Lok Sabha Question No. 2239 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-12-02
Subject: CNG Services
Ministry: PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS
Asked by: Pankaj Chowdhary, Rebati Tripura, Rajendra Dhedya  Gavit, Chunni Lal Sahu, Jaisiddeshwar Shivacharya Mahaswamiji, Ramcharan Bohra, Jai Prakash, Ganesan Selvam, Dhanush M Kumar, Vijay Kumar Dubey, Manoj Kumar Tiwari

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2239 TO BE ANSWERED ON 2.12.2019

## CNG Services

## †2239. SHRI PANKAJ CHAUDHARY:

SHRI REBATI TRIPURA:

SHRI RAJENDRA DHEDYA GAVIT:

SHRI CHUNNI LAL SAHU:

SHRI SHA.BRA.DR.JAI SIDDESHWAR SHIVACHRYA MAHASWAMIJI:

SHRI RAMCHARAN BOHRA:

SHRI JAI PRAKASH:

SHRI SELVAM G.:

SHRI DHANUSH M. KUMAR:

SHRI VIJAY KUMAR DUBEY:

SHRI MANOJ TIWARI:

## पेट्रोलियम और प्राक ृ लिक गैस मंत्री

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

- (a) the State-wise details of the areas covered by the CNG/PNG network at present including Solapur district in Maharashtra;
- (b) whether the Government has any scheme to promote and strengthen the CNG/PNG services in the country  including  rural  areas,  if  so,  State-wise/UTwise/District-wise  details  of  number  of  CNG stations  proposed  to  be  established  especially  in  Solapur  and  Palghar  districts  of  Maharashtra, districts of Chhattisgarh and districts of Madhya Pradesh along with the details of land identified and necessary action taken in this regard and time by which these stations will be operationalised;
- (c) the details of the problems faced by the Government in this regard especially in Tamil Nadu and the steps taken to address the challenges faced in improving the natural gas coverage in the country, especially in Tripura;
- (d) whether the present production capacity of CNG is not sufficient to meet the requirement of the country, if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor;
- (e) the number of persons who have been given permission and the number of persons in waiting list;
- (f)  whether  Petrol  is  still  preferred  fuel  among  people  compared  to  CNG,  if  so,  the  steps  taken to popularise the use of CNG among people; and
- (g) the time by which the entire country is likely to be connected with the CNG services including the steps taken by the Government in this regard?

## ANSWER

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

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

- (a)  to  (g)  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  and  natural  gas  availability.  CGD  would  be  accessible  in  229  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 including Solapur and Palghar districts of Maharashtra, districts  of  Chhattisgarh  and  districts  of  Madhya  Pradesh.  As  per  the  minimum  work  plan submitted by the entities to PNGRB under 9 th and 10 th Round, details of GA-wise CNG Stations, are at Annexure - I & II.

As per information provided by Petroleum Planning and Analysis Cell (PPAC), approximately 18,646  MMSCM  of  Natural  gas  has  been  produced  domestically  and  approximately  19,031 MMSCM of LNG has been imported in the country during the period April-October, 2019. This gas also caters to demand of Piped Natural Gas (PNG) and Compressed Natural Gas (CNG).

Entities  operating  in  the  State  of  Tamil  Nadu  face  issues  for  acquiring  Right  of  Use/Right  of Way, delay in grant of permission/clearances and resistance from villages for laying of Natural Gas/other Pipelines.

With  regard  to  development  of  natural  Gas  coverage  in  Tripura,  PNGRB  has  provisionally authorized Indradhanush Gas Grid Limited for development of North-East Natural gas Pipeline. PNGRB has also authorized Gomati District and West Tripura (Except area already authorized) to Tripura Natural Gas Company under 9 th CGD bidding round.

