Lok Sabha Question No. 1362 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-07-24
Subject: Allotment of Petrol Pumps/Gas Agencies
Ministry: PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS
Asked by: JAGDAMBIKA PAL, JUGAL KISHORE SHARMA, RAJESH KUMAR DIWAKAR, RAYAPATI SAMBASIVA RAO, RATTAN LAL KATARIA, KAMLA DEVI PATLE, RAMCHARAN BOHARA, K. KAMARAAJ

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1362 TO BE ANSWERED ON 24 th  JULY 2017 ALLOTMENT OF PETROL PUMPS/GAS AGENCIES

†1362. SHRI JAGDAMBIKA PAL: SHRI JUGAL KISHORE: SHRI RAJESH KUMAR DIWAKER: SHRI RAYAPATI SAMBASIVA RAO: SHRI RATTAN LAL KATARIA: SHRIMATI KAMLA DEVI PAATLE: SHRI RAM CHARAN BOHRA:

DR. K. KAMARAJ:

## पेट्रोलियम एवं प्राक ृ लिक गैस मंत्री

- Will the Minister of PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS be pleased to state : (a) the norms/criteria laid down by the Government for allotment of LPG agencies and petrol pumps including run by oil companies along with reservation/ quota prescribed in allotment of petrol pumps/gas agencies to various categories; (b)  the  details  of  petrol  pumps  and  gas  agencies  functioning/allotted  and  proposed  to  be allotted  to  different  categories  of  people  including  run  by  the  Oil  Marketing  Companies (OMCs)  in  various  parts  of  the  country  during  the  last  three  years  and  the  current  year, category/ OMCs/State/UT-wise; (c)  whether  there  is  still  a  backlog  in  the  allotment  of  petrol  pumps  and  gas  agencies  to Scheduled Castes/Scheduled Tribes people and if so, the details thereof and the reasons for non-implementation of reservation quota along with the steps taken in this regard; (d)  whether  the  Government  has  made  provisions  to  accord  priority  to  the  widows  of martyrs/martyrs  families  in  distribution  of  petrol  pumps  and  gas  agencies  in  the  country including Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) and if so, the details thereof along with number of such petrol  pumps/gas  agencies  being  run  in  the  country  at  present,  State/UT/OMCs-wise including J&K; (e) the number of cases of irregularities in allotment of petrol pumps reported during the said period  along  with  action  taken/mechanism  prescribed  by  the  Government  to  stop  such malpractices and cancellation of petrol pumps, if any, State/ UT/OMCs-wise; and (f) the number of applications received for allotment of LPG dealership received in the country including Tamil Nadu along with number of dealership allotted/pending at present and the time by which the pending application are likely to be cleared during the said period, 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) Eligibility norms and reservation in allotment of LPG distributorship and retail outlets is at Annexure-I & II respectively.

(b)  Appointment  of  Petrol  Pumps  and  LPG  distributorships  is  a  continuous  process  and locations  for  setting  up  of  Petrol  Pumps  and  LPG  distributorships  are  identified  based  on sale  potential  that  makes  them  commercially  viable.    Categories/OMCs/State/UT-wise details  of  Petrol  Pumps  are  available  with  the  Director  (Marketing)  of  the  concerned  Oil Marketing Companies. State/UT-wise details of LPG distributorship as on 01.07.2017 and State/UT-wise details of LPG commissioned in the last three years and during April, 2017 to June, 2017 are at Annexure-III and Annexure-IV respectively.

(c)  Oil  Marketing  Companies  have  reported  that  they  follow  the  reservation  policy  as prescribed in the Selection Guidelines.

In case of selection of LPG distributorship, reservation for location are finalised on the basis of 200 point roster, however in the case of North Eastern States, 100 point roster is followed.

In case of selection of Retail Outlet, OMCs have 200 point roster.

## (d) With regard to Petrol Pump

As per provision of Dealer Selection Guidelines, there is a provision to allot dealerships to widows of martyrs/martyrs families by way of reservation under Defence category across the country  including  the  State  of  Jammu  &  Kashmir.  State/UT/OMCs-wise  details  of  Petrol Pumps  allotted  under  Defence  Category  is  available  with  Director  (Marketing)  of  the concerned Oil Marketing Companies.

## With regard to LPG distributorship

Selection of LPG distributorship is carried out  by Oil Marketing Companies as per Unified Guidelines for Selection of LPG distributorships . As per the Guidelines, a reservation of 8% is provided under Government Personnel (GP) Category, which covers -(i) 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, (ii) Disabled personnel of Armed  Forces  (viz., Army, Navy, Air force) or Central Para Military Forces/Central  or  State  Special  Forces  while  performing  their  duties.  (iii)  Ex-service  man who has served for the Armed Forces (iv) Widows/Dependents of personnel of Central/State Governments and Public Sector Undertakings who died  while performing their duties and such  disabled  personnel  of  Central/State  Governments  and  Public  Sector  Undertakings causes attributable to performance of duties.

