Lok Sabha Question No. 2753 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-03-17
Subject: Process of Allotment of Petrol Pumps
Ministry: PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS
Asked by: Mahabali Singh

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2753 TO BE ANSWERED ON 17 TH  MARCH, 2022

## Process of Allotment of Petrol Pumps

## †2753.   SHRI MAHABALI SINGH:

## 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 petrol pumps in the country;
- (b) if so, the details of the process for applying for petrol pumps and their allotment; and
- (c) the details of the petrol pumps set up in the country including Bihar during the last three years, State and company-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 Marketing Companies (OMCs) have simplified the process of  application  and  allotment  of  Retail  Outlets  as  per  the  advertisement issued in November/December 2018. The salient features of the simplified process are as below :-
- i. User friendly on-line application only and processing.
- ii. http://www.petrolpumpdealerchayan.in is a common platform for applying online to Public Sector OMCs.
- iii. Self-certification  /  declaration  of  the  eligibility  criteria  by  applicants  and scrutiny only after selection.
- iv. All applicants meeting the eligibility criteria on nationality, age, education and provision of suitable land will qualify for further selection process.
- v. Transparent process of selection through on line computerized draw of lot / bid opening. Marks based evaluation system and interview are not part of the present selection process.
- vi. Candidate to produce the documents after selection.
- vii. Residence certificate for Rural ROs done away with.
- viii. Communication  with  applicants  through  SMS  /  email  registered  by  the applicants. All communication to the candidate online through emails.
- ix. Payment of application fee, initial security deposit for processing of application is through online payment mode only.
- x. All applicants can see the status of selection on the web portal.
- xi. A well-defined grievance redressal system in place.

(c)     State/PSU OMC wise details of the petrol pumps set up in the country incuding Bihar during the last three years are given in Annexure.

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## ANNEXURE

Annexure  referred  to  in  reply  to  part  (c)  of  Lok  Sabha  Unstarred Question  No.2753  for  17.3.2022  asked  by  Shri  Mahabali  Singh,  MP regarding 'Process of Allotment of Petrol Pumps'.

## PSU OMC:- Number of Retail outlets commissioned during 2018-19 to 2020-21 & April-Dec` 21

| STATE/UT             |   BPCL |   IOCL |   HPCL |   TOTAL |
|----------------------|--------|--------|--------|---------|
| ANDAMAN & NICOBAR    |      0 |      3 |      0 |       3 |
| ANDHRA PRADESH       |    213 |    238 |    252 |     703 |
| ARUNACHAL PRADESH    |     28 |     35 |     10 |      73 |
| ASSAM                |     96 |    129 |     60 |     285 |
| BIHAR                |    152 |    317 |    118 |     587 |
| CHANDIGARH           |      0 |      5 |      1 |       6 |
| CHHATTISGARH         |    186 |    193 |    275 |     654 |
| DADRA & NAGAR HAVELI |      0 |      0 |      1 |       1 |
| DAMAN & DIU          |      0 |      1 |      1 |       2 |
| DELHI                |      0 |      2 |      0 |       2 |
| GOA                  |      4 |      4 |      2 |      10 |
| GUJARAT              |    349 |    371 |    324 |    1044 |
| HARYANA              |    221 |    340 |    154 |     715 |
| HIMACHAL PRADESH     |     39 |     72 |     39 |     150 |
| JAMMU & KASHMIR      |     26 |     38 |     15 |      79 |
| JHARKHAND            |    122 |    169 |    123 |     414 |
| KARNATAKA            |    451 |    436 |    337 |    1224 |
| KERALA               |     78 |    133 |     98 |     309 |
| LAKSHADWEEP          |      0 |      0 |      0 |       0 |
| LADAAK               |      0 |      9 |      4 |      13 |
| MADHYA PRADESH       |    479 |    645 |    439 |    1563 |
| MAHARASHTRA          |    436 |    406 |    426 |    1268 |
| MANIPUR              |     20 |     50 |      6 |      76 |
| MEGHALAYA            |     17 |     14 |     17 |      48 |
| MIZORAM              |      3 |     11 |      4 |      18 |
| NAGALAND             |     14 |     30 |     11 |      55 |
| ODISHA               |    155 |    225 |    125 |     505 |
| PUDUCHERRY           |      3 |      4 |      3 |      10 |
| PUNJAB               |    105 |    234 |     97 |     436 |

| RAJASTHAN     |   294 |   432 |   411 |   1137 |
|---------------|-------|-------|-------|--------|
| SIKKIM        |     2 |     5 |     2 |      9 |
| TAMIL NADU    |   310 |   399 |   276 |    985 |
| TELANGANA     |   346 |   311 |   356 |   1013 |
| TRIPURA       |     8 |    15 |     8 |     31 |
| UTTAR PRADESH |   915 |   955 |   673 |   2543 |
| UTTARAKHAND   |    38 |    66 |    36 |    140 |
| WEST BENGAL   |   171 |   245 |    94 |    510 |
| ALL-INDIA     |  5281 |  6542 |  4798 |  16621 |

Source - Oil & Gas PSUs