Lok Sabha Question No. 3180 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-08-04
Subject: Adulterated Fuel
Ministry: PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS
Asked by: Kirti Vardhan Singh

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3180 TO BE ANSWERED ON 4 TH  AUGUST, 2022

## Adulterated Fuel

## 3180. SHRI KIRTI VARDHAN SINGH:

## पेोिलयम और ाकृितक गैस मंी

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

- (a)   the number of fuel retail outlets sealed in the State of Uttar Pradesh during the last three financial years for selling adulterated fuel to the consumers, company and district-wise;
- (b)   whether these outlets have been allotted to the new vendors or are being operated under COCO system and if so, the details thereof;
- (c)    whether  operating  an  outlet  under  COCO  system  is  financially  not  profitable  to  the companies in comparison to the vendors operated outlets and if so, the reasons therefor; and
- (d)   the number of such outlets under COCO scheme being run in the State of Uttar Pradesh, company and district-wise?

## 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)           Public Sector Oil Marketing Companies (OMCs) have informed that there has been no case of termination (sealing) of OMCs Retail Outlets (ROs), owing to established cases of selling adulterated fuel at ROs in the State of Uttar Pradesh during the last three financial years (i.e. 2019-20, 2020-21 and 2021-22).
- (b)             Does not arise in view of (a) above.
- (c)                  OMCs  have  informed  that  outlets  under  COCO system and under Dealer operated systems are provided remuneration/ incentives and dealer commission respectively. The profitability of Company Owned Company Operated (COCO) retail outlets and Dealership retail outlets are not comparable, since their operating modalities, such as Capital expenditure, Working Capital etc. are different.

Permanent  COCOs  are  identified  based  on  various  criteria  like  strategic  location, sales potential, investment, ownership of site by corporation etc.

- (d) As  on  01.07.2022,  OMCs  are  operating  74  number  of  permanent  COCO  Retail Outlets  in  Uttar  Pradesh.  The  district/  company  wise  details  of  permanent  COCO Retail Outlets of OMCs in the State of Uttar Pradesh is annexed.

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Annexure Annexure referred to in reply to part (d) of the Lok Sabha unstarred question No. 3180 asked  by  Shri  Kirti  Vardhan  Singh  for  answer  on  04.08.2022  regarding  Adulterated Fuel

| S.No.   | Name of District (UP State)   | Nos. of Permanent COCOs   | Nos. of Permanent COCOs   | Nos. of Permanent COCOs   |
|---------|-------------------------------|---------------------------|---------------------------|---------------------------|
|         |                               | IOCL                      | BPCL                      | HPCL                      |
| 1       | Agra                          | -                         | 1                         | -                         |
| 2       | Amroha                        | -                         | 1                         | -                         |
| 3       | Barabanki                     | 1                         | -                         | -                         |
| 4       | Bareilly                      | 1                         | -                         | -                         |
| 5       | Chandauli                     | -                         | 1                         | -                         |
| 6       | Etawah                        | 1                         | -                         | -                         |
| 7       | Faizabad                      | -                         | 1                         | -                         |
| 8       | Fatehpur                      | -                         | 2                         | -                         |
| 9       | Firozabad                     | -                         | -                         | 2                         |
| 10      | Gautam Budh Nagar             | 5                         | 13                        | 7                         |
| 11      | Ghaziabad                     | -                         | 2                         | -                         |
| 12      | Ghazipur                      | 1                         | -                         | -                         |
| 13      | Kanpur Dehat                  | -                         | 1                         | 2                         |
| 14      | Lalitpur                      | -                         | 1                         | -                         |
| 15      | Lucknow                       | 8                         | 7                         | -                         |
| 16      | Mainpuri                      | 1                         | -                         | -                         |
| 17      | Mau                           | 1                         | -                         | -                         |
| 18      | Mathura                       | -                         | 1                         | 1                         |
| 19      | Moradabad                     | -                         | -                         | 1                         |
| 20      | Prayagraj                     | -                         | 2                         | 3                         |
| 21      | Sant Kabir Nagar              | -                         | 1                         | -                         |
| 22      | Sitapur                       | -                         | -                         | 1                         |
| 23      | Sultanpur                     | 1                         | -                         | -                         |
| 24      | Unnao                         | 1                         | -                         | -                         |
| 25      | Varanasi                      | -                         | 2                         | -                         |
| Total   | Total                         | 21                        | 36                        | 17                        |

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