In  case  of  locations  reserved  under  Government  Personnel  Categories,  4  lists  of eligible candidates are prepared and Widows/Dependents of Armed Forces, those died while performing their duties, are placed in 1 st list of priority.

- (e) Selection of Petrol Pumps is done according to the prescribed guidelines in a transparent way.    If  a  complaint  is  received  by  Oil  Marketing  Companies/Government,  the  same  is investigated  by  the  concerned  Oil  Marketing  Companies  and  in  all  established  complaint, action is taken against the erring person.

Information  in  respect  of  number  of  cases  of  irregularities  in  allotment  of  petrol pumps and action taken by the Oil Marketing Companies  is being collected and the same will be laid on the Table of House.

- (f)  After  notification of Unified Guidelines for Selection of LPG Distributorship, OMCs have advertised in 7 States for selection of LPG distributorships. Details of applications received in these States are as under :-

| State                    | No. of location advertised                             | No. of application received                            |
|--------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------|
| Uttar Pradesh            | 1068                                                   | 46649                                                  |
| Punjab                   | 26                                                     | 616                                                    |
| Odisha                   | 400                                                    | 2930                                                   |
| Uttrakhand               | 77                                                     | 534                                                    |
| Andman & Nicobar Islands | 7                                                      | 28                                                     |
| Bihar                    | Last date for submission of application is 14.08.2017. | Last date for submission of application is 14.08.2017. |
| Gujarat                  | Last date for submission of application is 17.08.2017. | Last date for submission of application is 17.08.2017. |

The details of LOIs issued during the last three years and current year are at Annexure-V and details of LOIs pending for commissioning is at Annexure-VI.

## Annexure referred to in reply to part (a) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 1362 by Shri Jagdambika Pal and others  regarding '  Allotment Of Petrol Pumps/Gas Agencies '

## Norms/Criteria/Reservation  for Selection of LPG Distributorships

The main norms/criteria laid down in the revised guidelines, namely, Unified Guidelines for Selection of LPG Distributorships 2016,  are as under :-

- i. Applicant shall be an Indian citizen and be a resident of India.
- ii. Should  have  passed  minimum  Xth  standard  examination  or  equivalent  from  a recognised  Board.  The  criterion  of  educational  qualification  is  not  applicable  for applicant belonging to Freedom Fighter (FF) category.
- iii. Applicant shall be of 21 years and not more than 60 years in age as on the date of advertisement.
- iv. There is no age restriction for  applicants  applying for  locations  reserved  under  FF category.
- v. Shall not be a family member of employee of Oil Marketing Company(OMC) as on date of application.
- vi. Shall fulfil Multiple Dealership/Distributorship norms.
- vii. Shall  not  be  a  signatory  to  distributorship/dealerships  agreement,  terminated  on account of proven cases of malpractices/adulteration.
- viii. Shall own a plot of land of minimum dimensions for construction of LPG godown or own  a  ready  LPG  cylinder  storage  godown  as  on  the  last  date  for  submission  of application.

## RESERVATION

The  percentage  reservation  for  various  categories  in  all  the  States  except  Arunachal Pradesh, Meghalaya, Nagaland and Mizoram are as under: -

| A   | Open Category (O)                          | 50.5%   |
|-----|--------------------------------------------|---------|
| B   | Schedule Castes / Scheduled Tribes (SC/ST) | 22.5%   |
| C   | Other Backward Classes (OBC)               | 27.0%   |

In each of the above categories, there will be sub-categories as under:-

|                                                      | Reservation Categories (in %)   | Reservation Categories (in %)   | Reservation Categories (in %)   | Reservation Categories (in %)   |
|------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
| Sub-Category                                         | SC/ST                           | OBC                             | Open                            | Total                           |
| Government Personnel category (GP)                   | 2                               | 2                               | 4                               | 8                               |
| Divyang/ Physically Handicapped Personnel (PH)       | 1                               | 1                               | 1                               | 3                               |
| Combined Category (CC)                               | 0                               | 0                               | 1                               | 1                               |
| Women                                                | 7                               | 9                               | 17                              | 33                              |
| Unreserved - Any person from the respective category | 12.5                            | 15                              | 27.5                            | 55                              |
| Total                                                | 22.5                            | 27                              | 50.5                            | 100                             |

The  reservation  under  respective  categories  will  be  SC/ST  (GP)-2%,  SC/ST  (PH)-1%, SC/ST  (W)-7%,  SC/ST-12.5%,  OBC  (GP)-2%,  OBC  (PH)-1%,  OBC  (W)-9%,  OBC-15%, Open (GP) - 4%, Open (PH)-1%, Open (CC)-1%, Open (W)-17%, Open-27.5%.

