Lok Sabha Question No. 3078 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-08-04
Subject: Closed Petrol Pumps
Ministry: PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS
Asked by: Lallu Singh

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3078 TO BE ANSWERED ON 4 TH  AUGUST, 2022

## Closed Petrol Pumps

## †3078. SHRI LALLU SINGH:

## पेोिलयम और ाकृितक गैस मंी

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

- (a)   the details of number of petrol pumps lying closed in Uttar Pradesh, district-wise along with the reasons and date of their closure;
- (b)   whether the Government proposes to restart all petrol pumps lying closed and if so, the time frame fixed in this regard;
- (c)    whether  the  Government  proposes  to  take  any  action  in  case  no  basic  facilities  is available for the general public at the petrol pumps; and
- (d)    if so, the details thereof?

## A N S W E R पेोिलयम और ाकृितक गैस मंालय म राय मंी ( ी रामे वर तेली )

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

- (a) and (b)   Public Sector Oil Marketing Companies (OMCs) have informed that 249 (districtwise details annexed) number of Retail Outlets (ROs) were non operational as on 01.07.2022 in the State of Uttar Pradesh due to various reasons such as site related issues/statutory issues, dealer disinterest, family/dealership dispute/dealership issues,  Marketing  Discipline  Guidelines  (MDG)  violation/  ongoing  termination process, Court cases, financial/ health issues of dealer, terminated dealerships etc. Status  of  such  Retail  Outlets  is  reviewed  by  OMCs  from  time  to  time  for appropriate action as per extant guidelines.
- (c) and (d)   OMCs have informed that periodic inspections are carried out by them to ensure that the  basic  facilities  are  provided  and  maintained  at  their  retail  outlets/petrol  pumps and action is taken against the dealership in case of non-availability of basic facilities as per process laid down in the Marketing Discipline Guidelines (MDG). Further, in June, 2022, the Government has expanded the scope of Universal Service Obligations  (USOs)  to  all  retail  outlets  including  remote  area  retail  outlets.  USOs have  been  prescribed  so  that  authorized  entities  provide  quality  and  uninterrupted fuel  supply  services  to  the  consumers.  These  USOs,  inter-alia,  require  ensuring availability  of  minimum  facilities  as  specified  by  the  Government,  to  all  the  retail consumers at the retail outlet.

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Annexure referred to in reply to parts (a) and (b) of the Lok Sabha unstarred question No. 3078 asked by Shri Lallu Singh for answer on 04.08.2022 regarding Closed Petrol Pumps

|   S.No. | District (UP State)   |   Number of ROs non operational as on 01.07.2022 |
|---------|-----------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
|       1 | Agra                  |                                                6 |
|       2 | Aligarh               |                                                4 |
|       3 | Ambedkar Nagar        |                                                1 |
|       4 | Amethi (CSM Nagar)    |                                                2 |
|       5 | Amroha                |                                                4 |
|       6 | Azamgarh              |                                                3 |
|       7 | Bahraich              |                                                1 |
|       8 | Ballia                |                                                2 |
|       9 | Banda                 |                                                1 |
|      10 | Barabanki             |                                                6 |
|      11 | Bareilly              |                                                7 |
|      12 | Basti                 |                                                2 |
|      13 | Bijnor                |                                                3 |
|      14 | Budaun                |                                                5 |
|      15 | Bulandshahr           |                                                1 |
|      16 | Chandauli             |                                                4 |
|      17 | Chitrakoot            |                                                1 |
|      18 | Deoria                |                                                3 |
|      19 | Etah                  |                                                2 |
|      20 | Faizabad              |                                                4 |
|      21 | Farrukhabad           |                                                4 |
|      22 | Fatehpur              |                                                2 |
|      23 | Firozabad             |                                                4 |
|      24 | G.B. Nagar            |                                                2 |
|      25 | Gonda                 |                                                2 |
|      26 | Gorakhpur             |                                                2 |
|      27 | Hamirpur              |                                                1 |
|      28 | Hapur                 |                                                2 |
|      29 | Hardoi                |                                                4 |
|      30 | Hathras               |                                                2 |
|      31 | Jalaun                |                                               11 |
|      32 | Jaunpur               |                                                5 |
|      33 | Jhansi                |                                                4 |
|      34 | Kanpur Dehat          |                                                3 |
|      35 | Kanpur Nagar          |                                               10 |
|      36 | Kaushambi             |                                                5 |
|      37 | Kushinagar            |                                                5 |
|      38 | Lakhimpur Kheri       |                                                3 |
|      39 | Lucknow               |                                                9 |

| S.No.   | District (UP State)   |   Number of ROs non operational as on 01.07.2022 |
|---------|-----------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
| 41      | Mainpuri              |                                                2 |
| 42      | Mathura               |                                                1 |
| 43      | Mau                   |                                                1 |
| 44      | Meerut                |                                                4 |
| 45      | Mirzapur              |                                               10 |
| 46      | Moradabad             |                                                4 |
| 47      | Muzaffarnagar         |                                                4 |
| 48      | Pilibhit              |                                                1 |
| 49      | Pratapgarh            |                                                7 |
| 50      | Prayagraj             |                                               12 |
| 51      | Rae Bareli            |                                                5 |
| 52      | Rampur                |                                                4 |
| 53      | Saharanpur            |                                                9 |
| 54      | Sambhal               |                                                1 |
| 55      | Sant Kabir Nagar      |                                                2 |
| 56      | Sant Ravidas Nagar    |                                                4 |
| 57      | Shahjahanpur          |                                                2 |
| 58      | Siddharth Nagar       |                                                2 |
| 59      | Sitapur               |                                                1 |
| 60      | Sonbhadra             |                                                6 |
| 61      | Sultanpur             |                                                3 |
| 62      | Unnao                 |                                                5 |
| 63      | Varanasi              |                                               15 |
|         | Total                 |                                              249 |

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