In  order  to  promote  the  expansion  of  CGD  networks  and  enhance  the  usage  of  natural  gas  in cities, the Government has taken following steps:

- i. Domestic gas, which is cheaper than imported gas, has been allocated to meet the entire requirement of PNG (Domestic) and CNG (Transport) segments of CGD sector and it has been kept under no cut category.
- ii. Public Utility Status granted to CGD Projects by Ministry of Labour and Employment.
- iii. Ministry of Defence has issued guidelines for use of PNG in its residential areas/unit lines
- iv. Department  of  Public  Enterprises  has  issued  guidelines  to  Public  Sector  Enterprises (PSEs) to have the provisions of PNG in their respective residential complexes.
- v. Ministry  of  Housing  and  Urban  Affairs  has  issued  advisory  to  State  Governments    on following aspects:
- a. To standardize the Road  Restoration/permission charges along with time bound permission in accordance with the local conditions.
- b. Earmarking  of  land  plot  for  development  of  CNG  Stations  at  the  planning  stage  of town/city and same should be specified in the revised Master Plan.
- c. Relevant  modification  in  building  by-laws  for  providing  gas  pipeline  infrastructure  in residential & commercial buildings at architectural design stage.
- vi. Further,  Ministry  of  Housing  and  Urban  Affairs  has  directed  Central  Public  Works Department& National Building Construction Corporation to make provisions of PNG in all Government Residential complexes.

## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  to  (g)  OF  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2239 TO BE ANSWERED ON 2.12.2019 REGARDING CNG SERVICES

## Details of CNG Stations as per the minimum work plan submitted by the entity to PNGRB in 9 th CGD Bidding Round.

| Unique GAID   | Geographical Area (GA)                                                                   | State/Union Territories   |   Minimum Work Program CNG |
|---------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------|----------------------------|
| 9.01          | Srikakulam, Visakhapatnam &Vizianagaram Districts                                        | Andhra Pradesh            |                        211 |
| 9.02          | Cachar, Hailakandi &Karimganj Districts                                                  | Assam                     |                         21 |
| 9.03          | Kamrup &Kamrup Metropolitan Districts                                                    | Assam                     |                         51 |
| 9.04          | Aurangabad, Kaimur &Rohtas Districts                                                     | Bihar                     |                         12 |
| 9.05          | Begusarai District                                                                       | Bihar                     |                         25 |
| 9.06          | Gaya &Nalanda Districts                                                                  | Bihar                     |                         46 |
| 9.07          | Diu &GirSomnath Districts                                                                | Daman and Diu& Gujarat    |                         35 |
| 9.08          | Surendranagar District (EAAA) &Morbi District (EAAA)                                     | Gujarat                   |                         20 |
| 9.09          | Barwala &Ranpur Talukas                                                                  | Gujarat                   |                          4 |
| 9. 10         | Navsari District (EAAA), Surat District (EAAA), Tapi District (EAAA) &the Dangs District | Gujarat                   |                         25 |
| 9.11          | Junagadh District                                                                        | Gujarat                   |                         45 |
| 9.12          | Kheda District (EAAA) &Mahisagar District                                                | Gujarat                   |                         30 |
| 9.13          | Narmada (Rajpipla) District                                                              | Gujarat                   |                          4 |
| 9.14          | Porbandar District                                                                       | Gujarat                   |                         12 |
| 9.15          | Panchkula District (EAAA), Sirmaur, Shimla& Solan (EAAA) Districts                       | Haryana& Himachal Pradesh |                         45 |
| 9.16          | Bhiwani, Charkhi Dadri &Mahendragarh Districts                                           | Haryana                   |                         60 |
| 9.17          | Hisar District                                                                           | Haryana                   |                         46 |
| 9.18          | Jhajjar District                                                                         | Haryana                   |                         46 |
| 9.19          | Sonipat District (Except areas already authorized) &Jind District                        | Haryana                   |                         38 |
| 9.20          | Nuh &Palwal Districts                                                                    | Haryana                   |                         60 |
| 9.21          | Bilaspur, Hamirpur &Una Districts                                                        | Himachal Pradesh          |                         10 |
| 9.22          | Bokaro, Hazaribagh &Ramgarh Districts                                                    | Jharkhand                 |                         99 |
| 9.23          | Giridih &Dhanbad Districts                                                               | Jharkhand                 |                         30 |
| 9.24          | Chitradurga &Davanagere Districts                                                        | Karnataka                 |                         42 |
| 9.25          | Udupi District                                                                           | Karnataka                 |                         11 |
| 9.26          | Ballari &Gadag Districts                                                                 | Karnataka                 |                         24 |
| 9.27          | Bidar District                                                                           | Karnataka                 |                          4 |
| 9.28          | Dakshina Kannada District*                                                               | Karnataka                 |                        100 |
| 9.29          | Ramanagara District                                                                      | Karnataka                 |                         37 |
| 9.30          | Kozhikode &Wayanad Districts                                                             | Kerala                    |                        142 |
| 9.31          | Malappuram District                                                                      | Kerala                    |                        130 |
| 9.32          | Kannur, Kasaragod &Mahe Districts                                                        | Kerala &Puducherry        |                        125 |
| 9.33          | Palakkad &Thrissur Districts                                                             | Kerala                    |                        200 |

