Lok Sabha Question No. 2990 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-03-20
Subject: LPG Connections
Ministry: PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS
Asked by: RABINDRA KUMAR JENA, RANGASWAMY DHRUVANARAYANA, SRINIVAS KESINENI, RAYAPATI SAMBASIVA RAO, KONDA VISHWESHWAR REDDY, (SMT.) RATNA DE(NAG), HARI OM PANDEY, RAM CHARITRA, SATISH CHANDRA DUBEY, BALABHADRA MAJHI, K. KAMARAAJ, K. ASHOK KUMAR, PANKAJ CHOWDHARY, R. GOPALAKRISHNAN, RAM TAHAL CHOUDHARY, MUZAFFAR HUSSAIN BAIG, LAXMAN GILUWA

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2990 TO BE ANSWERED ON 20 th  MARCH 2017

## LPG CONNECTIONS

2990.  SHRI RABINDRA KUMAR JENA: SHRI R. DHRUVA NARAYANA: SHRI KESINENI NANI: SHRI RAYAPATI SAMBASIVA RAO: SHRI KONDA VISHWESHWAR REDDY: DR. RATNA DE (NAG): SHRI HARI OM PANDAY: SHRI RAM CHARITRA NISHAD: SHRI SATISH CHANDRA DUBEY: SHRI BALABHADRA MAJHI: DR. K. KAMARAJ: SHRI K. ASHOK KUMAR: SHRI PANKAJ CHAUDHARY: SHRI R. GOPALAKRISHNAN: SHRI RAM TAHAL CHOUDHARY: SHRI MUZAFFAR HUSSAIN BAIG:

SHRI LAXMAN GILUWA:

## पेट्रोलियम एवं प्राक ृ लिक गैस मंत्री

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

- (a) whether the penetration and reach of LPG in rural areas is unfavourable and if so, the details  thereof  along with  the  number  of  LPG  connections and distributors in  position  in rural areas of the country, State/UT-wise;
- (b) the number of application for allotment of LPG distributorships received/allotted during the last two years and  the current year and  the steps taken to  increase  LPG distributorships in rural areas and clear the pending applications, State/ UT-wise including Jammu and Kashmir and Tamil Nadu;
- (c) the average consumption and coverage of LPG on household basis in rural areas as compared to urban agglomerations along with the steps being taken by the Government to cover  all  households  and  provide  door-to-door  delivery  of  LPG  cylinders  in  rural  areas, State/UT-wise and the achievements thereof;
- (d)  the  percentage  of  households  not  having  LPG  connection  and  percentage  of  LPG coverage in the country and LPG connection provided to them during the said period along with  the  number  of  persons  in  the  waiting  list  and  action  taken  to  clear  waiting  list, State/UT-wise, including Jharkhand; and

(e)  whether  the  Government  has  noticed  an  increase/growth  in  the  sale  of  commercial cylinders to shops/hotels/ restaurants during the said period and if so, the details thereof?

## 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) There is a continuous increase in LPG connections and distributorships in rural areas of the country. The national coverage of LPG as on 01.04.2014 was 55.9%, which has now increased to 71.7 % as on 01.03.2017.

As  on  01.03.2017,  there  are  10984  LPG  distributors  serving  8.55  crore  rural  domestic customers. State/UT-wise details of LPG distributors and LPG consumers are at Annexure-I and Annexure-II respectively.

(b) OMCs have released advertisement for 3074 locations for selection of LPG distributorships in the country between 01.04.2014 till date. 4761 new distributorships have been commissioned from 01.04.2014 till date.

State/UT-wise  details  of  application  received  for  allotment  of  LPG  distributorships  including  the States  of  Jammu  and  Kashmir  and  Tamil  Nadu  are  available  with  the  respective  Oil  Marketing Companies (OMCs).

(c) The LPG coverage in rural areas as on 01.03.2017 is 46 % against national coverage of 71.7 %. Average consumption of LPG  during Financial Year  2015-16 was  7.7 refills (14.2 kg.)/consumer.

For  increasing  penetration  in  rural  areas,  OMCs  are  appointing  LPG  distributorships continuously.  Recently,  OMCs  have  advertised  for  setting  up  1531  new  distributorships  in  the States of Uttar Pradesh, Odisha, Uttarakhand and Punjab. 56 new distributorships under Durgam Kshetriya Vitrak (DKV) category have been sanctioned to the agencies of Chhattisgarh and Andhra Pradesh Government.

