Lok Sabha Question No. 666 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-02-06
Subject: DBT for Kerosene
Ministry: PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS
Asked by: LAXMI NARAYAN YADAV, ANIRUDHAN SAMPATH, ASHOK MAHADEORAO NETE, ARJUNLAL MEENA, SUMEDHANAND SARASWATI, NIHAL CHAND CHAUHAN

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 666 TO BE ANSWERED ON 6 th  FEBRUARY 2017

## DBT FOR KEROSENE

## †666.   SHRI LAXMI NARAYAN YADAV:

DR. A. SAMPATH:

SHRI ASHOK MAHADEORAO NETE:

SHRI ARJUN LAL MEENA:

SHRI SUMEDHANAND SARSWATI:

SHRI NIHAL CHAND:

## पेट्रोलियम एवं प्राक ृ लिक गैस मंत्री

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

- (a) whether the Government has launched/proposes to launch the Direct Benefit Transfer in Kerosene (DBTK) and if so, the details thereof along with the norms/criteria and number of States covered including quantum of funds transferred under DBTK so far, State/UT-wise;
- (b)  whether  it  is  mandatory  or  optional  for  the  State  Governments  to  increase  the commission  of  wholesale  kerosene  dealers  and  if  so,  the  details  thereof  along  with  the recommendations/circular issued by the Government in this regard and the number of States who have increased the commission of wholesale kerosene dealers, State/UT-wise;
- (c)  whether  the  kerosene  quota  allocated  to  various  States  including  Madhya  Pradesh  is sufficient to meet their demand;
- (d)  if  so,  the  details  thereof  and  the  quantum  of  kerosene  quota  allocated/  consumed  by various States during the last three years and the current year, State/UTwise;
- (e)  whether  there  is  any  proposal  to  cut  the  subsidy  for  fishermen  and  if  so,  the  details thereof along with the steps taken in this regard, State/UT-wise; and
- (f) whether the Government has noticed any shortage of kerosene in backward/rural areas wherein people depend on kerosene for lighting their houses and if so, the details thereof and  the  steps  taken  to  ensure  adequate  and  regular  supply  of  kerosene  in  such  areas, State/UT-wise?

## 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)  Jharkhand has become first State in the country to implement DBTK and other States have been requested to join the Scheme.   Under the Scheme, PDS Kerosene is being sold at non subsidised price and subsidy, as admissible, is transferred to consumers directly into his/her bank account.

(b)    The rates of wholesale Dealer Commission approved by the Central Government serve as  guidelines  for  State/District  and  local  authorities  for  fixing  the  retail  (consumer)  selling price  including  wholesale  dealer  commission  of  kerosene  in  urban/semi  urban  and  rural areas.

(c)  to  (f)  :  Ministry  of  Petroleum  &  Natural  Gas,  Government  of  India  makes  Quarterly Allocation of PDS SKO to States / UTs under the Public Distribution System (PDS) on gross basis for the purpose of cooking and illumination only as provided under the SKO Control Order 1993.  Further, distribution  of  the  PDS  SKO  within  the  State/UT through their  PDS network to  various  categories  of  ration  card  holders  is  the  responsibility  of  the  respective State / UT Government. The scale and criteria of PDS Kerosene distribution including for backward/rural  areas  are  also  decided  by  the  respective  States  /  UTs.      State/UT-wise details of allocation of PDS Kerosene, during the last three years and the current year and upliftment of PDS Kerosene quota during the last three years and the current year are given in Annexure-I and Annexure-II respectively.

