Lok Sabha Question No. 550 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-02-06
Subject: Allotment of LPG Distributorships
Ministry: PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS
Asked by: UDIT RAJ

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 550 TO BE ANSWERED ON 6 TH  FEBRUARY, 2017

## ALLOTMENT OF LPG DISTRIBUTORSHIPS

550. DR. UDIT RAJ  :

## पेट्रोलियम एवं प्राक ृ लिक गैस मंत्री

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

- (a)  whether 1677 Retail Outlets and 326 LPG distributorships are pending for issue of Letters  of  Intent  to  persons  belonging  to  Scheduled  Castes  and  Scheduled  Tribes communities in the country ; and
- (b)      if  so,  the  details  thereof  along  with  the  action  taken  /  being  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)    As of 01.01.2017, 603 locations for Retail Outlets (ROs) and 538 locations for LPG distributorships belonging to SC and ST category are pending for issuance of Letter of Intent (LoI). State/UT-wise number of such locations for ROs and LPG distributorships where LOIs are yet to be issued are given in Annexure-I & Annexure-II respectively.
- (b)      Allotment  /  setting  up  of  Retail  Outlet  dealerships/LPG  distributorships  involves various steps like advertisement, interviews / draw of lots for selection of dealers, field verification  of  credentials,  issue  of  LOI,  procurement  of  land,  obtaining  necessary Statutory approvals, construction  etc. All efforts are made to expedite the process of dealer/distributor selection. However, sometimes, there are delays due to complaint and reference, court cases, applicants getting rejected during scrutiny, rejection of candidate during  Field  Verification  of  Credentials  (FVC)  etc.  Once  the  candidate  gets  rejected during FVC, then redraw has to be conducted. The process goes on till all the eligible candidates for draw are exhausted.

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Annexure referred to in reply to part (a) of Lok Sabha unstarred Question No. 550 asked by Dr. Udit Raj, Hon`ble MP regarding 'Allotment of LPG Distributorships'.

## INDUSTRY - State/UT-wise SC/ST category pending LOIs for Retail Outlets as on 01-01-2017

| STATES               | BPCL   | BPCL   | HPC   | HPC   | IOCL   | IOCL   | TOTAL   |
|----------------------|--------|--------|-------|-------|--------|--------|---------|
| STATES               | SC     | ST     | SC    | ST    | SC     | ST     | TOTAL   |
| ANDAMAN & NICOBAR    | 0      | 0      | 0     | 0     | 0      | 0      | 0       |
| ANDHRA PRADESH       | 5      | 1      | 1     | 0     | 0      | 0      | 7       |
| ARUNACHAL PRADESH    | 0      | 2      | 0     | 0     | 0      | 2      | 4       |
| ASSAM                | 6      | 3      | 0     | 0     | 1      | 1      | 11      |
| BIHAR                | 0      | 0      | 25    | 0     | 60     | 2      | 87      |
| CHANDIGARH           | 0      | 0      | 0     | 0     | 0      | 0      | 0       |
| CHATTISGARH          | 1      | 5      | 0     | 5     | 1      | 6      | 18      |
| DADRA NAGAR & HAVELI | 0      | 0      | 0     | 0     | 0      | 0      | 0       |
| DAMAN & DIU          | 0      | 0      | 0     | 0     | 0      | 0      | 0       |
| DELHI                | 0      | 0      | 0     | 0     | 0      | 0      | 0       |
| GOA                  | 0      | 0      | 0     | 0     | 0      | 0      | 0       |
| GUJARAT              | 5      | 7      | 2     | 7     | 1      | 9      | 31      |
| HARYANA              | 2      | 0      | 5     | 0     | 5      | 0      | 12      |
| HIMACHAL PRADESH     | 0      | 0      | 0     | 0     | 0      | 0      | 0       |
| JAMMU & KASHMIR      | 0      | 0      | 1     | 1     | 1      | 0      | 3       |
| JHARKHAND            | 0      | 1      | 0     | 0     | 1      | 2      | 4       |
| KARNATAKA            | 1      | 0      | 5     | 5     | 3      | 1      | 15      |
| KERALA               | 0      | 0      | 0     | 0     | 0      | 0      | 0       |
| LAKSHADWEEP          | 0      | 0      | 0     | 0     | 0      | 0      | 0       |
| MADHYA PRADESH       | 3      | 1      | 3     | 3     | 8      | 2      | 20      |
| MAHARASHTRA          | 43     | 21     | 31    | 13    | 12     | 5      | 125     |
| MANIPUR              | 0      | 1      | 0     | 0     | 0      | 4      | 5       |
| MEGHALAYA            | 0      | 0      | 0     | 3     | 0      | 0      | 3       |
| MIZORAM              | 0      | 8      | 0     | 0     | 0      | 7      | 15      |
| NAGALAND             | 0      | 7      | 0     | 0     | 0      | 3      | 10      |
| ODISHA               | 2      | 0      | 0     | 0     | 1      | 2      | 5       |
| PUDUCHERRY           | 0      | 0      | 0     | 0     | 0      | 0      | 0       |
| PUNJAB               | 0      | 0      | 2     | 0     | 2      | 0      | 4       |
| RAJASTHAN            | 2      | 4      | 5     | 6     | 10     | 7      | 34      |
| SIKKIM               | 0      | 0      | 0     | 0     | 0      | 0      | 0       |
| TAMIL NADU           | 15     | 0      | 5     | 0     | 56     | 1      | 77      |
| TELANGANA            | 4      | 4      | 15    | 5     | 0      | 0      | 28      |
| TRIPURA              | 0      | 2      | 0     | 0     | 1      | 1      | 4       |
| UTTAR PRADESH        | 3      | 0      | 23    | 0     | 43     | 0      | 69      |
| UTTARKHAND           | 0      | 0      | 0     | 0     | 1      | 0      | 1       |
| WEST BENGAL          | 0      | 0      | 3     | 0     | 7      | 1      | 11      |
| ALL-INDIA            | 92     | 67     | 126   | 48    | 214    | 56     | 603     |

