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Lok Sabha Question No. 2288 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-08-02
Subject: Urban Youth Employment Programme
Ministry: LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
Asked by: Feroze Varun Gandhi

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2288 TO BE ANSWERED ON 02 ND  AUGUST, 2021

## URBAN YOUTH EMPLOYMENT PROGRAMME

## 2288.  SHRI FEROZE VARUN GANDHI:

Will the Minister of LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Government  has  planned  for  a  National  Urban  Youth Employment Programme to promote employment opportunities in the urban areas;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) the details of the data of unemployment in urban areas for the year 2019-20;
- (d) whether the Government has taken initiatives at the urban local body level to promote employment opportunities; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT (SHRI RAMESWAR TELI)

(a)  to  (e):  The  Ministry  of  Housing  and  Urban  Affairs  is  implementing  a centrally  sponsored  scheme  namely  "Deendayal  Antyodaya  Yojana -National  Urban  Livelihoods  Mission  (DAY-NULM)"  to  reduce  poverty  and vulnerability of urban poor households  on  a sustainable basis. The Mission, inter-alia,  aims  at  enabling  urban  poor  to  access  gainful  selfemployment  and  skilled  wage  employment  opportunities  through  skill training  in  market  oriented  courses  under  the  Employment  through  Skill Training  &  Placement  (EST&P)  component.   Also,  financial  assistance  is provided to individuals/ groups/ Self Help Groups (SHGs) of urban poor for setting up gainful self-employment ventures or micro-enterprises.

As  per  the  results  of  Periodic  Labour  Force  Survey  (PLFS)  conducted  by National  Statistical  Office  (NSO),  Ministry  of  Statistics  and  Programme Implementation during 2019-20, the estimated Unemployment Rate (UR) for urban areas on usual status for 15 years and above is 6.9%. Prime Minister Street Vendor's Atma Nirbhar Nidhi (PM SVANidhi) Scheme was launched on June 01, 2020 to provide working capital loan to Street Vendors, vending in urban areas, to resume their businesses, which were hurt adversely due to COVID-19 induced lockdown. Pradhan  Mantri  Mudra  Yojana  (PMMY)  is  being  implemented  by  the Government  inter alia, for facilitating  self-employment.  Under  PMMY collateral free loans upto Rs. 10 lakh, are extended to micro/small business enterprises  and  to  individuals  to  enable  them  to  setup  or  expand  their business activities. Aatmanirbhar  Bharat  Rojgar  Yojana  (ABRY)  has  been  launched  w.e.f.  1 st October,  2020  to  incentivize  employers  for  creation  of  new  employment along  with  social  security  benefits  and  restoration  of  employment.  This scheme being implemented through Employees' Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) seeks to reduce the financial burden of the employers and encourages them to hire more workers.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2286 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-08-02
Subject: Investment of EPFO in Stock Markets
Ministry: LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
Asked by: K. Shanmuga Sundaram

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2286 TO BE ANSWERED ON 02.08.2021

## INVESTMENT OF EPFO IN STOCK MARKETS

## 2286. SHRI SHANMUGA SUNDARAM K.:

Will  the  Minister  of  LABOUR  AND  EMPLOYMENT  be  pleased  to state:

- (a)whether  the  Employees'  Provident  Fund  Organisation  (EPFO),  the state  run  organization  has  decided  to  invest  5  per  cent  of  corpus fund in stock markets after its formation of 64 years with a motive to give stable return to the pensioners.
- (b)if  so,  the  incremental  deposit  in  EPFO  during  the  last  three  years and the current year;
- (c)the  exact  amount  earmarked  for  investment  in  stock  market  and the method of deployment of funds in the market;
- (d)whether the Government has taken adequate precautions to secure the interests of the pensioners due to volatile stock market where there is no guarantee of return of investment; and
- (e)whether  EPFO  has  received  any  representation  from  the  All  India
- Trade Unions against this policy and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT (SHRI RAMESWAR TELI)

(a) to (e): Employees' Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) can invest up  to  15%  of  investment  in  equity  as  per  the  Pattern  of  Investment notified by the Central Government and the internal guidelines of EPFO approved by the Central Board of Trustees' (CBT), Employees' Provident  Fund  (EPF). However,  EPFO   invests only    in     Exchange Contd..2/-

