Lok Sabha Question No. 853 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-07-21
Subject: Natural Gas Supply
Ministry: PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS
Asked by: Ramcharan Bohra

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 853 TO BE ANSWERED ON 21.07.2022

## Natural Gas Supply

†853. SHRI RAMCHARAN BOHRA:

## पेोलयम और ाक ृतक गैस मंी

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

- (a) whether the Government is supplying/proposes to supply natural gas through pipelines in all cities of the country;
- (b) if so, the details thereof, State-wise including Rajasthan;
- (c)  whether  any  such  project  is  being  implemented  in  Jaipur  in  Rajasthan  and  its  adjoining districts and if so, the details thereof; and
- (d) if not, whether any such project is likely to be implemented in Jaipur and its adjoining districts in future and if so, the details thereof?

## 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)  and  (b):  Providing  PNG  domestic  connections  and  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 11A CGD Bidding Rounds about 88% of Geographical Area(GA) and 98% of the population of the country spread over around 630 districts in 28 states/UTs including state of Rajasthan, would have access to CGD Networks for supply of natural gas. State/UT-wise details of CGD networks in the country are at Annexure.
- (c) and (d): PNGRB has authorized Torrent Gas Jaipur Private Limited to develop CGD network in the GA of Alwar (Other than Bhiwadi) & Jaipur Districts under 9 th CGD Bidding Round.

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## ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (a)  and  (b)  OF  LOKSABHA  UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 853 TO BE ANSWERED ON 21.07.2022 REGARDING NATURAL GAS SUPPLY.

## City Gas Distribution (CGD)network in country

|   S.No. | States                                             |   No. of CGD network |
|---------|----------------------------------------------------|----------------------|
|       1 | Andhra Pradesh                                     |                    9 |
|       2 | Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka &Tamil Nadu              |                    1 |
|       3 | Assam                                              |                    7 |
|       4 | Bihar                                              |                   10 |
|       5 | Bihar &Jharkhand                                   |                    3 |
|       6 | Bihar &Uttar Pradesh                               |                    1 |
|       7 | Chandigarh (UT), Haryana, Punjab &Himachal Pradesh |                    1 |
|       8 | Chhattisgarh                                       |                    6 |
|       9 | Dadra &Nagra Haveli                                |                    1 |
|      10 | Daman and Diu                                      |                    1 |
|      11 | Daman and Diu &Gujarat                             |                    1 |
|      12 | Delhi                                              |                    1 |
|      13 | Goa                                                |                    2 |
|      14 | Gujarat                                            |                   29 |
|      15 | Haryana                                            |                   13 |
|      16 | Haryana &Himachal Pradesh                          |                    1 |
|      17 | Haryana &Punjab                                    |                    1 |
|      18 | Himachal Pradesh                                   |                    3 |
|      19 | Jharkhand                                          |                    8 |
|      20 | Karnataka                                          |                   16 |
|      21 | Kerala                                             |                    6 |
|      22 | Kerala &Puducherry                                 |                    1 |
|      23 | Madhya Pradesh                                     |                   20 |
|      24 | Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgrah                    |                    1 |
|      25 | Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan                       |                    2 |
|      26 | Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh                   |                    1 |
|      27 | Maharashtra                                        |                   20 |
|      28 | Maharashtra &Gujarat                               |                    1 |
|      29 | Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh                     |                    1 |
|      30 | Odisha                                             |                   12 |
|      31 | Puducherry                                         |                    2 |
|      32 | Puducherry& Tamil Nadu                             |                    1 |
|      33 | Punjab                                             |                   12 |
|      34 | Punjab &Rajasthan                                  |                    1 |
|      35 | Rajasthan                                          |                   13 |
|      36 | Tamil Nadu                                         |                   16 |
|      37 | Telangana                                          |                    8 |

| 38   | Telangana and Karnataka      |   1 |
|------|------------------------------|-----|
| 39   | Tripura                      |   5 |
| 40   | UT of Jammu and Kashmir      |   1 |
| 41   | Uttar Pradesh                |  39 |
| 42   | Uttar Pradesh and Uttrakhand |   1 |
| 43   | Uttarakhand                  |   5 |
| 44   | West Bengal                  |  10 |
|      | Grand Total                  | 295 |

Source: PNGRB