Lok Sabha Question No. 3155 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-08-04
Subject: Process of Applying for LPG Agency Allotment
Ministry: PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS
Asked by: Chandra Prakash Choudhary

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3155 TO BE ANSWERED ON  4 th AUGUST, 2022

## Process of Applying for LPG Agency Allotment

## 3155. SHRI CHANDRA PRAKASH CHOUDHARY:

## पेोलयम एवं ाक ृतक गैस मंी

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

(a) whether the Government has simplified the process of applying for the allotment of LPG gas agencies in the country;

(b) if so, the details of the process for applying for LPG gas agencies and their allotment; and

(c) the details of the LPG gas agencies set up in the country including Jharkhand during the last three years, State and company-wise?

## ANSWER

## पेोलयम एवं ाक ृतक गैस मंालय म राय मंी ( ी रामेवर तेल ) MINISTER OF STATE IN MINISTRY OF PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS (SHRI RAMESWAR TELI)

(a)  to  (c)  Under  Unified  Guidelines  for  Selection  of  LPG  Distributorships,  the  process  of applying  for  LPG  distributorship  has  been  greatly  simplified  and  a  transparent  online selection process has been introduced. All applicants are required to submit their application on web-based portal https://www.lpgvitarakchayan.in. The online selection process includes, online receipt of application, processing and online draw of lots etc. Online draw of lots is conducted  by  M/s  Metal  Scrap  Trade  Corporation  Ltd.(MSTC),  a  Central  Public  Sector Undertaking, with assistance of National Informatics Centre(NIC).

Oil Marketing Companies(OMCs) have commissioned 1729 LPG distributorships across the country during the last three years and current year(April-June, 2022). State/UT and OMCwise details are at Annexure .

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Annexure referred to in parts (a)  to  (c)  of    Lok  Sabha  Unstarred  Parliament  Question  No.  3155  for 04.08.2022  asked  by  Shri  Chandra  Prakash  Choudhary  regarding  'Process  of  Applying  for  LPG Agency Allotment'.

