Lok Sabha Question No. 152 (STARRED), answered on 2020-03-02
Subject: Allotment of Petrol Pumps
Ministry: PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS
Asked by: Prataprao Govindrao  Patil Chikhalikar

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 152

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 2 nd  MARCH, 2020

## Allotment of Petrol Pumps

## †*152.    SHRI PRATAPRAO PATIL CHIKHLIKAR:

पेट्रोलियम एवं प्राक ृ लिक गैस मंत्री

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

- (a)  whether  the  Government  has  simplified  the  process  to  apply  for allotment of petrol pumps in the country;
- (b)  if  so,  the  details  regarding  the  process  for  applying  and  allotment  of petrol pumps; and
- (c) the State-wise and company-wise details of the petrol pumps set up in the country during the last three years?

## ANSWER

पेट्रोलियम एवं प्राक ृ लिक गैस मंत्री (श्री धमेन्द्र प्रधान)

## MINISTER OF PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS

## (SHRI DHARMENDRA PRADHAN)

- (a) to (c) A statement is laid on the table of the House.

STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  LOK  SABHA  STARRED QUESTION NO. 152 ASKED BY SHRI PRATAPRAO PATIL CHIKHLIKAR, MP FOR ANSWER ON 2.3.2020 REGARDING 'ALLOTMENT OF PETROL PUMPS'.

- (a) & (b)   Public Sector Oil Marketing Companies (OMCs) have simplified the process of application and allotment of Retail Outlets as per the  advertisement  issued  in  November/December  2018.  The salient features of the simplified process are as below :-
- i. User friendly on-line application only and processing.
- ii. http://www.petrolpumpdealerchayan.in is  a  common  platform for applying online to Public Sector OMCs.
- iii. Self-certification / declaration of the eligibility criteria by applicants and scrutiny only after selection.
- iv. All applicants meeting the eligibility criteria on nationality, age, education and provision of suitable land will qualify for further selection process.
- v. Transparent process of selection through on line computerized draw of lot / bid opening. Marks based evaluation system and interview are not part of the present selection process.
- vi. Candidate to produce the documents after selection.
- vii. Residence certificate for Rural ROs done away with.
- viii. Communication with applicants through SMS / email registered by  the  applicants.  All  communication  to  the  candidate  online through emails.
- ix. Payment of application fee, initial security deposit for processing  of  application  is  through  online  payment  mode only.
- x. All applicants can see the status of selection on the web portal.
- xi. A well-defined grievance redressal system in place.
- (c)              State/PSU  OMC  wise  details  of  the  petrol  pumps  set  up  in  the country during the last three years are given in Annexure.

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## ANNEXURE

Annexure referred to in reply to part (c) of Lok Sabha Starred Question No.152 for 2.3.2020 asked by Shri Prataprao Patil Chikhlikar, MP regarding 'Allotment of Petrol Pumps'.

## PSU OMC:- Number of Retail outlets commissioned during 2016-17 to 2019-20 (April-Dec.)

| STATE/UT             |   BPCL |   IOCL |   HPCL |   TOTAL |
|----------------------|--------|--------|--------|---------|
| ANDAMAN & NICOBAR    |      0 |      5 |      0 |       5 |
| ANDHRA PRADESH       |    102 |    136 |    160 |     398 |
| ARUNACHAL PRADESH    |     12 |     19 |      3 |      34 |
| ASSAM                |     50 |     61 |     27 |     138 |
| BIHAR                |     87 |    240 |     83 |     410 |
| CHANDIGARH           |      0 |      1 |      0 |       1 |
| CHHATTISGARH         |     72 |     95 |    104 |     271 |
| DADRA & NAGAR HAVELI |      0 |      0 |      0 |       0 |
| DAMAN & DIU          |      0 |      0 |      1 |       1 |
| DELHI                |      0 |      0 |      1 |       1 |
| GOA                  |      3 |      0 |      1 |       4 |
| GUJARAT              |    166 |    135 |    188 |     489 |
| HARYANA              |     79 |    199 |    125 |     403 |
| HIMACHAL PRADESH     |     24 |     31 |     26 |      81 |
| JAMMU & KASHMIR      |     18 |     16 |     10 |      44 |
| JHARKHAND            |     46 |     48 |     58 |     152 |
| KARNATAKA            |    180 |    209 |    153 |     542 |
| KERALA               |     45 |     49 |     39 |     133 |
| LAKSHADWEEP          |      0 |      0 |      0 |       0 |
| MADHYA PRADESH       |    165 |    286 |    164 |     615 |
| MAHARASHTRA          |    214 |    233 |    260 |     707 |
| MANIPUR              |     15 |     22 |      5 |      42 |
| MEGHALAYA            |     11 |      7 |     12 |      30 |
| MIZORAM              |      4 |      4 |      0 |       8 |
| NAGALAND             |      6 |     10 |      2 |      18 |
| ODISHA               |     66 |     90 |     49 |     205 |
| PUDUCHERRY           |      2 |      1 |      1 |       4 |
| PUNJAB               |     27 |     72 |     46 |     145 |
| RAJASTHAN            |    130 |    268 |    164 |     562 |

| SIKKIM        |    0 |    4 |    1 |    5 |
|---------------|------|------|------|------|
| TAMIL NADU    |  153 |  253 |  145 |  551 |
| TELANGANA     |  134 |  185 |  190 |  509 |
| TRIPURA       |    4 |    6 |    2 |   12 |
| UTTAR PRADESH |  279 |  589 |  418 | 1286 |
| UTTARAKHAND   |   14 |   29 |   19 |   62 |
| WEST BENGAL   |   75 |   86 |   36 |  197 |
| ALL-INDIA     | 2183 | 3389 | 2493 | 8065 |