Lok Sabha Question No. 1064 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-12-17
Subject: Under-measurement/Adulteration of Petrol
Ministry: PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS
Asked by: DHARAMBIR BHALERAM, SHARAD TRIPATHI

## Under-measurement/Adulteration of Petrol

## 1064.    SHRI DHARAMBIR: SHRI SHARAD TRIPATHI:

पैट्रोलियम और प्राक ृ लिक गैस मंत्री

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

- (a) Whether  the  Government/OMCs  have  noticed  that  Government/company owned  petrol  pump  dealers  in  the  country  including  in  Bhiwani  district  of Haryana, Delhi and  Chandigarh  are  reportedly  measuring  less  diesel by manipulating the machine and charge more amount to fill the petrol tank as compared to private petrol pumps in Haryana;
- (b) if so, the details thereof along with the steps taken by the Government to stop such manipulation by the Government/company owned petrol pumps owners;
- (c) the State /UT-wise samples of petrol/diesel collected to check adulteration and cases of under- measurement by petrol pumps owners reported in the country including  Uttar  Pradesh  during  last  three  years  and  the  current  year  and  the number of such samples found adulterated out of the total  samples  and  the action taken by the Government against the defaulter companies/persons/dealers  involved  therein,  OMCs/State/UT-wise  including Uttar Pradesh; and
- (d) the steps taken by the Government to conduct regular drives/surprise checks and evolve a mechanism  at national level to curb such malpractices, State/UT/OMCs -wise?

## A N S W E R

## पैट्रोलियम और प्राक ृ लिक गैस मंत्री रश्रन्देधध धश्र नाध(( प्र )

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

- (a) to (d) : Public Sector Oil Marketing Companies (OMCs) have informed that a few instances  of  malpractices  at  Retail  Outlets  (ROs)  have  been  observed  during inspections.   In order to curb such malpractices, regular / surprise inspections are  carried  out  at  the  retail  outlets  by  Field  Officers/  Senior  Officers  of  Oil Marketing Companies' (OMCs) throughout the country. During such inspections, random Samples are drawn from Retail Outlets and sent for testing to authorized laboratories.  Surprise   inspections   are   also   carried   out   by   mobile   labs of OMCs    where    samples    are     drawn    from    Retail   outlets   and     tested.

In  established  case  of  adulteration,  appropriate  stringent  action  is  taken against  the  erring  dealers  as  per  the  provisions  of  Marketing  Discipline Guidelines (MDG) and Dealership Agreement subsisting between OMC and RO Dealer.    OMCs  are  also  undertaking  Automation  of  Retail  outlets  to  keep  a track  of  the  activities  at  the  retail  outlet.    In  addition  to  this,  the  Central Government has issued the Motor Sprit and High Speed Diesel (Regulation of Supply,  Distribution  and  Prevention  of  Malpractices)  Order,  2005  under Essential  Commodities  Act,  1955  which  provides  for  punitive  action  against malpractices such as adulteration.  State Governments are also empowered to take  action  against  those  indulging  in  malpractices  such  as  adulteration  of Petroleum products.

The State/UT-wise details (including in Bhiwani district of Haryana, Delhi, Chandigarh and Uttar Pradesh) of number of inspections conducted, samples drawn, action taken by OMCs in respect established cases of adulteration and short  delivery  by  manipulation  during  the  last  3  years  and  the  current  year (April - Sept. 2018) are given in Annexure I.

