Lok Sabha Question No. 4352 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-03-22
Subject: Gas Pipeline Connections
Ministry: PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS
Asked by: Jyotsna Charandas Mahant, Brijendra Singh, Gopal Jee Thakur

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4352 TO BE ANSWERED ON 22 nd  MARCH, 2021

## Gas Pipeline Connections

†4352. SHRIMATI JYOTSNA CHARANDAS MAHANT: SHRI BRIJENDRA SINGH: SHRI GOPAL JEE THAKUR: पेोलयम और ाक ृ तक गैस मंी Will the Minister of PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS be pleased to state: (a)  whether  the  Government  proposes  to  promote  the  use  of  CNG/PNG  in  the country  in  order  to  control  pollution,  if  so,  the  details  thereof,  State-wise  including Haryana, Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh; (b) the names of the districts in Rajasthan where the said facility has been provided till date along with the names of the districts where the said facility is proposed to be provided including Sikar along with the present status of works done in Rajasthan for providing gas through pipeline; (c) whether any CNG/PNG project has been launched or proposed to be launched in Sikar and the adjacent districts, if so, the details thereof; (d) the time by which the said scheme is proposed to be extended to Chhattisgarh State and whether the said scheme is being delayed and if so, the reasons therefor; (e) whether the Government proposes to open any new CNG/PNG facility or centre in the country, if so, the details thereof, State-wise including Haryana and Darbhanga in Bihar, and the time by which it is likely to be implemented; and (f)  whether  there  is  any  plan  to  lay  a  LPG  gas  pipeline  in  Darbhanga  ,  if  so,  the

- details thereof;

## ANSWER

## पेोलयमऔराकृ तकगैसमंी ( ीधमधान )

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

(a) Yes Sir. To provide cleaner fuel to domestic households, industries & commercial units  and  to  establish  Compressed  Natural  Gas  (CNG)  stations  for  providing transport  fuel  to  vehicles  are  part  of  development  of  City  Gas  Distribution  (CGD) Network by an authorized entity which also helps to control the air pollution in the country.The CGD entities have to provide Piped Natural Gas (PNG) as per approved Minimum Work Plan (MWP) in their respective GAs. State wise list of CNGstations established/proposed to be established (as per MWP) is at Annexure-I .

- (b)  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 GAs for  authorizing  the  development  of  CGD  network  in  synchronization  with  the development of natural gas pipeline connectivity, natural gas availability and technocommercial viability.Following GAs have been authorized in the state of Rajasthan for development of CGD network:
- (c) Sikar district of Rajasthan has not yet been authorized for development of CGD network.
- (d)Anuppur,  Bilaspur  and  Korba  Districts  GA  has  been  authorized  in  the  state  of Madhya Pradesh &Chattisgargh.GAs in Chhatisgarh is to be identified in synchronization  with  the  development  of  natural  gas  pipeline  connectivity,  natural gas availability and techno commercial feasibility by PNGRB.
- (e)  Yes  Sir,  more  than  400  districts  spread  over  27  States/Union  Territories (UTs)have been authorizedfor development of CGD network. The authorized CGD entity  provides  PNG  connections  as  per  their  Minimum  Work  Plan  (MWP)  and

|   Sl. No. | State/UT                   | Geographical Areas                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |
|-----------|----------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|         1 | Madhya Pradesh & Rajasthan | Jhabua, Banswara, Ratlam and Dungarpur Districts                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         |
|         2 | Rajasthan                  | Kota (part) district, Bhiwadi (in Alwar district), Barmer, Jaisalmer& Jodhpur Districts; Alwar (Other than Bhiwadi) & Jaipur Districts; Kota District (Except area already authorized), Baran&Chittorgarh (Only RawatbhataTaluka) Districts; Bhilwara&Bundi Districts; Chittorgarh (Other than RawatbhataTaluka) & Udaipur Districts; Dholpur District; Ajmer, Pali and Rajsamand Districts; Jalore and Sirohi Districts |

techno-commercial feasibility including in the state of Haryana. Darbhanga district in Bihar has not yet been authorized.

(f)  As  per available information, there is no LPG pipeline authorized in Darbhanga, Bihar at present.

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Annexure-I

ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (a)  AND  (e)  OF  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4352 TO BE ANSWERED ON 22.03.2021 REGARDING GAS PIPELINE CONNECTIONS.

State wise list of CNG stations in the country*

| Sl No.   | State/UT (in authorized districts)       | CNG Stations                | CNG Stations             |
|----------|------------------------------------------|-----------------------------|--------------------------|
| Sl No.   | State/UT (in authorized districts)       | Existing (as on 31.12.2020) | As per Minimum Work Plan |
| 1.       | Andhra Pradesh                           | 72                          | 426                      |
| 2.       | Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu and Karnataka | -                           | 251                      |
| 3.       | Assam                                    | 1                           | 72                       |
| 4.       | Bihar                                    | 10                          | 459                      |
| 5.       | Bihar and Jharkhand                      | -                           | 37                       |
| 6.       | Chandigarh (UT)                          | 8                           | -                        |
| 7.       | Daman &Diu and Gujarat                   | -                           | 35                       |
| 8.       | Dadara& Nagar Haveli                     | 7                           | -                        |
| 9.       | Daman and Diu                            | 5                           | -                        |
| 10.      | Goa                                      | 4                           |                          |
| 11.      | Gujarat                                  | 731                         | 140                      |
| 12.      | Haryana                                  | 147                         | 277                      |
| 13.      | Haryana and Himachal Pradesh             | -                           | 45                       |
| 14.      | Haryana and Punjab                       | -                           | 54                       |
| 15.      | Himachal Pradesh                         | 2                           | 10                       |
| 16.      | Jharkhand                                | 13                          | 179                      |
| 17.      | Karnataka                                | 44                          | 811                      |
| 18.      | Kerala                                   | 14                          | 763                      |
| 19.      | Kerala and Puduchrry                     | -                           | 185                      |
| 20.      | Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan             | -                           | 54                       |
| 21.      | Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh          | -                           | 20                       |
| 22.      | Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh         | -                           | 34                       |
| 23.      | Madhya Pradesh                           | 78                          | 309                      |
| 24.      | Maharashtra and Gujarat                  | -                           | 156                      |
| 25.      | Maharashtra                              | 423                         | 225                      |
| 26.      | National Capital Territory of Delhi (UT) | 424                         | -                        |
| 27.      | Odisha                                   | 19                          | 116                      |
| 28.      | Puducherrry and Tamil Nadu               | -                           | 27                       |
| 29.      | Puducherry                               | -                           | 130                      |

|   30. | Punjab                        | 80   |   278 |
|-------|-------------------------------|------|-------|
|    31 | Rajasthan                     | 49   |   576 |
|    32 | Tamil Nadu                    | 3    |   872 |
|    33 | Telangana                     | 74   |   268 |
|    34 | Tripura                       | 11   |    12 |
|    35 | Uttar Pradesh                 | 384  |   785 |
|    36 | Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand | -    |    91 |
|    37 | Uttarakhand                   | 11   |    50 |
|    38 | West Bengal                   | 8    |   480 |

* Some of the GAs authorized by PNGRB span areas in more than one state. *****