Lok Sabha Question No. 219 (STARRED), answered on 2017-07-31
Subject: Direct Benefit Transfer in Kerosene
Ministry: PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS
Asked by: Shrirang Appa Barne, VINAYAK BHAURAO RAUT

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 219

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 31 st  JULY 2017 DIRECT BENEFIT TRANSFER IN KEROSENE

†*219. SHRI SHRIRANG APPA BARNE: SHRI VINAYAK BHAURAO RAUT:

पेट्रोलियम एवं प्राक ृ लिक गैस मंत्री Will the Minister of PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS be pleased to state :

- (a) whether the Government has launched the Direct Benefit Transfer in Kerosene (DBTK) in 39 districts with effect from 1st April, 2016 and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether there is any proposal to implement DBTK in all districts across the country, and if so, the details thereof, State/ UT-wise;
- (c) the details of the cases of black marketing/diversion, smuggling, misuse of subsidy and kerosene under PDS reported from various States in the recent past along with action taken by  the  Government  against  the  offenders  for  each  of  these  offences  separately  and  to provide subsidised kerosene to targeted beneficiaries, State/UT-wise;
- (d) whether the quota of kerosene has reportedly lapsed on account of non-lifting by some States, if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor; and
- (e) whether the Government has received requests from various States for restoration of lapsed quota of kerosene and if so, the details thereof along with the action taken by the Government in this regard?

## 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)  to  (e) A statement is laid on the Table of the House.

STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  TO  (e)  OF  THE  LOK  SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 219 BY SHRI SHRIRANG APPA BARNE & SHRI VINAYAK BHAURAO  RAUT  TO  BE  ANSWERED  ON  31 st   JULY,  2017  REGARDING  'DIRECT BENEFIT TRANSFER IN KEROSENE '.

(a)  &  (b)  The  Direct  Benefit  Transfer  in  PDS  Kerosene  (DBTK)  Scheme,  2016  has  been implemented  with  effect  from  01.04.2016.  Jharkhand  has  become  the  first  State  in  the country to implement DBTK in all the 24 districts of the State. The Ministry of Petroleum and Natural  Gas  is  regularly  following  up  with  the  States/Union  Territories  (UTs)  and  has requested them to join DBTK Scheme. The States of Karnataka, Haryana, Telangana and Nagaland  have  responded  favourably  by  undertaking  voluntary  cut  in  their  PDS  SKO allocation  and  applicable  cash  incentive  is  released  from  time  to  time  depending  on  the receipt of proposals from the State Government.

The following States/UTs have become Kerosene free (i) Haryana, (ii) Punjab, (iii) Chandigarh, (iv) Daman & Diu, (v) Delhi (c):   In  order  to  check  the  black  marketing/  diversion  of  PDS  kerosene,  the  Central Government  have  made  provisions  in  the  Kerosene  (Restriction  on  Use  and  Fixation  of Ceiling  Price)  Order,  1993,  issued  under  the  Essential  Commodities  Act,  1955  which stipulates  that  dealers  have  to  sell  PDS  Kerosene  at  a  price  fixed  by  the  Government  or OMCs  and  have  to  prominently  display  stock-cum-price  board  at  the  place  of  business including  the  place  of  store  at  a  conspicuous  place.  Under  this  Control  Order,  State Governments are empowered to take action against those indulging in black-marketing and other irregularities. PDS  Kerosene  supplies  to  Kerosene  dealers  are  done  on  Ex-MI  (Marketing Installation) basis by Public Sector Oil Marketing Companies (OMCs). Further distribution of PDS kerosene within the State to the ration card holders through ration shops/retailers is controlled  and  monitored  by  the  State  Government.   The  State  Civil  Supplies  Authorities carry out inspection at Kerosene dealers to ensure that the product is delivered through the fair price shops to the intended beneficiaries. Field Officers of OMCs inspect the Kerosene Dealerships and check for irregularities unauthorized purchase  and  stock  variation.    In  case  of  any  irregularities,  action  is  taken  as  per  the like non-observance of Government/OMCs regulations, over charging, Marketing Discipline Guidelines (MDG).

OMCs  have  a  web  portal  which  enables  public  access  to  the  movement  of  PDS Kerosene  tank  trucks.   It  provides  details  of  the  tank  truck  movement  carrying  PDS Kerosene from their Dispatch Units/Depots/ Installations to the various dealers along with their names, invoice number, quantity of product, time of dispatch, tank truck number, etc. on

Public Sector OMCs have reported that based on the inspections conducted by them and reports received from respective District/State Authorities, 40 cases of irregularities like adulteration,  black  marketing,  diversion  and  irregularities  in  distribution   of  PDS  kerosene were detected during the last two years and current year (April-June, 2017).  State/UT-wise details  of  cases  of  irregularities  detected  and  action taken  thereon   during  said  period  are

(d):      State-wise  details  of  the  quota  lapsed  during  2015-16,  2016-17  and  2017-18  (upto the websites on real time basis. annexed as Annexure- I. 1 st Quarter) are given in Annexure-II .

