                     | Madhya Pradesh  | Perigon Infratech Private Limited         |
|   42 | Gwalior                                  | Madhya Pradesh  | Avantika Gas Limited                      |
|   43 | Indore                                   | Madhya Pradesh  | Avantika Gas Limited                      |
|   44 | Mumbai                                   | Madhya Pradesh  | Mahanagar Gas Limited                     |
|   45 | Palghar and Thane Rural                  | Madhya Pradesh  | Gujarat Gas Limited                       |
|   46 | Pune (Excluding area already authorized) | Madhya Pradesh  | Mahesh Gas Limited                        |
|   47 | Pune City including Pimpri Chichwad      | Maharashtra     | Mahrashtra Natural Gas Limited            |
|   48 | Raigarh                                  | Madhya Pradesh  | Mahanagar Gas Limited                     |
|   49 | Ratnagiri                                | Madhya Pradesh  | Unison Enviro Private Limited             |
|   50 | Thane Rural and adjoining municipalities | Madhya Pradesh  | Mahanagar Gas Limited                     |
|   51 | Solapur                                  |                 | IMC Limited                               |
|   52 | Amritsar                                 | Punjab          | Gujarat State Petronet Limited            |
|   53 | Bhatinda                                 |                 | Gujarat State Petronet Limited            |
|   54 | Fatehgarh Sahib                          |                 | IRM Energy Pvt. Ltd.                      |
|   55 | Jalandhar                                |                 | Jay Madhok energy Pvt. Ltd                |
|   56 | Ludhiana                                 |                 | Jay Madhok energy Pvt. Ltd                |
|   57 | Rupnagar                                 |                 | Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited      |
|   58 | Kota                                     | Rajasthan       | GAIL Gas Limited                          |
|   59 | Hyderabad                                | Telangana       | Bhagyanagar Gas Limited                   |
|   60 | Agartala                                 | Tripura         | Tripura Natural Gas Private Limited       |
|   61 | Chandigarh                               | Union Territory | Indian-Oil Adani Gas Private limited      |

|   62 | Dadra Nagar Haveli                               |             | Gujarat Gas Limited                                           |
|------|--------------------------------------------------|-------------|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|   63 | Daman                                            |             | Indian-Oil Adani Gas Private limited                          |
|   64 | Agra                                             |             | Green Gas Limited                                             |
|   65 | Allahabad                                        |             | Indian-Oil Adani Gas Private limited                          |
|   66 | Bareilly                                         |             | Central UP Gas Limited                                        |
|   67 | Firozabad Geographical Area (Taj Trapezium Zone) |             | GAIL Gas Limited                                              |
|   68 | Jhansi                                           |             | Central UP Gas Limited                                        |
|   69 | Kanpur                                           |             | Central UP Gas Limited                                        |
|   70 | Khurja                                           |             | Adani Gas Limited                                             |
|   71 | Lucknow                                          |             | Green Gas Limited                                             |
|   72 | Mathura                                          |             | JV of M/s DSM Infratech Pvt Ltd. &M/s Saumya Mining Pvt. Ltd. |
|   73 | Meerut                                           |             | GAIL Gas Limited                                              |
|   74 | Moradabad                                        |             | Siti Energy Limited                                           |
|   75 | Saharanpur                                       |             | Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited                          |
|   76 | Haridwar                                         | Uttrakhand  | Consortium of M/s GAIL Gas& M/s BPCL                          |
|   77 | Udham Singh Nagar                                | Uttrakhand  | Indian-Oil Adani Gas Private limited                          |
|   78 | Kolkata                                          | West Bengal | Greater Calcutta Gas Supply Corporation Limited               |

## ANNEXURE-IV

## ANNEXURE  REFERRED IN REPLY TO PART (c) & (d) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION  NO.  2226  TO  BE  ANSWERED  ON  01.01.2018  REGARDING  PNG  GAS NETWORK

## Details of CNG Stations in the country

| Sr. No.            | State/UT           | Name of City / Geographical Area (GA)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    |   No. of CNG Stations as on 1.10.2017 |
|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
| 1                  | Delhi              | NCT of Delhi(including Noida &Ghaziabad)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |                                   423 |
| 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 |                                   253 |
| 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, Anand                                                                                          |                                   403 |
| 4                  | Haryana            | Faridabad, Gurugram, Sonepat                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             |                                    37 |
| 5                  | Uttar Pradesh      | Agra, Allahabad, Bareilly, Divyapur, Firozabad, Kanpur, Khurja, Lucknow, Mathura, Meerut &Moradabad                                                                                                                                                                                                                      |                                    62 |
| 6                  | Telangana          | Hyderabad                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                |                                    29 |
| 7                  | Andhra Pradesh     | Vijayawada, Kakinada                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     |                                    18 |
| 8                  | Rajasthan          | Kota                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     |                                     3 |
| 9                  | Madhya Pradesh     | Dewas, Vijaipur, Indore including Ujjain, Gwalior, Pithampura                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            |                                    26 |
| 10                 | Tripura            | Agartala                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |                                     6 |
| 11                 | West Bengal        | Kolkata                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |                                     7 |
| 12                 | Karnataka          | Bengaluru                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                |                                     3 |
| 13                 | Chandigarh         | Chandigarh                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               |                                     2 |
| 14                 | Daman and Diu      | Daman and Diu                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            |                                     1 |
| Total CNG Stations | Total CNG Stations | Total CNG Stations                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |                                  1273 |

