Lok Sabha Question No. 2760 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-03-16
Subject: Dealership of Petrol Pumps
Ministry: PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS
Asked by: Ramdas Chandrabhanji Tadas

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2760 TO BE ANSWERED ON 16 th  MARCH, 2023

## Dealership of Petrol Pumps

†2760. SHRI RAMDAS C. TADAS:

पेोलयम एवं ाक ृतक गैस मंी

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

- (a) whether dealership of Petrol Pumps is not being awarded to the persons appointed by the public sector oil companies even after fulfilling the criteria due to lackadaisical attitude of the officials and if so, the reasons therefor;
- (b) the reasons for not giving approved IOCL dealership in Kalamb Taluka of Yavatmal district of Maharashtra; and
- (c) the details and the number of such cases during the last two years?

## ANSWER

पेोलयम और ाक ृतक गैस मंालय म राय मंी ( ी रामेवर तेल )

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

- (a) Public Sector Oil Marketing Companies (OMCs) award retail outlet dealership  to  the  selected  applicants  meeting  eligibility  criteria  and  fulfilling  the selection  process  laid  down  as  per  their  Dealership  Selection  Guidelines,  2018.  The selection  is  made  based  on  online  process  of  draw  of  lots/bidding  amongst  eligible applicants maintaining full transparency and minimum human interference.
- (b)&(c)      Indian  Oil  Corporation  Limited  (IOCL)  has  informed  that  for  retail  outlets advertised in Kalamb Taluka of Yavatmal district of Maharashtra in November/December,  2018,  applicants  meeting  eligibility  criteria  and  fulfilling  the selection process have been awarded Letter of Intent (LOI)/Allotment of retail outlet for 3  number  of  locations  and  in  2  number  of  locations  the  selection  is  not  completed. Status of these selections are as below :-

|   Sr.No. | Location advertised                                                              | Current Status                                                      |
|----------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|        1 | Within 3 km radius of Kalamb Khand-2 on LHS Kalamb-Yavatmal road on NH 361.      | RO Commissioned on 31.03.2022.                                      |
|        2 | LHS on SH within 5 KM from Babulgaon Court towards Kalamb.                       | RO Commissioned on 31.01.2023.                                      |
|        3 | Upto 10 KM on RHS From Kalamb Bus stand towards Wardha (new Bye pass) on NH 361. | LOI issued. Applied for NOC from District Authority and is awaited. |

|   4 | Within 8 KMfrom Ralegaon Tehsil Office towards Kalamb on RHS.   | Selection completed. Documents/Initial Security Deposit to be furnished by selected candidate.   |
|-----|-----------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|   5 | Venikotha between Kalamb to Babulgaon on MDR (Taluka Kalamb).   | Letter issued to Group-III candidates to offer land.                                             |

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