Lok Sabha Question No. 3125 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-12-18
Subject: Allotment of Petrol Pumps to OBC/SC/ST/General Category
Ministry: PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS
Asked by: Shri Neeraj Maurya

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3125

TO BE ANSWERED ON 18 th  December, 2025

## Allotment of Petrol Pumps to OBC/SC/ST/General Category

† 3125. SHRI NEERAJ MAURYA:

## पेट Ō ोिलयम एवं Ůाक ृ ितक गैस मंũी

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

- (a)  the  number  of  eligible  candidates  belonging  to  OBC,  SC,  ST  and  General  category  in Aonla Parliamentary Constituency of Uttar Pradesh who have been allotted petrol pumps during the previous years;
- (b)  the  details  of  allotment,  selection  process  and  the  total  number  of  applications  received and the applications finally accepted in this regard, year-wise and category-wise;
- (c)  whether  the  Government  has  taken  any  corrective  measures  to  ensure  a  transparent  and efficient draw system in the Aonla region especially for applicants from reserved categories, if so, the details thereof; and
- (d) whether any proposal is under consideration with the Government to increase separate quota or additional allocation for OBC, SC, ST and General Category for new petrol pumps in the area in future, if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

पेट Ō ोिलयम और Ůाक ृ ितक गैस मंũालय मŐ राǛमंũी ( ŵी सुरे श गोपी )

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS (SHRI SURESH GOPI)

(a) to (d) Expansion of Retail Outlets (ROs) network (in urban/rural) by Public Sector Oil Marketing Companies (OMCs) is a continuous process to ensure adequate availability of motor fuels such as petrol & diesel throughout the country. ROs are set up by Public Sector 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.

Public  Sector  OMCs  new  Dealership  Selection  Guidelines,  2023  has  a  provision  of  22.5% reservation  for  SCs/STs,  27%  reservation  for  OBCs  and  50.5%  reservation  for  Open  category  in allotment of retail outlet dealerships except Arunachal Pradesh, Meghalaya, Nagaland and Mizoram. Reservation in these states is as below :-

| State             |   Percentage of Regular& Rural RO Dealerships to be awarded to ST category |   Balance %to be awarded to 'Open' category |
|-------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|
| Arunachal Pradesh |                                                                         70 |                                          30 |
| Meghalaya         |                                                                         80 |                                          20 |
| Nagaland          |                                                                         80 |                                          20 |
| Mizoram           |                                                                         90 |                                          10 |

Selection of RO dealer is done by Public Sector OMCs in transparent manner based on online process of draw of lots/bidding as per extant Dealer Selection Guidelines for all applicants of all categories including  reserved  categories  across  the  country  including  Budaun  and  Bareilly  districts  of  Uttar Pradesh. Detailed Criteria/Guidelines for allotment of RO dealerships in the country are available at www.petrolpumpdealerchayan.in/petrol-2023/.

Public  Sector  OMCs  have  released  advertisement  in  June,  2023  for  selection  of  new  RO  (petrol pump) dealers on all India basis including Budaun and Bareilly districts of Uttar Pradesh, some of their areas forming part of Aonla Parliamentary Constituency. The category wise number of locations advertised by Public Sector OMCs in June, 2023 in Budaun and Bareilly districts of Uttar Pradesh are as below :-

| District   |   SC |   ST |   OBC |   Others/General |   Total |
|------------|------|------|-------|------------------|---------|
| Budaun     |   16 |    2 |    17 |               33 |      68 |
| Bareilly   |   19 |    0 |    34 |               74 |     127 |

Category  wise  number  of  applications  received  by  Public  Sector  OMCs  in  Budaun  and  Bareilly districts of Uttar Pradesh against advertisement released in June 2023 are as below :-

| District   |   SC |   ST |   OBC |   Others/ General |   Total |
|------------|------|------|-------|-------------------|---------|
| Budaun     |  246 |   17 |    58 |               189 |     510 |
| Bareilly   |  256 |    0 |   139 |               228 |     623 |

From the advertisement released by Public Sector OMCs in June 2023, category-wise number of petrol pumps allotted (Letter of Intent issued) and commissioned during 2023-24, 2024-25 & AprilNovember, 2025 in Budaun and Bareilly districts of Uttar Pradesh are as below :-

| District   | FY      | SC         | ST         | OBC        | General    |              | SC           | ST           | OBC          | General      |
|------------|---------|------------|------------|------------|------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|
|            |         | LOI issued | LOI issued | LOI issued | LOI issued | Commissioned | Commissioned | Commissioned | Commissioned | Commissioned |
| Budaun     | 2023-24 | 3          | 1          | 5          | 7          |              | 0            | 0            | 0            | 0            |
|            | 2024-25 | 1          | 0          | 3          | 10         |              | 0            | 0            | 1            | 3            |
|            | 2025-26 | 2          | 0          | 0          | 2          |              | 1            | 0            | 1            | 1            |
| Bareilly   | 2023-24 | 5          | 0          | 13         | 25         |              | 0            | 0            | 0            | 0            |
|            | 2024-25 | 6          | 0          | 8          | 17         |              | 1            | 0            | 3            | 3            |
|            | 2025-26 | 1          | 0          | 1          | 3          |              | 0            | 0            | 2            | 4            |
|            | Total   | 18         | 1          | 30         | 64         |              | 2            | 0            | 7            | 11           |

At  present,  there  is  no  proposal  under  consideration  to  increase  separate  quota  or  additional allocation for  OBC, SC, ST and General Category for new petrol pumps in Aonla Parliamentary Constituency.