Trading  Fund  (ETF)  and  not  in  individual  share/stock  through  ETFManufacturers (SBI-Mutual Fund and UTI-Mutual Fund). A joint representation  was  received  from  some  of  the  trade  unions  on involving  of  workers  in  decision  making  process  while  investing  in equity.  Finance  Investment  and  Audit  Committee  (FIAC)  and  the Central Board of Trustees of EPFO, which are mandated for investing in  equities  and  other  instruments,  have  representatives  of  workers. The  deposit  from  contribution  in  EPFO  and  investment  in  equity during the last three years and the current year are as follows:

(In Rs. crore)

| Financial Year             | Deposit from Contribution   |   Equity Investment |
|----------------------------|-----------------------------|---------------------|
| 2018-19                    | 1,87,214                    |               27743 |
| 2019-20 (Provisional)      | 2,19,325                    |               32377 |
| 2020-21 (Provisional)      | 2,18,345                    |               31025 |
| 2021- 22 (upto 30.06.2021) | 57,846                      |                7715 |

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2284 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-08-02
Subject: LNG Terminal
Ministry: PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS
Asked by: Arvind Kumar Sharma

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 2284

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 2 nd  August, 2021

## LNG Terminal

## 2284.   DR. ARVIND KUMAR SHARMA:

## पेोिलयम और ाकृितक गैस मंी

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

- (a)  whether the Government has planning to give a big push to LNG (Liquified Natural Gas)  as preferred fuel for heavy vehicles in the country; and
- (b)  if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

## पेोिलयम और ाकृितक गैस मंालय म राय मंी ( ी रामेर तेली )

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

(a)  and  (b) Government  has  been  driving  the  initiative  of  setting  up    Liquified  Natural  Gas (LNG) stations by City Gas Distribution (CGD) entities across the Golden Quadrilateral National Highways, East-West  Highway,  North-South  Highway  and  in  major  Mining  clusters  in  India. This  initiative  involving  establishment  of  50  LNG  stations  in  the  1 st phase,  would  help  in establishment  of  LNG  as  a  Transport  fuel  for  increasing  the  share  of  natural  gas  in  the  total energy basket of the country besides providing environmental benefits to the society.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2281 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-08-02
Subject: Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code
Ministry: CORPORATE AFFAIRS
Asked by: Anumula Revanth Reddy

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CORPORATE AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2281 ANSWERED ON MONDAY THE 2 nd  AUGUST, 2021/ SRAVANA 11, 1943 (SAKA)

## INSOLVENCY AND BANKRUPTCY CODE

## QUESTION

## 2281. SHRI ANUMULA REVANTH REDDY:

Will the Minister of CORPORATE AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

कॉर्पोरे ट कार्य मंत्री

- (a) whether the Government has data on how many companies from the State of Telangana have declared bankrupt post-lockdown due to COVID-19;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) the number of companies from the cities of Hyderabad and Warangal which have declared bankrupt after the COVID-19 lockdown; and
- (d) the number of companies from the State of Telangana who have filed for Corporate Insolvency Resolution Process (CIRP) under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code in 2020, so far?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) OF THE MINISTRY OF STATISTICS AND  PROGRAMME  IMPLEMENTATION;  MINISTER  OF  STATE  (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) OF THE MINISTRY OF PLANNING; AND MINISTER OF STATE IN THE

MINISTRY OF CORPORATE AFFAIRS                                        [RAO INDERJIT SINGH]

(a) and  (b):  The  initiation  of  corporate  insolvency  resolution  process  (CIRP) under sections 7, 9 and 10 of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 (the Code) was  suspended  by  Insolvency  and  Bankruptcy  Code  (Second  Amendment)  Act, 2020 for defaults arising on or after 25 th  March, 2020 till 24 th  March, 2021. The defaults arising during the said suspension will remain non est for the purpose of initiation of CIRP under the Code.

(c): city-wise data is not maintained.