(e):     Requests for extension of time for restoration of lapsed SKO quota received from the States/UTs from time to time, are examined, and extension of time for lifting is granted on the merits of the case.  During the the year 2016-17, extension of time to uplift lapsed quota was granted by this Ministry to the State of Jammu and Kashmir and Mainpur on account of bad wheather conditions, road closure and law and order situation in these States.

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|    | PQ-219                         | PQ-219                                                         | PQ-219     | PQ-219    | Annexure-   |
|----|--------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|------------|-----------|-------------|
|    | Name of the States/UTs         | Total number of cases of malpractices / irregularities A=B+C+D | Terminated | Suspended | Subjudice   |
|    |                                | A                                                              | B          | C         | D           |
| 1  | Andaman and Nicobar Islands UT | 0                                                              | 0          | 0         | 0           |
| 2  | Andhra Pradesh                 | 2                                                              | 0          | 2         | 0           |
| 3  | Arunachal Pradesh              | 0                                                              | 0          | 0         | 0           |
| 4  | Assam                          | 0                                                              | 0          | 0         | 0           |
| 5  | Bihar                          | 0                                                              | 0          | 0         | 0           |
| 6  | Chandigarh union territory     | 0                                                              | 0          | 0         | 0           |
| 7  | Chhattisgarh                   | 2                                                              | 0          | 0         | 2           |
| 8  | Dadra and Nagar Haveli UT      | 0                                                              | 0          | 0         | 0           |
| 9  | Daman and Diu union territory  | 0                                                              | 0          | 0         | 0           |
| 10 | Delhi                          | 0                                                              | 0          | 0         | 0           |
| 11 | Goa                            | 0                                                              | 0          | 0         | 0           |
| 12 | Gujarat                        | 2                                                              | 0          | 2         | 0           |
| 13 | Haryana                        | 3                                                              | 0          | 3         | 0           |
| 14 | Himachal Pradesh               | 0                                                              | 0          | 0         | 0           |
| 15 | Jammu and Kashmir              | 0                                                              | 0          | 0         | 0           |
| 16 | Jharkhand                      | 2                                                              | 0          | 2         | 0           |
| 17 | Karnataka                      | 9                                                              | 0          | 9         | 0           |
| 18 | Kerala                         | 1                                                              | 0          | 1         | 0           |
| 19 | Lakshadweep union territory    | 0                                                              | 0          | 0         | 0           |
| 20 | Madhya Pradesh                 | 0                                                              | 0          | 0         | 0           |
| 21 | Maharashtra                    | 2                                                              | 0          | 2         | 0           |
| 22 | Manipur                        | 0                                                              | 0          | 0         | 0           |
| 23 | Meghalaya                      | 0                                                              | 0          | 0         | 0           |
| 24 | Mizoram                        | 0                                                              | 0          | 0         | 0           |
| 25 | Nagaland                       | 0                                                              | 0          | 0         | 0           |
| 26 | Odisha                         | 3                                                              | 0          | 3         | 0           |
| 27 | Puducherry union territory     | 0                                                              | 0          | 0         | 0           |
| 28 | Punjab                         | 3                                                              | 0          | 3         | 0           |
| 29 | Rajasthan                      | 0                                                              | 0          | 0         | 0           |
| 30 | Sikkim                         | 0                                                              | 0          | 0         | 0           |
| 31 | Tamil Nadu                     | 0                                                              | 0          | 0         | 0           |
| 32 | Telangana                      | 3                                                              | 0          | 3         | 0           |

| 34   | Uttar Pradesh   |   7 |   0 |   7 |   0 |
|------|-----------------|-----|-----|-----|-----|
| 35   | Uttarakhand     |   0 |   0 |   0 |   0 |
| 36   | West Bengal     |   1 |   0 |   1 |   0 |
|      | Total           |  40 |   0 |  38 |   2 |