## Reservation for North Eastern States

Reservations  in  tribal  areas  in  North  Eastern  States  of  Arunachal  Pradesh,  Meghalaya, Nagaland and Mizoram will be as under:

| State             |   Percentage of reservation in all four types of LPG Distributorships to be awarded to ST category |   %for Women category |   Balance %to be awarded to open category |
|-------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------|-------------------------------------------|
| Arunachal Pradesh |                                                                                                 49 |                    30 |                                        21 |
| Meghalaya         |                                                                                                 56 |                    30 |                                        14 |
| Nagaland          |                                                                                                 56 |                    30 |                                        14 |
| Mizoram           |                                                                                                 63 |                    30 |                                         7 |

The detailed guidelines namely 'Unified Guidelines for Selection of LPG Distributorships' is available on the website http://www.petroleum.nic.in

## Annexure referred to in reply to part (a) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 1362 by Shri Jagdambika Pal and others  regarding '  Allotment Of Petrol Pumps/Gas Agencies '

## Norms/Criteria/Reservation Policy for Dealership Selection Guidelines

Dealer Selection by draw of lots / bidding have been implemented for opening of new Retail  Outlets  in  rural  as  well  as  urban  areas.  There  is  neither  marks-based  evaluation system  nor  interview  process  for  selection.  The  selection  is  carried  out  by  a  transparent system  of  draw  of  lots/Bidding.  Individuals  and  Non-  Individuals  can  apply.  All  applicants meeting the  eligibility  criteria  qualify  for  the  draw/bidding.  As  per  the  eligibility  criteria,  an applicant  has  to  meet  the  minimum  requirements  on  availability  of  suitable  land  at  the advertised location, Finance, Age and Educational Qualification. However, for Corpus fund locations, Finance is not an eligibility criterion.  All  categories  of  applicants  are  required to have suitable piece of land in the advertised location/area either by way of ownership / long term lease.

The detailed guidelines for selection of retail outlet dealerships which have come into effect from 21-05-2014 have provision for 22.5 percent reservation for SC/STs in allotment of retail  outlet  dealerships.  However,  distribution  between  Scheduled  Castes  (SCs)  and Scheduled Tribes (STs) will  vary in each State depending upon the ratio of SC/ST in the State as per latest available census data.

Adhering  to  the  broad  reservation  principles  under  the  constitutional  scheme  27% reservation for OBC category has been introduced. Reservation for SC/ST is 22.5% and the remaining  50.5%  is  for  Open  category.  Sub  categories  of  reservation  among  the  Main categories  i.e.  SC/ST,  OBC  &  Open  categories  have  been  introduced  to  take  care  of reservation for Defence personnel, Para Military Personnel/Central/State Govt. and Central/State  PSU  employees,  Physically  Handicapped  personnel,  Outstanding  Sports Persons and Freedom Fighters. Able bodied Ex servicemen are  also made eligible under reservation for Defence personnel to enlarge the scope for Defence category.

Reservation  for  various  categories  in  all  the  States  except  Arunachal  Pradesh, Meghalaya, Nagaland and Mizoram are as under :-

| Category                                                                                                                                               | SC/ST   | OBC   | Open   | Total   |
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------|-------|--------|---------|
| Combined Category 1 (CC1) Comprising of :- (i) Defence Personnel & (ii) Para Military Personnel/Central/State Govt. and Central/State PSU employees    | 2%      | 2%    | 4%     | 8%      |
| Combined Category 2 (CC2) Comprising of :- (i) Physically Handicapped Persons (PH) (ii) Outstanding Sports Persons (OSP) & (iii) Freedom Fighters (FF) | 1%      | 1%    | 2%     | 4%      |
| SC/ST                                                                                                                                                  | 19.50%  |       |        | 19.50%  |
| OBC                                                                                                                                                    |         | 24%   |        | 24%     |
| Open                                                                                                                                                   |         |       | 44.50% | 44.50%  |
| Total                                                                                                                                                  | 22.50%  | 27%   | 50.50% | 100%    |

Reservations  in  some  North  Eastern  States  of    Arunachal  Pradesh,  Meghalaya, Nagaland and Mizoram would continue to be as under as approved by MOP & NG earlier: -

| State                | Percentage of Regular & Rural RO Dealerships to be awarded to ST category   | Balance % to be awarded to 'Open' category   |
|----------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|
| Arunachal Pradesh 70 |                                                                             | 30                                           |
| 80                   | 20                                                                          | Meghalaya                                    |
| 80                   | 20                                                                          | Nagaland                                     |
| Mizoram              | 90                                                                          | 10                                           |

No separate reservation for Women category has been made in the New Guidelines. However, in case of individual applicants, spouse will be made a partner up to a share of maximum 50% unless the spouse is already gainfully employed and/or do not wish to be made a partner in order not to dilute the financial and social status of women.