|   9.34 | Bhopal &Rajgarh Districts                                                               | Madhya Pradesh         |   104 |
|--------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------|-------|
|   9.35 | Guna District                                                                           | Madhya Pradesh         |     7 |
|   9.36 | Rewa District                                                                           | Madhya Pradesh         |    18 |
|   9.37 | Satna &Shandol Districts                                                                | Madhya Pradesh         |     8 |
|   9.38 | Ahmednagar &Aurangabad Districts                                                        | Maharashtra            |   106 |
|   9.39 | Valsad (EAAA), Dhule &Nashik Districts                                                  | Maharashtra& Gujarat   |   156 |
|   9.4  | Latur &Osmanabad Districts                                                              | Maharashtra            |    30 |
|   9.41 | Sangli &Satara Districts                                                                | Maharashtra            |    64 |
|   9.42 | Sindhudurg District                                                                     | Maharashtra            |    25 |
|   9.43 | Angul &Dhekanal Districts                                                               | Odisha                 |    21 |
|   9.44 | Sundargarh &Jharsuguda Districts                                                        | Odisha                 |    20 |
|   9.45 | Balasore, Bhadrak &Mayurbhanj Districts                                                 | Odisha                 |    20 |
|   9.46 | Bargarh, Debagarh &Sambalpur Districts                                                  | Odisha                 |    11 |
|   9.47 | Ganjam, Nayagarh &Puri Districts                                                        | Odisha                 |    15 |
|   9.48 | Jagatsinghpur &Kendrapara Districts                                                     | Odisha                 |    10 |
|   9.49 | Jajpur &Kendujhar Districts                                                             | Odisha                 |    19 |
|   9.5  | Karaikal &Nagapattinam Districts                                                        | Puducherry& Tamil Nadu |    27 |
|   9.51 | Puducherry District*                                                                    | Puducherry             |   130 |
|   9.52 | SAS Nagar District (EAAA), Patiala &Sangrur Districts                                   | Punjab                 |    54 |
|   9.53 | Ludhiana District (Except area already authorized), Barnala &Moga Districts             | Punjab                 |    47 |
|   9.54 | Jalandhar District (EAAA), Kapurthala &SBS Nagar Districts                              | Punjab                 |    51 |
|   9.55 | Barmer, Jaisalmer &Jodhpur Districts                                                    | Rajasthan              |    80 |
|   9.56 | Alwar (Other than Bhiwadi) &Jaipur Districts*                                           | Rajasthan              |   132 |
|   9.57 | Kota District (EAAA), Baran &Chittorgarh (Only RawatbhataTaluka) Districts              | Rajasthan              |    27 |
|   9.58 | Bhilwara&Bundi Districts                                                                | Rajasthan              |    25 |
|   9.59 | Chittorgarh (Other than RawatbhataTaluka) &Udaipur Districts*                           | Rajasthan              |    70 |
|   9.6  | Dholpur District                                                                        | Rajasthan              |    14 |
|   9.61 | Kanchipuram District*                                                                   | Tamil Nadu             |   111 |
|   9.62 | Chennai &Tiruvallur Districts*                                                          | Tamil Nadu             |   222 |
|   9.63 | Coimbatore District                                                                     | Tamil Nadu             |   273 |
|   9.64 | Cuddalore, Nagapattinam &Tiruvarur Districts                                            | Tamil Nadu             |    40 |
|   9.65 | Ramanathapuram District                                                                 | Tamil Nadu             |    11 |
|   9.66 | Salem District                                                                          | Tamil Nadu             |   158 |
|   9.67 | Tiruppur District                                                                       | Tamil Nadu             |    75 |
|   9.68 | Bhadradri Kothagudem &Khamman Districts                                                 | Telangana              |    12 |
|   9.69 | Jagtial, Peddapalli, Karimnagar &Rajanna Sircilla Districts                             | Telangana              |     5 |
|   9.7  | Jangaon, Jayashankar Bhupalpally, Mahabubabad, Warangal Urban &Warangal Rural Districts | Telangana              |    12 |
|   9.71 | Medak, Siddipet &Sangareddy Districts                                                   | Telangana              |    54 |
|   9.72 | Medchal-Malkajgiri, Ranga Reddy &Vikarabad Districts                                    | Telangana              |   110 |
|   9.73 | NalgondaSuryapet &Yadadri Bhuvanagiri Districts                                         | Telangana              |    75 |
|   9.74 | Gomati District                                                                         | Tripura                |     6 |
|   9.75 | West Tripura (EAAA) District                                                            | Tripura                |     6 |
|   9.76 | Bulandshahr District (EAAA), Aligarh& Hathras Districts                                 | Uttar Pradesh          |    46 |