|    | State/UT-wise PDS Kerosene quota lapsed during the last two years and the current year (in KL)   | State/UT-wise PDS Kerosene quota lapsed during the last two years and the current year (in KL)   | State/UT-wise PDS Kerosene quota lapsed during the last two years and the current year (in KL)   | State/UT-wise PDS Kerosene quota lapsed during the last two years and the current year (in KL)   |
|----|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|    | NAME OF STATE                                                                                    | 2015-16                                                                                          | 2016-17                                                                                          | 2017-18 upto 1st Quarter                                                                         |
| 1  | Andaman & Nicobar Islands                                                                        | 18                                                                                               | 292                                                                                              | 10                                                                                               |
| 2  | Andhra Pradesh                                                                                   | 34642                                                                                            | 34149                                                                                            | 1662                                                                                             |
| 3  | Arunachal Pradesh                                                                                | 19                                                                                               | 138                                                                                              | 71                                                                                               |
| 4  | Assam                                                                                            | 335                                                                                              | 1434                                                                                             | 72                                                                                               |
| 5  | Bihar                                                                                            | 2004                                                                                             | 5402                                                                                             | 483                                                                                              |
| 6  | Chandigarh                                                                                       | 2138                                                                                             | 0                                                                                                | 0                                                                                                |
| 7  | Chhattisgarh                                                                                     | 13128                                                                                            | 13713                                                                                            | 5524                                                                                             |
| 8  | Dadra & Nagar Haveli                                                                             | 5                                                                                                | -2                                                                                               | 0                                                                                                |
| 9  | Daman and Diu                                                                                    | 2                                                                                                | 276                                                                                              | 132                                                                                              |
| 10 | Delhi                                                                                            | 0                                                                                                | 0                                                                                                | 0                                                                                                |
| 11 | Goa                                                                                              | 102                                                                                              | 1990                                                                                             | 216                                                                                              |
| 12 | Gujarat                                                                                          | 314                                                                                              | 306                                                                                              | 59                                                                                               |
| 13 | Haryana                                                                                          | 17761                                                                                            | 30325                                                                                            | 0                                                                                                |
| 14 | Himachal Pradesh                                                                                 | 53                                                                                               | 170                                                                                              | 19                                                                                               |
| 15 | Jammu and Kashmir                                                                                | 1108                                                                                             | 5183                                                                                             | 3172                                                                                             |
| 16 | Jharkhand                                                                                        | 2109                                                                                             | 694                                                                                              | 992                                                                                              |
| 17 | Karnataka                                                                                        | 25597                                                                                            | 27278                                                                                            | 5016                                                                                             |
| 18 | Kerala                                                                                           | 36                                                                                               | -1                                                                                               | -12                                                                                              |
| 19 | Lakshadweep                                                                                      | 0                                                                                                | 1                                                                                                | 768                                                                                              |
| 20 | Madhya Pradesh                                                                                   | 9698                                                                                             | 15116                                                                                            | 2759                                                                                             |
| 21 | Maharashtra                                                                                      | 12255                                                                                            | 45707                                                                                            | 636                                                                                              |
| 22 | Manipur                                                                                          | 67                                                                                               | 5825                                                                                             | -1248                                                                                            |
| 23 | Meghalaya                                                                                        | 45                                                                                               | 190                                                                                              | 36                                                                                               |
| 24 | Mizoram                                                                                          | 32                                                                                               | -1                                                                                               | 0                                                                                                |
| 25 | Nagaland                                                                                         | -4                                                                                               | 6077                                                                                             | 900                                                                                              |
| 26 | Odisha                                                                                           | 4630                                                                                             | 9334                                                                                             | 528                                                                                              |
| 27 | Puducherry                                                                                       | 59                                                                                               | 12                                                                                               | 96                                                                                               |
| 28 | Punjab                                                                                           | 2131                                                                                             | 12038                                                                                            | 0                                                                                                |
| 29 | Rajasthan                                                                                        | 13638                                                                                            | 15630                                                                                            | 13348                                                                                            |
| 30 | Sikkim                                                                                           | -5                                                                                               | -3                                                                                               | 24                                                                                               |
| 31 | Tamil Nadu                                                                                       | 1                                                                                                | -12                                                                                              | 0                                                                                                |
| 32 | Telengana                                                                                        | 4413                                                                                             | 21504                                                                                            | 690                                                                                              |
| 33 | Tripura                                                                                          | -1                                                                                               | 38                                                                                               | 4                                                                                                |
| 34 | Uttar Pradesh                                                                                    | 925                                                                                              | 657                                                                                              | 921                                                                                              |
| 35 | Uttarakhand                                                                                      | 176                                                                                              | 536                                                                                              | 134                                                                                              |
| 36 | West Bengal                                                                                      | 1455                                                                                             | 605                                                                                              | 1294                                                                                             |
|    | GRAND TOTAL                                                                                      | 148885                                                                                           | 254599                                                                                           | 38308                                                                                            |