Further,  to  increase  door-to-door  delivery,  all  existing  RGGLV  distributorships  with  monthly  refill sale of more than 1500 are being treated as 'Gramin Vitrak' with mandatory home delivery facility.

(d) As on 01.03.2017, national LPG coverage is 71.7 %. OMCs have released more than 2.04  crore  new  LPG  connections  in  the  Financial  Year  2015-16  and  as  on  14.03.2017, OMCs have released more than 3.11 crore new LPG connections in the current Financial Year.

Release of LPG connections is a continuous process. LPG distributors are under instruction to release new connections on demand and, if any waiting list arises, liquidate the same within seven days. The States/UTs wise details of waiting list including the State of Jharkhand as on 01.03.2017 are at Annexure-III.

(e) Growth rate of commercial cylinders which is supplied to shops, hotels, restaurants etc. for the last three years is as under :-

| Year         |   Growth over same period last year (in %) |
|--------------|--------------------------------------------|
| 2014-15      |                                       -2.1 |
| 2015-16      |                                       39.3 |
| Aprl.-Feb.17 |                                       23.5 |

Annexure-I

| State/UT-wise details of LPG Distributors serving rural areas as on 01.03.2017   | State/UT-wise details of LPG Distributors serving rural areas as on 01.03.2017   | State/UT-wise details of LPG Distributors serving rural areas as on 01.03.2017   |
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| State / UT                                                                       |                                                                                  |                                                                                  |
| CHANDIGARH                                                                       | 0                                                                                |                                                                                  |
| DELHI                                                                            | 0                                                                                |                                                                                  |
| HARYANA                                                                          | 235                                                                              |                                                                                  |
| HIMACHAL PR.                                                                     | 97                                                                               |                                                                                  |
| JAMMU & KSHMR.                                                                   | 117                                                                              |                                                                                  |
| PUNJAB                                                                           | 414                                                                              |                                                                                  |
| RAJASTHAN                                                                        | 643                                                                              |                                                                                  |
| UTTAR PRADESH                                                                    | 1977                                                                             |                                                                                  |
| UTTRANCHAL                                                                       | 146                                                                              |                                                                                  |
| TOTAL NORTH                                                                      | 3629                                                                             |                                                                                  |
| ANDAMAN & NIC.                                                                   | 5                                                                                |                                                                                  |
| ARUNACHAL PR.                                                                    | 53                                                                               |                                                                                  |
| ASSAM                                                                            | 315                                                                              |                                                                                  |
| BIHAR                                                                            | 837                                                                              |                                                                                  |
| JHARKHAND                                                                        | 233                                                                              |                                                                                  |
| MANIPUR                                                                          | 67                                                                               |                                                                                  |
| MEGHALAYA                                                                        | 28                                                                               |                                                                                  |
| MIZORAM                                                                          | 43                                                                               |                                                                                  |
| NAGALAND                                                                         | 45                                                                               |                                                                                  |
| ORISSA                                                                           | 404                                                                              |                                                                                  |
| SIKKIM                                                                           | 7                                                                                |                                                                                  |
| TRIPURA                                                                          | 44                                                                               |                                                                                  |
| WEST BENGAL                                                                      | 596                                                                              |                                                                                  |
| TOTAL EAST                                                                       | 2677                                                                             |                                                                                  |
| CHATTISGARH                                                                      | 269                                                                              |                                                                                  |
| DADRA & NGR.HV.                                                                  | 0                                                                                |                                                                                  |
| DAMAN & DIU                                                                      | 0                                                                                |                                                                                  |
| GOA                                                                              | 7                                                                                |                                                                                  |
| GUJARAT                                                                          | 341                                                                              |                                                                                  |
| MADHYA PR.                                                                       | 776                                                                              |                                                                                  |
| MAHARASHTRA                                                                      | 785                                                                              |                                                                                  |
| TOTAL WEST                                                                       | 2178                                                                             |                                                                                  |
| ANDHRA PR.                                                                       | 557                                                                              |                                                                                  |
| KARNATAKA                                                                        | 483                                                                              |                                                                                  |
| KERALA                                                                           | 369                                                                              |                                                                                  |
| LAKSHADWEEP                                                                      | 0                                                                                |                                                                                  |
| PONDICHERRY                                                                      | 9                                                                                |                                                                                  |
| TAMILNADU                                                                        | 662                                                                              |                                                                                  |
| TELANGANA                                                                        | 420                                                                              |                                                                                  |
| TOTAL SOUTH                                                                      | 2500                                                                             |                                                                                  |
| ALL INDIA                                                                        | 10984                                                                            |                                                                                  |