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| ANNEXURE-I`   | ANNEXURE-I`              | ANNEXURE-I`       | ANNEXURE-I`     | ANNEXURE-I`   | ANNEXURE-I`   |
|---------------|--------------------------|-------------------|-----------------|---------------|---------------|
| STATE-WISE    | THREE NAME OF STATES/UTS | YEARS AND 2016-17 | CURRENT 2015-16 | YEAR 2014-15  | 2013-14       |
| 1             | A & N ISLANDS            | 5160              | 5772            | 6408          | 6912          |
| 2             | ANDHRA PRADESH           | 225696            | 266676          | 320580        | 465996        |
| 3             | ARUNACHAL PRADESH        | 9288              | 10320           | 11460         | 11479         |
| 4             | ASSAM                    | 289248            | 321372          | 327924        | 327966        |
| 5             | BIHAR                    | 710736            | 796704          | 812964        | 814068        |
| 6             | CHANDIGARH               | 0                 | 2988            | 3324          | 3528          |
| 7             | CHATTISGARH              | 135384            | 172272          | 175788        | 180072        |
| 8             | D&N HAVELI               | 1656              | 1836            | 2040          | 2280          |
| 9             | DAMAND AND DIU           | 756               | 828             | 876           | 876           |
| 10            | DELHI                    | 0                 | 0               | 0             | 53424         |
| 11            | GOA                      | 4620              | 5136            | 5244          | 5244          |
| 12            | GUJARAT                  | 493008            | 657336          | 670752        | 673416        |
| 13            | HARYANA                  | 66252             | 88344           | 90144         | 91260         |
| 14            | HIMACHAL PRADESH         | 18120             | 24144           | 24636         | 24660         |
| 15            | JAMMU & KASHMIR*         | 73056             | 81180           | 90198         | 94698         |
| 16            | JHARKHAND                | 219696            | 262572          | 267936        | 268704        |
| 17            | KARNATAKA                | 302532            | 509832          | 522768        | 522888        |
| 18            | KERALA                   | 88344             | 117780          | 120180        | 120192        |
| 19            | LAKSHADWEEP              | 936               | 984             | 1008          | 1008          |
| 20            | MADHYA PRADESH           | 442368            | 589824          | 625572        | 625668        |
| 21            | MAHARASHTRA              | 563640            | 626256          | 695844        | 730464        |
| 22            | MANIPUR                  | 21060             | 23388           | 24960         | 24967         |
| 23            | MEGHALAYA                | 22884             | 25428           | 25944         | 25944         |
| 24            | MIZORAM                  | 6012              | 6672            | 7416          | 7800          |
| 25            | NAGALAND                 | 15084             | 16752           | 17088         | 17100         |
| 26            | ORISSA                   | 292296            | 389724          | 397680        | 398988        |
| 27            | PUDUCHERRY               | 3840              | 4260            | 4344          | 4440          |
| 28            | PUNJAB                   | 58176             | 85380           | 89664         | 90132         |
| 29            | RAJASTHAN                | 371400            | 495180          | 505284        | 508764        |
| 30            | SIKKIM                   | 4296              | 5712            | 6348          | 6348          |
| 31            | TAMIL NADU               | 307560            | 341724          | 348696        | 348696        |
| 32            | TELANGANA                | 155436            | 174480          | 145404        | 0             |
| 33            | TRIPURA                  | 34560             | 38400           | 39180         | 39180         |
| 34            | UTTAR PRADESH            | 1168212           | 1557600         | 1589388       | 1590000       |
| 35            | UTTRAKHAND               | 31692             | 35196           | 35916         | 36168         |
| 36            | WEST BENGAL              | 788868            | 943332          | 962580        | 963528        |
| TOTAL         | ALLOCATION               | 6931872           | 8685384         | 8975538       | 9086858       |

