Lok Sabha Question No. 2054 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-12-09
Subject: City Gas Distribution Network
Ministry: PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS
Asked by: Dipsinh Shankarsinh Rathod, Mohanbhai Kalyanji Kundariya

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 2054 TO BE ANSWERED ON 9 th  December, 2021

## City Gas Distribution Network

## 2054.   SHRI DIPSINH SHANKARSINH RATHOD: SHRI MOHANBHAI KALYANJI KUNDARIYA:

## पेोिलयम और ाकृितक गैस मंी

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

- (a)  the  number  of  cases  pending  in  various  courts  across  the  country  against  operators for declaring City Gas Distribution (CGD) Networks as Common Carrier of Geographical Areas (GAs) where the marketing exclusivity has expired, operator and State-wise;
- (b) the particulars of GAs where the marketing exclusivity has expired, date-wise;
- (c) whether the Government is aware of the monopoly pricing of gas being supplied through the CGD network which is hampering the end-users; and
- (d)  whether any mechanism has been worked out for the speedy disposal of pending cases and 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) There  is  no  case  pending  in  any  court  across  the  country  against  the  operators  for declaring City Gas Distribution (CGD) Networks as Common Carrier.
- (b) The list of Geographical Areas (GAs) where period of exclusivity, from purview of common carrier/contract  carrier,  as  mentioned  in  the  authorization  given  by  PNGRB,  has been completed is at Annexure .
- (c) Government  of  India  has  allocated  domestic  gas  to  various  City  Gas  Distribution (CGD) entities for CNG (Transport) and PNG (Domestic) purpose. However, retail price of CNG/PNG  is  determined  by  CGD  entities  after  considering  state  taxes,  tariff  and  other components.
- (d) Does not arise in view of reply of part (a) above.

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## ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (b)  OF  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2054 TO BE ANSWERED ON 09.12.2021 REGARDING CITY GAS DISTRIBUTION NETWORK.

## City Gas Distribution Network

|   S. No. | Geographical Area (GA)                                | State/Union Territories                        | Authorized Entity                   | Date of Authorization   | End of exclusivity (DD-MM-YYYY)   | Remarks   |
|----------|-------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|-------------------------|-----------------------------------|-----------|
|        1 | Dewas                                                 | Madhya Pradesh                                 | GAIL Gas Limited                    | 1-Jun-09                | 31-May-14                         |           |
|        2 | Kota                                                  | Rajasthan                                      | Rajasthan State Gas Limited         | 1-Jun-09                | 31-May-14                         |           |
|        3 | Mathura                                               | Uttar Pradesh                                  | Sanwariya Gas Limited               | 11-Jun-09               | 10-Jun-14                         |           |
|        4 | Kakinada                                              | Andhra Pradesh                                 | Bhagyanagar Gas Limited             | 12-Jun-09               | 11-Jun-14                         |           |
|        5 | Sonipat                                               | Haryana                                        | GAIL Gas Limited                    | 12-Jun-09               | 11-Jun-14                         |           |
|        6 | Meerut                                                | Uttar Pradesh                                  | GAIL Gas Limited                    | 12-Jun-09               | 11-Jun-14                         |           |
|        7 | Chandigarh                                            | Chandigarh, Haryana, Punjab & Himachal Pradesh | IndianOil-Adani Gas Private Limited | 8-May-13                | 7-May-18                          |           |
|        8 | Allahabad                                             | Uttar Pradesh                                  | IndianOil-Adani Gas Private Limited | 8-May-13                | 7-May-18                          |           |
|        9 | Jhansi                                                | Uttar Pradesh                                  | Central UP Gas Limited              | 26-Feb-14               | 25-Feb-19                         |           |
|       10 | Jalandhar                                             | Punjab                                         | Jay Madhok Energy Private Limited   | 6-Sep-13                | 5-Sep-18                          |           |
|       11 | Bhavnagar                                             | Gujarat                                        | Gujarat Gas Limited                 | 5-Mar-14                | 4-Mar-19                          |           |
|       12 | Jamnagar                                              | Gujarat                                        | Gujarat Gas Limited                 | 17-Jan-14               | 16-Jan-19                         |           |
|       13 | Kutch West                                            | Gujarat                                        | Gujarat Gas Limited                 | 19-Dec-14               | 18-Dec-19                         |           |
|       14 | Bengaluru Rural and Urban Districts                   | Karnataka                                      | GAIL Gas Limited                    | 18-Feb-15               | 17-Feb-20                         |           |
|       15 | Panipat District                                      | Haryana                                        | IndianOil-Adani Gas Private Limited | 1-Apr-15                | 7-Aug-20                          |           |
|       16 | Palghar District and Thane Rural                      | Maharashtra                                    | Gujarat Gas Limited                 | 1-Apr-15                | 7-Dec-20                          |           |
|       17 | Raigarh District (excluding areas already authorized) | Maharashtra                                    | Mahanagar Gas Limited               | 1-Apr-15                | 7-Dec-20                          |           |
|       18 | UT of Dadra & Nagar Haveli                            | Dadra& Nagar Haveli                            | Gujarat Gas Limited                 | 1-Apr-15                | 7-Aug-20                          |           |
|       19 | UT of Daman                                           | Daman and Diu                                  | IndianOil-Adani Gas Private Limited | 1-Apr-15                | 7-Aug-20                          |           |
|       20 | Amritsar District                                     | Punjab                                         | Gujarat State Petronet Limited      | 5-May-15                | 6-Nov-20                          |           |
|       21 | Pune District (excluding areas already authorized)    | Maharashtra                                    | Torrent Gas Pune Limited            | 18-May-15               | 8-Mar-21                          |           |
|       22 | Ernakulam District                                    | Kerala                                         | IndianOil-Adani Gas Private Limited | 14-Oct-15               | 8-Sep-21                          |           |