Annexure refered to in reply to part (a) of Lok Sabha unstarred Question No.550  asked  by  Dr.  Udit  Raj,  Hon`ble  MP  regarding  Allotment  of  LPG Distributorships

Industry - State/UT wise SC/ST category pending LOIs for LPG Distributorships

| SR NO   | STATE             |   BPCL TOTAL (SC/ST) |   HPCL TOTAL (SC/ST) |   IOCL TOTAL (SC/ST) |   Final Total (SC/ST) |
|---------|-------------------|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|-----------------------|
| 1       | ANDHRA PRADESH    |                    1 |                   24 |                   10 |                    35 |
| 2       | ARUNACHAL PRADESH |                    0 |                    0 |                    0 |                     0 |
| 3       | ASSAM             |                    1 |                    1 |                    2 |                     4 |
| 4       | BIHAR             |                    3 |                    2 |                    4 |                     9 |
| 5       | CHANDIGARH        |                    0 |                    0 |                    1 |                     1 |
| 6       | CHHATISGARH       |                    0 |                    0 |                    0 |                     0 |
| 7       | DELHI             |                    1 |                    0 |                    0 |                     1 |
| 8       | GOA               |                    0 |                    0 |                    0 |                     0 |
| 9       | GUJARAT           |                    0 |                    1 |                    1 |                     2 |
| 10      | HARYANA           |                    3 |                    2 |                    9 |                    14 |
| 11      | HIMACHAL PRADESH  |                    0 |                    0 |                    0 |                     0 |
| 12      | JAMMU &KASHMIR    |                    1 |                    2 |                    1 |                     4 |
| 13      | JHARKHAND         |                    0 |                    0 |                    0 |                     0 |
| 14      | KARNATAKA         |                    2 |                    1 |                    5 |                     8 |
| 15      | KERALA            |                    0 |                    0 |                    0 |                     0 |
| 16      | MADHYA PRADESH    |                    2 |                    0 |                    0 |                     2 |
| 17      | MAHARASHTRA       |                    3 |                    9 |                    0 |                    12 |
| 18      | MEGHALAYA         |                    0 |                    0 |                    0 |                     0 |
| 19      | NAGALAND          |                    0 |                    0 |                    0 |                     0 |
| 20      | ORISSA            |                   24 |                   24 |                   48 |                    96 |
| 21      | PONDICHERRY       |                    0 |                    0 |                    0 |                     0 |
| 22      | PUNJAB            |                    5 |                    4 |                   11 |                    20 |
| 23      | RAJASTHAN         |                    3 |                    1 |                    4 |                     8 |
| 24      | TAMIL NADU        |                    4 |                    4 |                   15 |                    23 |
| 25      | TELANGANA         |                    0 |                    9 |                    2 |                    11 |
| 26      | UTTAR PRADESH     |                   65 |                   67 |                  130 |                   262 |
| 27      | UTTARAKHAND       |                    5 |                    4 |                    9 |                    18 |
| 28      | WEST BENGAL       |                    4 |                    4 |                    0 |                     8 |
|         | TOTAL             |                  127 |                  159 |                  252 |                   538 |