| Details of LPG distributorships commissioned during the last three years and current year till June, 2022   | Details of LPG distributorships commissioned during the last three years and current year till June, 2022   | Details of LPG distributorships commissioned during the last three years and current year till June, 2022   | Details of LPG distributorships commissioned during the last three years and current year till June, 2022   | Details of LPG distributorships commissioned during the last three years and current year till June, 2022   |
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| State/UT                                                                                                    | IOC                                                                                                         | BPC                                                                                                         | HPC                                                                                                         | OMC                                                                                                         |
| Andhra Pradesh                                                                                              | 41                                                                                                          | 17                                                                                                          | 22                                                                                                          | 80                                                                                                          |
| Arunachal Pradesh                                                                                           | 2                                                                                                           | 0                                                                                                           | 0                                                                                                           | 2                                                                                                           |
| Assam                                                                                                       | 38                                                                                                          | 17                                                                                                          | 21                                                                                                          | 76                                                                                                          |
| Bihar                                                                                                       | 139                                                                                                         | 43                                                                                                          | 45                                                                                                          | 227                                                                                                         |
| Chhattisgarh                                                                                                | 8                                                                                                           | 3                                                                                                           | 3                                                                                                           | 14                                                                                                          |
| Delhi                                                                                                       | 0                                                                                                           | 0                                                                                                           | 0                                                                                                           | 0                                                                                                           |
| Goa                                                                                                         | 0                                                                                                           | 1                                                                                                           | 0                                                                                                           | 1                                                                                                           |
| Gujarat                                                                                                     | 69                                                                                                          | 24                                                                                                          | 37                                                                                                          | 130                                                                                                         |
| Haryana                                                                                                     | 8                                                                                                           | 4                                                                                                           | 4                                                                                                           | 16                                                                                                          |
| Himachal Pradesh                                                                                            | 4                                                                                                           | 4                                                                                                           | 4                                                                                                           | 12                                                                                                          |
| Jharkhand                                                                                                   | 58                                                                                                          | 23                                                                                                          | 15                                                                                                          | 96                                                                                                          |
| Karnataka                                                                                                   | 48                                                                                                          | 23                                                                                                          | 32                                                                                                          | 103                                                                                                         |
| Kerala                                                                                                      | 25                                                                                                          | 15                                                                                                          | 11                                                                                                          | 51                                                                                                          |
| Madhya Pradesh                                                                                              | 55                                                                                                          | 24                                                                                                          | 22                                                                                                          | 101                                                                                                         |
| Maharashtra                                                                                                 | 54                                                                                                          | 23                                                                                                          | 29                                                                                                          | 106                                                                                                         |
| Manipur                                                                                                     | 2                                                                                                           | 0                                                                                                           | 0                                                                                                           | 2                                                                                                           |
| Meghalaya                                                                                                   | 1                                                                                                           | 1                                                                                                           | 0                                                                                                           | 2                                                                                                           |
| Mizoram                                                                                                     | 1                                                                                                           | 0                                                                                                           | 0                                                                                                           | 1                                                                                                           |
| Nagaland                                                                                                    | 4                                                                                                           | 0                                                                                                           | 1                                                                                                           | 5                                                                                                           |
| Odisha                                                                                                      | 21                                                                                                          | 19                                                                                                          | 12                                                                                                          | 52                                                                                                          |
| Punjab                                                                                                      | 6                                                                                                           | 9                                                                                                           | 1                                                                                                           | 16                                                                                                          |
| Rajasthan                                                                                                   | 32                                                                                                          | 20                                                                                                          | 9                                                                                                           | 61                                                                                                          |
| Sikkim                                                                                                      | 3                                                                                                           | 0                                                                                                           | 2                                                                                                           | 5                                                                                                           |
| Tamil Nadu                                                                                                  | 50                                                                                                          | 16                                                                                                          | 23                                                                                                          | 89                                                                                                          |
| Telangana                                                                                                   | 15                                                                                                          | 3                                                                                                           | 18                                                                                                          | 36                                                                                                          |
| Tripura                                                                                                     | 6                                                                                                           | 0                                                                                                           | 1                                                                                                           | 7                                                                                                           |
| Uttar Pradesh                                                                                               | 68                                                                                                          | 12                                                                                                          | 31                                                                                                          | 111                                                                                                         |
| Uttarakhand                                                                                                 | 7                                                                                                           | 2                                                                                                           | 4                                                                                                           | 13                                                                                                          |
| West Bengal                                                                                                 | 168                                                                                                         | 67                                                                                                          | 62                                                                                                          | 297                                                                                                         |
| Andaman &Nicobar Islands                                                                                    | 0                                                                                                           | 0                                                                                                           | 0                                                                                                           | 0                                                                                                           |
| Chandigarh                                                                                                  | 0                                                                                                           | 0                                                                                                           | 0                                                                                                           | 0                                                                                                           |
| Dadra &Nagar Haveli                                                                                         | 0                                                                                                           | 0                                                                                                           | 0                                                                                                           | 0                                                                                                           |
| Daman &Diu                                                                                                  | 0                                                                                                           | 0                                                                                                           | 0                                                                                                           | 0                                                                                                           |
| Jammu &Kashmir                                                                                              | 4                                                                                                           | 0                                                                                                           | 10                                                                                                          | 14                                                                                                          |
| Ladakh                                                                                                      | 1                                                                                                           | 0                                                                                                           | 0                                                                                                           | 1                                                                                                           |
| Lakshdweep                                                                                                  | 0                                                                                                           | 0                                                                                                           | 0                                                                                                           | 0                                                                                                           |
| Puducherry                                                                                                  | 1                                                                                                           | 0                                                                                                           | 1                                                                                                           | 2                                                                                                           |
| Total                                                                                                       | 939                                                                                                         | 370                                                                                                         | 420                                                                                                         | 1729                                                                                                        |

Source: Indian Oil Corporation Ltd on behalf of Oil Marketing Companies