Lok Sabha Question No. 419 (STARRED), answered on 2019-07-22
Subject: Petrol Refilling Stations/Retail Outlets
Ministry: PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS
Asked by: Anil Firojiya, Khagen Murmu

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 419 TO BE ANSWERED ON 22 nd  JULY, 2019

## Petrol Refilling Stations/Retail Outlets

## †*419. SHRI ANIL FIROJIYA: SHRI KHAGEN MURMU:

पेट्रोलियम एवं प्राक ृ लिक गैस मंत्री

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

- (a)  the  details  and  number  of  petrol  refilling  stations/Retail  Outlets  in  the country, State/UT-wise;
- (b)  whether  the  Government  proposes  to  set  up  new  petrol  refilling stations/Retail  Outlets  in  various  States  during  the  current  financial  year and if so, the details thereof, State/UT-wise including district-wise details of Madhya Pradesh; and
- (c) the details of the educational qualifications prescribed in this regard?

## 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.

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Statement  referred  to  in  reply  to  Lok  Sabha  Starred  Question  No.419  for answer on 22.07.2019 asked by Shri Anil Firojiya and Shri Khagen Murmu, MPs regarding 'Petrol Refilling Stations/Retail Outlets'.

- (a) State/UT/OMC-wise  details  of  number  of  petrol  refilling  stations/Retail Outlets in the country as on 01.07.2019 are given in Anneuxre-1 .
- (b) State/UT/OMC-wise details of Letter of Intents (LOIs) issued for setting up of petrol and diesel filling station/Retail Outlets as on 01.07.2019 are given in Annexure-2 .

District/OMC-wise details of LOIs issued in Madhya Pradesh for setting up  of  petrol  filling  station/Retail  Outlets  as  on  01.07.2019  are  given  in Annexure-3 .

Commissioning of the Retail Outlets (ROs) is a continuous process and the ROs are commissioned after obtaining No Objection Certificate and approvals from the respective statutory authorities.

- (c) Oil  Marketing  Companies  (OMCs)  have  implemented  new  Dealership Selection Guidelines w.e.f. 24.11.2018. As per the guidelines, candidates  applying  for  dealership  should  have  passed  Minimum  10 th (examination conducted by a Board/School). Certificate issued by Armed Forces as  equivalent  to  10 th Class  pass  in  accordance  with  Ministry  of Personnel,  Public  Grievances  and  Pensions  (Dept.  of  Personnel  and Training) notification No. 15012/8/82-Estt (D) dated 12.02.1986 will also be  considered.  Minimum  Educational  qualification  is  not  applicable  to Freedom Fighters under Combined Category 2.

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## ANNEXURE - 1

Annexure referred to in reply to part (a) of Lok Sabha Starred Question No.419 for 22.7.2019 asked by Shri Anil Firojiya and Shri Khagen Murmu, MPs regarding Petrol Refilling Stations/Retail Outlets.