Draw of Lots / Bidding process:

In  the  Draw  of  Lots  /  Bidding  process,  priority  will  be  given  to  applicants  with  regard  to ownership of land as mentioned below:

Group 1: Applicants having suitable piece of land in the advertised location/area either by way of ownership / long term lease including in all reserved categories.

Group 2: Applicants having Firm offer of purchase or long term lease for a piece of suitable land including in all reserved categories.

Draw of lots /  Opening of  Bids  will  be  held  first  amongst  the  eligible  applicants  with  land falling in Group 1.

Draw of lots amongst eligible applicants of Group - 2 will be held only if there is no applicant in Group 1 or applicants in Group 1 have been disqualified or withdrawn.

The entire proceedings of the draw/bidding will be video graphed in one shot.

The result of the draw will be displayed on the notice board of the venue immediately and at Company office. It will also be hosted on the website of the Company.

All  of  the  above  are  common  for  allotment  of  Regular  and  Rural  category  of  ROs.  The Parameters which are different for Regular and Rural category of ROs are as under:

| Parameter                         | Applicability                                          | Regular RO                                                                                                                                                                                                     | Rural RO                                                                                                                                                                                                       |
|-----------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Non-Refundable Application Fee    | All                                                    | Rs. 1000/- (SC/ST - Rs.500/-)                                                                                                                                                                                  | Rs. 100/- (SC/ST - Rs.50/-)                                                                                                                                                                                    |
| Advertised location               | All                                                    | In any class of market i.e. Urban / Highway                                                                                                                                                                    | Except on NH / SH                                                                                                                                                                                              |
| Non-refundable Minimum Bid Amount | A- Site RO (except SC/ST category locations under CFS) | Rs. 30.0 Lac {Initial Down Payment (IDP) - 1.5 Lacs}                                                                                                                                                           | Rs. 10.0 Lacs {Initial Down Payment (IDP) - 0.5 Lacs}                                                                                                                                                          |
| Non-Refundable Fixed Fee          | B- Site RO                                             | Rs. 15.0 Lacs                                                                                                                                                                                                  | Rs. 5.0 Lacs                                                                                                                                                                                                   |
| Refundable Security Deposit       | All                                                    | Rs. 5.0 Lacs                                                                                                                                                                                                   | Rs. 0.5 Lacs                                                                                                                                                                                                   |
| Nationality / Residency criteria  | All                                                    | Should be Indian Citizen and Resident of India as per Income tax rules.                                                                                                                                        | Should be Indian Citizen and Resident of India as per Income tax rules. For Rural ROs the applicant has to be residing in the district of the advertised location.                                             |
| Educational Qualifications        | All                                                    | Minimum 10th pass (examination conducted by a Board /School) for all categories except Freedom Fighter category. Freedom fighter category will be exempted from minimum educational qualification requirement. | Minimum 10th pass (examination conducted by a Board /School) for all categories except Freedom Fighter category. Freedom fighter category will be exempted from minimum educational qualification requirement. |

| STATE/UT-WISE        |       |
|----------------------|-------|
| State/UT             |       |
| CHANDIGARH           | 27    |
| DELHI                | 321   |
| HARYANA              | 490   |
| HIMACHAL PRADESH     | 167   |
| JAMMU & KASHMIR      | 249   |
| PUNJAB               | 762   |
| RAJASTHAN            | 1066  |
| UTTAR PRADESH        | 2991  |
| UTTARAKHAND          | 256   |
| SUB TOTAL NORTH      | 6329  |
| ANDAMAN & NICOBAR    | 5     |
| ARUNACHAL PRADESH    | 60    |
| ASSAM                | 450   |
| BIHAR                | 1078  |
| JHARKHAND            | 394   |
| MANIPUR              | 82    |
| MEGHALAYA            | 49    |
| MIZORAM              | 54    |
| NAGALAND             | 60    |
| ODISHA               | 580   |
| SIKKIM               | 15    |
| TRIPURA              | 62    |
| WEST BENGAL          | 1015  |
| SUB TOTAL EAST       | 3904  |
| CHATTISGARH          | 387   |
| DADRA & NAGAR HAVELI | 2     |
| DAMAN & DIU          | 3     |
| GOA                  | 51    |
| GUJARAT              | 763   |
| MADHYA PRADESH       | 1244  |
| MAHARASHTRA          | 1762  |
| SUB TOTAL WEST       | 4212  |
| ANDHRA PRADESH       | 893   |
| KARNATAKA            | 1019  |
| KERALA               | 596   |
| LAKSHADWEEP          | 1     |
| PUDUCHERY            | 25    |
| TAMILNADU            | 1272  |
| TELANGANA            | 699   |
| SUB TOTAL SOUTH      | 4505  |
| ALL INDIA            | 18950 |

