Lok Sabha Question No. 330 (STARRED), answered on 2018-03-19
Subject: Allocation of Petrol Pumps/Gas Agencies
Ministry: PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS
Asked by: NIHAL CHAND CHAUHAN

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF PETROLEUM & NATURAL GAS

LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO.330 TO BE ANSWERED ON 19 TH  MARCH, 2018

## ALLOCATION OF PETROL PUMPS/GAS AGENCIES

*330.    SHRI NIHAL CHAND :

## QUESTION

पेट्रोलियम एवं प्राक ृ लिक गैस मंत्री

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

- (a) the details of the schemes under which the Government provides/proposes to provide benefit to the families of martyred soldiers;
- (b) the quota reserved/fixed for the families of martyred soldiers in allocation of new petrol pumps and gas agencies;
- (c)  whether  the  Government  proposes  to  increase  or  decrease  the  said  quota after conducting a review of the same and if so, the details thereof;
- (d)  whether  the  families  of  martyred  soldiers  are  included  in  the  allocation process of petrol pumps and gas agencies and if so, the details thereof; and
- (e)  the  number  of  petrol  pumps  and  gas  agencies  allocated  to  the  families  of martyred soldiers during the last two years, State/UT-wise?

## ANSWER

पेट्रोलियम एवं प्राक ृ लिक गैस मंत्री ( श्री धमेन्द्र प्रधान )

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

- (a) to (e)  - A statement is laid on the table of the House.

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STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  LOK  SABHA  STARRED QUESTION  NO.  330  ASKED  BY  SHRI  NIHAL  CHAND,  HON`BLE  MP  FOR ANSWER ON 19.3.2018 REGARDING ALLOCATION OF PETROL PUMPS/GAS AGENCIES.

(a) to (d) -  As per extant guidelines for selection of Retail Outlets Dealerships / LPG Distributorships, there is a provision of reservation of 8% under Combined Category 1 (CC1) comprising of Defence Personnel and Paramilitary/Central/State Government and Central/State PSU employees which also includes  the  dependents  of  the  persons  who  are  killed  in  various  military operations. In selection of  LPG  distributorships  reserved  under  Combined Category first preference is given to widows / dependents of Armed Forces (viz. Army, Navy, Air Force) or Central Para Military Forces/Central or State Special Forces, those died while performing their duties.

Presently, there is no proposal to increase or decrease the reservation percentage  for  allotment  of  Retail  Outlet  dealerships  and  LPG  distributorships under Defence / PMP category.

(e)  -  State/UT-wise  details  of  LOIs  issued  by  OMCs  for  retail  outlet  and  LPG distributorship  to  the  families  of  martyred  soldiers  during  the  last  two  years  are given in Annexure-I & Annexure-II respectively.

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## ANNEXURE - I

ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (E) OF LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO.330 ASKED BY SHRI NIHAL CHAND, HON`BLE MP FOR 19.03.2018 REGARDING ALLOCATION OF PETROL PUMPS/GAS AGENCIES

No. of LOIs issued by OMCs for Retail Outlets to Widows/dependents of those members of Armed Foreces who died in war or in harness in the last 2 years

| State / UT         |   LOI`s issued |
|--------------------|----------------|
| Andaman & Nicobar  |              0 |
| Andhra Pradesh     |              0 |
| Arunachal Pradesh  |              0 |
| Assam              |              1 |
| Bihar              |              0 |
| Chandigarh         |              0 |
| Chattisgarh        |              0 |
| Daman & Diu        |              0 |
| Delhi              |              1 |
| Dadra Nagar Haveli |              0 |
| Goa                |              1 |
| Gujarat            |              0 |
| Himachal Pradesh   |              0 |
| Haryana            |              3 |
| Jammu & Kashmir    |              0 |
| Jharkhand          |              1 |
| Karnataka          |              0 |
| Kerala             |              0 |
| Maharashtra        |              0 |
| Meghalaya          |              0 |
| Manipur            |              0 |
| Madhya Pradesh     |              0 |
| Mizoram            |              0 |
| Nagaland           |              1 |
| Orissa             |              0 |
| Punjab             |              0 |
| Pondicherry        |              0 |
| Rajasthan          |              1 |
| Sikkim             |              0 |
| Telangana          |              0 |
| Tamil Nadu         |              0 |
| Tripura            |              0 |
| Uttar Pradesh      |              5 |
| Uttaranchal        |              1 |
| West Bengal        |              0 |
| All India          |             15 |

## ANNEXURE - II

ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (E) OF LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO.330 ASKED BY SHRI NIHAL CHAND, HON`BLE MP FOR 19.03.2018 REGARDING ALLOCATION OF PETROL PUMPS/GAS AGENCIES

No. of OMCs LPG LOIs issued to Widows/dependents of those members of Armed Foreces who died in war or in harness in the last 2 years

| State / UT         |   LOI`s issued |
|--------------------|----------------|
| Andaman & Nicobar  |              0 |
| Andhra Pradesh     |              1 |
| Arunachal Pradesh  |              0 |
| Assam              |              0 |
| Bihar              |              0 |
| Chandigarh         |              0 |
| Chattisgarh        |              0 |
| Daman & Diu        |              0 |
| Delhi              |              0 |
| Dadra Nagar Haveli |              0 |
| Goa                |              0 |
| Gujarat            |              0 |
| Himachal Pradesh   |              0 |
| Haryana            |              3 |
| Jammu & Kashmir    |              2 |
| Jharkhand          |              0 |
| Karnataka          |              0 |
| Kerala             |              1 |
| Maharashtra        |              0 |
| Meghalaya          |              0 |
| Manipur            |              0 |
| Madhya Pradesh     |              0 |
| Mizoram            |              0 |
| Nagaland           |              0 |
| Orissa             |              0 |
| Punjab             |              0 |
| Pondicherry        |              0 |
| Rajasthan          |              0 |
| Sikkim             |              0 |
| Telangana          |              0 |
| Tamil Nadu         |              0 |
| Tripura            |              0 |
| Uttar Pradesh      |              6 |
| Uttaranchal        |              0 |
| West Bengal        |              2 |
| All India          |             15 |