## State/UT-wise rural LPG customers as on 01.03.2017

| STATE/UT             |   No. of consumers in lakhs (Approx.) |
|----------------------|---------------------------------------|
| CHANDIGARH           |                                  0    |
| DELHI                |                                  0    |
| HARYANA              |                                 19.21 |
| HIMACHAL PRADESH     |                                  8.2  |
| JAMMU & KASHMIR      |                                 11.28 |
| PUNJAB               |                                 27.96 |
| RAJASTHAN            |                                 50.78 |
| UTTAR PRADESH        |                                133.6  |
| UTTRANCHAL           |                                  5.99 |
| SUB TOTAL NORTH      |                                257.03 |
| ANDAMAN & NICOBAR    |                                  0.24 |
| ARUNACHAL PRADESH    |                                  0.39 |
| ASSAM                |                                  9.41 |
| BIHAR                |                                 57.68 |
| JHARKHAND            |                                 10.19 |
| MANIPUR              |                                  1.08 |
| MEGHALAYA            |                                  0.19 |
| MIZORAM              |                                  1    |
| NAGALAND             |                                  0.34 |
| ODISHA               |                                 24.16 |
| SIKKIM               |                                  0.36 |
| TRIPURA              |                                  1.97 |
| WEST BENGAL          |                                 56.32 |
| SUB TOTAL EAST       |                                163.32 |
| CHATTISGARH          |                                 15.35 |
| DADRA & NAGAR HAVELI |                                  0    |
| DAMAN & DIU          |                                  0.34 |
| GOA                  |                                  0.59 |
| GUJARAT              |                                 22.2  |
| MADHYA PRADESH       |                                 42.49 |
| MAHARASHTRA          |                                 80.33 |
| SUB TOTAL WEST       |                                161.32 |
| ANDHRA PRADESH       |                                 63.21 |
| KARNATAKA            |                                 33.97 |
| KERALA               |                                 40.95 |
| LAKSHADWEEP          |                                  0.04 |
| PUDUCHERRY           |                                  0.71 |
| TAMILNADU            |                                 91.79 |
| TELANGANA            |                                 42.7  |
| SUB TOTAL SOUTH      |                                273.36 |
| ALL INDIA            |                                855.03 |

| PQ NO. 2990                                         | Annexure-III                                        |
|-----------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------|
| WAITING LIST FOR NEW CONNECTIONS - as on 01.03.2017 | WAITING LIST FOR NEW CONNECTIONS - as on 01.03.2017 |
| STATE/UT                                            | OMCs                                                |
| CHANDIGARH DELHI                                    | 99 1504                                             |
| HARYANA                                             |                                                     |
|                                                     | 4648                                                |
| HIMACHAL PR.                                        | 350                                                 |
| JAMMU & KASHMIR                                     | 2650                                                |
| PUNJAB                                              | 2446                                                |
| RAJASTHAN                                           | 4733                                                |
| UTTAR PRADESH                                       | 17418                                               |
| UTTRANCHAL                                          | 462                                                 |
|                                                     | 9                                                   |
| ARUNACHAL PR.                                       |                                                     |
| ASSAM                                               | 1000                                                |
| BIHAR                                               | 4776 673                                            |
| JHARKHAND MANIPUR                                   | 70                                                  |
| MEGHALAYA                                           | 33                                                  |
| MIZORAM                                             | 9                                                   |
| NAGALAND                                            | 51                                                  |
| ORISSA                                              | 2081                                                |
| SIKKIM                                              | 1                                                   |
| WEST                                                |                                                     |
| BENGAL                                              | 5999                                                |
| CHATTISGARH                                         | 431                                                 |
| DADRA & NGR. HV.                                    | 10                                                  |
| DAMAN & DIU                                         | 9                                                   |
| GOA                                                 | 63                                                  |
| GUJARAT                                             | 1604                                                |
| MADHYA PRADESH                                      | 2244                                                |
| MAHARASHTRA                                         | 8248                                                |
| ANDHRA PRADESH                                      | 1721                                                |
| KARNATAKA                                           | 6679                                                |
| KERALA                                              | 2043                                                |
| LAKSHADWEEP                                         | 0                                                   |
| PONDICHERRY                                         | 71                                                  |
| TAMILNADU                                           | 3330                                                |
| TELANGANA                                           | 2064                                                |
| ALL INDIA                                           | 77556                                               |