Lok Sabha Question No. 4885 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-03-26
Subject: APM Gas
Ministry: PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS
Asked by: VIKRAM USENDI

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4885

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 26.03.2018

## APM GAS

## 4885. SHRI VIKRAM USENDI:

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

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- (a)  whether  the  Government  has  identified  certain  companies  which  are  getting  gas through APM fraudulently and selling it to other companies at higher rates and if so, the details thereof;
- (b)  whether  ONGC  has  investigated  the  said  irregularities  committed  by  those companies;
- (c) if so, the details thereof along with the number of ONGC employees found involved in this nexus; and
- (d)  the  concrete  steps  taken  by  the  Government  to  penalise/punish  the  guilty  and improve the situation?

## ANSWER

पेोलयम औराकृ तकगैस मंी ( ी धमन् धान )

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

- (a) to (d): Details and the current status of the cases as reported by GAIL/ONGC in this regard are at Annexure.

## ANNEXURE ANNEXURE  REFERRED IN REPLY TO PART (a) to (d) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4885 TO BE ANSWERED ON 26.03.2018 REGARDING APM GAS

## Report by GAIL

|                      | Bhavani Chemicals                                 | Latin Rasayani                                 | Shreno Limited                              | Andhra Fuel Limited (AFL)                                                                                                                        |
|----------------------|---------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Details of issue     | Diversion of APM gas to M/s Jayveer Industries    | Diversion of APM gas to various sister concern | Diversion of APM Gas to M/s Alembic Limited | Resale of APM gas to M/s RVK Energy                                                                                                              |
| Action taken         | Disconnection by GAIL                             | Disconnection by GAIL                          | Disconnection by GAIL                       | --                                                                                                                                               |
| Current status       | Gas supply resumed after payment of penal amount. | Gas supply under Court's Order.                | Gas supply under Court's Order.             | Gas supply being continued on temporary extension of contract on quarterly basis as AFL is the only consumer connected to isolated field of ONGC |
| Status of court case | --                                                | Matter pending at Supreme Court                | Matter pending at Gujarat High Court        | --                                                                                                                                               |

## Report by ONGC

No such case is reported in ONGC till date. Moreover to prevent such diversion of APM Gas, ONGC has  included  clauses  restraining  sale  of  gas  to  any  other  party  in  the  respective  Gas  Supply Agreements (GSAs).

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