|       | Districts                                               |               |       |
|-------|---------------------------------------------------------|---------------|-------|
| 9.78  | Amethi, Pratapgarh &Raebareli Districts                 | Uttar Pradesh | 20    |
| 9.79  | Auraiya, Kanpur Dehat &Etawah Districts                 | Uttar Pradesh | 27    |
| 9.80  | Faizabad &Sultanpur Districts                           | Uttar Pradesh | 4     |
| 9.81  | Gorakhpur, SantKabir Nagar &Kushinagar Districts        | Uttar Pradesh | 36    |
| 9.82  | Meerut District (EAAA), Muzaffarnagar & ShamliDistricts | Uttar Pradesh | 36    |
| 9.83  | Moradabad (EAAA) District                               | Uttar Pradesh | 27    |
| 9.84  | Unnao (EAAA) District                                   | Uttar Pradesh | 2     |
| 9.85  | Dehradun District                                       | Uttarakhand   | 50    |
| 9.86  | Burdwan District                                        | West Bengal   | 80    |
| Total | Total                                                   | Total         | 4,603 |

## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  to  (g)  OF  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2239 TO BE ANSWERED ON 2.12.2019 REGARDING CNG SERVICES

## Details of CNG Stations as per the minimum work plan submitted by the entity to PNGRB in 10 th CGD Bidding Round.

| Unique GAID   | Geographical Area (GA)                                                   | State                                 | Minimum Work Program   |
|---------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|------------------------|
| Unique GAID   | Geographical Area (GA)                                                   | State                                 | CNG Stations           |
| 10.01         | Anantapur and YSR (Kadapa) Districts                                     | Andhra Pradesh                        | 134                    |
| 10.02         | Sri PottiSriramulu Nellore District                                      | Andhra Pradesh                        | 81                     |
| 10.03         | Chittoor, Kolar and Vellore Districts                                    | Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka& Tamil Nadu | 251                    |
| 10.04         | Araria, Purnia, Katihar and Kishanganj Districts                         | Bihar                                 | 79                     |
| 10.05         | Arwal, Jehanabad, Bhojpur and Buxar Districts                            | Bihar                                 | 50                     |
| 10.06         | Khagaria, Saharsa and Madhepura Districts                                | Bihar                                 | 9                      |
| 10.07         | Lakhisarai, Munger and Bhagalpur Districts                               | Bihar                                 | 16                     |
| 10.08         | Muzaffarpur, Vaishali, Saran and Samastipur Districts                    | Bihar                                 | 222                    |
| 10.09         | Nawada and Koderma Districts                                             | Bihar& Jharkhand                      | 21                     |
| 10.10         | Sheikhpura, Jamui and Deoghar Districts                                  | Bihar& Jharkhand                      | 16                     |
| 10.11         | Kaithal District                                                         | Haryana                               | 27                     |
| 10.12         | Sirsa, Fatehabad and Mansa (Punjab) Districts                            | Haryana& Punjab                       | 54                     |
| 10.13         | Chatra and Palamu Districts                                              | Jharkhand                             | 4                      |
| 10.14         | Seraikela-Kharsawan District                                             | Jharkhand                             | 41                     |
| 10.15         | West Singhbhum District                                                  | Jharkhand                             | 5                      |
| 10.16         | Bagalkot, Koppal and Raichur Districts                                   | Karnataka                             | 114                    |
| 10.17         | Chikkamagaluru, Hassan and Kodagu Districts                              | Karnataka                             | 121                    |
| 10.18         | Kalaburagi and Vijayapura Districts                                      | Karnataka                             | 62                     |
| 10.19         | Mysuru, Mandya and Chamarajanagar Districts                              | Karnataka                             | 171                    |
| 10.20         | Uttara Kannada, Haveri and Shivamogga Districts                          | Karnataka                             | 126                    |
| 10.21         | Alapuzzha, Kollam and Thiruvananthapuram Districts                       | Kerala                                | 291                    |
| 10.22         | Ashoknagar District                                                      | Madhya Pradesh                        | 9                      |
| 10.23         | Gwalior (EAAA) District and Sheopur District                             | Madhya Pradesh                        | 26                     |
| 10.24         | Morena District                                                          | Madhya Pradesh                        | 8                      |
| 10.25         | Raisen, Shajapur and Sehore Districts                                    | Madhya Pradesh                        | 65                     |
| 10.26         | Shivpuri District                                                        | Madhya Pradesh                        | 11                     |
| 10.27         | Sidhi and Singrauli Districts                                            | Madhya Pradesh                        | 11                     |
| 10.28         | Ujjain (EAAA) District, Dewas (EAAA) District and Indore (EAAA) District | Madhya Pradesh                        | 42                     |
| 10.29         | Anuppur, Bilaspur and Korba Districts                                    | Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgrah       | 20                     |
| 10.30         | Jhabua, Banswara, Ratlam and Dungarpur Districts                         | Madhya Pradesh                        | 54                     |

