Lok Sabha Question No. 220 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-07-19
Subject: Hike in Fuel Prices
Ministry: PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS
Asked by: Dr. T. Sumathy (a) Thamizhachi Thangapandian, Prataprao  Jadhav, Anto  Antony, Rajendra Dhedya  Gavit, V. Kalanidhi, Gangasandra Siddappa Basavaraj, S.R. Parthiban, Malook Nagar, Mahesh Sahoo, Nusrat Jahan Ruhi

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 220 TO BE ANSWERED ON 19 TH  JULY, 2021

## Hike in Fuel Prices

220. DR. T. SUMATHY (a) THAMIZHACHI THANGAPANDIAN:

SHRI PRATAPRAO JADHAV: SHRI ANTO ANTONY: SHRI RAJENDRA DHEDYA GAVIT: DR. KALANIDHI VEERASWAMY: SHRI G.S. BASAVARAJ: SHRI PARTHIBAN S.R.: SHRI MALOOK NAGAR: SHRI MAHESHS SAHOO: SHRIMATI NUSRAT JAHAN RUHI:

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

- (a) the details of unprecedented price rise of petrol, diesel and LPG during the last three years and current year along with the reasons for hike in the prices despite second wave of Covid19 pandemic and steps taken control/to uniform the prices of petroleum products across the country;
- (b) the details of effect of price rise on the consumers in terms of GDP and inflation rate, if so, the steps taken to bring down the prices of these products along with policy to control the prices?
- (c) the details of the details of revenue and taxes generated by the Government through the sale of petrol, diesel and LPG in the country during the last three years, year-wise and monthwise along with the usage of funds earned from petroleum products;
- (d)  the  details of  impacts on common people due to rise in the prices of petrol, diesel and LPG cooking gas including the policies adopted by the Government to bring down it;
- (e) the details of increase/decrease in the price of crude oil in international market and the number  of  times  the  price  of  petroleum  products  came  down/reduced  in  domestic  market during the said period and pass on benefits to the consumers in the country, year-wise;
- (f) the details of percentage of crude imported to meet the demand along with the mechanism adopted  by  the  Government  to  examine  the  prices  of  petrol  and  diesel  fixed  by  various petroleum  companies  including  private  companies  in  conformity  with  the  variation  in  the international crude oil prices; and
- (g) the details of new domestic cooking gas connections provided by the various marketing companies during the last one year, State-wise and month-wise?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (e): The  details  of  daily  Retail  Selling  Prices  (RSP)  of  petrol  and  diesel  since 01.01.2018 in four metro cities viz. Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata and Chennai are available at the website of Petroleum Planning and Analysis Cell (PPAC) i.e. www.ppac.gov.in.

Prices of petrol and diesel are market-determined with effect from 26.06.2010 and 19.10.2014 respectively. Since then, the Public Sector Oil Marketing Companies (OMCs) have been taking appropriate decision on pricing of petrol and diesel on the basis of international product prices and other market conditions. The OMCs have increased and decreased the prices of petrol and diesel according to changes in international prices and rupee dollar exchange rate.  Effective 16 th June, 2017, daily pricing of petrol and diesel has been implemented in the entire country. The prices of petrol in the States across the country varies due to freight rates, VAT/local levies etc.

The impact of increase in prices of petrol and diesel can be seen in their impact on inflationary trend measured by Wholesale Price Index (WPI).  The weightage of petrol, diesel and LPG in the WPI index is 1.60% , 3.10%  and 0.64% respectively.

The details of total central excise duty including cesses on petrol and diesel and details central excise collected from petroleum products in the last three years are at Annexure-1.

The average monthly price of Indian Basket of crude oil since April, 2018 is at Annexure-2.

The details of the number of times the petrol/diesel prices have been changed in the last three years and current year at Delhi is at Annexure- 3.

The  State  wise  actual  rates  of  VAT  on  petrol  and  diesel  as  on  1st  April  2021are  given  as Annexure-4.

