Lok Sabha Question No. 2574 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-03-17
Subject: City Gas Distribution Network
Ministry: PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS
Asked by: Arun Sao, Vijay Baghel

†2574. SHRI ARUN SAO: SHRI VIJAY BAGHEL:

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2574 TO BE ANSWERED ON 17.03.2022

## City Gas Distribution Network

## पेोलयम और ाक ृतक गैस मंी

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

- (a) whether the Government has announced to connect one hundred more cities of the country with the city gas distribution network in the General Budget 2021;
- (b) if so, the details of the new districts linked with the scheme so far;
- (c)  whether  the  Government has any plan to provide gas through pipeline in the Bilaspur district of Chhattisgarh; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## पेोलयमऔराकृ तकगैसमंालयमरायमंी ( ीरामेवरतेल )

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

(a) and (b): With the aim to increase coverage of City Gas Distribution (CGD) Networks in the country, Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board (PNGRB) launched the 11 th CGD bidding round and bids were received for 61 GAs ( Annexure-I ) covering 215(212 full & 3 part) districts. Letter of Intents have been issued for 61 GAs.

Further, PNGRB has launched 11A CGD bidding round for development of CGD Networks in 6 GAs (covering 27 districts). (Details given in Annexure II)

- (c) to (d): Bilaspur District of Chhatisgarh has been authorized to Adani Total Gas Limited (ATGL) as Anuppur, Bilaspur and Korba Districts Geographical Area (GA) for development of CGD Network on 29.03.2019, under the 10 th CGD Bidding Round, as per the terms and conditions of the authorization letter.

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## Annexure-I

## ANNEXURE  REFFERED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (a)  AND  (b)  OF  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2574 TO BE ANSWERED ON 17.03.2022 REGARDING CITY GAS DISTRIBUTION NETWORK

| DetailsofGAsforwhich bids received under 11 th CGDBiddingRound   | DetailsofGAsforwhich bids received under 11 th CGDBiddingRound                             | DetailsofGAsforwhich bids received under 11 th CGDBiddingRound   |
|------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Sr.                                                              | Geographical Area Name                                                                     | States/UTs                                                       |
| 1                                                                | Kurnool, Guntur, and Prakasam districts                                                    | Andhra Pradesh                                                   |
| 2                                                                | Nagaon, Morigaon, Hojai, KarbiAnglong, West KarbiAnglong and DimaHasao districts           | Assam                                                            |
| 3                                                                | Lakhimpur, Dhemaji, Darrang, Udalgiri, Sonitpur and BiswanathChariali districts            | Assam                                                            |
| 4                                                                | Kokrajhar, Dhubri, South Salmara-Mankachar and Goalpara districts                          | Assam                                                            |
| 5                                                                | Baksa, Barpeta, Bongaigaon, Chirang, Nalbari and Bajalidistricts                           | Assam                                                            |
| 6                                                                | Darbhanga, Madhubani, Supaul, Sitamarhi and Sheohardistricts                               | Bihar                                                            |
| 7                                                                | Gopalganj, Siwan, West Champaran, East Champaranand Deoria districts                       | Bihar &Uttar Pradesh                                             |
| 8 9                                                              | Baloda Bazar, Gariyaband and Raipur districts Kabirdham, Raj Nandgaon and Kanker districts | Chhattisgarh Chhattisgarh                                        |
| 10                                                               | Mungeli, Bemetara, Durg, Balod and Dhamtari districts                                      | Chhattisgarh                                                     |
| 11                                                               | Jashpur, Raigarh, Janjgir-Champa and Mahasamunddistricts                                   | Chhattisgarh                                                     |
| 12                                                               | Mandi, Kullu, Kinnaur and Lahaul&Spiti districts                                           | Himachal Pradesh                                                 |
| 13                                                               | Kangra and Chamba districts                                                                | Himachal Pradesh                                                 |
| 14                                                               | Jammu, Udhampur, Reasi, Samba and Kathua districts                                         | UT of Jammu and Kashmir                                          |
| 15                                                               | Gumla, Latehar, Lohardaga, Simdega, Garhwa and Khunti districts                            | Jharkhand                                                        |
| 16                                                               | Chikkaballapur district                                                                    | Karnataka                                                        |
| 17                                                               | Idukki, Kottayam and Pattanamtitta districts                                               | Kerala                                                           |
| 18                                                               | Agar Malwa, Neemuch, Mandsaur and Jhalawar districts                                       | Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan                                     |
| 19                                                               | Burhanpur, Khandwa, Khargone and Harda districts                                           | Madhya Pradesh                                                   |
| 20                                                               | Tikamgarh, Niwari, Chattarpur and Panna districts                                          | Madhya Pradesh                                                   |
| 21                                                               | Betul, Chhindwara, Seoni and Balaghat districts                                            | Madhya Pradesh                                                   |
| 22                                                               | Damoh, Jabalpur, Katni, Mandla, Umaria and Dindoridistricts                                | Madhya Pradesh                                                   |
| 23                                                               | Hoshangabad, Narsinghpur, Sagar and Vidisha districts                                      | Madhya Pradesh                                                   |
| 24                                                               | Buldana, Nanded and Parbhani districts                                                     | Maharashtra                                                      |
| 25                                                               | Beed, Jalgaon and Jalna districts                                                          | Maharashtra                                                      |

