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Lok Sabha Question No. 322 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-12-08
Subject: One Time Grant to Oil Marketing Firms
Ministry: PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS
Asked by: Vellalath Kochukrishnan Nair. Sreekandan

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 322 TO BE ANSWERED ON 8 DECEMBER, 2022

## One Time Grant to Oil Marketing Firms

## 322. SHRI V.K. SREEKANDAN:

## पेोलयम और ाक ृतक गैस मंी

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

- (a)  whether  it  is  a  fact  that  the  Government  has  approved  one  time  grant,  amounting  to  Rs. 22,000 crore, to public sector oil marketing firms to cover the losses they have faced over the last two years in domestic LPG cylinder supplies;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c)  whether  it  is  also  a  fact  that  the  international  prices  for  LPG  have  risen  by  300  per  cent between June, 2020 and June, 2022;
- (d) if so, whether it is true that domestic LPG prices have been raised by only 72 per cent during this period; and
- (e) if  so,  the  details  of  the  subsidy  component on each LPG cylinder supplied to the domestic customers during the said period?

## ANSWER

## पेोलयम और ाक ृतक गैस मंालय म राय मंी ( ी रामे वर तेल )

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

(a) to (e): Yes Sir. The Government has approved a one time grant of Rs. 22,000 crore to three  Public  Sector  Undertaking  Oil  Marketing  Companies  (PSU  OMCs)  viz.  Indian  Oil Corporation  Limited  (IOCL),  Bharat  Petroleum  Corporation  Limited  (BPCL)  and  Hindustan Petroleum  Corporation  Limited  (HPCL)  to  ensure  unhindered  domestic  LPG  supplies  in  the country.

The prices of petroleum products in the country are linked to the price of respective products in the international market. India imports about 58% of its domestic LPG consumption. LPG prices are based on Saudi Contract Prices (CP) which rose from 236 $/MT in April 2020 and 340 $/MT in May 2020 to 952 $/MT in April 2022 and 856 $/MT in May 2022. The Retail Selling Prices of 14.2 Kg Domestic LPG cylinder (Delhi), which correspond to the Saudi CP of previous month, have risen from Rs. 581.50 in May 2020 and Rs. 593 in June 2020 to Rs. 1003 in May 2022 and June 2022.

Subsidy to consumers which inter-alia includes targeted subsidy to PMUY beneficiaries, varies from market to market due to different inland freight from ports to bottling plants to markets. The subsidy, as admissible, is credited to the bank account of eligible beneficiaries.
Lok Sabha Question No. 318 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-12-08
Subject: Prices of Petroleum Products
Ministry: PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS
Asked by: Khan Saumitra

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 318 TO BE ANSWERED ON 8 th   DECEMBER, 2022

## Prices of Petroleum Products

318. SHRI SAUMITRA KHAN:

## पेोलयम और ाक ृतक गैस मंी

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

- (a)  whether  the  Government  proposes  to  control  the  prices  of  petroleum  products  due  to international reasons and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether the Government has issued any direction to the petroleum companies to bear the loss and  reduce  taxes  on  petroleum  products  in  coordination  with  the  State  Governments  so  as  to control the price of petrol; and
- (c) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## पेोलयम और ाक ृतक गैस मंालय म राय मंी ( ी रामे वर तेल )

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

- (a) to (c): Prices  of  petrol  and  diesel  have  been  market-determined  with  effect  from 26.06.2010 and 19.10.2014 respectively. Since then, the Public Sector Oil Marketing Companies (OMCs)  take  appropriate  decision  on  pricing  of  petrol  and  diesel.  The  prices  of  petroleum products in the country are linked to the price of respective products in the international market. Central Government takes into account all relevant factors and has made interventions by way of calibrating Excise Duty rates on these products as and when required. The Central Government reduced the Central Excise duty on petrol and diesel by Rs. 8 and Rs. 6 per litre respectively effective from 22 May, 2022. Following this reduction in Central Excise duty, many States/UTs have also reduced the VAT on petrol and diesel.