- (f): The  percentage  details  (%)  of  import  dependency  of  crude  based  on  consumption  of petroleum products during the last three years and current year are as below:

| 2018-19   | 2019-20   | 2020-21 (P)   | 2021-22 (April-May) (P)   |
|-----------|-----------|---------------|---------------------------|
| 83.8%     | 85.0%     | 84.4%         | 85.4%                     |

Based on data from 16 major oil & gas companies

- (g): Statewise data pertaining to new LPG domestic connections released by PSU OMCs during the year 2020-21 is enclosed as Annexure - 5.

## Annexure -1

Annexure referred to  in  reply  to  parts  (a)  to  (e)  of  Lok  Sabha  Unstarred  Question  No.  220  asked  by  Dr.  T. Sumathy  (a)  Thamizhachi  Thangapandian,  Shri  Prataprao  Jadhav,  Shri  Anto  Antony,  Shri  Rajendra  Dhedya Gavit, Dr. Kalanidhi Veeraswamy, Shri G.S. Basavaraj, Shri Parthiban S.R., Shri Malook Nagar, Shri Maheshs Sahoo and Shrimati Nusrat Jahan Ruhi to be answered on 19 th July, 2021 regarding 'Hike in Fuel Prices'.

| Period            | Total Central Excise duty (Rs/litre)   | Total Central Excise duty (Rs/litre)   | Total Central Excise duty (Rs/litre)   | Total Central Excise duty (Rs/litre)   |
|-------------------|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
|                   | Petrol (unbranded)                     | Petrol (branded)                       | Diesel (unbranded)                     | Diesel (branded)                       |
| W.e.f. 04.10.2017 | 19.48                                  | 20.66                                  | 15.33                                  | 17.69                                  |
| W.e.f. 02.02.2018 | 19.48                                  | 20.66                                  | 15.33                                  | 17.69                                  |
| W.e.f. 05.10.2018 | 17.98                                  | 19.16                                  | 13.83                                  | 16.19                                  |
| W.e.f. 06.07.2019 | 19.98                                  | 21.16                                  | 15.83                                  | 18.19                                  |
| W.e.f. 14.03.2020 | 22.98                                  | 24.16                                  | 18.83                                  | 21.19                                  |
| W.e.f. 06.05.2020 | 32.98                                  | 34.16                                  | 31.83                                  | 34.19                                  |
| W.e.f. 02.02.2021 | 32.90                                  | 34.10                                  | 31.80                                  | 34.20                                  |

The details of central excise duty collected from petroleum products are as under:

| Item              |   2018-19 |   2019-20 |   2020-21 |
|-------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
| Petrol            |     68929 |     66279 |    101598 |
| Diesel            |    144471 |    112032 |    233296 |
| ATF               |      2540 |      1461 |       779 |
| Natural Gas       |      1547 |      1573 |      1195 |
| Cess on crude oil |     17814 |     16500 |      7877 |
| Total             |    235301 |    197845 |    344746 |

## Annexure -2

Annexure referred to  in  reply  to  parts  (a)  to  (e)  of  Lok  Sabha  Unstarred  Question  No.  220  asked  by  Dr.  T. Sumathy  (a)  Thamizhachi  Thangapandian,  Shri  Prataprao  Jadhav,  Shri  Anto  Antony,  Shri  Rajendra  Dhedya Gavit, Dr.  Kalanidhi  Veeraswamy,  Shri  G.S.  Basavaraj,  Shri  Parthiban  S.R.,  Shri  Malook  Nagar,  Shri Maheshs Sahoo and Shrimati Nusrat Jahan Ruhi to be answered on 19 th July,  2021  regarding  'Hike  in  Fuel Prices'.