(d): 63 (sixty-three) companies having registered office in State of Telangana were admitted into CIRP from Jan, 2020 to June 2021.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2279 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-08-02
Subject: CSR Funds
Ministry: PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS
Asked by: Santosh Kumar

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2279

TO BE ANSWERED ON 2 nd  AUGUST, 2021

## CSR Funds

## †2279.    SHRI SANTOSH KUMAR:

पेोलयम एवं ाक ृ तक गैस मंी

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

- (a)   the number of parliamentary constituencies where the work has been executed with the amount of CSR fund of the PSU companies of of the Ministry in the country along with the details of the work executed with the said fund over there, constituency-wise; and
- (b)    the details of the fund spent thereon, year-wise/ constituency-wise?

## 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)&(b)    Public Sector Oil Companies have informed that CSR data is maintained State/District/project-wise  and  are  made  available  in  public  domain.  The  details  of CSR fund spent by Public Sector Oil PSUs during the last three years are as below:-

(Rs. in crore)

| Oil PSUs   |   2018-19 |   2019-20 |   2020-21 |
|------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
| HPCL       |    159.81 |    182.24 |    156.35 |
| IOCL       |    490.6  |    543.38 |    460.37 |
| ONGC       |    614.64 |    606.97 |    552.64 |
| GAIL       |    119.29 |    125.3  |    147.67 |
| BPCL       |    177.94 |    345.57 |    144.89 |
| OIL        |    133.39 |    125.4  |    105.25 |
| EIL        |     10.04 |     11.2  |     12.65 |
| BL         |      5.16 |      5.14 |      5.14 |
| NRL        |     54.85 |     87.6  |     28    |
| MRPL       |     31.32 |     76.09 |     25.36 |
| CPCL       |     18.89 |     16.72 |      1.96 |

Further,  State/district/project/activity/agency  wise  details  of  funds  spent  under  CSR by above PSUs in the country during the last three are available on their respective websites i.e. www.hindustanpetroleum.com, www.iocl.com, www.ongcindia.com, gailonline.com, www.bharatpetroleum.com oil-india.com, engineersindia.com, www.balmerlawrie.com, www.nrl.co.in, www.mrpl.co.in & www.cpcl.co.in.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2276 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-08-02
Subject: ONGC Forward Base
Ministry: PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS
Asked by: Rajdeep Roy

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2276 TO BE ANSWERED ON 2 ND  AUGUST, 2021

## ONGC Forward Base

2276. DR. RAJDEEP ROY

## पेोिलयम और ाकृितक गैस मंी

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

(a) whether the Government has any plans to promote the ONGC's Cachar Forward Base into a sub basin for ensuring better performance of the royal giant in this region; and

(b) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

पेोिलयम और ाकृितक गैस मंालय म राय मंी ( ी रामेर तेली )

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

(a) & (b) ONGC's Cachar Forward Base is now administered from Silchar, since 2017, and has been restructured as Assam Arakan Fold Belt Exploratory Asset (AAFB EA). The asset has one early production system, two gas collecting stations, four development wells and one exploratory well.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2274 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-08-02
Subject: Mid Day Meal Menu for Lakshadweep
Ministry: Education
Asked by: M. K. Raghavan

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF EDUCATION

## DEPARTMENT OF SCHOOL EDUCATION & LITERACY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2274 TO BE ANSWERED ON 02.08.2021

## Mid Day Meal Menu for Lakshadweep

## 2274. SHRI M.K. RAGHAVAN:

Will the Minister of EDUCATION be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has changed mid day meal scheme menu of Union Territory of Lakshadweep and if so, the details thereof;
- (b)  whether  there  is  any  rule  regarding  the  Mid  Day  Meal  menu  in  schools  and  if  so,  the details regarding the same;
- (c)  whether  meat  was  dropped  from  the  mid  day  meal  scheme  of  Union  Territory  of Lakshadweep; and
- (d)  if so, the details and reasons regarding the same?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF EDUCATION (SHRI DHARMENDRA PRADHAN)