Prices  of  LPG  in  the  country  are  based  on  Saudi  Contract  Price  (CP),  the  benchmark  for international prices of LPG. However, the Government continues to modulate the effective price to consumer for Domestic LPG. The subsidy, as admissible, is credited to the bank account of eligible  beneficiaries.  In  addition,  w.e.f.  21 st May,  2022,  the  Government  has  announced  a targeted subsidy of Rs.200 per 14.2 Kg cylinder for Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana (PMUY) beneficiaries for upto 12 refills a year for year 2022-23.
Lok Sabha Question No. 317 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-12-08
Subject: Setting up of New Greenfield Airport
Ministry: CIVIL AVIATION
Asked by: Shrikant Eknath Shinde, Krishna Pal Singh Yadav, Rita Bahuguna Joshi, Unmesh Bhaiyyasaheb Patil, Heena Vijaykumar Gavit, Sujay Radhakrishna Vikhepatil

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF CIVIL AVIATION

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. : 317 (To be answered on the 8 th  December 2022)

## SETTING UP OF NEW GREENFIELD AIRPORT

317. DR. SHRIKANT EKNATH SHINDE DR. KRISHNA PAL SINGH YADAV PROF RITA BAHUGUNA JOSHI SHRI UNMESH BHAIYYASAHEB PATIL DR. HEENA GAVIT

DR. SUJAY RADHAKRISHNA VIKHE PATIL

Will the Minister of CIVIL AVIATION

be pleased to state:-

- (a) whether the Government has received new proposals for setting up of new
- Greenfield airports in the country;
- (b) if so, the details of such proposals received and the NOC given by the Government during the last three years and the current year, year and State-
- wise;
- (c) whether there is a proposal from the State of Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra for setting up a Greenfield airport; and (d) if so, the details thereof and the steps taken by the Government in this regard?

## ANSWER

Minister of State in the Ministry of CIVIL AVIATION

(GEN. (DR) V. K. SINGH (RETD))

(a) to (d): Government of India (GoI) has accorded 'In-Principle' approval for setting up of 21 Greenfield Airports across the Country, including Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra. These 21 Greenfield airports are Mopa in Goa, Navi Mumbai, Shirdi and Sindhudurg in Maharashtra, Kalaburagi, Vijayapura, Hassan and Shivamogga in Karnataka, Dabra (Gwalior) in Madhya Pradesh, Kushinagar and Noida (Jewar) in Uttar Pradesh,  Dholera  and  Hirasar  in  Gujarat,  Karaikal  in  Puducherry, Dagadarthi, Bhogapuram and Oravakal (Kurnool) in Andhra Pradesh, Durgapur in West Bengal, Pakyong in Sikkim, Kannur in Kerala and Donyi Polo, Itanagar in Arunachal Pradesh across the country.

Out of these, 9 Greenfield airports viz. Durgapur, Shirdi, Kannur, Pakyong, Kalaburagi, Orvakal (Kurnool), Sindhudurg, Kushinagar and Donyi Polo,

Itanagar have been operationalized. Besides, Government of India has also granted the first stage clearance i.e. site clearance for construction of three Greenfield airports namely Alwar in Rajasthan,  Singrauli  in  Madhya  Pradesh  and  Mandi  in  Himachal Pradesh.During the last three years, Mandi Greenfield airport project in Himachal Pradesh has been granted 'Site Clearance' in 2022.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 316 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-12-08
Subject: Decentralised Renewable Energy Sector
Ministry: NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY
Asked by: Anubhav Mohanty

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 316

ANSWERED ON 08.12.2022

## DECENTRALISED RENEWABLE ENERGY SECTOR

## 316. SHRI ANUBHAV MOHANTY

Will the Minister of NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY be pleased to state:

- (a)  the details of energy generated through the Decentralised Renewable Energy (DRE) sector
- (b) the target set by the Government to produce energy based on mini and micro grid projects;
- (c) whether the target has been revised due to the COVID-19 pandemic and if so, the details thereof;
- (d) the quantum of funds that have been invested in various projects related to DRE;
- (e) whether there is a need for significant increase in annual investments and if so, the details thereof; and
- (f) whether the Government has taken steps to promote the benefits of DRE products, especially in the rural areas and if so, the details, thereof?

ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF NEW & RENEWABLE ENERGY AND POWER

## (SHRI R.K. SINGH)

- (a) Presently, Ministry of New and Renewable Energy is implementing following major schemes for decentralised renewable energy generation:
- I. PM-KUSUM scheme
- II. Rooftop Solar Programme Phase II
- III. National Bioenergy Energy Programme

These  schemes  cover  use  of  renewable  energy  sources  for  electricity  generation  and  thermal applications including in off-grid mode. It is estimated that around 2379 MW renewable energy capacity has been installed under these schemes till 31.10.2022.