|   26 | Akola, Hingoli and Washim districts                                                        | Maharashtra             |
|------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------|
|   27 | Amravati and Yavatmal districts                                                            | Maharashtra             |
|   28 | Chandrapur and Wardha districts                                                            | Maharashtra             |
|   29 | Nagpur district                                                                            | Maharashtra             |
|   30 | Bhandara, Gondiya and Garchiroli districts                                                 | Maharashtra             |
|   31 | Alirajpur, Nandurbar and Barwani districts                                                 | Maharashtra &           |
|   32 | Koraput, Malkangiri, and Nabarangpur districts                                             | Odisha                  |
|   33 | Gajapati, Kandhamal, Boudh and Sonepur districts                                           | Odisha                  |
|   34 | Rayagada, Kalahandi, Bolangir and Nuapada districts                                        | Odisha                  |
|   35 | Pathankot district                                                                         | Punjab                  |
|   36 | Tarn Taran district                                                                        | Punjab                  |
|   37 | Fazilka (except area already authorized), Ganganagarand Hanumangarh districts              | Punjab &Rajasthan       |
|   38 | Bikaner and Churu districts                                                                | Rajasthan               |
|   39 | Jhunjhunu, Sikar and Nagaur districts                                                      | Rajasthan               |
|   40 | Dausa, Karauli, SawaiMadhopur and Tonk districts                                           | Rajasthan               |
|   41 | Dharmapuri and Krishnagiri districts                                                       | Tamil Nadu              |
|   42 | Tiruvannamalai, Villupuram and Kallakkurichi districts                                     | Tamil Nadu              |
|   43 | Ariyalur and Perambalur districts                                                          | Tamil Nadu              |
|   44 | Namakkal and Tiruchirapalli districts                                                      | Tamil Nadu              |
|   45 | Pudukottai, Sivaganga and Thanjavur districts                                              | Tamil Nadu              |
|   46 | Madurai, Theni and Virudhnagar districts                                                   | Tamil Nadu              |
|   47 | Kanyakumari, Thoothukudi, TiruneveliKattabo and Tenkasi districts                          | Tamil Nadu              |
|   48 | Dindigul and Karur districts                                                               | Tamil Nadu              |
|   49 | The Nilgiris and Erode districts                                                           | Tamil Nadu              |
|   50 | Nizamabad, Adilabad, Nirmal, MancherialKumuramBheemAsifabad and Kamareddy                  | Telangana               |
|   51 | JogulambaGadwal, Nagarkurnool, Mahabubnagar, Narayanpet, Wanaparthy and Yadgir districts   | Telangana and Karnataka |
|   52 | South Tripura and Sepahijala districts                                                     | Tripura                 |
|   53 | Dhalai, North Tripura, Unakoti and Khowai districts                                        | Tripura                 |
|   54 | Amroha (except area already authorized) &Sambhal(except area already authorized) districts | Uttar Pradesh           |
|   55 | Kasganj district                                                                           | Uttar Pradesh           |
|   56 | Purulia and Bankura districts                                                              | West Bengal             |
|   57 | East Mednipore, West Mednipore and Jhargram districts                                      | West Bengal             |
|   58 | Alipurduar and Koch Bihar districts                                                        | West Bengal             |
|   59 | Banda, Chitrakoot and Mahoba districts                                                     | Uttar Pradesh           |
|   60 | PauriGarhwal, Uttarkashi, Rudraprayag and TehriGarhwal districts                           | Uttarakhand             |
|   61 | Pithoragarh, Champawat, Almora, Chamoli and Bageshwar districts                            | Uttarakhand             |

## Annexure-II

## ANNEXURE  REFFERED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (a)  AND  (b)  OF  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2574 TO BE ANSWERED ON 17.03.2022 REGARDING CITY GAS DISTRIBUTION NETWORK

| DetailsofGAsforwhichbidsinvitedunder11-ACGDBiddingRound   | DetailsofGAsforwhichbidsinvitedunder11-ACGDBiddingRound                                         | DetailsofGAsforwhichbidsinvitedunder11-ACGDBiddingRound   |
|-----------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------|
| Sr. No.                                                   | Geographical Area Name                                                                          | States/UTs                                                |
| 1                                                         | LakhimpurKheri, Sitapur, Bahraich, Shrawasti, Balrampur, Siddharth Nagar &Maharajganj districts | Uttar Pradesh                                             |
| 2                                                         | Banka (Bihar), Dumka, Godda, Jamtara, Pakur&Sahibganj districts                                 | Bihar &Jharkhand                                          |
| 3                                                         | Birbhum, Murshidabad, Maldah&DakshinDinajpurdistricts                                           | West Bengal                                               |
| 4                                                         | Koriya, Surajpur, Balrampur and Surguja districts                                               | Chhattisgarh                                              |
| 5                                                         | Kondagaon, Bastar, Sukma, Narayanpur, Bijapurand Dantewada districts                            | Chhattisgarh                                              |
| 6                                                         | Yanam District                                                                                  | Puducherry                                                |