Lok Sabha Question No. 3140 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-12-16
Subject: Irregular Supply of LPG
Ministry: PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS
Asked by: Khan Saumitra

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3140 TO BE ANSWERED ON  16 th   DECEMBER, 2021

## Irregular Supply of LPG

3140. SHRI SAUMITRA KHAN:

पेोलयम एवं ाक ृतक गैस मंी Will the Minister of PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS be pleased to state:

(a) whether the Government has received any complaints regarding irregular supply of LPG to the consumers by the LPG distributors in various parts of the country including in the State of West Bengal, if so, the details thereof, State and company-wise;

- (b) the details of the action taken against the LPG distributors found guilty during the last three years and the current year, State and company-wise;
- (c) whether any incident has come to light regarding black marketing by the distributors and if so, the details thereof; and
- (d)  the  details  of  the  action  taken  by  the  Government  against  the  distributors  found involved in such kind of activities?

## ANSWER

पेोलयम एवं ाक ृतक गैस मंालय म राय मंी ( ी रामेवर तेल ) MINISTER OF STATE IN MINISTRY OF PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS (SHRI RAMESWAR TELI)

(a)  to  (d)  Oil  Marketing  Companies  (OMCs)  receive  various  complaints  which  include irregular  supply  of  LPG  to  consumers  and  black  marketing  by  the  LPG  distributors across  the  country  including  State  of  West  Bengal.  In  all  established  cases  of irregularities/malpractices, action is taken against the distributors as per the provisions of Marketing Discipline Guidelines (MDG)/Distributorship agreement. State/UT-wise and company-wise details of established cases of diversion, pilferages, over charging, delay in refill  supply and non-home delivery during the last three years and current year (till September, 2021) are at Annexure .

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## ANNEXURE

| STATE/UT             | IOC                                  | IOC                                           | BPC                                  | BPC                                           | HPC                                  | HPC                                           |
|----------------------|--------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
| STATE/UT             | Diversion, Pilferage & Over Charging | Delay in Refill supply and Non- Home Delivery | Diversion, Pilferage & Over Charging | Delay in Refill supply and Non- Home Delivery | Diversion, Pilferage & Over Charging | Delay in Refill supply and Non- Home Delivery |
| CHANDIGARH           | 2                                    | 0                                             | 0                                    | 0                                             | 1                                    | 0                                             |
| DELHI                | 71                                   | 6                                             | 3                                    | 0                                             | 7                                    | 1                                             |
| HARYANA              | 17                                   | 2                                             | 21                                   | 2                                             | 7                                    | 0                                             |
| HIMACHAL PRADESH     | 4                                    | 3                                             | 0                                    | 0                                             | 1                                    | 0                                             |
| JAMMU & KASHMIR      | 8                                    | 0                                             | 8                                    | 0                                             | 24                                   | 3                                             |
| PUNJAB               | 18                                   | 0                                             | 27                                   | 1                                             | 35                                   | 0                                             |
| RAJASTHAN            | 27                                   | 6                                             | 39                                   | 1                                             | 44                                   | 13                                            |
| UTTAR PRADESH        | 179                                  | 42                                            | 131                                  | 6                                             | 154                                  | 14                                            |
| UTTRAKHAND           | 34                                   | 12                                            | 13                                   | 0                                             | 2                                    | 0                                             |
| LADAKH               | 0                                    | 0                                             | 0                                    | 0                                             | 0                                    | 0                                             |
| SUB TOTAL NORTH      | 360                                  | 71                                            | 242                                  | 10                                            | 275                                  | 31                                            |
| ANDAMAN & NICOBAR    | 1                                    | 0                                             | 0                                    | 0                                             | 0                                    | 0                                             |
| ARUNACHAL PRADESH    | 0                                    | 0                                             | 0                                    | 0                                             | 0                                    | 0                                             |
| ASSAM                | 23                                   | 11                                            | 9                                    | 2                                             | 1                                    | 0                                             |
| BIHAR                | 14                                   | 1                                             | 50                                   | 5                                             | 39                                   | 0                                             |
| JHARKHAND            | 12                                   | 6                                             | 33                                   | 4                                             | 4                                    | 0                                             |
| MANIPUR              | 0                                    | 0                                             | 0                                    | 0                                             | 0                                    | 0                                             |
| MEGHALAYA            | 1                                    | 1                                             | 0                                    | 0                                             | 0                                    | 0                                             |
| MIZORAM              | 0                                    | 0                                             | 0                                    | 0                                             | 0                                    | 0                                             |
| NAGALAND             | 0                                    | 1                                             | 0                                    | 0                                             | 0                                    | 0                                             |
| ODISHA               | 8                                    | 3                                             | 43                                   | 7                                             | 7                                    | 0                                             |
| SIKKIM               | 0                                    | 0                                             | 0                                    | 0                                             | 0                                    | 0                                             |
| TRIPURA              | 0                                    | 0                                             | 0                                    | 0                                             | 0                                    | 0                                             |
| WEST BENGAL          | 7                                    | 4                                             | 78                                   | 0                                             | 18                                   | 1                                             |
| SUB TOTAL EAST       | 66                                   | 27                                            | 213                                  | 18                                            | 69                                   | 1                                             |
| CHATTISGARH          | 9                                    | 7                                             | 2                                    | 0                                             | 19                                   | 0                                             |
| DADRA & NAGAR HAVELI | 0                                    | 0                                             | 0                                    | 0                                             | 0                                    | 0                                             |
| DAMAN & DIU          | 0                                    | 0                                             | 0                                    | 0                                             | 0                                    | 0                                             |
| GOA                  | 0                                    | 0                                             | 0                                    | 0                                             | 6                                    | 0                                             |
| GUJARAT              | 17                                   | 7                                             | 12                                   | 0                                             | 18                                   | 0                                             |
| MADHYA PRADESH       | 67                                   | 39                                            | 36                                   | 1                                             | 33                                   | 0                                             |
| MAHARASHTRA          | 35                                   | 7                                             | 60                                   | 2                                             | 47                                   | 2                                             |
| SUB TOTAL WEST       | 128                                  | 60                                            | 110                                  | 3                                             | 123                                  | 2                                             |
| ANDHRA PRADESH       | 1                                    | 0                                             | 41                                   | 3                                             | 16                                   | 0                                             |

| KARNATAKA                   |   28 |   9 |   31 |   0 |   36 |   0 |
|-----------------------------|------|-----|------|-----|------|-----|
| KERALA                      |   15 |   5 |    0 |   0 |   12 |   1 |
| LAKSHADWEEP                 |    0 |   0 |    0 |   0 |    0 |   0 |
| PUDUCHERRY(INCL UDING MAHE) |    0 |   1 |    0 |   0 |    0 |   0 |
| TAMILNADU                   |   37 |   6 |   13 |   0 |   20 |   0 |
| TELANGANA                   |   33 |   2 |   10 |   3 |   24 |   2 |
| SUB TOTAL SOUTH             |  114 |  23 |   95 |   6 |  108 |   3 |
| ALL INDIA                   |  668 | 181 |  660 |  37 |  575 |  37 |