- (b) & (c) At present Ministry is not implementing any scheme for production of energy based on mini and micro grid projects.
- (d) & (e) For distributed renewable energy, the PM-KUSUM and Rooftop Solar Programme Ph-II are the two major schemes under implementation since 2019-20. A total of Rs. 3477 Cr have been released by MNRE as central financial support for these schemes till 31.10.2022. In addition, the National Bioenergy Energy Programme has been launched recently and funds are yet to be released under the Programme. Sufficient budget provisions for central financial support have been made to achieve the targets stipulated under these schemes.
- (f) With the objective to facilitate the development of an enabling ecosystem for widespread access to DRE applications for promoting sustainable livelihoods in the country including in the rural and remote areas, the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy has issued Framework for Promotion of Decentralized Renewable Energy (DRE) Livelihood Applications on 14.02.2022.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 315 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-12-08
Subject: Light House Project
Ministry: HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS
Asked by: Sanjay Seth

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 315

TO BE ANSWERED ON DECEMBER 08, 2022

## LIGHT HOUSE PROJECT

## NO. 315.  SHRI SANJAY SETH:

Will the Minister of HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a) the cost of light house project under construction in Ranchi;
- (b) the current status of its progress;
- (c) the number of families to be provided with housing facilities under the said project; and
- (d) whether  the  list  of  said  families  has  been  prepared  so  far,  if  so,  the details thereof and if not, the time by which it is likely to be prepared?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE

MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS

(SHRI KAUSHAL KISHORE)

(a) & (b): Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA) is constructing Six  Light  House  Projects  (LHPs)  comprising  of  total  6,368  houses  with total project cost of Rs. 790.00 crore. One of the LHP with 1,008 houses along with related infrastructure facilities is being constructed at Ranchi, Jharkhand in partnership with Government of Jharkhand. The cost of LHP Ranchi is ₹133 crore. The construction of LHP Ranchi is at advance stage of construction.

- (c) & (d): All 1,008 beneficiaries of LHP Ranchi have been finalised by the State Government of Jharkhand. The details of identified beneficiaries of LHP Ranchi, Jharkhand are available at https://www.ranchimunicipal.com/Downloads/LHPLLIST1.pdf and https://www.ranchimunicipal.com/Downloads/LHPLIST2.pdf.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 314 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-12-08
Subject: Renaming of International Airport at Jaipur
Ministry: CIVIL AVIATION
Asked by: Rahul Kaswan

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF CIVIL AVIATION LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. : 314

(To be answered on the 8 th  December 2022)

## RENAMING OF INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT AT JAIPUR

## 314. SHRI RAHUL KASWAN

Will the Minister of CIVIL AVIATION

Minister of CIVIL AVIATION

be pleased to state:-

(a) whether the Union Government has received any proposal from the Government of Rajasthan to rename International Airport at Jaipur after Late Shri Bhairon Singh Shekhawat and if so, the details thereof; and (b) the time by which it is likely to be renamed?

## ANSWER

(Shri Jyotiraditya M. Scindia)

- (a) & (b): In general, the airports are known by the name of city where they are located, unless another specific name is proposed by the respective State Government supported by a Resolution passed in the State Legislative Assembly, which is then considered in consultation with other Ministries/ Departments and then sent to the Union Cabinet for final approval. No such proposal has been received from the State Government of Rajasthan to rename International Airport at Jaipur after Late Shri Bhairon Singh Shekhawat.
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Lok Sabha Question No. 311 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-12-08
Subject: Payment of dues to MSMEs
Ministry: MICRO,SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES
Asked by: Karti P. Chidambaram

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF MICRO, SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 311 TO BE ANSWERED ON.  08.12.2022

## PAYMENT OF DUES TO MSMEs

## 311. SHRI KARTI P. CHIDAMBARAM:

Will the Ministry of MICRO, SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  it  is  a  fact  that  there  is  a  delay  in  payment  of  dues  to  MSMEs  by Central Ministries and PSUs;
- (b) if so, the reasons therefor;
- (c) the  details  of  total  amount  owed  and  cleared  by  the  Central  Ministries  and PSUs from Financial Years 2017-18 to 2021-22 and provisional data for the current Financial Year, Central Ministry/PSU-wise; and
- (d) the timeline by which the pending dues would be paid?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR MICRO, SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES (SHRI BHANU PRATAP SINGH VERMA)