- (a) to (d) Mid-Day Meal Scheme (MDMS) is a centrally sponsored scheme implemented in partnership with the States and UTs. The overall responsibilities for providing cooked and nutritious mid-day meal to the eligible children lies with the State Governments and Union Territory  Administrations.  The  States  and  UTs  fix  their  menu  according  to  their  local needs, in order to meet the following nutritional content as prescribed in the Schedule II of National Food Security Act, 2013:

| Components   | Primary   | Upper Primary   |
|--------------|-----------|-----------------|
| Calories     | 450 Cal   | 700 Cal         |
| Protein      | 12 gms.   | 20 gms.         |

As reported by Union Territory of Lakshadweep, the MDM menu was slightly modified as per the decision taken in the meeting of UT level Steering cum Monitoring Committee and the mid-day meal menu in Lakshadweep is as follows:

|   S.No | Days      | Food Items                                             |
|--------|-----------|--------------------------------------------------------|
|      1 | Monday    | Rice , Dal, Fish , Green gram, Fruits                  |
|      2 | Tuesday   | Rice , Dal, Egg , Green gram                           |
|      3 | Wednesday | Rice , Dal, Fish , Green gram, Fruits                  |
|      4 | Thursday  | Rice , Dal, Green gram, Egg/Fish                       |
|      5 | Saturday  | Rice , Dal, Fish , Green gram, Egg, Fruits/ Dry Fruits |
|      6 | Sunday    | Rice , Dal, Fish , Green gram, Egg/Fish                |

Fruits and non-veg are provided according to the items available in the local market. As per the decision taken in the above meeting, meat was excluded and fish, egg and dry-fruits are included in the menu.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2273 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-08-02
Subject: Workers in Cement Industry
Ministry: LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
Asked by: Bhagirath Chaudhary

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2273 TO BE ANSWERED ON 02.08.2021

## WORKERS IN CEMENT INDUSTRY

## †2273.       SHRI BHAGIRATH CHOUDHARY:

Will the Minister of LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT be pleased to state:

- (a)whether  it  is  a  fact  that  post  Covid-19,  since  last  few  months, labourers and employees working in cement Industry in some States of the  country  have  been  harassed  by  creating  employment  problem under  the  guise  of  changes  in  Labour  laws  and  if  so,  the  Statewise details thereof;
- (b)whether it is also a fact that they have been fired and their salaries and increments have been deducted during the said period and if so, the State-wise details thereof;
- (c)whether some States have cancelled the changes in Labour laws and enacted Labour laws as earlier and if so, the details thereof; and
- (d)whether some States have increased working hours from 8 hours to 12 hours, which is not justified and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT (SHRI RAMESWAR TELI)

- (a): No such incidence of harassment has come to the notice of Ministry of  Labour  &  Employment  where  Central  Government  is  the  appropriate government.  Further, the four Labour Codes, which have been passed by the  Parliament,  duly  assented  to,  and  notified,  have  not  yet  been implemented.
- (b): The Ministry set up 20 control rooms to address the grievances (if any)  of  workmen  in  the  Central  sphere,  regarding  their  non-payment/ underpayment/ retrenchment/lay-off during COVID times.

In  Maharashtra  as  a  result  of  Memorandum  of  Settlement  dated 19.01.2021  and  21.01.2021  arrived  at  between  Contractors  of  Cement Factories and workers' unions on the enhancement of existing wages for the period 01.04.2020 to 31.03.2023, 3497  contract  workers  have benefited financially to the tune of Rs.10 crore annually.

- (c): As the Labour Codes have not yet been implemented, the question of cancellation does not arise.
- (d): Some of the States had exercised their power under the Factories Act, 1948 and increased the working hours from 8 to 12 hours in a day for certain period during the years 2020 and 2021.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2272 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-08-02
Subject: Hydrocarbons Reservoirs
Ministry: PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS
Asked by: Pradyut Bordoloi

## Hydrocarbons Reservoirs

## 2272. SHRI PRADYUT BORDOLOI:

## पेोिलयम और ाकृितक गैस मंी

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

(a)  whether  several  hydrocarbons  reservoirs  containing  crude  and  natural  gas  are  located inside  the  premises  of  the  closed  paper  mill  of  the  Hindustan  Paper  Corporation  (HPC)  at Panchgram in Hailakandi district of Assam;

(b) if so, the details of the companies which extracted the hydrocarbons including the time since which it is being extracted and the present status of these reserves; and

(c)  whether ONGC has been paying royalties and other charges to HPC on account of the hydrocarbons reserves being located inside the land owned by them?