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| Annexure referred to in reply to part (a) to (d) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 1064 asked by Shri Dharambir & Shri Sharad Tripathi for answer on 17.12.2018 regarding 'Under-measurement/Adulteration of petrol'.   | Annexure referred to in reply to part (a) to (d) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 1064 asked by Shri Dharambir & Shri Sharad Tripathi for answer on 17.12.2018 regarding 'Under-measurement/Adulteration of petrol'.   | Annexure referred to in reply to part (a) to (d) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 1064 asked by Shri Dharambir & Shri Sharad Tripathi for answer on 17.12.2018 regarding 'Under-measurement/Adulteration of petrol'.   | Annexure referred to in reply to part (a) to (d) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 1064 asked by Shri Dharambir & Shri Sharad Tripathi for answer on 17.12.2018 regarding 'Under-measurement/Adulteration of petrol'.   | Annexure referred to in reply to part (a) to (d) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 1064 asked by Shri Dharambir & Shri Sharad Tripathi for answer on 17.12.2018 regarding 'Under-measurement/Adulteration of petrol'.   | Annexure referred to in reply to part (a) to (d) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 1064 asked by Shri Dharambir & Shri Sharad Tripathi for answer on 17.12.2018 regarding 'Under-measurement/Adulteration of petrol'.   |
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| manipulation S.No.                                                                                                                                                                                                        | during the last 3 years States/UTs                                                                                                                                                                                        | (from 2015-16 to No of Inspections                                                                                                                                                                                        | 2017-18 ) and No. of samples drawn                                                                                                                                                                                        | current year 2018-19 Dealerships terminated in established cases of adulteration                                                                                                                                          | (April - September 2018) Dealership terminated in established cases of under- measurement/short delivery of petrol/diesel by manipulating the dispensing unit parts / using various electronic / hi-tech methods.         |
| 1                                                                                                                                                                                                                         | ANDAMAN &NICOBAR                                                                                                                                                                                                          | 99                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                                         | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                                         | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                                         |
| 2                                                                                                                                                                                                                         | ANDHRA PRADESH                                                                                                                                                                                                            | 38269                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 14765                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 2                                                                                                                                                                                                                         | 1                                                                                                                                                                                                                         |
| 3                                                                                                                                                                                                                         | ARUNACHAL PRADESH                                                                                                                                                                                                         | 573                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | 125                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                                         | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                                         |
| 4                                                                                                                                                                                                                         | ASSAM                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 9398                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | 3587                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                                         | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                                         |
| 5                                                                                                                                                                                                                         | BIHAR                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 29969                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 8825                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | 3                                                                                                                                                                                                                         | 2                                                                                                                                                                                                                         |
| 6                                                                                                                                                                                                                         | CHANDIGARH                                                                                                                                                                                                                | 889                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | 691                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                                         | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                                         |
| 7                                                                                                                                                                                                                         | CHATTISGARH                                                                                                                                                                                                               | 12501                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 7804                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                                         | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                                         |
| 8                                                                                                                                                                                                                         | DADRA &NAGAR HAVELI                                                                                                                                                                                                       | 251                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | 341                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                                         | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                                         |
| 9                                                                                                                                                                                                                         | DAMAN&DIU                                                                                                                                                                                                                 | 312                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | 90                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                                         | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                                         |
| 10                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | DELHI                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 5861                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | 8256                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                                         | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                                         |
| 11                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | GOA                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | 1368                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | 190                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                                         | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                                         |
| 12                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | GUJARAT                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | 34588                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 14157                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 3                                                                                                                                                                                                                         | 20                                                                                                                                                                                                                        |
| 13                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | HARYANA                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | 32259                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 15369                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 3                                                                                                                                                                                                                         | 2                                                                                                                                                                                                                         |
| 14                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | HIMACHAL PRADESH                                                                                                                                                                                                          | 4914                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | 557                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                                         | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                                         |
| 15                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | JAMMU &KASHMIR                                                                                                                                                                                                            | 5003                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | 6601                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                                         | 1                                                                                                                                                                                                                         |
| 16                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | JHARKHAND                                                                                                                                                                                                                 | 15814                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 5582                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | 1                                                                                                                                                                                                                         | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                                         |
| 17                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | KARNATAKA                                                                                                                                                                                                                 | 42497                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 15471                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                                         | 2                                                                                                                                                                                                                         |
| 18                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | KERALA                                                                                                                                                                                                                    | 23550                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 5861                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                                         | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                                         |
| 19                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | LAKSHADWEEP                                                                                                                                                                                                               | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                                         | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                                         | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                                         | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                                         |
| 20                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | MADHYA PRADESH                                                                                                                                                                                                            | 38133                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 11765                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 3                                                                                                                                                                                                                         | 3                                                                                                                                                                                                                         |
| 21                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | MAHARASHTRA                                                                                                                                                                                                               | 62783                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 20165                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 2                                                                                                                                                                                                                         | 36                                                                                                                                                                                                                        |
| 22                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | MANIPUR                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | 1196                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | 493                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                                         | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                                         |
| 23                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | MEGHALAYA                                                                                                                                                                                                                 | 2052                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | 385                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                                         | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                                         |
| 24                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | MIZORAM                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | 300                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                                         | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                                         | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                                         |
| 25                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | NAGALAND                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | 418                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | 366                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                                         | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                                         |
| 26                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | ODISHA                                                                                                                                                                                                                    | 20897                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 7764                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | 2                                                                                                                                                                                                                         | 2                                                                                                                                                                                                                         |
| 27                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | PUDUCHERRY                                                                                                                                                                                                                | 3344                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | 969                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                                         | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                                         |
| 28                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | PUNJAB                                                                                                                                                                                                                    | 40030                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 22047                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 3                                                                                                                                                                                                                         | 3                                                                                                                                                                                                                         |
| 29                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | RAJASTHAN                                                                                                                                                                                                                 | 39521                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 17889                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 5                                                                                                                                                                                                                         | 11                                                                                                                                                                                                                        |
| 30                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | SIKKIM                                                                                                                                                                                                                    | 442                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | 461                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                                         | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                                         |
| 31                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | TAMIL NADU                                                                                                                                                                                                                | 58549                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 17330                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 1                                                                                                                                                                                                                         | 1                                                                                                                                                                                                                         |
| 32                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | TELANGANA                                                                                                                                                                                                                 | 30455                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 7073                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | 2                                                                                                                                                                                                                         | 3                                                                                                                                                                                                                         |
| 33                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | TRIPURA                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | 874                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | 353                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                                         | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                                         |
| 34                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | UTTAR PRADESH                                                                                                                                                                                                             | 70704                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 38244                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 2                                                                                                                                                                                                                         | 111                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |
| 35                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | UTTARAKHAND                                                                                                                                                                                                               | 6030                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | 2040                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | 1                                                                                                                                                                                                                         | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                                         |
| 36                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | WEST BENGAL                                                                                                                                                                                                               | 26692                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 15581                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 3                                                                                                                                                                                                                         | 2                                                                                                                                                                                                                         |
|                                                                                                                                                                                                                           | TOTAL                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 660535                                                                                                                                                                                                                    | 271197                                                                                                                                                                                                                    | 36                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | 200                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |