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Lok Sabha Question No. 3169 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-12-21
Subject: NH connecting Odisha and Chhattisgarh
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: Achyutananda Samanta

be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of the steps taken to connect Odisha and Chhattisgarh by  National  Highway  (NH)  from  Palasa-Paralakhmudi-RamangudaBissamcuttack-Muniguda-Bhabanipatna-Khariar-BangomundaPatnagarh-Padmapur;
- (b) the details of the steps taken with respect to works on NH from Balangir-Patnagarh-Khaprakhol-Udyanbandh;
- (c) whether there has been a delay in the commission of the two said projects and if so, the details thereof; and
- (d) the time by which the two said NH projects would be completed?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) to (b) Palasa-Paralakhmudi-Ramanguda-BissamcuttackMuniguda-Bhabanipatna-Khariar-Bangomunda-Patnagarh-Padmapur road  and   Balangir-Patnagarh-Khaprakhol-Udyanbandh road are not National Highways (NHs). Ministry receives proposals from various

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3169

ANSWERED ON 21 TH  DECEMBER, 2023

NH CONNECTING ODISHA AND CHHATTISGARH

3169.   SHRI ACHYUTANANDA SAMANTA:

Will the Minister of ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

सड़क परिवहन औि िाजमार्ग मंत्री

State Governments/UTs, public representatives, etc. for declaration/up-gradation of State roads as NHs. Ministry considers declaration of some of the state roads as NHs from time to time based on the requirements of connectivity, traffic levels, inter-se priority and  availability  of  resources  subject  to  fulfillment  of  criteria  for declaration as new NHs.

(c) to (d) Do not arise.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3168 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-12-21
Subject: Bypass on National Highway-730C
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: Arun Kumar Sagar

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3168 ANSWERED ON 21 ST  DECEMBER 2023

BYPASS ON NATIONAL HIGHWAY-730C

†3168. SHR I ARUN KUMAR SAGAR:

Will the Minister of ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

सड़क परिवहन औि िाजमार्ग मंत्री

be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has taken/proposes to take any steps to construct a bypass road on the proposed National Highway-730C in the outskirts of the densely populated Katra-Khudaganj  town  under Shahjahanpur Parliamentary constituency of Uttar Pradesh;
- (b)  whether  the  Government  has  received  requests  from  the  public representatives in this regard and if so, the details thereof; and (c) the details of action taken/proposed in this regard?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (c) The Ministry notified the highway starting from its junction with NH-730B  near  Bisalpur,  connecting  Miranpur  Katra,  Fatehgarh  and terminating at its junction with NH-34 near Bewar in the State of Uttar Pradesh as National Highway (NH) NH-730C in March, 2018.

The Ministry has taken up development of NH-730C to two lane NHs  standards  with  paved  shoulder  configurations  in  four  packages under  Green  National  Highway  Corridor  Project  (GNHCP)  with  World Bank  loan  assistance  in  entire  144.10  km  length,  with  scheduled completion in a phased manner by November, 2024; the scope of works do  not  include  construction  of  any  bypass  road  for  Katra-Khudaganj town under Shahjahanpur Parliamentary constituency of Uttar Pradesh; at present there is no proposal for construction of the bypass. Development  and  maintenance  of  National  Highways  (NHs), including newly notified NHs, is a continuous process and works are accordingly taken up on these NHs from time to time to keep them in traffic worthy conditions based on traffic density, inter se priority and availability of funds. The Ministry duly considers the requests of public representatives from  time  to  time  while  undertaking  development  and  maintenance works on NHs.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3167 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-12-21
Subject: Demand of Crude Oil
Ministry: PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS
Asked by: Sumedhanand Saraswati, Ranjeeta Koli

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3167 TO BE ANSWERED ON 21 st  December 2023

## Demand of Crude Oil

## 3167. SHRI SUMEDHANAND SARASWATI: SHRIMATI RANJEETA KOLI:

## पेोिलयम और ाक ृ ितक गैस मंी

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

(a) the factors that contribute to India being the world's third-largest consumer of energy and crude oil; and

(b)  the  manner  in  which  this  demand  affect  the  country's  energy  security  and  economic stability?

## ANSWER

## पेोिलयम और ाक ृ ितक गैस मंालय म राय मंी ( ी रामेर तेली ) MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS (SHRI RAMESWAR TELI)

(a)  to  (b)  As  per  India  Energy  Outlook  2021,  published  by  International  Energy  Agency (IEA),  India  is  the  world's  third  largest  consumer  of  energy  and  crude  oil.  It  has  been assessed  by  various  entities  that  the  major  factors  contributing  towards  India's  increasing consumption of energy include sustained economic growth over the last few years resulting in  industrialisation,  urbanisation,  transportation  needs,  infrastructure  development,  rising income,  improved  standard  of  living,  increased  access  to  modern  energy  coupled  with increase in private consumption and gross fixed capital formation, etc.

Government  has  adopted  a  multi-pronged  strategy  to  improve  energy  security  which comprises increasing domestic production of oil and gas, promoting energy efficiency and conservation measures, giving thrust on demand substitution, promoting biofuels and other alternate  fuels/  renewables,  EV  charging  facilities  and  refinery  process  improvements.    In addition,  Government  has  launched  National  Biofuel  Policy,  2018,  to  boost  availability  of biofuels in country and use of alternative clean fuels like ethanol, bio-diesel and bio-CNG through  schemes  for  Ethanol  Blending,  Bio-diesel  blending  and  Sustainable  Alternative Towards Affordable Transportation. Government has also taken various initiatives towards economic  stability  through  growth-promoting  policies  which  inter-alia  includes  Capex-led growth  strategy,  comprehensive  reforms  in  foreign  direct  investment,  controlling  inflation, Good and Services Tax Reforms, cut in the Corporate tax rate, the Make in India and Start up India strategies and Production linked incentive Schemes, etc.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3166 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-12-21
Subject: Waste Materials in Road Projects
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: Brijendra Singh

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3166 ANSWERED ON 21 ST   DECEMBER, 2023

## WASTE MATERIALS IN ROAD PROJECTS

## 3166.   SHRI BRIJENDRA SINGH:

## Will the Minister of ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

सड़क परिवहन औि िाजमार्ग मंत्री

## be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether  the  Government  has  taken  steps  to  utilize  solid  waste materials in road construction projects, if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor;
- (b) whether the Government has conducted any assessment to measure the benefits of using solid waste materials in road construction, if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) the details of proposed projects in this regard?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

(SHRI NITIN JAIRAM GADKARI)

- (a)  to  (c)  Policy  guidelines  have  been  issued  by  the  Ministry  and standards/manuals/guidelines  have  been  published  by  Indian  Roads Congress (IRC) regarding utilization of solid waste materials in specific items of road construction. Solid waste materials include Construction & Demolition Waste, Industrial Wastes, Recycling of asphalt layers, Waste Plastic  etc.  These  guidelines  have  been  formulated  based  on  studies conducted by reputed Academic and Research Institutes.  The benefits of using  such  waste  materials  are  conservation  of  depleting  natural resources such as stones and soil leading to sustainable road construction.  Processed  solid  waste  materials  have  been  utilized  in National Highways projects in embankment/different pavement courses/different concrete items, etc. as allowed by standards/ manuals/guidelines and feasible at site.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3161 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-12-21
Subject: Rail Over Bridge and Underpasses
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: Dhal Singh Bisen

## be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Ministry is going to construct Rail Over Bridge (ROB) or underpass on railways, National Highways (NHs) and rural roads and if so, the details thereof;
- (b)  the  names  of  public  representatives  whose  proposals  have  been received for the said purpose;
- (c) the details of the bridges approved on said proposals;
- (d) the time by which the work is likely to start on the approved bridges;
- and
- (e) the details of the routes where construction of ROB/underpass has been approved or approval is likely to be given in future in Balaghat Parliamentary Constituency of Madhya Pradesh and the time by which these approved works are likely to start?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

(SHRI NITIN JAIRAM GADKARI)

- (a)  to  (d)  This  Ministry   is  primarily  responsible  for  development, maintenance  and  management  of  National  Highways  (NHs).  The objective of the extant policy of the Ministry is to replace  all existing

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3161 ANSWERED ON 21 ST  DECEMBER, 2023

## RAIL OVER BRIDGE AND UNDERPASSES

3161.   DR. DHAL SINGH BISEN:

## Will the Minister of ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

सड़क परिवहन औि िाजमार्ग मंत्री

level crossings on NHs by ROBs/RUBs. ROBs/RUBs are also constructed on greenfield expressways/bypasses on all NHs over Railway crossings. The Ministry receives proposals from several public representatives for construction of ROBs/RUBs on NHs and State roads from  time  to  time.  Whereas  the  Ministry    takes  up  construction  of ROBs/RUBs on NHs depending upon readiness of DPR preparation, preconstruction  activities  such  as  land  acquisition,  forest  clearance, necessary approval from Railways, etc., the proposals on State roads are  forwarded  to  concerned  State  Governments  for  inclusion  in  the priority list of proposals to be sanctioned by the Ministry under Setu Bandhan Program funded through CRIF. Construction of ROBs/RUBs are taken  up  either  as  stand-alone  project  or  as  part  of  major  National Highway development project.

(e)  The  details  of  the  routes  where  Construction  of  RoB/underpass approved in Balaghat Constituency of Madhya Pradesh are as under:

|   NH No | NH Section                                                                                                           | Location of RoB Status                                           |
|---------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|     543 | 4-laning of Balaghat- Gondia section of NH- 543 in the State of Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra km7+200 and km 16+171 | Letter of Award has been issued to the contractor on 29.03.2023. |

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3154 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-12-21
Subject: Declaring SH to NH
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: Guman Singh Damor

†3154

## be pleased to state:

- (a) the criteria for declaring State roads as National Highway (NH) and  the  time  by  which  Baroda,  Chhota  Udaipur,  Alirajpur,  Kukshi, Barwani, Khargone and Khandwa are likely to be declared as National Highways (NHs);
- (b) whether the Government proposes to construct at least six-lane highways instead of four-lane in view of the heavy rush traffic on NHs;
- (c) whether the Jhabua (Madhya Pradesh) to Kushalgarh (Rajasthan), Ratlam  (Madhya  Pradesh)  to  Banswara  (Rajasthan)  and  Thandla (Madhya Pradesh) to Limdi (Gujarat) are two lane roads despite being inter-state highways; and
- (d) if so, whether the Government proposes to convert them into fourlane road and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

(SHRI NITIN JAIRAM GADKARI)

(a) to (d) State roads, including State Highways (SHs), are declared as National Highways (NHs) from time to time on the basis of well

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3154

ANSWERED ON 21 ST  DECEMBER, 2023

DECLARING SH TO NH .   SHRI GUMAN SINGH DAMOR:

Will the Minister of ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

सड़क परिवहन औि िाजमार्ग मंत्री

established  principles  of  Equity,  Efficiency  and  Effectiveness.  The important criteria for declaration of NHs include the following: -

- i.
- Roads running through length / breadth of the country.
- ii. Connecting  adjacent  countries,  National  Capitals  with  State Capitals / mutually the State Capitals, major ports, non-major ports, large industrial centers or tourist centers.
- iii. Roads  having  important  strategic  requirement  in  hilly  and isolated area.
- iv. Arterial roads which enable sizeable reduction in travel distance and achieve substantial economic growth.
- v. Roads which help in opening up large tracts of backward area and hilly region.
- vi. Roads contributing towards achievement of National Highways grid of 100 km.
- vii.
- Synergy with PM GatiShakti National Master Plan (NMP).

The Ministry keeps on receiving proposals from various State Governments  /  Union  Territories  (UTs),  including  from  the  State Governments of Gujarat, Madhya  Pradesh and Rajasthan, for declaration / upgradation of State roads, including SHs, as new NHs. Decisions are taken based  on the fulfillment of the criteria, requirement of connectivity, inter-se priority and availability of funds.

Development  and  Maintenance  Works  on  such  notified  NHs, including their  capacity  augmentation  to  four  / six  lane  NHs standards,  are  accordingly  taken  up  based  on  the  traffic  density, condition of the roads, inter-se priority and availability of funds.

Development and Maintenance of all State roads, including SHs and  Interstate  Highways,  are  the  responsibility  of  the  concerned

State Governments.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3153 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-12-21
Subject: PNG for Cooking in Metro Cities
Ministry: PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS
Asked by: Sanghamitra Maurya

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3153 TO BE ANSWERED ON 21 st DECEMBER, 2023 PNG for Cooking in Metro Cities

## †3153DR. SANGHMITRA MAURYA:

## पेोलयम और ाक ृ तक गैस मंी

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

(a)  whether  the  Government  proposes  to  connectall  households  of  metro  cities  with PipedNatural Gas(PNG) for cooking;

(b) if so, the details of the cities along with thetime-frame set for the purpose, State/UT-wise;

(c) the steps taken by the Government to resolvethe issues raised by many households with regard toirregularities being committed in the supply andoperation of PNG;

(d)  whether  the  Government  has  established  a  consumer  grievances  redressal  forum  for receiving and resolving the issues related to PNG;and

(e) if so, the details of the said platform andif not, the reaction of the Government thereto?

## ANSWER

## पेोलयमऔराकृ तकगैसमंालयमरायमंी ( ीरामेवरतेल )

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

(a)& (b)  Providing  Piped  Natural  Gas  (PNG)  connections are  part  of  the  development of City  Gas  Distribution  (CGD)  Network  and  the  same  is  being  carried  out  by  the  entities authorised by Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board (PNGRB). After completion of 11A  CGD  bidding  round,  300  Geographical  Areas  (GAs)  covering  about  98%  of  the population  and  88%  of  total  geographical  area  of  the  country  spread  over  around  630 districts  in  28  states/UTs,  including  metropolitan  cities  and  district  headquarters  situated within the GAs, have been covered under the CGD network.

As per Minimum Work Plan (MWP) targetdetermined by PNGRB, authorized CGD entities have to provide approx.12.50 crore PNG (D) connections across the country by 2032.

In order to further expand the reach of natural gas in the country, PNGRB has launched 12th and  12A  CGD  Bidding  Rounds,  covering  the  states  of  Arunachal  Pradesh,  Meghalaya, Mizoram,  Nagaland,  Sikkim,  Manipur  and  remaining  parts  of  Union  Territory  (UT)  of Jammu and Kashmir and the entire UT of Ladakh.

(c)  to  (e)  Individual  complaints  received  from  time  to  time  regarding  irregularities  being committed  in  the  supply  and  operation  of  PNG  are  referred  to  the  concerned  authorised entity for suitable redressal at their end. A complaint may be filed before PNGRB by any person in respect of matters relating to entities on any matter arising out of provisions of the PNGRB Act. However,complaints of individual consumers maintainable before a consumer disputes  redressal  forum  under  the  Consumer  Protection  Act,  2019  is  to  be  heard  and disposed of by such forum.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3152 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-12-21
Subject: Four-Laning of Roads
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: Anil Firojiya

## be pleased to state:

- (a) the  time  by  which  the  work  for  Pithampur  four-lane  road  from  Javra  to Nagda via Unhel is likely to be started; and
- (b) the time by which the existing two-lane road from Ghonsla to Jhalawar is likely to be converted into four-lanes and the work executed so far in this regard?

## ANSWER

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

- (a)      Consultancy  services  for  preparation  of  feasibility  study  for  4-laning  of Jaora  to  Nagda  via  Unhel  has  been  awarded.  Further,  decisions  on  further development are taken based on the fulfilment of the criteria, requirement of connectivity, inter-se priority and availability of funds based on outcome of the study.
- (b)   Decision on upgradation of a National Highway is taken based on Detailed Project Report  (DPR)  including traffic requirement,  inter-se priority  and availability of resources.  Accordingly, Ujjain Jhalawar section of NH 552G has been recently developed by NHAI to 2L with Paved shoulders /4 Lane standard. Out of the total length of 133.575 Km, the length of about 27 Km from Ujjain to Ghosla has been developed as four lane. The balance length has been developed as 2L with Paved shoulders.

