Lok Sabha Question No. 2723 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-03-16
Subject: Affordable Price for CNG
Ministry: PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS
Asked by: Sajda Ahmed

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2723 TO BE ANSWERED ON 16 TH  MARCH, 2023

## Affordable Price for CNG

## 2723. SHRIMATI SAJDA AHMED:

## पेोलयम और ाक ृ तक गैस मंी

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

- (a) The steps taken by the Government to provide CNG at an affordable price;
- (b)  the details of the CNG price hike during the last year, month-wise;
- (c)  the policy adopted by the Government to expand the CNG coverage to the small towns across the country including West Bengal; and
- (d)  the details of the CNG stations set up in the State of Assam, Bihar and West Bengal during the last three years?

## ANSWER

## पेोलयम और ाक ृ तक गैस मंालय म रायमंी ( ी रामेवर तेल )

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS (SHRI RAMESWAR TELI)

(a) & (b): The price of Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) in any location is fixed by the CGD entity authorised by PNGRB after considering cost of gas procured, states taxes, tariff and other components.

The cost of gas depends on a number of dynamic factors, and the Government of India has  taken  various  initiatives  to  keep  prices  under  check.    While  the  gas  prices  at  the international gas indices (JKM) have increased by up to 228% between January 2021 and February 2023, in India the CNG price rise (Delhi  representative market) was restricted to about 83%.  To reduce the impact of increase in international gas prices on CNG prices in  India,  Government  has  taken  various  steps,  including  increasing  domestic  gas allocation to about 250% of the allocation in 2013-14, diverting domestic gas from power and other non-priority sectors to  meet  the  requirement  for  CNG(Transport)  and PNG(Domestic) segments, declaring  CNG(T)/PNG(D) segment as the first priority  for allocation of domestic natural gas, etc.

The price of CNG since April, 2022 for Delhi and Mumbai are given as under:

| Delhi                 | Delhi          | Mumbai               | Mumbai         |
|-----------------------|----------------|----------------------|----------------|
| Dates of Revision     | Price in Rs/Kg | Dates of Revision    | Price in Rs/Kg |
| 1.4.2022              | 60.81          | 01-Apr-22            | 60             |
| 02.04.2022            | 61.61          | 06-Apr-22            | 67             |
| 04.04.2022            | 64.11          | 13-Apr-22            | 72             |
| 06.04.2022            | 66.61          | 30-Apr-22            | 76             |
| 07.04.2022            | 69.11          | 13-Jul-22            | 80             |
| 14.04.2022            | 71.61          | 03-Aug-22            | 86             |
| 15.05.2022            | 73.61          | 17-Aug-22            | 80             |
| 21.05.2022            | 75.61          | 04-Oct-22            | 86             |
| 08.10.2022            | 78.61          | 05-Nov-22            | 89.5           |
| 17.12.2022 -till date | 79.56          | 01-Feb-23 -till date | 87             |

(c) & (d): Establishment of CNG stations is part of development of City Gas Distribution (CGD)  Networks  and  the  same  is  being  carried  out  by  the  entities  authorized  by Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board (PNGRB).  After completion of 11-A CGD bidding round, 297 Geographical Areas (GAs) covering about 98% of the population and 88% of total  geographical  area  of  the  Country  spread  over  around  630  districts  in  28 states/UTs including small towns across the country and West Bengal, have been issued authorisation for setting up CGD Network.

The details of CNG stations set up in the State of Assam, Bihar and West Bengal during the last three years are as under:

| Sl.No.   | State       | Number of CNG Stations (cumulative)   | Number of CNG Stations (cumulative)   | Number of CNG Stations (cumulative)   |
|----------|-------------|---------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
| Sl.No.   | State       | As on 31.01.2021                      | As on 31.01.2022                      | As on 31.01.2023                      |
| 1        | Assam       | 1                                     | 1                                     | 2                                     |
| 2        | Bihar       | 10                                    | 33                                    | 75                                    |
| 3        | West Bengal | 10                                    | 30                                    | 45                                    |

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