## DETAILS OF RETAIL OUTLETS AS ON 01.07.2019

| States            | IOCL   | BPCL   | HPCL   |
|-------------------|--------|--------|--------|
| ANDHRA PRADESH    | 1288   | 764    | 1011   |
| ARUNACHAL PRADESH | 62     | 16     | 0      |
| ASSAM             | 539    | 166    | 105    |
| BIHAR             | 1546   | 689    | 545    |
| CHHATISGARH       | 548    | 312    | 387    |
| DELHI             | 189    | 107    | 98     |
| GOA               | 31     | 50     | 37     |
| GUJARAT           | 1331   | 868    | 841    |
| HARYANA           | 1486   | 449    | 774    |
| HIMACHAL PRADESH  | 234    | 80     | 125    |
| JAMMU & KASHMIR   | 230    | 145    | 136    |
| JHARKHAND         | 506    | 342    | 290    |
| KARNATAKA         | 1956   | 1058   | 976    |
| KERALA            | 908    | 493    | 610    |
| MADHYA PRADESH    | 1510   | 1011   | 930    |
| MAHARASHTRA       | 2019   | 1839   | 1736   |
| MANIPUR           | 79     | 22     | 0      |
| MEGHALAYA         | 120    | 46     | 30     |
| MIZORAM           | 33     | 6      | 3      |
| NAGALAND          | 52     | 13     | 3      |
| ODISHA            | 796    | 445    | 330    |
| PUNJAB            | 1725   | 626    | 897    |
| RAJASTHAN         | 1846   | 912    | 1089   |
| SIKKIM            | 20     | 23     | 7      |
| TAMIL NADU        | 2225   | 1454   | 1284   |
| TELANGANA         | 1056   | 659    | 766    |
| TRIPURA           | 66     | 4      | 0      |
| UTTAR PRADESH     | 3844   | 1509   | 1716   |
| UTTARAKHAND       | 267    | 123    | 178    |
| WEST BENGAL       | 1151   | 616    | 495    |
| Union Territories |        |        |        |
| ANDAMAN & NICOBAR | 14     | 0      | 0      |

| CHANDIGARH           |    21 |    10 |    11 |
|----------------------|-------|-------|-------|
| DADRA & NAGAR HAVELI |    11 |     4 |    11 |
| DAMAN & DIU          |    11 |     7 |    11 |
| LAKSHADWEEP          |     0 |     0 |     0 |
| PUDUCHERRY           |    80 |    34 |    39 |
| Total                | 27800 | 14902 | 15471 |

## ANNEUXRE -2

## Annexure referred to in reply to part (b) of Lok Sabha Starred Question No.419 for 22.7.2019 asked by Shri Anil Firojiya and Shri Khagen Murmu, MPs regarding Petrol Refilling Stations/Retail Outlets.

## Details of Pending LOIs as on 01.07.2019

| States            | IOCL   | BPCL   | HPCL   |
|-------------------|--------|--------|--------|
| ANDHRA PRADESH    | 303    | 238    | 94     |
| ARUNACHAL PRADESH | 12     | 6      | 2      |
| ASSAM             | 69     | 93     | 25     |
| BIHAR             | 363    | 139    | 155    |
| CHHATISGARH       | 144    | 169    | 140    |
| DELHI             | 16     | 15     | 5      |
| GOA               | 8      | 24     | 19     |
| GUJARAT           | 370    | 365    | 275    |
| HARYANA           | 391    | 237    | 176    |
| HIMACHAL PRADESH  | 82     | 27     | 6      |
| JAMMU & KASHMIR   | 111    | 47     | 12     |
| JHARKHAND         | 132    | 92     | 73     |
| KARNATAKA         | 378    | 366    | 126    |
| KERALA            | 209    | 111    | 149    |
| MADHYA PRADESH    | 456    | 414    | 333    |
| MAHARASHTRA       | 708    | 570    | 367    |
| MANIPUR           | 7      | 5      | 4      |
| MEGHALAYA         | 8      | 17     | 13     |
| MIZORAM           | 9      | 3      | 0      |
| NAGALAND          | 22     | 3      | 0      |
| ODISHA            | 211    | 100    | 70     |
| PUNJAB            | 252    | 151    | 94     |
| RAJASTHAN         | 390    | 299    | 308    |
| SIKKIM            | 7      | 9      | 2      |
| TAMIL NADU        | 151    | 37     | 25     |
| TELANGANA         | 164    | 200    | 75     |
| TRIPURA           | 7      | 3      | 2      |
| UTTAR PRADESH     | 710    | 391    | 361    |
| UTTARAKHAND       | 111    | 57     | 50     |
| WEST BENGAL       | 189    | 168    | 76     |
| Union Territories |        |        |        |
| ANDAMAN & NICOBAR | 1      | 0      | 0      |

| CHANDIGARH           |    1 |    0 |    0 |
|----------------------|------|------|------|
| DADRA & NAGAR HAVELI |    4 |    6 |    6 |
| DAMAN & DIU          |    1 |    1 |    0 |
| LAKSHADWEEP          |    0 |    0 |    0 |
| PUDUCHERRY           |   13 |    0 |    3 |
| Total                | 6010 | 4363 | 3046 |