- (a) to (d): The Ministry of MSME created a special Sub-Portal within Samadhaan Portal  on  14.06.2020,  after  the  Aatma  Nirbhar  Bharat  announcements,  for  reporting the  dues  and  monthly  payments  by  Central  Ministries/Departments/Public  Sector Enterprises to Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises. As per the data available on SubPortal from May, 2020 till 05 th December, 2022 dues of Rs. 1,65,034.09 crore have been  paid  by  Government  Ministries/  Departments/CPSEs  to  MSME  vendors  and Rs.48,701.60 crore is pending amount.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 310 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-12-08
Subject: Inclusion of Water in Concurrent List
Ministry: JAL SHAKTI
Asked by: Gopal Chinayya Shetty

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF JAL SHAKTI,

DEPARTMENT OF WATER RESOURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENT & GANGA REJUVENATION

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 310

ANSWERED ON 08.12.2022

## INCLUSION OF WATER IN CONCURRENT LIST

310 SHRI GOPAL CHINNAYA SHETTY Will the Minister of JAL SHAKTI be pleased to state:(a) whether the Government has formulated any plan to launch a campaign to include the subject of water in the Concurrent List of the Indian Constitution and if so, the details thereof; (b) whether the need to include the subject of water in the Concurrent List has been felt noting that the Constitution  (entry  56,  list  seventh  schedule)  has  given  power  to  the  Centre  to  make  legislation  on  the subject; and (c) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR JAL SHAKTI ( SHRI BISHWESWAR TUDU )

(a) to (c) The issue of including water in the concurrent list has been under discussion at various fora. The proposal to bring water in the Union / Concurrent list has earlier been examined by the two Commissions on Centre State Relations chaired by Justice R.S. Sarkaria and Justice M.M. Punchhi respectively. The said proposal did not find favour with either of the two Commissions.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 308 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-12-08
Subject: Slum Dwellers
Ministry: HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS
Asked by: Abhishek Banerjee

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 308

## TO BE ANSWERED ON DECEMBER 08, 2022 SLUM DWELLERS

## NO. 308.  SHRI ABHISHEK BANERJEE:

Will the Minister of HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a) the  number  of  slum  dwellers  and  squatters  for  the  year  2021-22,  State and district-wise;
- (b) the  number  of  slum  dwellers  and  squatters  who  have  access  to  clean drinking water and sanitation facilities; and
- (c) the  details  of  budgetary  allocation  and  utilization  for  the  upliftment  of slum dwellers and squatters?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE

## MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS (SHRI KAUSHAL KISHORE)

- (a):  Census  of  India  collects  data  on  slums  on  decadal  basis  along  with enumeration of population in the country. As per Census of India 2011, a total of 6.54 crore people were living in slums across the country in 1.39 crore  households  constituting  17.4%  of  the  total  urban  population  and 5.4%  of  the  total  population  of  the  country.  Data  for  2021-22  is  not available.
- (b) & (c): 'Land' and 'Colonisation' are State subjects. All schemes pertaining to basic social and civic amenities for slum dwellers are implemented by States/Union  Territories (UTs). Therefore, the details of  slums  are maintained by the respective State/UT Government including the access to clean drinking water and sanitation facilities, budgetary allocation and its  utilization.  However,  Ministry  of  Housing  and  Urban  Affairs  (MoHUA) supplements the efforts of States/UTs to provide basic social and civic amenities for urban poor including slum dwellers through various Missions,  such  as  Pradhan  Mantri  Awas  Yojana  -  Urban  (PMAY-U),  Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation 2.0 (AMRUT 2.0) and Swachh Bharat Mission - Urban 2.0 (SBM-U 2.0) across the country.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 307 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-12-08
Subject: Quality of Road Works in Karnataka
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: Prajwal Revanna

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 307 ANSWERED ON 8 th  DECEMBER, 2022

## QUALITY OF ROAD WORKS IN KARNATAKA

## 307.   SHRI PRAJWAL REVANNA:

## Will the Minister of ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

सड़क परिवहन औि िाजमार्ग मंत्री

be pleased to state:

