Lok Sabha Question No. 253 (STARRED), answered on 2024-12-12
Subject: Allocation of New Petrol Pumps
Ministry: PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS
Asked by: Shri Kodikunnil Suresh

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. * 253 TO BE ANSWERED ON 12 th DECEMBER, 2024

## ALLOCATION OF NEW PETROL PUMPS

## *253.    SHRI KODIKUNNIL SURESH:

## पेĚोͧलयम एवं Ĥाक ृ Ǔतक गैस मंğी

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

- (a) the details of the current plans for the allocation of new petrol pumps across the country, including the total number of proposed and distributed new petrol pumps, States/UT-wise;
- (b)  the  criteria  and  guidelines  established  for  the  allocation  of  new  petrol  pumps including eligibility, location, selection and other relevant factors;
- (c) the total number of petrol pumps closed down during the last five years and the current  year  along  with  the  reasons  such  as  non-compliance  with  regulations, financial viability or other factors for their closure;
- (d) whether the Government has any plans to repurpose or utilize the closed petrol pump infrastructure for other public or private work and if so, the details thereof; and
- (e)  the  steps  taken/being  taken  to  ensure  adequate  availability  of  petrol  pumps  in remote, rural, and underserved areas to address their fuel needs?

## ANSWER

पेĚोͧलयम एवं Ĥाक ृ Ǔतक गैस मंğी ( Įी हरदȣप ͧसंह पुरȣ ) MINISTER OF PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS (SHRI HARDEEP SINGH PURI)

- (a) to (e)   A statement is laid on the Table of the House.

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## STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  LOK  SABHA  STARRED QUESTION  NO.253ASKED  BY  SHRI  KODIKUNNIL  SURESH,  HON`BLE MP FOR ANSWER ON 12.12.2024 REGARDING 'ALLOCATION OF NEW PETROL PUMPS'.

(a)  to  (e)  Subsequent  to  dismantling  of  Administered  Pricing  Mechanism  (APM) w.e.f.  1.4.2002,  the  selection/cancellation  of  Retail  Outlet  (RO)  dealers  is  done  by Public Sector Oil Marketing Companies (OMCs) themselves.

Expansion of RO network (in urban/rural) by PSU OMCs is a continuous process to ensure  adequate  availability  of  motor  fuels  such  as  petrol  &  diesel  throughout  the country. ROs are set up by PSU OMCs at identified locations based on field survey and feasibility studies. Locations having sufficient potential and which are economically  viable  are  rostered  in  the  Marketing  Plans  for  setting  up  ROs.  PSU OMCs award RO dealership to the selected applicants meeting eligibility criteria and fulfilling the selection process laid down  as  per extant Dealership Selection Guidelines.  The  selection  is  made  based  on  online  process  of  draw  of  lots/bidding amongst eligible applicants maintaining transparency.Detailed Criteria/Guidelines for allotment of RO dealerships in the country are available at www.petrolpumpdealerchayan.in/petrol-2023/.

As  on  01.11.2024,  PSU  OMCs  have  a  network  of  total  83,612  ROs  including 24,045ROs in rural and remote areas.

PSU OMCs have released  advertisement  in  June,  2023/July,  2023  for  selection  of 49,964  RO  dealerships  on  all  India  basis  including  remote  and  rural  areas.  Out  of these, Letter of Intent (LOI) has been issued in respect of 21,320 ROs and 1,740 ROs have been set up. State-wise details of locations advertised by PSU OMCs in June, 2023/July, 2023 are given in Annexure .

PSU  OMCs  have  informed  that  as  on  date,  there  are  3,970  temporarily  nonoperational  ROs  which  have  been  non-operational  through  this  financial  year  on account of various factors which, inter alia, include dealers finance issues, suspension of  trade  licenses,  family  dispute,  low  sales  etc.  Currently,  there  is  no  plan  to repurpose  or  utilize  the  infrastructure  of  such  temporarily  non-operational  ROs  for other public or private usage.

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## ANNEXURE

| Annexure referred to in reply to part (a)to(e) of Lok Sabha Starred Question No.253 for 12.12.2024 asked by Shri Kodikunnil Suresh, Hon`ble MPregarding Allocation of New Petrol Pumps. PSU OMC-State-wise number of locations advertised for setting up of new Retail   | Annexure referred to in reply to part (a)to(e) of Lok Sabha Starred Question No.253 for 12.12.2024 asked by Shri Kodikunnil Suresh, Hon`ble MPregarding Allocation of New Petrol Pumps. PSU OMC-State-wise number of locations advertised for setting up of new Retail   | Annexure referred to in reply to part (a)to(e) of Lok Sabha Starred Question No.253 for 12.12.2024 asked by Shri Kodikunnil Suresh, Hon`ble MPregarding Allocation of New Petrol Pumps. PSU OMC-State-wise number of locations advertised for setting up of new Retail   |
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| Sl. No.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | State / UT                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               | Total Locations advertised                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               |
| 1                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | Andaman &Nicobar                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         | 17                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |
| 2                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | Andhra Pradesh                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           | 2104                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     |
| 3                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | Arunachal Pradesh                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | 239                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      |
| 4                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | Assam                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    | 941                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      |
| 5                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | Bihar                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    | 1552                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     |
| 6                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | Chandigarh                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               | 6                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        |
| 7                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | Chhattisgarh                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | 1359                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     |
| 8                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | Dadra& Nagar Haveli and Daman &Diu                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | 46                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |
| 9                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | Delhi                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    | 138                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      |
| 10                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | Goa                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | 235                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      |
| 11                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | Gujarat                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | 3174                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     |
| 12                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | Haryana                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | 2729                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     |
| 13                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | Himachal Pradesh                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         | 641                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      |
| 14                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | Jammu & Kashmir                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          | 643                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      |
| 15                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | Jharkhand                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                | 1105                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     |
| 16                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | Karnataka                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                | 4112                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     |
| 17                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | Kerala                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | 1509                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     |
| 18                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | Ladakh                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | 34                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |
| 19                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | Lakshadweep                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              | 5                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        |
| 20                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | Madhya Pradesh                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           | 2342                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     |
| 21                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | Maharashtra                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              | 5186                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     |
| 22                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | Manipur                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        |
| 23                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | Meghalaya                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                | 225                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      |
| 24                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | Mizoram                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | 84                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |
| 25                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | Nagaland                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 | 115                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      |
| 26                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | Odisha                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | 1453                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     |
| 27                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | Puducherry                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               | 110                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      |
| 28                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | Punjab                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | 1625                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     |
| 29                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | Rajasthan                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                | 2787                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     |
| 30                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | Sikkim                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | 70                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |
| 31                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | Tamil Nadu                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               | 4151                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     |
| 32                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | Telangana                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                | 1975                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     |
| 33                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | Tripura                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | 152                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      |
| 34                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | Uttar Pradesh                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            | 6609                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     |
| 35                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | Uttarakhand                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              | 583                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      |
| 36                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | West Bengal                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              | 1908                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     |