## ANNEXURE -3

Annexure referred to in reply to part (b) of Lok Sabha Starred Question No.419 for 22.7.2019 asked by Shri Anil Firojiya and Shri Khagen Murmu, MPs regarding Petrol Refilling Stations/Retail Outlets.

## Number of LOIs pending for commissioning as on 01.07.2019 in Madhya Pradesh

| District    |   IOCL |   BPCL |   HPCL |
|-------------|--------|--------|--------|
| AGAR MALWA  |      8 |      3 |      2 |
| ALIRAJPUR   |      3 |      2 |      2 |
| ANUPUR      |      2 |      6 |      1 |
| ASHOKNAGAR  |      2 |      4 |      7 |
| BADWANI     |     15 |      5 |      8 |
| BALAGHAT    |      5 |      4 |      3 |
| BETUL       |     11 |     10 |     12 |
| BHIND       |     11 |      6 |      7 |
| BHOPAL      |     19 |     22 |     19 |
| BURHANPUR   |      3 |      1 |      2 |
| CHHATARPUR  |      6 |      6 |      6 |
| CHHINDWARE  |     13 |      8 |      6 |
| DAMOH       |      3 |      2 |      2 |
| DATIA       |      3 |      0 |      4 |
| DEWAS       |     22 |     16 |      7 |
| DHAR        |     26 |     21 |     16 |
| DINDORI     |      5 |      3 |      1 |
| GUNA        |      2 |      3 |      4 |
| GWALIOR     |     20 |     27 |     19 |
| HARDA       |     10 |      7 |      5 |
| HOSHANGABAD |     11 |     10 |     15 |
| INDORE      |     22 |     38 |     33 |
| JABALPUR    |     20 |     11 |     14 |
| JAHBUA      |      3 |      1 |      3 |
| KATNI       |      6 |      6 |      3 |
| KHANDWA     |     11 |      7 |      4 |
| KHARGONE    |     14 |      6 |      4 |
| MANDLA      |      7 |      9 |      1 |
| MANDSAUR    |      4 |     12 |      6 |
| MORENA      |      4 |      6 |      1 |
| NARSIMHAPUR |     10 |      3 |      2 |
| NARSINGHPUR |      0 |      5 |      0 |
| NEEMACH     |      3 |      4 |      2 |

| NIWARI                   |   0 | 1   |   1 |
|--------------------------|-----|-----|-----|
| PANNA                    |   3 | 4   |   4 |
| RAISEN                   |   9 | 11  |  14 |
| RAJGARH                  |   7 | 6   |   8 |
| RATLAM                   |   8 | 13  |   6 |
| REWA                     |   6 | 7   |   3 |
| SAGAR                    |  13 | 9   |   7 |
| SATNA                    |  18 | 11  |   4 |
| SEHORE                   |  25 | 10  |  13 |
| SEONI                    |   9 | 7   |   6 |
| SHAHDOL                  |   5 | 6   |   2 |
| SHEOPUR                  |   0 | 1   |   0 |
| SHAJAPUR                 |   6 | 7   |   3 |
| SHIVPURI                 |   5 | 9   |   3 |
| SIDHI                    |   3 | 7   |   1 |
| SINGRAULI                |   4 | 6   |   1 |
| TIKAMGARH                |   0 |     |   3 |
| UJJAIN                   |  19 | 14  |  19 |
| UMARIA                   |   1 | 2   |   1 |
| VIDISHA                  |  11 | 9   |  13 |
| Grand Total for MP State | 456 | 414 | 333 |