- (a) whether it is a fact that roads in Bangalore which were asphalted ahead of P rime Minister's visit to the city recently have peeled off in just two days and if so, the details thereof;
- (b)  whether  the  Union  Government  has  sought  any  report  from  the Government of Karnataka for such poor quality of work and if so, the details thereof; and
- (c)  whether  it  has  come  to  notice  of  the  Government  that  the  poor quality of road works and public works are undertaken/executed in the State of Karnataka and if so, the reaction of the Government thereto?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS (SHRI NITIN JAIRAM GADKARI)

- (a) The Ministry is primarily responsible for development and maintenance of National Highways (NHs). There have been no instances of  peeling  off  of  pavements  on  NHs  near  Bangalore  city  which  were asphalted or undergone routine maintenance prior to the Hon'ble Prime Minister's visit to the city of B angalore.
- (b) Does not arise.
- (c) No instances of poor quality of NHs works in the State of Karnataka have come to notice of the Ministry.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 305 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-12-08
Subject: Development of Greenfield Airport
Ministry: CIVIL AVIATION
Asked by: Y. S. Avinash Reddy

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF CIVIL AVIATION LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. : 305

(To be answered on the 8 th  December 2022)

## DEVELOPMENT OF GREENFIELD AIRPORT

305. SHRI Y.S. AVINASH REDDY

## Will the Minister of CIVIL AVIATION

be pleased to state:-

- (a) whether the Government proposes to develop Greenfield Airports in the
- country under the Greenfield Airports Policy, 2008;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) the number of airports identified for such development in the State of Andhra Pradesh and the present status of these airports; and
- (d) the steps being taken by the Government for early development of these airports?

## ANSWER

Minister of State in the Ministry of CIVIL AVIATION

(GEN. (DR) V. K. SINGH (RETD))

(a) & (b): Government of India (GoI) has accorded 'In-Principle' approval for setting up of 21 Greenfield Airports namely Mopa in Goa, Navi Mumbai, Shirdi and Sindhudurg in Maharashtra, Kalaburagi, Vijayapura, Hassan and Shivamogga in Karnataka, Dabra (Gwalior) in Madhya Pradesh, Kushinagar and Noida (Jewar) in Uttar Pradesh, Dholera and Hirasar in Gujarat, Karaikal in Puducherry, Dagadarthi, Bhogapuram and Oravakal (Kurnool) in Andhra Pradesh, Durgapur in West Bengal, Pakyong in Sikkim, Kannur in Kerala and Donyi Polo, Itanagar in Arunachal Pradesh across the country.

Out of these, 9 Greenfield airports viz. Durgapur, Shirdi, Kannur, Pakyong, Kalaburagi, Orvakal (Kurnool), Sindhudurg, Kushinagar and Donyi Polo, Itanagar have been operationalized. Government of India has also granted the first stage clearance i.e. Site Clearance for construction of three Greenfield airports namely Alwar in Rajasthan, Singrauli in Madhya Pradesh and

Mandi in Himachal Pradesh.

- (c)  &  (d)    Three  new  Greenfield  airport  projects  namely,  Dagadarthi, Bhogapuram and Oravakal (Kurnool) in Andhra Pradesh are included in the

21  Greenfield  airport  projects  where  'In-Principle'  approval  has  been granted. Oravakal (Kurnool) Greenfield airport project has become operationalized in March, 2021. The responsibility of implementation of airport projects including funding of the projects rests with the concerned airport developer including the respective State Government (in case the State Government is the project proponent).

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Lok Sabha Question No. 302 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-12-08
Subject: Long Term Purchase Agreement
Ministry: PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS
Asked by: Midhun Reddy

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 302 TO BE ANSWERED ON 08 th  December, 2022

## Long Term Purchase Agreement

## 302. SHRI P.V. MIDHUN REDDY:

पेोिलयम और ाकृितक गैस मंी

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

- (a)  whether the Government oil marketing companies have entered into a Long-Term Purchase  Agreement  (LTPA)  for  upcoming  dedicated  ethanol  plants  across  the country;
- (b)  if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor;
- (c)  whether the Government has undertaken any other steps to promote public sector participation in setting up dedicated ethanol plants; and
- (d)  if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

पेोिलयम और ाकृितक गैस मंालय म राय मंी ( ी रामे वर तेल )

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

- (a) to (d): Government Oil Marketing Companies (OMCs) have entered into a Long Term  Offtake  Agreement  (LTOA)  with  131  project  proponents  for  setting  up dedicated ethanol plants under Ethanol Blended Petrol (EBP) Programme across the country, which includes both public and private project proponents.

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