|    | ANNEXURE-II                                                                           | ANNEXURE-II                                                                           | ANNEXURE-II                                                                           | ANNEXURE-II                                                                           | ANNEXURE-II                                                                           |
|----|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|    | STATE-WISE DETAIL OF UPLIFTMENT/CONSUMPTION FOR THE LAST THREE YEARS AND CURRENT YEAR | STATE-WISE DETAIL OF UPLIFTMENT/CONSUMPTION FOR THE LAST THREE YEARS AND CURRENT YEAR | STATE-WISE DETAIL OF UPLIFTMENT/CONSUMPTION FOR THE LAST THREE YEARS AND CURRENT YEAR | STATE-WISE DETAIL OF UPLIFTMENT/CONSUMPTION FOR THE LAST THREE YEARS AND CURRENT YEAR | STATE-WISE DETAIL OF UPLIFTMENT/CONSUMPTION FOR THE LAST THREE YEARS AND CURRENT YEAR |
|    | STATE                                                                                 | 2013-14                                                                               | 2014-15                                                                               | 2015-16                                                                               | 2016-17 (April- December)                                                             |
| 1  | Andhra Pradesh                                                                        | 466087                                                                                | 284880                                                                                | 232046                                                                                | 144075                                                                                |
| 2  | A & N Islands                                                                         | 5730                                                                                  | 5624                                                                                  | 5754                                                                                  | 3684                                                                                  |
| 3  | Arunachal Pradesh                                                                     | 11448                                                                                 | 11420                                                                                 | 10300                                                                                 | 6942                                                                                  |
| 4  | Assam                                                                                 | 327886                                                                                | 327838                                                                                | 321034                                                                                | 218063                                                                                |
| 5  | Bihar                                                                                 | 805199                                                                                | 804266                                                                                | 794696                                                                                | 535830                                                                                |
| 6  | Chandigarh                                                                            | 3462                                                                                  | 2363                                                                                  | 852                                                                                   | 0                                                                                     |
| 7  | Chhattisgarh                                                                          | 174200                                                                                | 167474                                                                                | 159143                                                                                | 97556                                                                                 |
| 8  | Dadra & Nagar Haveli                                                                  | 2280                                                                                  | 2040                                                                                  | 1836                                                                                  | 1261                                                                                  |
| 9  | Daman & Diu                                                                           | 840                                                                                   | 864                                                                                   | 828                                                                                   | 408                                                                                   |
| 10 | Delhi                                                                                 | 10668                                                                                 | 0                                                                                     | 0                                                                                     | 0                                                                                     |
| 11 | Goa                                                                                   | 5244                                                                                  | 5244                                                                                  | 5040                                                                                  | 2293                                                                                  |
| 12 | Gujarat                                                                               | 673125                                                                                | 670469                                                                                | 657030                                                                                | 398446                                                                                |
| 13 | Haryana                                                                               | 88869                                                                                 | 89172                                                                                 | 70584                                                                                 | 31116                                                                                 |
| 14 | Himachal Pradesh                                                                      | 24593                                                                                 | 24570                                                                                 | 24091                                                                                 | 14492                                                                                 |
| 15 | Jammu & Kashmir                                                                       | 94019                                                                                 | 86365                                                                                 | 80072                                                                                 | 47093                                                                                 |
| 16 | Jharkhand                                                                             | 266808                                                                                | 267307                                                                                | 260462                                                                                | 170186                                                                                |
| 17 | Karnataka                                                                             | 522440                                                                                | 504339                                                                                | 484243                                                                                | 222855                                                                                |
| 18 | Kerala                                                                                | 120189                                                                                | 120179                                                                                | 117743                                                                                | 71436                                                                                 |
| 19 | Lakshadweep                                                                           | 1008                                                                                  | 1008                                                                                  | 984                                                                                   | 540                                                                                   |
| 20 | Madhya Pradesh                                                                        | 617945                                                                                | 587181                                                                                | 580150                                                                                | 344478                                                                                |
| 21 | Maharashtra                                                                           | 730113                                                                                | 695555                                                                                | 613998                                                                                | 388682                                                                                |
| 22 | Manipur                                                                               | 24963                                                                                 | 24840                                                                                 | 23320                                                                                 | 13762                                                                                 |
| 23 | Meghalaya                                                                             | 25943                                                                                 | 25932                                                                                 | 25380                                                                                 | 17138                                                                                 |
| 24 | Mizoram                                                                               | 7788                                                                                  | 7416                                                                                  | 6636                                                                                  | 4548                                                                                  |
| 25 | Nagaland                                                                              | 17076                                                                                 | 17088                                                                                 | 16752                                                                                 | 6907                                                                                  |
| 26 | Odisha                                                                                | 397530                                                                                | 396116                                                                                | 385081                                                                                | 227233                                                                                |
| 27 | Puducherry                                                                            | 4416                                                                                  | 4248                                                                                  | 4200                                                                                  | 2892                                                                                  |
| 28 | Punjab                                                                                | 86062                                                                                 | 88720                                                                                 | 83247                                                                                 | 57521                                                                                 |
| 29 | Rajasthan                                                                             | 500235                                                                                | 497128                                                                                | 481539                                                                                | 291206                                                                                |
| 30 | Sikkim                                                                                | 6345                                                                                  | 6348                                                                                  | 5712                                                                                  | 3470                                                                                  |
| 31 | Tamil Nadu                                                                            | 348698                                                                                | 348683                                                                                | 341723                                                                                | 232944                                                                                |
| 32 | Telengana                                                                             | 0                                                                                     | 182422                                                                                | 170064                                                                                | 101041                                                                                |
| 33 | Tripura                                                                               | 39179                                                                                 | 39180                                                                                 | 38400                                                                                 | 25518                                                                                 |
| 34 | Uttar Pradesh                                                                         | 1588311                                                                               | 1585487                                                                               | 1556673                                                                               | 944693                                                                                |
| 35 | Uttarakhand                                                                           | 35782                                                                                 | 35705                                                                                 | 35019                                                                                 | 23614                                                                                 |
| 36 | West Bengal                                                                           | 961771                                                                                | 960881                                                                                | 942126                                                                                | 610739                                                                                |
|    | ALL INDIA                                                                             | 8996251                                                                               | 8878352                                                                               | 8536757                                                                               | 5262660                                                                               |