| Month                           | Indian Basket of Crude Oil ($/bbl)   |
|---------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
| Apr-18                          | 69.22                                |
| May-18                          | 75.25                                |
| Jun-18                          | 73.83                                |
| Jul-18                          | 73.47                                |
| Aug-18                          | 72.53                                |
| Sep-18                          | 77.88                                |
| Oct-18                          | 80.08                                |
| Nov-18                          | 65.40                                |
| Dec-18                          | 57.77                                |
| Jan-19                          | 59.27                                |
| Feb-19                          | 64.53                                |
| Mar-19                          | 66.74                                |
| Apr-19                          | 71.00                                |
| May-19                          | 70.01                                |
| Jun-19                          | 62.37                                |
| Jul-19                          | 63.63                                |
| Aug-19                          | 59.35                                |
| Sep-19                          | 61.72                                |
| Oct-19                          | 59.70                                |
| Nov-19                          | 62.53                                |
| Dec-19                          | 65.50                                |
| Jan-20                          | 64.31                                |
| Feb-20                          | 54.63                                |
| Mar-20                          | 33.36                                |
| Apr-20                          | 19.90                                |
| May-20                          | 30.61                                |
| Jun-20                          | 40.63                                |
| Jul-20                          | 43.35                                |
| Aug-20                          | 44.19                                |
| Sep-20                          | 41.35                                |
| Oct-20                          | 40.66                                |
| Nov-20                          | 43.34                                |
| Dec-20                          | 49.84                                |
| Jan-21                          | 54.79                                |
| Feb-21                          | 61.22                                |
| Mar-21                          | 64.73                                |
| Apr-21                          | 63.40                                |
| May-21                          | 66.95                                |
| Jun-21 Jul-21 (till 12 th July) | 71.98 74.34                          |

The Indian basket of Crude Oil represents a derived basket comprising of Sour grade (Oman & Dubai average) and Sweet grade (Brent Dated) of Crude oil processed in Indian refineries.

## Annexure -3

Annexure referred to  in  reply  to  parts  (a)  to  (e)  of  Lok  Sabha  Unstarred  Question  No.  220  asked  by  Dr.  T. Sumathy  (a)  Thamizhachi  Thangapandian,  Shri  Prataprao  Jadhav,  Shri  Anto  Antony,  Shri  Rajendra  Dhedya Gavit, Dr.  Kalanidhi  Veeraswamy,  Shri  G.S.  Basavaraj,  Shri  Parthiban  S.R.,  Shri  Malook  Nagar,  Shri Maheshs Sahoo and Shrimati Nusrat Jahan Ruhi to be answered on 19 th July,  2021  regarding  'Hike  in  Fuel Prices'.

## 2018-19

| Particulars   |   Petrol |   Diesel |
|---------------|----------|----------|
| Increase      |      148 |      140 |
| Decrease      |      112 |      118 |
| No change     |      105 |      107 |
| Total         |      365 |      365 |

## 2019-20

| Particulars   |   Petrol |   Diesel |
|---------------|----------|----------|
| Increase      |       89 |       79 |
| Decrease      |      124 |      119 |
| No change     |      153 |      168 |
| Total         |      366 |      366 |

## 2020-21

| Particulars   |   Petrol |   Diesel |
|---------------|----------|----------|
| Increase      |       76 |       73 |
| Decrease      |       10 |       24 |
| No change     |      279 |      268 |
| Total         |      365 |      365 |

## 2021-22

*Data for 2021-22 is upto 13-Jul-21

| Particulars   |   Petrol |   Diesel |
|---------------|----------|----------|
| Increase      |       39 |       36 |
| Decrease      |        1 |        2 |
| No change     |       64 |       66 |
| Total         |      104 |      104 |

The details of the number of times the prices of domestic LPG (non-subsidised) have been changed in the last three years and current year at Delhi are given below:

|                          |   Increase |   Decrease |
|--------------------------|------------|------------|
| 2018-19                  |          8 |          5 |
| 2019-20                  |          9 |          3 |
| 2020-21                  |          8 |          2 |
| 2021-22 (till 1 st July) |          1 |          1 |

Annexure referred to  in  reply  to  parts  (a)  to  (e)  of  Lok  Sabha  Unstarred  Question  No.  220  asked  by  Dr.  T. Sumathy  (a)  Thamizhachi  Thangapandian,  Shri  Prataprao  Jadhav,  Shri  Anto  Antony,  Shri  Rajendra  Dhedya Gavit, Dr.  Kalanidhi  Veeraswamy,  Shri  G.S.  Basavaraj,  Shri  Parthiban  S.R.,  Shri  Malook  Nagar,  Shri Maheshs Sahoo and Shrimati Nusrat Jahan Ruhi to be answered on 19 th July,  2021  regarding  'Hike  in  Fuel Prices'.

