Lok Sabha Question No. 4685 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-03-23
Subject: Setting up of Petrol Pumps
Ministry: PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS
Asked by: Pratima Bhoumik, Sunil Kumar Singh

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4685 TO BE ANSWERED ON 23 rd  MARCH, 2020

## Setting up of Petrol Pumps

4685.

MS. PRATIMA BHOUMIK: SHRI SUNIL KUMAR SINGH:

पेट्रोलियम एवं प्राक ृ लिक गैस मंत्री

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

- (a) the number of petrol pumps proposed to be opened/set up during the current year  along  with  the  locations  identified  in various  States/districts  and  the minimum educational qualification fixed in this regard, State/location-wise;
- (b) whether the Government has conducted any survey to open/set up new petrol pumps and LPG distributorships in Tripura and Jharkhand and if so, the details thereof;
- (c) the names of places/sites where new petrol pumps and LPG dealerships have been  opened/proposed  to  be  opened  after  survey  in  Tripura  and  Jharkhand, location-wise; and
- (d)  the  procedure  laid  down  for  allotment  of  petrol  pumps  and  LPG  agencies along with any reservation made for minorities in this regard?

## ANSWER

पेट्रोलियम एवं प्राक ृ लिक गैस मंत्री (श्री धमेन्द्र प्रधान)

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

- (a) & (b) Public Sector Oil Marketing Companies (OMCs) have informed that expansion of Retail Outlet network is a continuous process to ensure adequate availability of motoring fuels like petrol and diesel throughout the country. Public Sector OMCs had advertised 78,688 locations for award of new Retail Outlet dealerships on 25.11.2018 and 14.12.2018 based on feasibility study on pan India basis.

The minimum Educational Qualification is 10 th Class Pass (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  Pension  notification dated 12.2.1986 is also considered. Minimum Educational Qualification is not applicable to Freedom Fighters.

As regards LPG, appointment of LPG distributorships is a continuous process and locations for setting up of LPG distributorships  are  identified  based  on  sale  potential  that  makes them commercially viable.

- (c) State/District wise number of locations advertised and dealership/distributorship commissioned by Public Sector OMCs for retail  outlets  and  LPG  distributorships  in  Tripura  and  Jharkhand  is given in Annexure-1 & Annexure-2 respectively.
- (d) Procedure  /  Norms  /  Criteria  /  Reservation  Policy  for  allotment  of Retail  Outlet  Dealerships/LPG  distributorships  in  the  country  are available on the respective websites of the OMCs i.e. www.iocl.com, www.bharatpetroleum.com & www.hindustanpetroleum.com .

The detailed guidelines namely 'Unified Guidelines for Selection of LPG Distributorships' are available on the website http://www.petroleum.nic.in.

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Annexure  referred  to  in  reply  to  part  (a)  to  (c)  of  Lok  Sabha  Unstarred Question  No.4685  for  23.3.2020  asked  by  Ms.  Pratima  Bhoumik  &  Shri Sunil Kumar Singh, Hon`ble MPs regarding Setting up of Petrol Pumps.

PSU  OMC  :  No  of  Locations  Advertised    and  RO  commissioned  in  the State of Jharkhand and Tripura

| State - JHARKHAND District Name   |   Location Advertised |   Retail Outlet Commissioned |
|-----------------------------------|-----------------------|------------------------------|
| BOKARO                            |                   145 |                            0 |
| CHATRA                            |                    71 |                            7 |
| DEOGHAR                           |                    68 |                            3 |
| DHANBAD                           |                   149 |                           14 |
| DUMKA                             |                    49 |                            0 |
| EAST SINGHBHUM                    |                   172 |                            7 |
| GARHWA                            |                    49 |                            0 |
| GIRIDIH                           |                    87 |                            4 |
| GODDA                             |                    42 |                            1 |
| GUMLA                             |                    57 |                            1 |
| HAZARIBAGH                        |                   137 |                            1 |
| JAMTARA                           |                    32 |                            1 |
| KHUNTI                            |                    33 |                            1 |
| KODERMA                           |                    41 |                            0 |
| LATEHAR                           |                    43 |                            3 |
| LOHARDAGA                         |                    31 |                            5 |
| PAKUR                             |                    25 |                            2 |
| PALAMU                            |                    81 |                            8 |
| RAMGARH                           |                    55 |                            1 |
| RANCHI                            |                   247 |                           17 |
| SAHEBGANJ                         |                    57 |                            6 |
| SARAIKELA KHARSAWAN               |                    64 |                            4 |
| SIMDEGA                           |                    37 |                            3 |
| WEST SINGHBHUM                    |                    77 |                            3 |
| Grand Total                       |                  1849 |                           92 |

| State - TRIPURA District Name   |   Location Advertised |   Retail Outlet Commissioned |
|---------------------------------|-----------------------|------------------------------|
| DHALAI                          |                    15 |                            0 |
| GOMATI                          |                     9 |                            0 |
| KHOWAI                          |                    14 |                            0 |
| NORTH TRIPURA                   |                    14 |                            0 |
| SIPAHIJALA                      |                    17 |                            2 |
| SOUTH TRIPURA                   |                    25 |                            1 |
| UNAKOTI                         |                     9 |                            1 |

| WEST TRIPURA   |   45 |   2 |
|----------------|------|-----|
| Grand Total    |  148 |   6 |