|   23 | Udham Singh Nagar District                                        | Uttrakhand     | IndianOil-Adani Gas Private Limited       | 28-Jul-15   | 13-Feb-21   |                                                     |
|------|-------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------|-------------------------------------------|-------------|-------------|-----------------------------------------------------|
|   24 | Haridwar District                                                 | Uttrakhand     | Haridwar Natural Gas Private Limited      | 27-Jul-15   | 6-Feb-21    |                                                     |
|   25 | East Godavari District (EAAA)                                     | Andhra Pradesh | Godavari Gas Private Limited              | 14-Aug-15   | 6-Feb-21    |                                                     |
|   26 | West Godavari District                                            | Andhra Pradesh | Godavari Gas Private Limited              | 14-Aug-15   | 6-Feb-21    |                                                     |
|   27 | Tumkur District                                                   | Karnataka      | Megha Engineering& Infrastructure Limited | 14-Aug-15   | 6-Feb-21    |                                                     |
|   28 | Krishna District (EAAA)                                           | Andhra Pradesh | Megha Engineering& Infrastructure Limited | 14-Sep-15   | 6-Feb-21    |                                                     |
|   29 | Dharwad District                                                  | Karnataka      | IndianOil-Adani Gas Private Limited       | 14-Sep-15   | 6-Feb-21    |                                                     |
|   30 | Belgaum District                                                  | Karnataka      | Megha Engineering& Infrastructure Limited | 14-Sep-15   | 6-Feb-21    |                                                     |
|   31 | Bhatinda District                                                 | Punjab         | Gujarat Gas Limited                       | 10-May-16   | 6-Nov-21    |                                                     |
|   32 | Saharanpur District                                               | Uttar Pradesh  | Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited      | 11-May-16   | 6-Nov-21    |                                                     |
|   33 | Amreli District                                                   | Gujarat        | Gujarat Gas Limited                       | 27-May-16   | 6-Nov-21    |                                                     |
|   34 | Patan District                                                    | Gujarat        | Sabarmati Gas Limited                     | 27-May-16   | 6-Nov-21    |                                                     |
|   35 | DahejVagra Taluka                                                 | Gujarat        | Gujarat Gas Limited                       | 6-Jun-16    | 6-Nov-21    |                                                     |
|   36 | Rupnagar District                                                 | Punjab         | Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited      | 10-Jun-16   | 6-Nov-21    |                                                     |
|   37 | North Goa District                                                | Goa            | Goa Natural Gas Private Limited           | 24-Jun-16   | 6-Nov-21    |                                                     |
|   38 | Dahod District                                                    | Gujarat        | Gujarat Gas Limited                       | 27-Jun-16   | 6-Nov-21    |                                                     |
|   39 | Banaskantha District                                              | Gujarat        | IRM Energy Private Limited                | 1-Jul-16    | 6-Nov-21    |                                                     |
|   40 | Khurja                                                            | Uttar Pradesh  | Adani Total Gas Limited                   | 4-Dec-12    | 3-Dec-17    |                                                     |
|   41 | Surat, Bharuch, Ankleshwar                                        | Gujarat        | Gujarat Gas Limited                       | 8-Nov-12    | 7-Nov-15    |                                                     |
|   42 | Moradabad                                                         | Uttar Pradesh  | Torrent Gas Moradabad Limited             | 30-Nov-12   | 29-Nov-17   |                                                     |
|   43 | Nadiad                                                            | Gujarat        | Gujarat Gas Limited                       | 1-Oct-13    | 30-Sep-18   |                                                     |
|   44 | Navsari                                                           | Gujarat        | Gujarat Gas Limited                       | 1-Oct-13    | 30-Sep-18   |                                                     |
|   45 | Rajkot                                                            | Gujarat        | Gujarat Gas Limited                       | 1-Oct-13    | 30-Sep-18   |                                                     |
|   46 | Surendranag ar                                                    | Gujarat        | Gujarat Gas Limited                       | 1-Oct-13    | 30-Sep-18   |                                                     |
|   47 | Ahmedabad City and Daskroi Area                                   | Gujarat        | Adani Total Gas Limited                   | 28-Nov-13   | 27-Nov-16   |                                                     |
|   48 | Hazira                                                            | Gujarat        | Gujarat Gas Limited                       | 17-Jul-14   | 16-Jul-17   |                                                     |
|   49 | Valsad                                                            | Gujarat        | Gujarat Gas Limited                       | 20-Jan-15   | 7-Aug-20    |                                                     |
|   50 | Anand area including Kanjari&Vadta l Villages (in Kheda District) | Gujarat        | Charotar Gas SahakariMandali Limited      | 12-May-15   | 12-May-15   | No exclusivity was granted as per the authorization |
|   51 | NCT of Delhi                                                      | Delhi          | Indraprastha Gas Limited                  | 9-Jan-09    | 8-Jan-12    |                                                     |