Statement of Actual rates of VAT/Sales Tax levied by various States/ UTs as on 01-Apr-21

|   Sr. No | State                                    | Petrol                                                                                        | Diesel                                                                                        |
|----------|------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|        1 | Andaman &Nicobar Islands                 | 6%                                                                                            | 6%                                                                                            |
|        2 | Andhra Pradesh                           | 31% VAT + Rs.4/litre VAT+Rs.1/litre Road Development Cess and Vat thereon                     | 22.25% VAT+ Rs.4/litre VAT+Rs.1/litre Road Development Cess and Vat thereon                   |
|        3 | Arunachal Pradesh                        | 20.00%                                                                                        | 12.50%                                                                                        |
|        4 | Assam                                    | 32.66% or Rs.22.63 per litre whichever is higher as VATminus Rebate of Rs.5 per Litre         | 23.66% or Rs.17.45 per litre whichever is higher as VAT minus Rebate of Rs.5 per Litre        |
|        5 | Bihar                                    | 26% or Rs 16.65/Litre whichever is higher (30% Surcharge on VAT as irrecoverable tax)         | 19% or Rs 12.33/Litre whichever is higher (30% Surcharge on VAT as irrecoverable tax)         |
|        6 | Chandigarh                               | Rs.10/KL cess +22.45% or Rs.12.58/Litre whichever is higher                                   | Rs.10/KL cess + 14.02% or Rs.7.63/Litre whichever is higher                                   |
|        7 | Chhattisgarh                             | 25% VAT + Rs.2/litre VAT                                                                      | 25% VAT + Rs.1/litre VAT                                                                      |
|        8 | Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu | 20% VAT                                                                                       | 20% VAT                                                                                       |
|        9 | Delhi                                    | 30% VAT                                                                                       | Rs.250/KL air ambience charges + 16.75% VAT                                                   |
|       10 | Goa                                      | 27% VAT + 0.5% Green cess                                                                     | 23% VAT + 0.5% Green cess                                                                     |
|       11 | Gujarat                                  | 20.1% VAT+ 4% Cess on Town Rate &VAT                                                          | 20.2% VAT + 4 %Cess on Town Rate &VAT                                                         |
|       12 | Haryana                                  | 25% or Rs.15.62/litre whichever is higher as VAT+5% additional tax on VAT                     | 16.40% VAT or Rs.10.08/litre whichever is higher as VAT+5% additional tax on VAT              |
|       13 | Himachal Pradesh                         | 25% or Rs 15.50/Litre- whichever is higher                                                    | 14% or Rs 9.00/Litre- whichever is higher                                                     |
|       14 | Jammu &Kashmir                           | 24% MST+ Rs.5/Litre employment cess, Reduction of Rs.0.50/Litre                               | 16% MST+ Rs.1.50/Litre employment cess                                                        |
|       15 | Jharkhand                                | 22% on the sale price or Rs. 17.00 per litre , which ever is higher + Cess of Rs 1.00 per Ltr | 22% on the sale price or Rs. 12.50 per litre , which ever is higher + Cess of Rs 1.00 per Ltr |
|       16 | Karnataka                                | 35% sales tax                                                                                 | 24% sales tax                                                                                 |
|       17 | Kerala                                   | 30.08% sales tax+ Rs.1/litre additional sales tax + 1% cess                                   | 22.76% sales tax+ Rs.1/litre additional sales tax + 1% cess                                   |