PQ 1362 FOR 24.07.2017

ANNEXURE IV

## STATE/UT-WISE CATEGORY-WISE COMMISSIONING FOR LPG DISTRIBUTORSHIP FROM 2014-15 TO 2017-18 (UPTO JUNE 2017

| SR NO.   | STATE/UT           | INDUSTRY   | INDUSTRY   | INDUSTRY   | INDUSTRY   | INDUSTRY   |
|----------|--------------------|------------|------------|------------|------------|------------|
| SR NO.   | STATE/UT           | OBC        | SC         | ST         | OTHERS     | TOTAL      |
| 1        | ANDHRAPRADESH      | 36         | 25         | 2          | 99         | 162        |
| 2        | ARUNACHAL PRADESH  | 0          | 0          | 14         | 4          | 18         |
| 3        | ASSAM              | 17         | 9          | 13         | 72         | 111        |
| 4        | BIHAR              | 38         | 76         | 1          | 216        | 331        |
| 5        | CHATTISGARH        | 32         | 10         | 21         | 81         | 144        |
| 6        | DELHI              | 0          | 2          | 0          | 4          | 6          |
| 7        | GOA                | 0          | 0          | 0          | 1          | 1          |
| 8        | GUJARAT            | 25         | 8          | 13         | 122        | 168        |
| 9        | HARYANA            | 22         | 26         | 0          | 65         | 113        |
| 10       | HIMACHAL PRADESH   | 3          | 2          | 0          | 18         | 23         |
| 11       | JAMMU &KASHMIR     | 4          | 1          | 3          | 50         | 58         |
| 12       | JHARKHAND          | 6          | 3          | 8          | 98         | 115        |
| 13       | KARNATAKA          | 43         | 41         | 17         | 226        | 327        |
| 14       | KERALA             | 9          | 14         | 1          | 110        | 134        |
| 15       | MADHYAPRADESH      | 72         | 35         | 27         | 261        | 395        |
| 16       | MAHARASHTRA        | 81         | 54         | 34         | 263        | 432        |
| 17       | MANIPUR            | 5          | 0          | 6          | 16         | 27         |
| 18       | MEGHALAYA          | 0          | 0          | 10         | 2          | 12         |
| 19       | MIZORAM            | 0          | 0          | 8          | 1          | 9          |
| 20       | NAGALAND           | 0          | 0          | 16         | 5          | 21         |
| 21       | ORISSA             | 22         | 18         | 15         | 159        | 214        |
| 22       | PUNJAB             | 26         | 38         | 0          | 131        | 195        |
| 23       | RAJASTHAN          | 54         | 38         | 31         | 156        | 279        |
| 24       | SIKKIM             | 0          | 0          | 1          | 3          | 4          |
| 25       | TAMILNADU          | 57         | 55         | 2          | 163        | 277        |
| 26       | TELANGANA          | 34         | 21         | 16         | 94         | 165        |
| 27       | TRIPURA            | 2          | 1          | 3          | 13         | 19         |
| 28       | UTTAR PRADESH      | 120        | 237        | 0          | 708        | 1065       |
| 29       | UTTARAKHAND        | 8          | 10         | 1          | 44         | 63         |
| 30       | WEST BENGAL        | 31         | 66         | 9          | 208        | 314        |
|          | UNION TERRITORIES  |            |            |            |            |            |
| 1        | ANDAMAN &NICOBAR   | 0          | 0          | 0          | 0          | 0          |
| 2        | CHANDIGARH         | 0          | 0          | 0          | 0          | 0          |
| 3        | DADRA &NAGARHAVELI | 0          | 0          | 0          | 0          | 0          |
| 4        | DAMAN&DIU          | 0          | 0          | 0          | 1          | 1          |
| 5        | LAKSHADWEEP        | 0          | 0          | 0          | 0          | 0          |
| 6        | PUDUCHERRY         | 1          | 1          | 0          | 1          | 3          |
|          | TOTAL              | 748        | 791        | 272        | 3395       | 5206       |

