Lok Sabha Question No. 4740 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-22
Subject: CNG/PNG Network
Ministry: PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS
Asked by: Arvind Kumar Sharma

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4740 TO BE ANSWERED ON 22.7.2019 CNG/PNG Network

## 4740.  SHRI ARVIND KUMAR SHARMA: पेट्रोल ियम और प्राक ृ तिक गैस मंत्री

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

(a) whether the Government has any scheme to set up CNG and PNG stations and provide CNG and PNG connections in various cities of Haryana including Rohtak, Jhajjar, Beri, Meham, Kalanaur and Kosli;

- (b) if so, the details thereof; and

(c) if  not,  whether  the  Government is formulating any scheme in this regard and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER पेट्रोल ियम और प्राक ृ तिक गैस मंत्री

(श्री धमेन्द्र प्रधान)

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

(a) to (c) Petroleum  &  Natural  Gas  Regulatory  Board  (PNGRB)  is  the  authority  to  grant authorization  to  the  entities  for  the  development  of  City  Gas  Distribution  (CGD)  network  in Geographical  Areas  (GAs)  as  per  PNGRB  Act,  2006.  PNGRB  identifies  the  GAs  for  the development  of  CGD  network  depending  on  the  natural  gas  pipeline  connectivity/natural  gas availability and techno-commercial feasibility. Providing Piped Natural Gas Connection (PNG) and  establishment  of  Compressed  Natural  Gas  (CNG)  stations  are  the  part  of  development  of CGD network and the same is carried out by the entities authorized by PNGRB.  So far, PNGRB has  authorized  228  GAs  covering  406  districts  spread  over  27  States  and  UTs  covering approximately  70  percent  of  India's  population  and  53  percent  of  its  geographical  area  for development of CGD network across country till 10 th CGD bidding round. Cities covered in the GAs will be benefitted to get CNG stations and PNG connections. A list of authorized GAs in the State of Haryana is at Annexure.

Annexure

## ANNEXURE  REFERRED  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (a)  to  (c)  OF  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4740 TO BE ANSWERED ON 22.07.2019 REGARDING CNG/PNG  NETWORK

List of authorized Geographical Areas (GAs) in the State of Haryana

|   Sl No. | State/Union Territories                       | Geographical Areas (GAs)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |
|----------|-----------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|        1 | Haryana                                       | Sonipat (part) district, Panipat district, Yamuna Nagar district, Rewari district, Rohtak district, Karnal district, Ambala & Kurukshetra district, Bhiwani, Charkhi Dadri & Mahendragarh Districts; Hisar District; Jhajjar District; Sonipat District (Except areas already authorized) & Jind District; Nuh & Palwal Districts; Kaithal District; Faridabad*, Gurugram* |
|        2 | Haryana &Himachal Pradesh                     | Panchkula District (Except areas already authorized), Sirmaur, Shimla & Solan (Except areas already authorized) Districts                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
|        3 | Haryana &Punjab                               | Sirsa, Fatehabad and Mansa (Punjab) Districts                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              |
|        4 | Chandigarh, Haryana, Punjab &Himachal Pradesh | Chandigarh(UT) and Panchkula (Part), SAS Nagar(Part) &Solan (Part) districts                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               |