| Sr. No                                         | State                                          | Petrol                                                                                                                                                                    | Diesel                                                                                                                                                 |
|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| 18                                             | Ladakh                                         | 24% MST+ Rs.5/Litre employment cess, Reduction of Rs.2.5/Litre                                                                                                            | 16% MST+ Rs.1/Litre employment cess , Reduction of Rs.0.50/Litre                                                                                       |
| 19                                             | Lakshadweep                                    | Nil                                                                                                                                                                       | Nil                                                                                                                                                    |
| 20                                             | Madhya Pradesh                                 | 33%VAT+ Rs.4.5/litre VAT+1%Cess                                                                                                                                           | 23% VAT+ Rs.3/litre VAT+1% Cess                                                                                                                        |
| 21                                             | Maharashtra - Mumbai, Thane &Navi Mumbai       | 26% VAT+ Rs.10.12/Litre additional tax                                                                                                                                    | 24% VAT+ Rs.3.00/Litre additional tax                                                                                                                  |
| 22                                             | Maharashtra (Rest of State)                    | 25% VAT+ Rs.10.12/Litre additional tax                                                                                                                                    | 21% VAT+ Rs.3.00/Litre additional tax                                                                                                                  |
| 23                                             | Manipur                                        | 36.50% VAT                                                                                                                                                                | 22.50% VAT                                                                                                                                             |
| 24                                             | Meghalaya                                      | 20% or Rs15.00/Litre- whichever is higher (Rs.0.10/Litre pollution surcharge)                                                                                             | 12% or Rs9.00/Litre- whichever is higher (Rs.0.10/Litre pollution surcharge)                                                                           |
| 25                                             | Mizoram                                        | 25% VAT                                                                                                                                                                   | 14.5% VAT                                                                                                                                              |
| 26                                             | Nagaland                                       | 25% VAT or Rs. 16.04/litre whichever is higher +5% surcharge + Rs.2.00/Litre as road maintenance cess                                                                     | 16.50% VAT or Rs. 10.51/litre whichever is higher +5% surcharge + Rs.2.00/Litre as road maintenance cess                                               |
| 27                                             | Odisha                                         | 32% VAT                                                                                                                                                                   | 28% VAT                                                                                                                                                |
| 28                                             | Puducherry                                     | 26% VAT                                                                                                                                                                   | 17.75% VAT                                                                                                                                             |
| 29                                             | Punjab                                         | Rs.2050/KL (cess)+ Rs.0.10 per Litre (Urban Transport Fund) +24.79% VAT+10% additional tax on VAT                                                                         | Rs.1050/KL (cess) + Rs.0.10 per Litre (Urban Transport Fund) + 15.94% VAT+10% additional tax on VAT                                                    |
| 30                                             | Rajasthan                                      | 36% VAT+Rs 1500/KL road development cess                                                                                                                                  | 26% VAT+ Rs.1750/KL road development cess                                                                                                              |
| 31                                             | Sikkim                                         | 25.25% VAT+ Rs.3000/KL cess                                                                                                                                               | 14.75% VAT+ Rs.2500/KL cess                                                                                                                            |
| 32                                             | Tamil Nadu                                     | 15% + Rs.13.02 per litre                                                                                                                                                  | 11% + Rs.9.62 per litre                                                                                                                                |
| 33                                             | Telangana                                      | 35.20% VAT                                                                                                                                                                | 27% VAT                                                                                                                                                |
| 34                                             | Tripura                                        | 25% VAT+ 3% Tripura Road Development Cess                                                                                                                                 | 16.50% VAT+ 3% Tripura Road Development Cess                                                                                                           |
| 35                                             | Uttar Pradesh                                  | 26.80% or Rs 18.74/Litre whichever is higher                                                                                                                              | 17.48% or Rs 10.41/Litre whichever is higher                                                                                                           |
| 36                                             | Uttarakhand                                    | 25% or Rs 19 Per Ltr whichever is greater                                                                                                                                 | 17.48% or Rs Rs 10.41 Per Ltr whichever is greater                                                                                                     |
| 37                                             | West Bengal                                    | 25% or Rs.13.12/litre whichever is higher as sales tax+ Rs.1000/KL cess- Rs.17/KL exemption - Rs 1000/KL sales tax rebate (20% Additional tax on VATas irrecoverable tax) | 17% or Rs.7.70/litre whichever is higher as sales tax + Rs 1000/KL cess - Rs 1000/KL sales tax rebate (20% Additional tax on VAT as irrecoverable tax) |
| Source- (As per details provided by IOCL/HPCL) | Source- (As per details provided by IOCL/HPCL) | Source- (As per details provided by IOCL/HPCL)                                                                                                                            | Source- (As per details provided by IOCL/HPCL)                                                                                                         |

Annexure referred to in reply to part (g) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 220 asked by Dr. T. Sumathy (a) Thamizhachi Thangapandian, Shri Prataprao Jadhav, Shri Anto Antony, Shri Rajendra Dhedya Gavit,  Dr. Kalanidhi Veeraswamy, Shri G.S. Basavaraj, Shri Parthiban S.R.,  Shri  Malook  Nagar,  Shri  Maheshs  Sahoo  and  Shrimati  Nusrat  Jahan  Ruhi  to  be answered on 19 th July, 2021 regarding 'Hike in Fuel Prices'.