## ANSWER

## पेोिलयम और ाकृितक गैस मंालय म राय मंी ( ी रामेर तेली )

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

(a)  ONGC has a Petroleum Mining Lease (PML) of Badarpur Block in the state of Assam which  is  spread  over  an  area  of  2.4  square  kilometres.  The  Hindustan  Paper  Corporation (HPC) is located within area of this Block. Part of hydrocarbon reservoir of Badarpur Block falls inside the premises of the closed paper mill of HPC.

(b)      ONGC  has  produced  0.0181  Million  Metric  tonnes  (MMt) of  crude oil  cumulatively from  Badarpur  field since 1986-87  till production ceased in 2012. At present, the hydrocarbon wells are closed for technical  reasons  and  no  hydrocarbon  is  being  produced from Badarpur PML.

As on 01.04.2021, Estimated Ultimate Recovery (EUR) is to the tune of 0.0355 MMt, with a component of contingent resources of 0.0174 MMt of oil from the Badarpur field.

(c)  ONGC has paid land rent to HPC upto March 2019. Royalty of the oil and gas is paid to the state government for onland blocks.
Lok Sabha Question No. 2271 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-08-02
Subject: Bids for Hydrocarbon Extraction
Ministry: PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS
Asked by: Kanimozhi Karunanidhi

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2271 TO BE ANSWERED ON 2 ND  AUGUST, 2021

## Bids for Hydrocarbon Extraction

## 2271.        SHRIMATI KANIMOZHI KARUNANIDHI:

## पेोलयम व ाक ृ तक गैस मंी Will the Minister of PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Union  Government  has  considered  cancelling  the  bids  called  for Hydrocarbon extraction in the Protected Agricultural Zone in Tamil Nadu, as requested by the State Government of Tamil Nadu; and
- (b) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor including the legal basis for doing such  extraction which  is prohibited  under  the  Tamil  Nadu  Protected Agricultural Zone Act, 2020?

## 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)  &  (b) :  The  Government  of  India  has  launched  Discovered  Small  Fields  Bid Round-III  (DSF-III)  on  10 th June  2021,  offering  32  Contract  Areas  comprising  75 discoveries  spread  over  approx.  13,204  sq.  km  acreage  across  the  country  for extraction of hydrocarbons. This comprises of  one Contract Area with two Petroleum Mining Lease (PML) of Vadatheru and Ramanathapuram covering  Pudukkottai and Ramanathapuram  districts    of  Tamil  Nadu.  PML  for  these  areas  were  granted  in Dec.2007 and Nov'2012 respectively. Petroleum Exploration Licence (PEL) and PML are  granted  under  'Oilfields  (Regulation  &  Development)  Act,  1948'  and  the 'Petroleum & Natural Gas Rules, 1959' by the State Government for on shore areas. No extraction is taking place now.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2265 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-08-02
Subject: CNG Stations in small Cities
Ministry: PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS
Asked by: Harish Dwivedi

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 2265

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 2 nd  August, 2021

## CNG Stations in small Cities

## 2265.   SHRI HARISH DWIVEDI:

## पेोिलयम और ाकृितक गैस मंी

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

(a)  whether the Government is proposing to increase the number of CNG filling stations in view of the probable crisis  over  production  of  petrol/diesel  in  future  and  if  so,  the  details thereof; and

(b) whether the Government has any plan to increase the CNG stations in small cities where the people are not keen on CNG vehicles due to scarcity of CNG stations, if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## पेोिलयम और ाकृितक गैस मंालय म राय मंी ( ी रामेर तेली )

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

(a)  and  (b) Establishment  of  CNG  Stations  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).  PNGRB  identifies  Geographical Areas (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 of the country have been authorized for the development of CGD networks.  As on 31.05.2021, there are 3,179 CNG stations in the country and PNGRB has assigned a Minimum Work Program of 8181 CNG stations to be set up by authorized entities over a period of 8-10 years.

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