Lok Sabha Question No. 339 (STARRED), answered on 2023-03-23
Subject: Piped Cooking Gas Supply
Ministry: PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS
Asked by: Hemant Tukaram Godse

## LOK SABHA

## STARRED QUESTION No.*339

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 23 rd  March, 2023

## Piped Cooking Gas Supply

## *339. SHRI HEMANT TUKARAM GODSE:

## पेोलयम और ाक ृ तक गैस मंी

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

- (a) whether the Government proposes to connect all households with piped cooking gas in the cities/major cities in the country and if so, the details thereof, State/UT and city-wise;
- (b) the details of the cities in various parts of the country where Piped Natural Gas (PNG) facility has been made available for cooking, State/UT and district-wise, particularly in Maharashtra State, districtwise;
- (c) the number of cities to be provided/proposed with gas supply facility under PNG during the next two years, the State/UT and district-wise details thereof;
- (d) whether the Government proposes to implement the scheme in the city of Lucknow and Noida as well and if so, the details thereof;
- (e)  whether  the  Government  has  received  complaints  of  irregularities  in  the  reading  meter  of  piped cooking gas in the country and if so, the details thereof; and
- (f)  whether it is a fact that piped cooking gas is more cheaper than LPG cylinder and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

पेोलयम और ाक ृ तक गैस मंी ( ी हरदप संह पुर )

## MINISTER OF PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS (SHRI HARDEEP SINGH PURI)

- (a) to (f) A statement is laid on the Table of the House.

## STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  TO  (f)  OF  THE  LOK  SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. *339 ASKED BY SHRI HEMANT TUKARAM GODSE, MP TO BE ANSWERED ON 23 rd  MARCH, 2023.

(a) to (d) Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board (PNGRB) has authorized approximately 33,764 km length of Natural Gas Pipeline Network across the Country with the aim to create a national gas grid and increase the availability of natural gas across the Country. As on 31.12.2022, approximately 22,335 km pipeline is operational and 12,955 kms of pipeline is under construction.

Providing Piped Natural Gas (PNG) connections to the households are part of development of City Gas Distribution  (CGD)  Network  and  the  same  is  carried  out  by  the  entities  authorized  by  PNGRB.  After completion of 11-A bidding round, 297 Geographical Areas (GAs) covering about 98% of the population, including slum dwellers and people living below the poverty line falling under these GAs, and 88% of total  geographical  area  of  the  country  spread  over  around  630  districts  in  28  States/UTs,    have  been authorized by PNGRB for development of CGD Network. The PNG(D) connections have increased from about 25 lakhs in 2014 to about 65 lakhs in 2020 and further to more than 1 crore in 2022. The total length of CGD network laid (both steel and MDPE ) rose from 1.38 lakh inch kms in 2018 to 3.74 lakh inch kms in March 2022 and further to 4.27 lakh inch kms in December 2022.

PNG connections are provided as per the Minimum Work Programme (MWP) mandated by PNGRB and techno-commercial feasibility.  As per the MWP, after completion of 11-A bidding round, CGD entities have to provide 12.33 crore PNG connections across the country by 2030.  As on 31.01.2023, 1.056 crore PNG connections have been provided by the CGD entities.

(e) Individual complaints received from time to time relating to delay in meter installation, default meter reading  etc.  are  referred  to  the  concerned  authorised  entity  for  suitable  redressal  at  their  end.    Under PNGRB Act, the Board has jurisdiction to receive any complaint from any person and can conduct any inquiry  and  investigation  connected  with  the  activities  relating  to  petroleum,  petroleum  products  and natural  gas  on  contravention  of  retail  service  obligations,  marketing  service  obligations  and  display  of retail price at retail outlets. Any complaint received by PNGRB is disposed as per the provisions of the Act and regulations framed thereunder.

## (f) Current Prices of PNG and LPG are listed below:

| Price as on 01.03.2023 (Delhi)   | LPG PNG   | LPG PNG   |       |
|----------------------------------|-----------|-----------|-------|
| LPG per cylinder/ PNG per SCM    | 1103.00   |           | 53.59 |
| In Rs/Million Kcal               |           | 68.7      | 53.5  |

In terms of calorific value of different petroleum products, current prices and Rs/million calories, PNG is generally  cheaper  per  unit  of  energy  consumed  as  compared  to  LPG.    Depending  upon  local  prices, conversion factor of the cooking stove, etc., PNG provides a positive competitive advantage over LPG.

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