## NEW    DOMESTIC  LPG  CONNECTIONS  RELEASED  BY  PSU  OMCs  DURING APR'20 TO MARCH'21

(FIG IN Nos)

|                          |   Apr20- Jun20 |   Apr20- Sep20 |   Apr20- Dec20 |   Apr20- Mar21 |
|--------------------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
| CHANDIGARH               |           1508 |           3458 |           5416 |           7436 |
| DELHI                    |          17562 |          42212 |          70299 |          99910 |
| HARYANA                  |          59569 |         128549 |         206151 |         271694 |
| HIMACHAL PRADESH         |          10340 |          27567 |          48829 |          67706 |
| JAMMU &KASHMIR           |          11514 |          26277 |          43506 |          58609 |
| PUNJAB                   |          48210 |         105163 |         168335 |         223887 |
| RAJASTHAN                |          50959 |         124067 |         184467 |         235174 |
| UTTAR PRADESH            |         381368 |         882583 |        1221440 |        1486462 |
| UTTARAKHAND              |          21643 |          53041 |          80252 |         106965 |
| SUB TOTAL NORTH          |         602673 |        1392917 |        2028695 |        2557843 |
| ANDAMAN& NICOBAR ISLANDS |           1062 |           2439 |           4137 |           5450 |
| ARUNACHAL PRADESH        |           3153 |           6918 |          10978 |          14776 |
| ASSAM                    |          50460 |         120628 |         181360 |         223042 |
| BIHAR                    |         235799 |         593700 |         814190 |         957646 |
| JHARKHAND                |          33879 |          74848 |         108387 |         133378 |
| MANIPUR                  |          12140 |          21349 |          31056 |          38159 |
| MEGHALAYA                |           2769 |           6849 |          11283 |          14906 |
| MIZORAM                  |           2228 |           4737 |           9321 |          15029 |
| NAGALAND                 |           2956 |           7128 |          12005 |          15533 |
| ODISHA                   |          50217 |         112806 |         170176 |         214059 |
| SIKKIM                   |           2913 |           5982 |           8728 |          11650 |
| TRIPURA                  |           3353 |           7595 |          12923 |          18308 |
| WEST BENGAL              |         141681 |         364989 |         553187 |         665755 |
| SUB TOTAL EAST           |         542610 |        1329968 |        1927731 |        2327691 |
| CHHATTISGARH             |          29092 |          63276 |          90545 |         112608 |
| DADRA&NAGAR HAVELI       |            748 |           2084 |           3762 |           5310 |
| DAMAN&DIU                |             25 |             25 |             25 |             25 |

|                 |   Apr20- Jun20 |   Apr20- Sep20 |   Apr20- Dec20 |   Apr20- Mar21 |
|-----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
| GOA             |           2921 |           6793 |          11029 |          14989 |
| GUJARAT         |          59047 |         168487 |         248063 |         316134 |
| MADHYA PRADESH  |          65189 |         159355 |         230994 |         288001 |
| MAHARASHTRA     |         185134 |         470480 |         748262 |         984573 |
| SUB TOTAL WEST  |         342156 |         870500 |        1332680 |        1721640 |
| ANDHRA PRADESH  |          71050 |         176908 |         276365 |         354892 |
| KARNATAKA       |         107463 |         259882 |         400588 |         512859 |
| KERALA          |          52554 |         125825 |         192450 |         247942 |
| LAKSHADWEEP     |           1066 |           1334 |           1522 |           1664 |
| PUDUCHERRY      |           1998 |           4451 |           7029 |           9181 |
| TAMIL NADU      |          86500 |         212813 |         352644 |         495438 |
| TELANGANA       |          85581 |         189451 |         274368 |         353229 |
| SUB TOTAL SOUTH |         406212 |         970664 |        1504966 |        1975205 |
| ALL INDIA       |        1893651 |        4564049 |        6794072 |        8582379 |