|       |                                                                     | and Rajasthan                    |       |
|-------|---------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------|-------|
| 10.31 | Jhansi (EAAA) District, Bhind, Jalaun, Lalitpur and Datia Districts | Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh | 29    |
| 10.32 | Ferozepur, Faridkot and Sri Muktsar Sahib Districts                 | Punjab                           | 45    |
| 10.33 | Hoshiarpur and Gurdaspur Districts                                  | Punjab                           | 81    |
| 10.34 | Ajmer, Pali and Rajsamand Districts                                 | Rajasthan                        | 198   |
| 10.35 | Jalore and Sirohi Districts                                         | Rajasthan                        | 30    |
| 10.36 | Azamgarh, Mau and Ballia Districts                                  | Uttar Pradesh                    | 40    |
| 10.37 | Bareilly (EAAA) District, Pilibhit and Rampur Districts             | Uttar Pradesh                    | 140   |
| 10.38 | Basti and Ambedkarnagar Districts                                   | Uttar Pradesh                    | 18    |
| 10.39 | Farrukhabad, Etah and Hardoi Districts                              | Uttar Pradesh                    | 75    |
| 10.40 | Gonda and Barabanki Districts                                       | Uttar Pradesh                    | 36    |
| 10.41 | Jaunpur and Ghazipur Districts                                      | Uttar Pradesh                    | 38    |
| 10.42 | Kanpur (EAAA) District, Fatehpur and Hamirpur Districts             | Uttar Pradesh                    | 45    |
| 10.43 | Mainpuri and Kannauj Districts                                      | Uttar Pradesh                    | 45    |
| 10.44 | Mirzapur, Chandauli and Sonbhadra Districts                         | Uttar Pradesh                    | 51    |
| 10.45 | Shahjahanpur and Budaun Districts                                   | Uttar Pradesh                    | 75    |
| 10.46 | Bijnor and Nainital Districts                                       | Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand    | 91    |
| 10.47 | Darjeeling, Jalpaiguri and Uttar Dinajpur Districts                 | West Bengal                      | 125   |
| 10.48 | Howrah (EAAA) District and Hoogly (EAAA) District                   | West Bengal                      | 100   |
| 10.49 | Nadia (EAAA) District and North 24 Parganas (EAAA) District         | West Bengal                      | 110   |
| 10.50 | South 24 Parganas (EAAA) District                                   | West Bengal                      | 65    |
| Total | Total                                                               | Total                            | 3,578 |