| PQ 1362 FOR 24.07.2017 ANNEXURE-V STATE/UT-WISE / CATEGORYWISE LOIs ISSUED FOR LPG DISTRIBUTORSHIPS OF PERIOD   | PQ 1362 FOR 24.07.2017 ANNEXURE-V STATE/UT-WISE / CATEGORYWISE LOIs ISSUED FOR LPG DISTRIBUTORSHIPS OF PERIOD   | PQ 1362 FOR 24.07.2017 ANNEXURE-V STATE/UT-WISE / CATEGORYWISE LOIs ISSUED FOR LPG DISTRIBUTORSHIPS OF PERIOD   | PQ 1362 FOR 24.07.2017 ANNEXURE-V STATE/UT-WISE / CATEGORYWISE LOIs ISSUED FOR LPG DISTRIBUTORSHIPS OF PERIOD   | PQ 1362 FOR 24.07.2017 ANNEXURE-V STATE/UT-WISE / CATEGORYWISE LOIs ISSUED FOR LPG DISTRIBUTORSHIPS OF PERIOD   | PQ 1362 FOR 24.07.2017 ANNEXURE-V STATE/UT-WISE / CATEGORYWISE LOIs ISSUED FOR LPG DISTRIBUTORSHIPS OF PERIOD   | PQ 1362 FOR 24.07.2017 ANNEXURE-V STATE/UT-WISE / CATEGORYWISE LOIs ISSUED FOR LPG DISTRIBUTORSHIPS OF PERIOD   |
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|                                                                                                                 |                                                                                                                 | 2014 - 2015 TO 2017 - 2018                                                                                      | 2014 - 2015 TO 2017 - 2018                                                                                      | 2014 - 2015 TO 2017 - 2018                                                                                      | 2014 - 2015 TO 2017 - 2018                                                                                      | 2014 - 2015 TO 2017 - 2018                                                                                      |
| SR NO.                                                                                                          | STATE/UT                                                                                                        | OBC                                                                                                             | SC                                                                                                              | INDUSTRY ST                                                                                                     | OTHERS                                                                                                          | TOTAL                                                                                                           |
| 1                                                                                                               | ANDHRA PRADESH                                                                                                  | 44                                                                                                              | 25                                                                                                              | 4                                                                                                               | 100                                                                                                             | 173                                                                                                             |
| 2                                                                                                               | ARUNACHAL PRADESH                                                                                               | 0                                                                                                               | 0                                                                                                               | 5                                                                                                               | 1                                                                                                               | 6                                                                                                               |
| 3                                                                                                               | ASSAM                                                                                                           | 3                                                                                                               | 5                                                                                                               | 7                                                                                                               | 29                                                                                                              | 44                                                                                                              |
| 4                                                                                                               | BIHAR                                                                                                           | 18                                                                                                              | 35                                                                                                              | 0                                                                                                               | 87                                                                                                              | 140                                                                                                             |
| 5                                                                                                               | CHHATTISGARH                                                                                                    | 8                                                                                                               | 2                                                                                                               | 4                                                                                                               | 54                                                                                                              | 68                                                                                                              |
| 6                                                                                                               | DELHI                                                                                                           | 0                                                                                                               | 1                                                                                                               | 0                                                                                                               | 3                                                                                                               | 4                                                                                                               |
| 7                                                                                                               | GOA                                                                                                             | 0                                                                                                               | 0                                                                                                               | 0                                                                                                               | 0                                                                                                               | 0                                                                                                               |
| 8                                                                                                               | GUJARAT                                                                                                         | 7                                                                                                               | 4                                                                                                               | 3                                                                                                               | 51                                                                                                              | 65                                                                                                              |
| 9                                                                                                               | HARYANA                                                                                                         | 29                                                                                                              | 35                                                                                                              | 0                                                                                                               | 87                                                                                                              | 151                                                                                                             |
| 10                                                                                                              | HIMACHAL PRADESH                                                                                                | 1                                                                                                               | 0                                                                                                               | 0                                                                                                               | 3                                                                                                               | 4                                                                                                               |
| 11                                                                                                              | JAMMU &KASHMIR                                                                                                  | 5                                                                                                               | 0                                                                                                               | 0                                                                                                               | 36                                                                                                              | 41                                                                                                              |
| 12                                                                                                              | JHARKHAND                                                                                                       | 1                                                                                                               | 2                                                                                                               | 2                                                                                                               | 34                                                                                                              | 39                                                                                                              |
| 13                                                                                                              | KARNATAKA                                                                                                       | 30                                                                                                              | 24                                                                                                              | 4                                                                                                               | 109                                                                                                             | 167                                                                                                             |
| 14                                                                                                              | KERALA                                                                                                          | 7                                                                                                               | 4                                                                                                               | 1                                                                                                               | 44                                                                                                              | 56                                                                                                              |
| 15                                                                                                              | MADHYA PRADESH                                                                                                  | 36                                                                                                              | 12                                                                                                              | 8                                                                                                               | 77                                                                                                              | 133                                                                                                             |
| 16                                                                                                              | MAHARASHTRA                                                                                                     | 72                                                                                                              | 53                                                                                                              | 25                                                                                                              | 203                                                                                                             | 353                                                                                                             |
| 17                                                                                                              | MANIPUR                                                                                                         | 0                                                                                                               | 0                                                                                                               | 0                                                                                                               | 2                                                                                                               | 2                                                                                                               |
