Lok Sabha Question No. 838 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-07-23
Subject: Land for Petrol Pump
Ministry: PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS
Asked by: KRUPAL BALAJI TUMANE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 838

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 23 rd  JULY, 2018

## Land for Petrol Pump

## †838. SHRI KRUPAL BALAJI TUMANE:

पेट्रोल ियम एवं प्राक ृ तिक गैस मंत्री

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

- (a) whether land is taken on lease for setting up petrol pumps by the public and private sector petroleum companies/owners;
- (b) if so, the details thereof along with the land taken on lease from the year 2000 till date and the names of companies and their owners, company-wise and State/UT wise;
- (c) whether land taken on lease has not been returned to the land owners and if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor;
- (d) whether the Government has conducted any investigation or review in this regard and if so, the details and the outcome thereof and if not, the reasons therefor;
- (e) the criteria or conditions fixed by the Government for taking land on lease along with the guidelines issued by the Government for returning land on time; and
- (f) whether the Government has received complaint of irregularities in this regard and if so, the details thereof along with the action taken by the Government thereon, complaint-wise?

## ANSWER

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

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

- (a) Expansion of Retail Outlets (ROs) network by Oil Marketing Companies (OMCs) in the country is a continuous process. ROs are set  up  by  OMCs  at  identified  locations  based  on  field  survey  and feasibility studies. Locations found to be having sufficient potential as well  as  economically  viable  are  rostered  in  the  Marketing  Plans  for setting up ROs. OMCs have been leasing / de-leasing RO sites on an ongoing basis as a part of their normal business process, considering the  commercial  angle  and  taking  into  account  the  legal  position available for the RO site.

- (b) OMCs  take  land  on  lease  for  developing  the  Retail  outlets  on Corporation owned basis. OMCs have 31899 Corporation owned ROs as  on  1.4.2018.  State-wise/UT-wise  number  of  these  ROs  as  on 1.4.2018 is given in Annexure .

Further, out of the above, OMCs have taken 26191 sites on lease for developing ROs from the year 2000 (IOCL : 8730; BPCL : 7223 and HPCL : 10238).

- (c)  to  (f)      OMCs  receive  representations  from  land  owners  for  release  of  land either after expiry of lease period or during the lease period itself citing various reasons.

Land  for  setting  up  ROs  is  taken  on  lease  from  land  owners  after negotiations  at  mutually  agreed  rentals  and  terms  &  conditions. Normally, the lease of the RO land is renewed by mutual agreement between  OMCs  and  the  landlords  upon  expiry  of  the  lease  period. However, in some cases, due to various reasons such as exorbitant rates  demanded  by  the  landlords  beyond  economical  viability  and delay in finalization of rentals, demand for de-leasing of the site, land sold  by  the  original  landlord  without  informing  the  concerned  OMC, dispute among the family members, court cases, etc. OMCs may not be in a position to renew the lease in such cases.

Broad de-leasing guidelines have been approved by the Ministry. The said broad de-leasing guidelines cover the aspects of periodic identification  of  Strategic/Non-strategic  sites  by  the  OMCs  and  the approach to be adopted  where lease is valid  /  expired  and  renewal option  is  available  /  not  available.  Accordingly,  OMCs  deal  with  the representations/complaints received for de-leasing of the land.

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## ANNEXURE

Annexure referred to in reply to part (b) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No.838 asked by Shri Krupal Balaji Tumane, MP regarding 'Land for Petrol Pump'.

## OMC : State-wise/UT-wise number of ROs where land is procured for setting up ROs as on 01.04.2018

| State              | IOC   | BPC   | HPC   | OMC   |
|--------------------|-------|-------|-------|-------|
| State              | CC    | CC    | CC    | CC    |
| Andaman & Nicobar  | 5     | 0     | 0     | 5     |
| Andhra Pradesh     | 613   | 537   | 921   | 2071  |
| Arunachal Pradesh  | 17    | 9     | 0     | 26    |
| Assam              | 131   | 92    | 92    | 315   |
| Bihar              | 218   | 232   | 419   | 869   |
| Chandigarh         | 20    | 9     | 11    | 40    |
| Chattisgarh        | 117   | 151   | 297   | 565   |
| Dadra Nagar Haveli | 7     | 3     | 10    | 20    |
| Daman & Diu        | 9     | 5     | 11    | 25    |
| Delhi              | 171   | 108   | 95    | 374   |
| Goa                | 16    | 42    | 33    | 91    |
| Gujarat            | 477   | 543   | 682   | 1702  |
| Haryana            | 424   | 297   | 664   | 1385  |
| Himachal Pradesh   | 77    | 59    | 108   | 244   |
| Jammu & Kashmir    | 87    | 97    | 121   | 305   |
| Jharkhand          | 159   | 127   | 222   | 508   |
| Karnataka          | 847   | 694   | 862   | 2403  |
| Kerala             | 438   | 387   | 527   | 1352  |
| Lakshdweep         | 0     | 0     | 0     | 0     |
| Madhya Pradesh     | 380   | 436   | 786   | 1602  |
| Maharashtra        | 659   | 1178  | 1533  | 3370  |
| Manipur            | 14    | 8     | 0     | 22    |
| Meghalaya          | 51    | 34    | 22    | 107   |
| Mizoram            | 12    | 4     | 3     | 19    |
| Nagaland           | 21    | 6     | 3     | 30    |
| Odisha             | 234   | 222   | 257   | 713   |
| Puducherry         | 44    | 33    | 39    | 116   |
| Punjab             | 467   | 407   | 829   | 1703  |
| Rajasthan          | 663   | 573   | 932   | 2168  |
| Sikkim             | 8     | 2     | 5     | 15    |
| Tamil Nadu         | 1107  | 998   | 1145  | 3250  |

| Telangana     |   641 |   465 |   673 |   1779 |
|---------------|-------|-------|-------|--------|
| Tripura       |    14 |     2 |     0 |     16 |
| Uttar Pradesh |   946 |   949 |  1278 |   3173 |
| Uttrakhand    |    66 |    86 |   149 |    301 |
| West Bengal   |   461 |   357 |   397 |   1215 |
| All India     |  9621 |  9152 | 13126 |  31899 |