Lok Sabha Question No. 1253 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-11-25
Subject: Repurpose used Cooking Oil
Ministry: PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS
Asked by: Venkatesh Netha Borlakunta

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 1253 TO BE ANSWERED ON 25 th  November, 2019

## Repurpose used Cooking Oil

## 1253. SHRI VENKATESH NETHA BORLAKUNTA:

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

- (a) whether  the  Government  including  State-run  oil  marketing  companies would procure the entire supply of biodiesel produced from used cooking oil for a three-year period in a bid to encourage the biofuel sector in the country and if so, the details and progress made so far;
- (b) the  number  of  cities  identified  and  launched/implemented  across  the country, State-wise; and
- (c) whether the Government also launched a 'Repurpose Used Cooking Oil (RUCO)' sticker and a phone app to enable the collection of used cooking oil and if so, the details thereof and progress made thereon?

## ANSWER

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

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(a) & (b):  In order to encourage production of biodiesel from Used Cooking Oil (UCO), Oil Marketing Companies have floated Expression of Interest on 10.08.2019,  for  supply  of  biodiesel  produced  from  UCO  at  100  locations across the country. The ex-factory UCO based biodiesel price has been fixed for three years. The price for the first year has been fixed at Rs 51/litre, for the second year at Rs 52.7/litre and for the third year at Rs 54.5/litre.  GST and transportation  shall  be  payable  in  addition  to  this  price.  This  has  been extended on 10.10.2019 to 200 locations. The number of locations State/UTwise is annexed.

(c):  Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has informed that the  Repurpose  Used  Cooking  Oil  (RUCO)  sticker  and  phone  app  were launched on 10.08.2019, on the occasion of World Biofuel Day. The sticker is for display by RUCO compliant Food Business Operators (FBOs) and Food Service  establishments  outside  their  premises  for  creating  awareness  and generating demand. As informed by FSSAI, the phone app is not operational.

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## Annexure

| State/UT          |   No of Locations |
|-------------------|-------------------|
| Andhra Pradesh    |                12 |
| Arunachal Pradesh |                 1 |
| Assam             |                 2 |
| Bihar             |                18 |
| Chandigarh        |                 1 |
| Chhattisgarh      |                 3 |
| Delhi             |                 8 |
| Goa               |                 2 |
| Gujarat           |                14 |
| Haryana           |                 4 |
| Himachal Pradesh  |                 1 |
| Jammu & Kashmir   |                 2 |
| Jharkhand         |                 3 |
| Karnataka         |                 9 |
| Kerala            |                 6 |
| Madhya Pradesh    |                 5 |
| Maharashtra       |                17 |
| Manipur           |                 1 |
| Meghalaya         |                 1 |
| Mizoram           |                 1 |
| Nagaland          |                 1 |
| Odisha            |                 5 |
| Punjab            |                 5 |
| Rajashtan         |                12 |
| Tamil Nadu        |                11 |
| Telangana         |                 1 |
| Tripura           |                 1 |
| Uttar Pradesh     |                35 |
| Uttarakhand       |                 2 |
| West Bengal       |                16 |
| Total             |               200 |