Lok Sabha Question No. 1191 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-11-25
Subject: Status of Gas Pipeline Projects
Ministry: PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS
Asked by: Balashowry Vallabbhaneni, Hibi Eden, Raju Bista

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1191 TO BE ANSWERED ON 25 TH  NOVEMBER, 2019

## Status of Gas Pipeline Projects

## 1191. SHRI BALASHOWRY VALLABHANENI: SHRI HIBI EDEN: SHRI RAJU BISTA:

## पेट्रोलियम एवं प्राक ृ लिक गैस मंत्री

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

- (a)  the  details  of  the  criterion  and  rules  set  for  the  petroleum  companies  for earmarking funds on the development work in the concerned district and State out of the income and royalty fund earned from the gas and petroleum products from the reserves of any State;
- (b) the details of the CSR fund allocated and spent on the development and other works in various districts of the country especially in Rajasthan, Maharashtra and Tamil Nadu during the last three years by concerned petroleum companies as per the said provisions;
- (c)  whether  the  Government  has  any  data  about  the  CSR  fund  used  for  water recharge  and  water  harvesting  in  Gujarat  especially  in  Ahmedabad  and  whether there is any plan to use the CSR fund for water recharge, water harvesting, check dams etc. and if so, the details thereof; and
- (d) whether the oil PSU's  worked  independently or with  some  NGO's  for implementing welfare schemes in the State and if so, the details in this regard?

## ANSWER

## पेट्रोलियम एवं प्राक ृ लिक गैस मंत्री ( श्री धमेन्द्र प्रधान )

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

- (a) to (c) The  Oil  PSUs  take  up  works  in  districts  after  approval  from Competent Authority. Apart from that, as a part of their Corporate Social  Responsibility  (CSR),  Oil  PSUs  have  been  undertaking CSR interventions around their work centres. Oil PSUs have been earmarking 2% of their Profits for CSR projects. CSR activities are undertaken under the heads identified under Schedule VII of the Companies  Act  2013  with  special  focus  on  Health  (Nutrition, Sanitation,  and  Drinking  Water),  Education,  Skill  Development, Rural Development, Women Empowerment, Environment Centric Initiatives and Care for the Elderly & Differently-abled persons.

The CSR expenditure made by following Oil PSUs during the last three years are given below :-

( ₹ in Crore)

| Oil PSUs   |   2016-17 |   2017-18 |   2018-19 |
|------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
| ONGC       |    525.9  |    503.44 |    614.64 |
| BPCL       |     90.98 |    166.02 |    177.94 |
| HPCL       |    108.11 |    156.87 |    159.81 |
| IOCL       |    213.99 |    331.05 |    490.6  |
| GAIL       |     92.16 |     91.65 |    119.29 |
| EIL        |     11    |     14.74 |     10.04 |
| OIL        |    108.37 |    100.58 |    133.39 |
| NRL        |     20.7  |     46.24 |     54.85 |
| CPCL       |      1.87 |      9.18 |     18.89 |

The project / activities wise details of the funds allocated and spent on the  development  and  other  works  in  various  districts  of  the  country including in Rajasthan, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu  and  on  water recharge and water harvesting in Gujarat  during the last 3  years are available on the respective websites of the Oil PSUs.

- (d) CSR  activities  are  undertaken  by  Oil  PSUs  themselves  or  through agencies/Departments  of  Central/State  Governments  as  per  their approved procedures.

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