Lok Sabha Question No. 357 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-06-24
Subject: PNG Network
Ministry: PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS
Asked by: Vishnu Dayal Ram

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 357 TO BE ANSWERED ON 24.06.2019 PNG Network

## 357. SHRI VISHNU DAYAL RAM:

Will the Minister of PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS पेट्रोल ियम और प्राक ृ तिक गैस मंत्री be pleased to state:

(a) the details of the percentage of families to whom Piped Natural Gas (PNG) is available in comparison to the consumers of LPG in the States of Bihar and Jharkhand;

(b) whether the Government has taken/proposed to take any steps to increase the availability of Piped Natural Gas in the States of Jharkhand and Bihar; and

(c) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reason therefor?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS (SHRI DHARMENDRA PRADHAN)

(a) There are 5,400 PNG domestic connections and 164.45 lakh LPG connections in Bihar  and  the  percentage  of  PNG  connections  in  comparison  to  LPG  consumers  is  about 0.03%.  Jharkhand  has  no  PNG  domestic  connections  as  of  now  and  has  51.69  lakh  LPG consumers.  The  percentage  of  PNG  connections  to  LPG  consumers  is  zero.  However, infrastructure has been created for connecting 2,800 consumers with PNG.

(b) & (c) PNGRB has authorized 228 Geographical Areas (GAs) for development of CGD Network across country including Bihar and Jharkhand. Out of which, total 15 GAs has been authorized  for  development  of  CGD  networks  in  the  States  of  Bihar  and  Jharkhand.  The details are at Annexure .

## ANNEXURE

## ANNEXURE  REFERRED  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (b)  &  (c)  OF  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 357 TO BE ANSWERED ON 24.06.2019 REGARDING PNG NETWORK

## Authorized CGD Networks in the States of Bihar and Jharkhand

|   S. No. | State            | Geographical Area (GA)                                |
|----------|------------------|-------------------------------------------------------|
|        1 | Bihar            | Patna District                                        |
|        2 | Bihar            | Araia, Purnia, Katihar and Kishanganj Districts       |
|        3 | Bihar            | Arwal, Jehanabad, Bhojpur and Buxar Districts         |
|        4 | Bihar            | Khagaria, Saharsa and Madhepura Districts             |
|        5 | Bihar            | Lakhisarai, Munger and Bhagalpur Districts            |
|        6 | Bihar            | Muzaffarpur, Vaishali, Saran and Samastipur Districts |
|        7 | Bihar            | Aurangabad, Kaimur &Rohtas Districts                  |
|        8 | Bihar            | Begusarai District                                    |
|        9 | Bihar            | Gaya &Nalanda Districts                               |
|       10 | Jharkhand        | East Singhbhum District                               |
|       11 | Jharkhand        | Ranchi District                                       |
|       12 | Jharkhand        | Bokaro, Hazaribagh &Ramgarh Districts                 |
|       13 | Jharkhand        | Giridih &Dhanbad Districts                            |
|       14 | Bihar &Jharkhand | Nawada and Koderma Districts                          |
|       15 | Bihar &Jharkhand | Sheikhpura, Jamui and Deoghar Districts               |