Lok Sabha Question No. 3517 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-08-10
Subject: Hike in the Price of Kerosene
Ministry: PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS
Asked by: Sanjay Haribhau Jadhav, Keshari Devi Patel, Sanghamitra Maurya

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3517 TO BE ANSWERED ON 10 AUGUST, 2023

## Hike in the Price of Kerosene

†3517. SHRI SANJAY JADHAV: SHRIMATI KESHARI DEVI PATEL: DR. SANGHMITRA MAURYA:

## पेोलयम और ाक ृतक गैस मंी

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

- (a) whether there is any data regarding the hike in the price of kerosene since 2015 and if so, the details thereof, year-wise;
- (b) the criteria for determining its price and the reasons for the present spiralling price;
- (c) whether the supply of kerosene by the Union Government to the States is in sync with the demand and if so, the details thereof;
- (d) whether the Government is likely to increase the quota of kerosene for the States, especially Uttar Pradesh and Maharashtra;
- (e) whether the Government is considering any pending proposals and if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor; and
- (f) whether the Government is likely to reduce the quota of kerosene for the States and if so, 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 (f): Effective  1  March,  2020,  the  retail  selling  price  of  PDS  Kerosene  is  being maintained  at  nil  under-recovery  level  on  pan  India  basis.  Government  makes  allocation  of Public Distribution System (PDS) Kerosene for cooking and lighting purpose only on quarterly basis to States/UTs. Government vide order dated 21st August 2012, has empowered States/ UTs to  draw  an  allocation  of  one  month's  quota  of  PDS  Kerosene  at  Non-Subsidized  rates  during each  financial  year  for  special  needs  such  as  natural  calamities,  religious  functions,  fisheries, various  yatras  etc.  Annual  allocation  of  Non-Subsidised  PDS  Kerosene  is  done  by  Petroleum Planning & Analysis Cell (PPAC) in the beginning of each financial year. States/UTs may seek further additional allocation after exhausting available quota.

The PDS SKO allocation to the State of Uttar Pradesh has been reduced to Zero on the request of State Government of Uttar Pradesh since Q4, 2020-21 and the state is now Kerosene free. The State of Maharashtra has been allocated 1872 KL for Q1 and Q2 of 2023-24.

The Retail Selling Prices (RSP) of PDS Kerosene at Mumbai since 2015-16 as on 1 st April of each year are given below:

(Rs/ltr)

| Year       |   Average RSP of PDS Kerosene at Mumbai |
|------------|-----------------------------------------|
| 01.04.2015 |                                   15.25 |
| 01.04.2016 |                                   15.25 |
| 01.04.2017 |                                   19.03 |
| 01.04.2018 |                                   23.96 |
| 01.04.2019 |                                   30.87 |
| 01.04.2020 |                                   25.72 |
| 01.04.2021 |                                   36.78 |
| 01.04.2022 |                                   76.36 |
| 01.04.2023 |                                   64.68 |
| 01.08.2023 |                                   62.39 |

Source: IOCL

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