Lok Sabha Question No. 205 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-07-19
Subject: Promotion of CNG/PNG
Ministry: PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS
Asked by: Hemant Patil, Gopal Jee Thakur, Upendra Singh Rawat, Alok Kumar Suman

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 205 TO BE ANSWERED ON 19.07.2021

## Promotion of CNG/PNG

205. SHRI HEMANT SRIRAM PATIL: SHRI GOPAL JEE THAKUR: SHRI UPENDRA SINGH RAWAT: DR. ALOK KUMAR SUMAN:

## पेोलयम और ाक ृतक गैस मंी

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

- (a) whether the Government proposes to promote CNG/PNG to control the pollution, if so, the names of the States where CNG/PNG have been provided till date and the names of the  cities  where  CNG/PNG  are  likely  to  be  introduced  in  near  future,  city-wise  and district-wise especially in Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra and Bihar;
- (b) the  number of factories  producing biodiesel that are registered in Bihar  along with the names of the districts;
- (c) whether  any  CNG/PNG  project  has  been  launched  or  proposed  to  be  launched  in Barabanki and Lucknow in Uttar Pradesh, Gopalganj district of Bihar, if so, the details thereof  along  with  the  timeframe  by  which  the  CNG/PNG  project  is  proposed  to  be extended to the Gopalganj district and whether the said project is being delayed and if so, the reasons therefor;
- (d) whether the Government has any  scheme to lay  a  LPG  gas pipeline  in  Gopalganj  and Darbhanga districts of Bihar, if so, the details thereof; and
- (e) whether  the  Government  proposes  to  open  CNG/PNG  centres  in  Nanded,  Hingoli  and Yavatmal of Maharashtra and Darbhanga in Bihar, if so, the details thereof along with the time by which it is likely to be opened?;

## ANSWER

## पेोिलयमऔराकृितकगैसमंालयमरायमंी ( ीरामेवरतेल )

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

(a) Government  has  taken  a  series  of  decisions  to  promote  use  of  CNG  and  PNG. Development of City Gas Distribution (CGD) networks supports the availability and accessibility of natural gas in form of Piped Natural Gas (PNG) to households, industrial uses and  Compressed  Natural  Gas  (CNG)  for  transportation  uses.  Petroleum  &  Natural  Gas Regulatory Board (PNGRB) is the authority to grant authorization to the entities for developing of  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.  About 232 GAs covering 407 districts spread over 27 States/UTs including Bihar, Uttar Pradesh and Maharashtra have been allowed for the development of CGD networks. Details of GAs authorized in the state of Bihar, Maharashtra and Uttar Pradesh are given at Annexure . PNGRB webhosted public notice dated 04.02.2020 wherein a tentative list of 44 identified GAs to be covered under upcoming 11 th CGD bidding round has been prepared which include cities of Bihar, Maharashtra and Uttar Pradesh.

(b) 'Guidelines for sale of Biodiesel for blending with high speed diesel for transportation purposes-2019' have been issued by Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas vide Notification dated 30.04.2019. As per the Notification to avoid entry of unscrupulous biodiesel suppliers, a suitable registration system for biodiesel manufactures, suppliers and sellers will be devised at the State/UT Level.

(c)    and  (e)  PNGRB  has  authorized  Green  Gas  Limited  (GrGL)  for  development  of  CGD network  in  Lucknow  GA  on  15.03.2016.    Further,  under  10 th CGD  bidding  round,  PNGRB authorized  Gonda  and  Barabanki  districts  GA  to  Torrent  Gas  Private  Limited  (TGPL)  for development of CGD network.  PNGRB is yet to authorize Gopalganj and Darbhanga districts of Bihar;  Nanded,  Hingoli  and  Yavatmal  districts  of  Maharashtra  for  development  of  CGD network.    However,  Gopalganj,  Darbhanga  and  Hingoli  districts  have  been  included  in  the tentative list of GAs under the proposed 11 th CGD bidding round. Nanded and Yavatmal districts of  Maharashtra  will  be  covered  for  development  of  CGD  network  in  future  bidding  rounds, based on the availability of natural gas pipeline/source and techno-commercial viability.

(d) IOCL has no plan to  lay  a  LPG  gas  pipeline  in  Gopalganj  and  Darbhanga  districts  of Bihar.

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## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 205 TO BE ANSWERED ON 19.07.2021 REGARDING PROMOTION OF CNG AND PNG

## List of Geographical Areas covered till 10th CGD bidding round.

|   Sl No. | State/UT                      | Geographical Areas                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                |
|----------|-------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|        1 | Bihar                         | Aurangabad, Kaimur&Rohtas Districts, Begusarai District, Gaya &Nalanda Districts, Patna District, Araria, Purnia, Katihar and Kishanganj Districts, Arwal, Jehanabad, Bhojpur and Buxar Districts, Khagaria, Saharsa and Madhepura Districts, Lakhisarai, Munger and Bhagalpur Districts, Muzaffarpur, Vaishali, Saran and Samastipur District.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |
|        2 | Bihar and Jharkhand           | Nawada and Koderma Districts, Sheikhpura, Jamui and Deoghar Districts.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            |
|        3 | Maharashtra                   | Palgarh district & Thane Rural, Raigarh district (excluding area already authorized), Pune district (areas already authorized), Ratnagiri district, Solapur district, Kolhapur district, Ahmednagar& Aurangabad Districts, Latur&Osmanabad Districts, Sangli&Satara Districts, Sindhudurg District, Mumbai and Greater Mumbai, Pune city including Pimpri-Chinchwad and adjoining contiguous areas Hinjewadi, Chakan, Talegaon, Thane (Urban and adjoining Municipalities).                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |
|        4 | Maharashtra& Gujarat          | Valsad (Except areas already authorized), Dhule&Nashik Districts                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
|        5 | Uttar Pradesh                 | Mathura, Meerut, Allahabad, Jhansi, Saharanpur district, Bulandshahr (part) district, Baghpat district, Bulandshahr District (Except areas already authorized), Aligarh &Hathras Districts, Allahabad District (Except areas already authorized), Bhadohi&Kaushambi Districts, Amethi, Pratapgarh&Raebareli Districts; Auraiya, Kanpur Dehat&Etawah Districts; Faizabad&Sultanpur Districts; Gorakhpur, SantKabir Nagar &Kushinagar Districts; Meerut District (Except areas already authorized), Muzaffarnagar&Shamli Districts; Moradabad (Except areas already authorized) District; Unnao (Except areas already authorized) District, Varanasi district, Khurja, Moradabad, Bareilly, Kanpur, Agra, Lucknow, Ghaziabad &Hapur District, Azamgarh, Mau and Ballia Districts, Bareilly (Except area already authorized) District, Pilibhit and Rampur Districts; Basti and Ambedkarnagar Districts; Farrukhabad, Etah and Hardoi Districts; Gonda and Barabanki Districts; Jaunpur and Ghazipur Districts ; Kanpur (Except area already authorized) District, Fatehpur and Hamirpur Districts; Mainpuri and Kannauj Districts, Mirzapur, Chandauli and Sonbhadra Districts; Shahjahanpur and Budaun Districts; Firozabad TTZ, Gautambudh Nagar, |
|        6 | Uttar Pradesh &Uttarakhand    | Bijnor and Nainital Districts                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     |
|        7 | Madhya Pradesh& Uttar Pradesh | Jhansi (Except area already authorized) District, Bhind, Jalaun, Lalitpur and Datia Districts                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     |