Lok Sabha Question No. 2063 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-12-09
Subject: Piped Gas Supply
Ministry: PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS
Asked by: Upendra Singh Rawat

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 2063 TO BE ANSWERED ON 9 th  December, 2021

## Piped Gas Supply

2063.   SHRI UPENDRA SINGH RAWAT :

## पेोिलयम और ाकृितक गैस मंी

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

- (a) whether the Government is working on any scheme to supply gas through pipeline in all cities of the country and if so, the details thereof;
- (b)  the  number of  gas pipeline projects proposed in the country, State/UT-wise particularly in Uttar Pradesh;
- (c)  the  time  by  when  the  said  projects  are  likely  to  be  started  and  the  reasons  for  delay  in execution of the said projects; and
- (d)  the details of cities and industries which are likely to be supplied gas through pipeline under the said project in Uttar Pradesh?

## 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) to (d) Establishment of CNG Stations and providing PNG connections is part of the development of City Gas Distribution (CGD) network and the same is carried out by the entities authorized by Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board (PNGRB). As on date 232 Geographical Areas (GAs) covering 407 districts spread over 27 States/UTs have been authorized for the development of CGD networks.  Details of GAs authorized in Uttar Pradesh are given at Annexure . Further, in order to increase the gas coverage in the country, PNGRB has launched the 11 th CGD Bidding Round on 17.09.2021  wherein  65  GAs  spread  over  20  States/UTs  and  covering  208  districts  have  been included  for  development  of  CGD  network.  These  include  4  GAs  covering  7  districts  (Deoria, Amroha,  Sambhal  (except  area  already  authorized),  Kasganj,  Banda,  Chitrakoot  and  Mahoba districts) of Uttar Pradesh.

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ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (a)  to  (d)  OF  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2063 TO BE ANSWERED ON 09.12.2021 REGARDING PIPED GAS SUPPLY.

Details of Geographical Areas authorized in Uttar Pradesh

|   Sl. No. | Name of GA                                                 | Date of Authorization   |
|-----------|------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------|
|         1 | Mathura                                                    | 11.06.2009              |
|         2 | Meerut                                                     | 12.06.2009              |
|         3 | Allahabad                                                  | 08.05.2013              |
|         4 | Jhansi                                                     | 26.02.2014              |
|         5 | Saharanpur District                                        | 11.05.2016              |
|         6 | Bulandshahr (part) District                                | 06.03.2018              |
|         7 | Bagpat District                                            | 28.03.2018              |
|         8 | Varanasi District                                          | 07.03.2018              |
|         9 | Khurja                                                     | 04.12.2012              |
|        10 | Moradabad                                                  | 30.11.2012              |
|        11 | Bareilly                                                   | 22.04.2009              |
|        12 | Kanpur                                                     | 22.04.2009              |
|        13 | Agra                                                       | 12.11.2009              |
|        14 | Firozabad (Taj Trapezium Zone)                             | 26.09.2011              |
|        15 | Lucknow                                                    | 15.03.2016              |
|        16 | Ghaziabad and Hapur Districts                              | 06.09.2019              |
|        17 | Bulandshahr District (EAAA), Aligarh and Hathras Districts | 24.09.2018              |
|        18 | Allahabad District (EAAA), Bhadhoi and Kaushambi Districts | 13.09.2018              |
|        19 | Amethi, Pratapgarh and Raebareli Districts                 | 10.08.2018              |
|        20 | Auraiya, Kanpur Dehat and Etawah Districts                 | 13.09.2018              |
|        21 | Faizabad and Sultanpur Districts                           | 24.09.2018              |
|        22 | Gorakhpur, Sant Kabir Nagar and Kushinagar Districts       | 13.09.2018              |
|        23 | Meerut District (EAAA), Muzaffarnagar and Shamli Districts | 13.09.2018              |
|        24 | Moradabad (EAAA) District                                  | 13.09.2018              |
|        25 | Unnao (EAAA) District                                      | 24.09.2018              |
|        26 | Jhansi (EAAA) District                                     | 29.03.2019              |
|        27 | Azamgarh, Mau and Ballia Districts                         | 29.03.2019              |
|        28 | Bereilly (EAAA) District, Pilibhit and Rampur Districts    | 29.03.2019              |
|        29 | Basti and Ambedkar Nagar Districts                         | 29.03.2019              |
|        30 | Farrukhabad, Etah and Hardoi Districts                     | 29.03.2019              |
|        31 | Gonda and Barabanki Districts                              | 29.03.2019              |
|        32 | Jaunpur and Ghazipur Districts                             | 24.04.2019              |
|        33 | Kanpur (EAAA) District, Fatehpur and Hamirpur Districts    | 29.03.2019              |
|        34 | Mainpuri and Kannauj Districts                             | 29.03.2019              |
|        35 | Mirzapur, Chandauli and Sonbhadra Districts                | 29.03.2019              |
|        36 | Shahjahanpur and Budaun Districts                          | 29.03.2019              |
|        37 | Bijnor District                                            | 29.03.2019              |