Lok Sabha Question No. 262 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-06-24
Subject: LPG Refilling Plants
Ministry: PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS
Asked by: Heena Vijaykumar Gavit, Subhash Ramrao Bhamre, Sunil Dattatray Tatkare, Amol Ramsing Kolhe, Kuldeep Rai Sharma, Supriya Sadanand Sule

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 262 TO BE ANSWERED ON  24 th  JUNE, 2019

## LPG Refilling Plants

262. Dr. Heena Gavit:

DR. SUBHASH RAMRAO BHAMRE: SHRI SUNIL DATTATRAY TATKARE: DR. AMOL RAMSING KOLHE: SHRI KULDEEP RAI SHARMA: SHRIMATI SUPRIYA SULE:

## पेट्रोल ियम एवं प्राक ृ तिक गैस मंत्री

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

(a) the number of gas cylinder refilling plants set up by Oil Marketing Companies in different  parts  of  the  country  along  with  the  production  and  distribution  details  of each plant during the last three years and the current year, State/UT-wise;

(b) whether some States are facing shortage of refilling plants for gas cylinders and if so, the details thereof along with any proposal with the Government to set up new refilling plants for gas cylinders in the country;

(c) whether the Government awards repair work of damaged gas cylinders to private companies on contract basis and if so, the details thereof along with the number of private companies involved in the repair work of cylinders, company wise; and

(d)  whether  the  private  companies  are  following  the  norms  laid  down  by  the Government  in  this  regard  and  if  so,  the  details  thereof  and  if  not,  the  reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

## पेट्रोल ियम एवं प्राक ृ तिक गैस मंत्री ( श्री धमेन्द्र प्रधान )

MINISTER OF  PETROLEUM  AND NATURAL GAS (SHRI  DHARMENDRA PRADHAN)

- (a) Oil  Marketing  Companies  (OMCs)  have  reported  that  as  on  01.04.2019, they  are  operating  192  bottling  plants  across  the  country  with  a  bottling capacity of 18338 TMT. State/UT-wise details are at Annexure.
- (b) OMCs have further reported that none of the States are facing shortage of Bottling Plants.
- (c)  &  (d)  OMCs  award  contracts  to  private  vendors  for  carrying  out  Hot  Repair  of Cylinders. The damaged cylinders can be put into use only after carrying out  hot  repair  works  at  the  premises  of  vendors  having  Petroleum  & Explosives  Safety  Organisation  (PESO)  and  Bureau  of  Indian  Standards (BIS)  approved  facilities  for  Hot  Repair  of  cylinders.  The  Hot  Repair activities are carried out by the vendors in accordance with IS13258  norms and the same are inspected and approved by BIS on batch to batch basis.

| Annexure referred to part (a) in Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 262 for 24.06.2019 regarding "LPG Refilling Plants" by Dr. Heena Gavit and others.   | Annexure referred to part (a) in Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 262 for 24.06.2019 regarding "LPG Refilling Plants" by Dr. Heena Gavit and others.   | Annexure referred to part (a) in Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 262 for 24.06.2019 regarding "LPG Refilling Plants" by Dr. Heena Gavit and others.   |
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| STATE/UT                                                                                                                                               | NO. OF BOTTLING PLANTS                                                                                                                                 | BOTTLING CAPACITY (TMTPA)                                                                                                                              |
| CHANDIGARH                                                                                                                                             | 0                                                                                                                                                      | 0                                                                                                                                                      |
| DELHI                                                                                                                                                  | 2                                                                                                                                                      | 420                                                                                                                                                    |
| HARYANA                                                                                                                                                | 6                                                                                                                                                      | 840                                                                                                                                                    |
| HIMACHAL PRADESH                                                                                                                                       | 2                                                                                                                                                      | 90                                                                                                                                                     |
| JAMMU &KASHMIR                                                                                                                                         | 4                                                                                                                                                      | 155                                                                                                                                                    |
| PUNJAB                                                                                                                                                 | 6                                                                                                                                                      | 720                                                                                                                                                    |
| RAJASTHAN                                                                                                                                              | 11                                                                                                                                                     | 900                                                                                                                                                    |
| UTTAR PRADESH                                                                                                                                          | 25                                                                                                                                                     | 2442                                                                                                                                                   |
| UTTARAKHAND                                                                                                                                            | 3                                                                                                                                                      | 180                                                                                                                                                    |
| ARUNACHAL PRADESH                                                                                                                                      | 1                                                                                                                                                      | 11                                                                                                                                                     |
| ASSAM                                                                                                                                                  | 7                                                                                                                                                      | 593                                                                                                                                                    |
| MANIPUR                                                                                                                                                | 1                                                                                                                                                      | 30                                                                                                                                                     |
| MEGHALAYA                                                                                                                                              | 0                                                                                                                                                      | 0                                                                                                                                                      |
| MIZORAM                                                                                                                                                | 1                                                                                                                                                      | 11                                                                                                                                                     |
| NAGALAND                                                                                                                                               | 1                                                                                                                                                      | 11                                                                                                                                                     |
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| TRIPURA                                                                                                                                                | 1                                                                                                                                                      | 21                                                                                                                                                     |
| ANDAMAN &NICOBAR ISLANDS                                                                                                                               | 1                                                                                                                                                      | 11                                                                                                                                                     |
| BIHAR                                                                                                                                                  | 6                                                                                                                                                      | 840                                                                                                                                                    |
| JHARKHAND                                                                                                                                              | 4                                                                                                                                                      | 312                                                                                                                                                    |
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| WEST BENGAL                                                                                                                                            | 10                                                                                                                                                     | 1085                                                                                                                                                   |
| CHHATTISGARH                                                                                                                                           | 3                                                                                                                                                      | 210                                                                                                                                                    |
| DADRA& NAGAR HAVELI                                                                                                                                    | 0                                                                                                                                                      | 0                                                                                                                                                      |
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| GUJARAT                                                                                                                                                | 11                                                                                                                                                     | 960                                                                                                                                                    |
| MADHYA PRADESH                                                                                                                                         | 9                                                                                                                                                      | 780                                                                                                                                                    |
| MAHARASHTRA                                                                                                                                            | 20                                                                                                                                                     | 2040                                                                                                                                                   |
| ANDHRA PRADESH                                                                                                                                         | 9                                                                                                                                                      | 840                                                                                                                                                    |
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| LAKSHADWEEP                                                                                                                                            | 0                                                                                                                                                      | 0                                                                                                                                                      |
| PUDUCHERRY                                                                                                                                             | 1                                                                                                                                                      | 23                                                                                                                                                     |
| TAMIL NADU&                                                                                                                                            | 17                                                                                                                                                     | 1552                                                                                                                                                   |
| TELANGANA                                                                                                                                              | 5                                                                                                                                                      | 630                                                                                                                                                    |
| ALL INDIA                                                                                                                                              | 192                                                                                                                                                    | 18338                                                                                                                                                  |