## Annexure -2

| Annexure referred to in reply to part (a) to (c) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No.4685 for 23.3.2020 asked by Ms. Pratima Bhoumik & Shri Sunil Kumar Singh, Hon`ble MPs regarding Setting up of Petrol Pumps.   | Annexure referred to in reply to part (a) to (c) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No.4685 for 23.3.2020 asked by Ms. Pratima Bhoumik & Shri Sunil Kumar Singh, Hon`ble MPs regarding Setting up of Petrol Pumps.   | Annexure referred to in reply to part (a) to (c) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No.4685 for 23.3.2020 asked by Ms. Pratima Bhoumik & Shri Sunil Kumar Singh, Hon`ble MPs regarding Setting up of Petrol Pumps.   |
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| PSU OMCs - Locations advertised and LPG Distributorships Commissioned in the State of Jharkhand and Tripura                                                                                                       | PSU OMCs - Locations advertised and LPG Distributorships Commissioned in the State of Jharkhand and Tripura                                                                                                       | PSU OMCs - Locations advertised and LPG Distributorships Commissioned in the State of Jharkhand and Tripura                                                                                                       |
| STATE - JHARKHAND                                                                                                                                                                                                 | No of Locations Advertised                                                                                                                                                                                        | LPG Distributorship Commissioned                                                                                                                                                                                  |
| District                                                                                                                                                                                                          |                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |
| Bokaro                                                                                                                                                                                                            | 10                                                                                                                                                                                                                | 5                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |
| Chatra                                                                                                                                                                                                            | 11                                                                                                                                                                                                                | 7                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |
| Deoghar                                                                                                                                                                                                           | 14                                                                                                                                                                                                                | 2                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |
| Dhanbad                                                                                                                                                                                                           | 11                                                                                                                                                                                                                | 6                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |
| Dumka                                                                                                                                                                                                             | 23                                                                                                                                                                                                                | 5                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |
| Garhwa                                                                                                                                                                                                            | 12                                                                                                                                                                                                                | 9                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |
| Giridih                                                                                                                                                                                                           | 21                                                                                                                                                                                                                | 14                                                                                                                                                                                                                |
| Godda                                                                                                                                                                                                             | 22                                                                                                                                                                                                                | 2                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |
| Gumla                                                                                                                                                                                                             | 10                                                                                                                                                                                                                | 4                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |
| Hazaribagh                                                                                                                                                                                                        | 18                                                                                                                                                                                                                | 11                                                                                                                                                                                                                |
| Jamtara                                                                                                                                                                                                           | 15                                                                                                                                                                                                                | 2                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |
| Khunti                                                                                                                                                                                                            | 6                                                                                                                                                                                                                 | 2                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |
| Kodarma                                                                                                                                                                                                           | 6                                                                                                                                                                                                                 | 3                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |
| Latehar                                                                                                                                                                                                           | 7                                                                                                                                                                                                                 | 5                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |
| Lohardaga                                                                                                                                                                                                         | 4                                                                                                                                                                                                                 | 1                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |
| Pakur                                                                                                                                                                                                             | 10                                                                                                                                                                                                                | 6                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |
| Palamu                                                                                                                                                                                                            | 19                                                                                                                                                                                                                | 13                                                                                                                                                                                                                |
| Ramgarh                                                                                                                                                                                                           | 12                                                                                                                                                                                                                | 5                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |
| Ranchi                                                                                                                                                                                                            | 12                                                                                                                                                                                                                | 7                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |
| Sahibganj                                                                                                                                                                                                         | 16                                                                                                                                                                                                                | 6                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |
| Saraikela Kharsawan                                                                                                                                                                                               | 13                                                                                                                                                                                                                | 4                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |
| Simdega                                                                                                                                                                                                           | 4                                                                                                                                                                                                                 | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |
| SINGHBHUM EAST                                                                                                                                                                                                    | 16                                                                                                                                                                                                                | 7                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |
| SINGHBHUM WEST                                                                                                                                                                                                    | 20                                                                                                                                                                                                                | 4                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |
| Total                                                                                                                                                                                                             | 312                                                                                                                                                                                                               | 130                                                                                                                                                                                                               |
| STATE - TRIPURA                                                                                                                                                                                                   | OMCs No of Locations Advertised                                                                                                                                                                                   | LPG                                                                                                                                                                                                               |
| District                                                                                                                                                                                                          |                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | Distributorship Commissioned                                                                                                                                                                                      |
| Dhalai                                                                                                                                                                                                            | 2                                                                                                                                                                                                                 | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |
| Gomati                                                                                                                                                                                                            | 3                                                                                                                                                                                                                 | 2                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |
| Khowai                                                                                                                                                                                                            | 3                                                                                                                                                                                                                 | 2                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |

| North Tripura   |   5 |   1 |
|-----------------|-----|-----|
| Sepahijola      |   4 |   2 |
| SOUTH TRIPURA   |   3 |   2 |
| UNAKOTI         |   3 |   0 |
| WEST TRIPURA    |   1 |   0 |
| Total           |  24 |   9 |