| 18                                                                                                              | MEGHALAYA                                                                                                       | 0                                                                                                               | 0                                                                                                               | 3                                                                                                               | 3                                                                                                               | 6                                                                                                               |
| 19                                                                                                              | MIZORAM                                                                                                         | 0                                                                                                               | 0                                                                                                               | 3                                                                                                               | 0                                                                                                               | 3                                                                                                               |
| 20                                                                                                              | NAGALAND                                                                                                        | 0                                                                                                               | 0                                                                                                               | 2                                                                                                               | 0                                                                                                               | 2                                                                                                               |
| 21                                                                                                              | ODISHA                                                                                                          | 27                                                                                                              | 18                                                                                                              | 15                                                                                                              | 89                                                                                                              | 149                                                                                                             |
| 22                                                                                                              | PUNJAB                                                                                                          | 24                                                                                                              | 38                                                                                                              | 0                                                                                                               | 97                                                                                                              | 159                                                                                                             |
| 23                                                                                                              | RAJASTHAN                                                                                                       | 31                                                                                                              | 20                                                                                                              | 13                                                                                                              | 70                                                                                                              | 134                                                                                                             |
| 24                                                                                                              | SIKKIM                                                                                                          | 0                                                                                                               | 0                                                                                                               | 0                                                                                                               | 0                                                                                                               | 0                                                                                                               |
| 25                                                                                                              | TAMIL NADU                                                                                                      | 44                                                                                                              | 41                                                                                                              | 1                                                                                                               | 113                                                                                                             | 199                                                                                                             |
| 26                                                                                                              | TELANGANA                                                                                                       | 24                                                                                                              | 14                                                                                                              | 10                                                                                                              | 62                                                                                                              | 110                                                                                                             |
| 27                                                                                                              | TRIPURA                                                                                                         | 0                                                                                                               | 0                                                                                                               | 1                                                                                                               | 0                                                                                                               | 1                                                                                                               |
| 28                                                                                                              | UTTAR PRADESH                                                                                                   | 67                                                                                                              | 103                                                                                                             | 0                                                                                                               | 277                                                                                                             | 447                                                                                                             |
| 29                                                                                                              | UTTARAKHAND                                                                                                     | 4                                                                                                               | 4                                                                                                               | 0                                                                                                               | 18                                                                                                              | 26                                                                                                              |
| 30                                                                                                              | WEST BENGAL                                                                                                     | 21                                                                                                              | 38                                                                                                              | 6                                                                                                               | 98                                                                                                              | 163                                                                                                             |
| UNION TERRITORIES                                                                                               | UNION TERRITORIES                                                                                               | UNION TERRITORIES                                                                                               | UNION TERRITORIES                                                                                               | UNION TERRITORIES                                                                                               | UNION TERRITORIES                                                                                               | UNION TERRITORIES                                                                                               |
| 1                                                                                                               | ANDAMAN & NICOBAR                                                                                               | 0                                                                                                               | 0                                                                                                               | 0                                                                                                               | 3                                                                                                               | 3                                                                                                               |
| 2                                                                                                               | CHANDIGARH                                                                                                      | 0                                                                                                               | 2                                                                                                               | 0                                                                                                               | 0                                                                                                               | 2                                                                                                               |
| 3                                                                                                               | DADRA &NAGAR HAVELI                                                                                             | 0                                                                                                               | 0                                                                                                               | 0                                                                                                               | 1                                                                                                               | 1                                                                                                               |
| 4                                                                                                               | DAMAN &DIU                                                                                                      | 0                                                                                                               | 0                                                                                                               | 1                                                                                                               | 0                                                                                                               | 1                                                                                                               |
| 5                                                                                                               | LAKSHADWEEP                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                               | 0                                                                                                               | 0                                                                                                               | 0                                                                                                               | 0                                                                                                               |
| 6                                                                                                               | PUDUCHERY                                                                                                       | 0                                                                                                               | 1                                                                                                               | 0                                                                                                               | 3                                                                                                               | 4                                                                                                               |
|                                                                                                                 | TOTAL                                                                                                           | 503                                                                                                             | 481                                                                                                             | 118                                                                                                             | 1754                                                                                                            | 2856                                                                                                            |