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## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

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## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3152

ANSWERED ON 21 ST  DECEMBER, 2023

## FOUR-LANING OF ROADS

## 3152. SHRI ANIL FIROJIYA:

## Will the Minister of ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

सड़क परिवहन औि िाजमार्ग मंत्री
Lok Sabha Question No. 3151 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-12-21
Subject: Safety Audit of Tunnels
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: Kirti Vardhan Singh

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3151 ANSWERED ON 21 ST  DECEMBER, 2023

## SAFETY AUDIT OF TUNNELS

3151.   SHRI KIRTI VARDHAN SINGH:

Will the Minister of ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

सड़क परिवहन औि िाजमार्ग मंत्री

be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether  the  Government  proposes  to  audit  the  safety  of  various National Highways Projects having a tunnel passing through mountain ranges and if so, the details thereof;
- (b)  the  number  of  such  National  Highways  where  safety  audit  is required; and
- (c) the details of various agencies involved in the rescue of 41 stranded labourers in the tunnel in Uttarkashi District of Uttarakhand and the expenses incurred during the rescue operation?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

(SHRI NITIN JAIRAM GADKARI)

(a) to (b) National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has recently taken up review of 39 tunnels in 26 projects on 14 National Highways (NHs) in

which review of 17 tunnel projects have been completed and that of 05 tunnel  projects  is  scheduled  to  be  completed  by  December,  2023. Construction work of 04 tunnel projects has not yet been commenced. (c)     Various agencies involved during the rescue operation at Silkyara tunnel  site  on  Dharasu -Yumunotri  highway  (NH-134)  are  National Highways  &  Infrastructure  Development  Corporation  Ltd.  (NHIDCL), SJVNL (formerly known as Satluj Jal Vidyut Nigam), Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Limited (ONGC), Rail Vikas Nigam Limited (RVNL), THDC India Limited (formerly known as Tehri Hydro Development Corporation Limited),  Border  Roads  Organisation  (BRO),  Indian  Army,  Indian  Air force, National Disaster Response  Force  (NDRF),  State Disaster Response  Force  (SDRF)  of  Uttarakhand  State,  Geological  Survey  of India (GSI), various agencies of Government of Uttarakhand  etc. Till now,  NHIDCL  has  not  yet   received  demand  regarding  expenses incurred by aforesaid agencies during the rescue operation.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3149 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-12-21
Subject: Price of LPG Cylinders
Ministry: PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS
Asked by: Deepak Baij

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3149 TO BE ANSWERED ON 21 DECEMBER, 2023

## Price of LPG Cylinders

## 3149. SHRI DEEPAK BAIJ:

## पेोलयम और ाक ृतक गैस मंी

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

- (a) whether the Government has recently announced to provide LPG cylinders at the rate of Rs. 450/per cylinder in Rajasthan;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the Government is actively considering to provide LPG cylinders at the rate of Rs. 450/across the country including the State of Uttar Pradesh; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## 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 (d): No Sir. There has been no such announcement by Government of India in Rajasthan. India  imports  more  than  60%  of  its  domestic  LPG  consumption.  Prices  of  LPG  in  the  country  are linked to its price in the international market. Government continues to modulate the effective price to consumer  for  domestic  LPG.  During  the  period  2020-21  to  2022-23,  the  average  Saudi  CP (international benchmark for LPG pricing) went up from $415 per MT to $712 per MT. However, the increase  in  the  international  prices  was  not  fully  passed  on  to  the  customers  due  to  which  the  Oil Marketing Companies (OMCs) suffered under recoveries of approximately Rs. 28,000 crore on sale of domestic LPG. To compensate this, the Government approved a one-time compensation of Rs. 22,000 crore to OMCs in FY 2022-23.

Government has reduced the effective price of domestic LPG by Rs. 200 per 14.2 Kg LPG cylinder with  effect  from  30 th August,  2023.  W.e.f.  21 st May,  2022,  Government  had  been  providing  a budgetary  support  for  targeted  subsidy  of  Rs.  200  per  14.2  Kg  LPG  cylinder  for  Pradhan  Mantri Ujjwala  Yojana  (PMUY)  beneficiaries  for  upto  12  refills  a  year  for  years  2022-23  and  2023-24. Moreover, w.e.f.  5 th October, 2023, the targeted subsidy has been further increased to Rs. 300 per 14.2 Kg LPG cylinder for all Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana (PMUY) beneficiaries. As on 01.12.2023, the effective price of domestic LPG for PMUY consumers is Rs. 603 per 14.2 Kg LPG cylinder (in Delhi).