Lok Sabha Question No. 3496 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-15
Subject: Petrol Pumps Operated by OMCs
Ministry: PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS
Asked by: Anil Firojiya

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3496 TO BE ANSWERED ON 15 th  JULY, 2019

## Petrol Pumps Operated by OMCs

## †3496. SHRI ANIL FIROJIYA:

पेट्रोल ियम एवं प्राक ृ तिक गैस मंत्री

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

- (a)  the  number  and  details  of  petrol  pumps  directly  operated  by  Oil  Marketing Companies  (OMCs)  in  the  country,  State/  UT-wise  including  Madhya  Pradesh  along with the direct investment of OMCs in such petrol pumps;
- (b) whether the Government has received any complaints regarding Company Owned Company  Operated  petrol  pumps  being  operated  by  the  relatives  of  the  officers  of OMCs and if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the Government has conducted any enquiry in this regard, if so, the details thereof and the action taken against those found guilty; and
- (d)  the  number  of  petrol  pumps  allotted  by  OMCs  on  various  highways  in  Karnataka along  with  the  details  of  efforts  made  to  obtain  NOC  and  approval  of  Ministry  of Environment, Forest and Climate Change in this regard?

## ANSWER

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

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

- (a) Oil Marketing Companies (OMCs) have informed that there are 558 retail outlets as on 01.07.2019 in the country including in the state of Madhya Pradesh  which  are  being  operated  on  Company  Owned  Company Operated (COCO) basis. State/UT/OMC-wise details of such petrol pumps are given in Annexure.

Investments made by OMCs at the COCOs depend on factors like market type  (Urban/Highway),  plot  dimensions,  allied  customer  amenities,  sale potential of the site, facilities/equipments planned etc. These investments are made based on the Internal Rate of Return norms.

- (b)&(c) Appropriate action is taken as per procedure in respect of allegations/complaints received as well as established case of malpractices/lapses.  IOCL has reported that their Vigilance Department has  enquired  into  one  complaint  received,  alleging  operation  of  COCO petrol pump by the relative of their officer.  IOCL has further reported that the  allegation  was  not  found  substantiated  and  the  complainant  has approached the High Court and the matter is now sub judice.
- (d) OMCs  have  informed  that  there  are  2166  number  of  retail  outlets operating  and  364  pending  Letter  of  Intents  on  National  Highway/State Highway in the State of Karnataka. OMCs have further informed that none of  the  No  Objection  Certificates  applied  in  Karnataka  for  locations  on Highways (NH/SH) comes under the ambit of Ministry of Environmental, Forest and Climate Change.

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Annexure

Annexure referred to in reply to Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No.3496 for 15.7.2019 regarding Petrol Pumps Operated by OMCs asked by Shri Anil Firojiya, MP.

## State/UT/OMC-wise COCO's as on 1.7.2019

| STATES/UTs           |   HPCL |   IOCL |   BPCL |
|----------------------|--------|--------|--------|
| AND. & NICOBAR       |      0 |      0 |      0 |
| ANDHRA PRADESH       |     24 |     11 |     23 |
| ARUNACHAL PRADESH    |      0 |      0 |      0 |
| ASSAM                |      0 |      0 |      1 |
| BIHAR                |      0 |      2 |      6 |
| CHANDIGARH           |      0 |      2 |      1 |
| CHHATTISGARH         |      4 |      2 |      4 |
| DADRA & NAGAR HAVELI |      0 |      0 |      0 |
| DAMAN & DIU          |      0 |      0 |      0 |
| DELHI                |      4 |      4 |      4 |
| GOA                  |      0 |      0 |      0 |
| GUJARAT              |     26 |      5 |     14 |
| HARYANA              |      9 |      2 |      7 |
| HIMACHAL PRADESH     |      1 |      0 |      0 |
| JAMMU & KASHMIR      |      0 |      0 |      1 |
| JHARKHAND            |      0 |      1 |      5 |
| KARNATAKA            |     13 |     18 |     15 |
| KERALA               |      3 |      3 |     12 |
| LAKSHADWEEP          |      0 |      0 |      0 |
| MADHYA PRADESH       |      9 |      1 |      7 |
| MAHARASHTRA          |     28 |      9 |     31 |
| MANIPUR              |      0 |      0 |      0 |
| MEGHALAYA            |      0 |      0 |      0 |
| MIZORAM              |      0 |      0 |      0 |
| NAGALAND             |      0 |      0 |      0 |
| ORISSA               |      5 |      3 |      7 |
| PONDICHERRY          |      2 |      0 |      0 |
| PUNJAB               |      8 |      6 |      5 |
| RAJASTHAN            |     14 |      2 |     21 |
| SIKKIM               |      0 |      0 |      0 |
| TAMIL NADU           |     23 |     11 |     21 |

| TELANGANA     |   14 |   10 |   12 |
|---------------|------|------|------|
| TRIPURA       |    0 |    0 |    0 |
| UTTAR PRADESH |   15 |   15 |   18 |
| UTTARAKHAND   |    0 |    0 |    1 |
| WEST BENGAL   |    6 |   17 |   10 |
| TOTAL         |  208 |  124 |  226 |