|   52 | Mumbai& Greater Mumbai                                                                        | Maharashtra              | Mahanagar Gas Limited               | 21-Jan-09   | 20-Jan-12   |                                                     |
|------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------|-------------------------------------|-------------|-------------|-----------------------------------------------------|
|   53 | Bareilly                                                                                      | Uttar Pradesh            | Central UP Gas Limited              | 22-Apr-09   | 21-Apr-14   |                                                     |
|   54 | Kanpur                                                                                        | Uttar Pradesh            | Central UP Gas Limited              | 22-Apr-09   | 21-Apr-14   |                                                     |
|   55 | Pune City including Pimpri- Chiechwad& adjoining contiguous areas Hinjewadi, Chakan, Talegaon | Maharashtra              | Mahrashtra Natural Gas Limited      | 1-Jun-09    | 31-May-14   |                                                     |
|   56 | Vijaywada                                                                                     | Andhra Pradesh           | Bhagyanagar Gas Limited             | 28-Jul-09   | 27-Jul-14   |                                                     |
|   57 | Thane Urban and adjoining municipalities                                                      | Maharashtra              | Mahanagar Gas Limited               | 4-Aug-09    | 3-Aug-14    |                                                     |
|   58 | Indore (including Ujjain City)                                                                | Madhya Pradesh           | Aavantika Gas Limited               | 31-Aug-09   | 30-Aug-14   |                                                     |
|   59 | Hyderabad                                                                                     | Telangana                | Bhagyanagar Gas Limited             | 9-Oct-09    | 8-Oct-14    |                                                     |
|   60 | Agra                                                                                          | Uttar Pradesh            | Green Gas Limited                   | 12-Nov-09   | 11-Nov-14   |                                                     |
|   61 | Gandhinagar , Mehsana, Sabarkantha                                                            | Gujarat                  | Sabarmati Gas Limited               | 16-Dec-09   | 15-Dec-14   |                                                     |
|   62 | Gwalior                                                                                       | Madhya Pradesh           | Aavantika Gas Limited               | 4-Jan-10    | 3-Jan-15    |                                                     |
|   63 | Firozabad (Taj Trapezium Zone)                                                                | Uttar Pradesh& Rajasthan | GAIL Gas Limited                    | 26-Sep-11   | 25-Sep-14   |                                                     |
|   64 | Upper Assam                                                                                   | Assam                    | Assam Gas Company Limited           | 6-Feb-15    | 6-Feb-15    | No exclusivity was granted as per the authorization |
|   65 | Agartala                                                                                      | Tripura                  | Tripura Natural Gas Company Limited | 24-Feb-15   | 24-Feb-15   | No exclusivity was granted as per the authorization |
|   66 | Lucknow                                                                                       | Uttar Pradesh            | Green Gas Limited                   | 15-Mar-16   | 7-Aug-21    |                                                     |
|   67 | Vadodara                                                                                      | Gujarat                  | Vadodara Gas Limited                | 28-Oct-16   | 27-Oct-19   |                                                     |