Lok Sabha Question No. 2660 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-03-17
Subject: PNG Supply in Bihar
Ministry: PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS
Asked by: Dulal Chandra Goswami

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2660 TO BE ANSWERED ON 17 th  March, 2022 PNG Supply in Bihar

†2660. SHRI DULAL CHAND GOSWAMI:

## पेोलयम और ाक ृतक गैस मंी

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

- (a) whether the Government proposes to supply Piped Natural Gas (PNG) to the households in Bihar including Katihar Parliamentary Constituency under city Gas distribution network;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether any agency has been engaged for implementation of the above proposal; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

- (a)  to  (d):Establishment  of  CNG  Stations  and  providing  PNG  connections  is  part  of  the development of City Gas Distribution (CGD) network and the same is carried out by the entities authorized  by  Petroleum  and  Natural  Gas  Regulatory  Board  (PNGRB).  Upto  the  10 th CGD bidding round, 11 Geographical Areas (GAs) including Katihar District, have been authorized in the state of Bihar by PNGRB. Further, in order to increase coverage of CGD networks, PNGRB has  issued  Letter  of  Intent  (LoI)  to  BPCL  for  development  of  CGD  network  in  one  GA (Darbhanga, Madhubani, Supaul, Sitamarhi and Sheogar districts GA),  in Bihar recently.Details of  GAs authorized in Bihar are given at Annexure .  Further,  PNGRB has launched 11A CGD bidding round for development of CGD network, which includes Banka district of Bihar.

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## Annexure

ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (a)  to  (d)  OF  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2660 TO BE ANSWERED ON 17.03.2022 REGARDING PNG SUPPLY IN BIHAR.

Details of authorized GAs in Bihar

| S.No.                                                          | Geographical Area/CGD Networks                                 | State                                                          | Authorized CGD Entity                                          |
|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|
| 1                                                              | Aurangabad, Kaimur and Rohtas Districts                        | Bihar                                                          | Indian Oil Corporation Limited                                 |
| 2                                                              | Begusarai District                                             | Bihar                                                          | Think Gas Begusarai Private Limited                            |
| 3                                                              | Gaya and Nalanda Districts                                     | Bihar                                                          | Indian-Oil Adani Gas Private Limited                           |
| 4                                                              | Patna District                                                 | Bihar                                                          | GAIL (India) Limited                                           |
| 5                                                              | Araria, Purnia, Katihar and Kishanganj Districts               | Bihar                                                          | Indian Oil Corporation Limited                                 |
| 6                                                              | Arwal, Jehanabad, Bhojpur and Buxar Districts                  | Bihar                                                          | Indian Oil Corporation Limited                                 |
| 7                                                              | Khagaria, Saharsa and Madhepura Districts                      | Bihar                                                          | Indian Oil Corporation Limited                                 |
| 8                                                              | Lakhisarai, Munger and Bhagalpur Districts                     | Bihar                                                          | Indian Oil Corporation Limited                                 |
| 9                                                              | Muzaffarpur, Vaishali, Saran Samastipur Districts              | Bihar                                                          | Indian Oil Corporation Limited                                 |
| 10                                                             | Nawada and Koderma Districts                                   | Bihar & Jharkhand                                              | Indian Oil Corporation Limited                                 |
| 11                                                             | Sheikhpura, Jamui and DeogharDisrticts                         | Bihar & Jharkhand                                              | Indian Oil Corporation Limited                                 |
| Details of Letter of Intent issued in 11 th CGD bidding round. | Details of Letter of Intent issued in 11 th CGD bidding round. | Details of Letter of Intent issued in 11 th CGD bidding round. | Details of Letter of Intent issued in 11 th CGD bidding round. |
| 12                                                             | Darbhanga, Madhubani, Supaul, Sitamarhi and Sheohar Districts  | Bihar                                                          | BPCL                                                           |

Source: PNGRB