## ANNEXURE-V

## ANNEXURE  REFERRED IN REPLY TO PART (f) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2226 TO BE ANSWERED ON 01.01.2018 REGARDING PNG GAS NETWORK

| List of Geographical Areas for which demands received for City Gas Distributions (CGD) networks   | List of Geographical Areas for which demands received for City Gas Distributions (CGD) networks   | List of Geographical Areas for which demands received for City Gas Distributions (CGD) networks   |
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| S.I NO                                                                                            | Geographical areas                                                                                | Demand received from                                                                              |
| 1                                                                                                 | Visakhapatnam                                                                                     | Principal Secretary to Government, Andhra Pradesh                                                 |
| 2                                                                                                 | Vizianagaram                                                                                      | Principal Secretary to Government, Andhra Pradesh                                                 |
| 3                                                                                                 | Srikakulam                                                                                        | Principal Secretary to Government, Andhra Pradesh                                                 |
| 4                                                                                                 | All the 13 Districts of the Andhra Pradesh                                                        | Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh                                                                  |
| 5                                                                                                 | Jaipur                                                                                            | Chief Minister of Rajasthan                                                                       |
| 6                                                                                                 | Udaipur                                                                                           | Chief Minister of Rajasthan, Shri Gulabchand Kataria, Minister, Government of Rajasthan           |
| 7                                                                                                 | Alwar                                                                                             | Chief Minister of Rajasthan                                                                       |
| 8                                                                                                 | Bulandshar                                                                                        | Shri. Anil Varma, MLA                                                                             |
| 9                                                                                                 | Dehradun                                                                                          | Chief Minister of Uttarakhand                                                                     |
| 10                                                                                                | Rishikesh                                                                                         | Chief Minister of Uttarakhand                                                                     |
| 11                                                                                                | Haridwar                                                                                          | Chief Minister of Uttarakhand                                                                     |
| 12                                                                                                | Haldwani                                                                                          | Chief Minister of Uttarakhand                                                                     |
| 13                                                                                                | Mussoorie                                                                                         | Chief Minister of Uttarakhand                                                                     |
| 14                                                                                                | Nainital                                                                                          | Chief Minister of Uttarakhand                                                                     |
| 15                                                                                                | UT of Diu                                                                                         | Adviser to Administrator                                                                          |
| 16                                                                                                | Godda                                                                                             | Shri.Nishikhant Dubey, M.P (Lok Sabha), Jharkhand                                                 |
| 17                                                                                                | Dumka                                                                                             | Shri.Nishikhant Dubey, M.P (Lok Sabha), Jharkhand                                                 |
| 18                                                                                                | Deoghar                                                                                           | Shri.Nishikhant Dubey, M.P (Lok Sabha), Jharkhand                                                 |
| 19                                                                                                | Madhupur                                                                                          | Shri.Nishikhant Dubey, M.P (Lok Sabha), Jharkhand                                                 |
| 20                                                                                                | Rajsamand                                                                                         | Shri OmSingh Rathore , M.P (Lok Sabha)                                                            |
| 21                                                                                                | Kolhapur                                                                                          | Shri. Shambhaji Sahu Chhatrapati, M.P (Rajya Sabha)                                               |
| 22                                                                                                | Rurkela                                                                                           | Shri Dilip Ray, MLA                                                                               |
| 23                                                                                                | UT of Puducherry                                                                                  | Chief Minister of Puducherry                                                                      |
| 24                                                                                                | Dimapur                                                                                           | Chief Minister of Nagaland                                                                        |
| 25                                                                                                | Kohima                                                                                            | Chief Minister of Nagaland                                                                        |
| 26                                                                                                | Jalukie                                                                                           | Chief Minister of Nagaland                                                                        |
| 27                                                                                                | Bidar                                                                                             | Shri Bhagwanth Khuba,M.P (Lok Sabha), Karnataka                                                   |
| 28                                                                                                | Mirzapur                                                                                          | Smt. Anu Priya Patel, Minister of State for Health& Family Welfare                                |
| 29                                                                                                | Hisar                                                                                             | Shri Dushyant Chautala, Member of Parliament (Lok Shabha)                                         |