Lok Sabha Question No. 224 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-11-18
Subject: Kerosene Dealership
Ministry: PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS
Asked by: H. Vasanthakumar

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 224 TO BE ANSWERED ON 18 TH  NOVEMBER, 2019

## Kerosene Dealership

## 224. SHRI VASANTHAKUMAR H

पैट्रोल ियम और प्राक ृ तिक गैस मंत्री

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

- (a) whether the Government is aware that Kerosene dealership is cancelled by the Oil Marketing Companies across the country;
- (b) if so, the details thereof along with the number of dealers affected, State/UTwise;
- (c) whether the Oil companies are giving other opportunities to Kerosene dealers across the country, if so, the details thereof;
- (d) whether any inquiry has been conducted to find out the persons who are still using kerosene; and
- (e) if so, the outcome thereof?

## A N S W E R

पैट्रोल ियम और प्राक ृ तिक गैस मंत्री )श्री धमेंद्र प्रधान)

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

- (a) & (b)  Oil  Marketing  Companies  (OMCs)  have  informed  that  they  have terminated  29  Kerosene  dealerships  during  the  last  3  years  and current year up to September, 2019. The State/UTwise details are given in Annexure.
- (c) In  order  to  rehabilitate  unviable  PDS  Kerosene  dealers,  domestic LPG distributor selection guidelines/retail outlet dealership selection guidelines have been amended by OMCs relaxing certain eligibility criteria to enable them to participate in the selection process.

OMCs  have  also  implemented  policy  on  award  of  Non-Domestic (ND) LPG/ Free Trade LPG (FTL) distributorship on nomination basis in  order  to  rehabilitate  PDS  Kerosene  dealers  in  Kerosene  free States/UT and unviable SKO dealers. (d) & (e)  OMCs have informed that they have not conducted any inquiry  to

- find out the persons who are still using kerosene.

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## Annexure

Annexure  referred  to  in  reply  to  part  (b)  of  the  Lok  Sabha unstarred question No. 224 asked by Shri Vasanthakumar H to be answered on 18.11.2019 regarding Kerosene Dealership

| S.No.   | State/UTs     |   No. of SKO Dealerships Terminated during last 3 years and Current year ( 2015-16 to Apr- Sep 2019) |
|---------|---------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| 1       | Bihar         |                                                                                                    1 |
| 2       | Gujarat       |                                                                                                    7 |
| 3       | Karnataka     |                                                                                                   11 |
| 4       | Odhisa        |                                                                                                    1 |
| 5       | Punjab        |                                                                                                    2 |
| 6       | Tamil Nadu    |                                                                                                    4 |
| 7       | Uttar Pradesh |                                                                                                    3 |
|         | Total         |                                                                                                   29 |