## ANNEXURE VI

## STATE/UT-WISE DETAILS OF LOIs PENDING FOR COMMISSIONING AS ON 01.07.2017

|                   |                    | INDUSTRY          | INDUSTRY          | INDUSTRY          | INDUSTRY          | INDUSTRY          |
|-------------------|--------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
| SR NO.            | STATE/UT           | OBC               | SC                | ST                | OTHERS            | TOTAL             |
| 1                 | ANDHRA PRADESH     | 21                | 10                | 5                 | 45                | 81                |
| 2                 | ARUNACHAL PRADESH  | 0                 | 0                 | 5                 | 1                 | 6                 |
| 3                 | ASSAM              | 3                 | 3                 | 6                 | 19                | 31                |
| 4                 | BIHAR              | 3                 | 12                | 0                 | 31                | 46                |
| 5                 | CHHATTISGARH       | 0                 | 0                 | 3                 | 41                | 44                |
| 6                 | DELHI              | 0                 | 1                 | 0                 | 3                 | 4                 |
| 7                 | GOA                | 1                 | 1                 | 0                 | 2                 | 4                 |
| 8                 | GUJARAT            | 1                 | 4                 | 5                 | 20                | 30                |
| 9                 | HARYANA            | 16                | 21                | 0                 | 47                | 84                |
| 10                | HIMACHAL PRADESH   | 0                 | 0                 | 0                 | 0                 | 0                 |
| 11                | JAMMU &KASHMIR     | 2                 | 1                 | 1                 | 6                 | 10                |
| 12                | JHARKHAND          | 0                 | 1                 | 1                 | 11                | 13                |
| 13                | KARNATAKA          | 8                 | 9                 | 1                 | 28                | 46                |
| 14                | KERALA             | 8                 | 6                 | 1                 | 35                | 50                |
| 15                | MADHYA PRADESH     | 5                 | 1                 | 4                 | 12                | 22                |
| 16                | MAHARASHTRA        | 11                | 17                | 11                | 42                | 81                |
| 17                | MANIPUR            | 0                 | 0                 | 0                 | 2                 | 2                 |
| 18                | MEGHALAYA          | 0                 | 0                 | 2                 | 4                 | 6                 |
| 19                | MIZORAM            | 0                 | 0                 | 3                 | 0                 | 3                 |
| 20                | NAGALAND           | 0                 | 0                 | 2                 | 0                 | 2                 |
| 21                | ODISHA             | 15                | 11                | 14                | 33                | 73                |
| 22                | PUNJAB             | 11                | 20                | 0                 | 36                | 67                |
| 23                | RAJASTHAN          | 6                 | 10                | 8                 | 29                | 53                |
| 24                | SIKKIM             | 0                 | 0                 | 0                 | 0                 | 0                 |
| 25                | TAMIL NADU         | 21                | 26                | 0                 | 48                | 95                |
| 26                | TELANGANA          | 4                 | 8                 | 1                 | 25                | 38                |
| 27                | TRIPURA            | 0                 | 0                 | 1                 | 0                 | 1                 |
| 28                | UTTAR PRADESH      | 23                | 32                | 0                 | 74                | 129               |
| 29                | UTTARAKHAND        | 1                 | 0                 | 0                 | 3                 | 4                 |
| 30                | WEST BENGAL        | 13                | 29                | 6                 | 65                | 113               |
| UNION TERRITORIES | UNION TERRITORIES  | UNION TERRITORIES | UNION TERRITORIES | UNION TERRITORIES | UNION TERRITORIES | UNION TERRITORIES |
| 1                 | ANDAMAN&NICOBAR    | 0                 | 0                 | 0                 | 3                 | 3                 |
| 2                 | CHANDIGARH         | 0                 | 2                 | 0                 | 0                 | 2                 |
| 3                 | DADRA&NAGAR HAVELI | 0                 | 0                 | 0                 | 1                 | 1                 |
| 4                 | DAMAN&DIU          | 0                 | 0                 | 1                 | 0                 | 1                 |
| 5                 | LAKSHADWEEP        | 0                 | 0                 | 0                 | 0                 | 0                 |
| 6                 | PUDUCHERRY         | 0                 | 1                 | 0                 | 2                 | 3                 |
| TOTAL             |                    | 173               | 226               | 81                | 668               | 1148              |