Lok Sabha Question No. 1414 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-02-13
Subject: PNG Supply to Households
Ministry: PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS
Asked by: Shri Sunil Kumar

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 1414 TO BE ANSWERED ON 13 TH  February, 2025

## PNG Supply to Households

†1414 . SHRI SUNIL KUMAR

## पेट Ō ोिलयम और Ůाक ृ ितक गैस मंũी

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

- (a) whether the Government proposes for implementation of a scheme to supply PipedNatural Gas (PNG) to every household;
- (b) if so, the time by which the said Scheme is likely to be implemented in all the towns andrural areas of Valmiki Nagar Parliamentary Constituency of Bihar; and
- (c) the details of the districts of Bihar where PNG connections have been provided under thesaid scheme so far?

## ANSWER

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

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

(a)& (b):  Providing Piped Natural Gas (PNG) connections are part of development of City Gas Distribution  (CGD)  network  and  the  same  is  carried  out  by  the  entities  authorised  by  the Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board (PNGRB). Valmiki Nagar Parliamentary Constituency is covered under Geographical Area (GA) No 11.07.  PNGRB has authorized Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL) for development of CGD network in GA No. 11.07 which consists  ofGopalganj,  Siwan  West  Champaran,  East  Champaran  districts  of  Bihar  and  Deoria district of Uttar Pradesh. As per Minimum Work Programme (MWP) target mandated by PNGRB, BPCL has to establish 10,10,999 PNG connections in the GA by 2030. As on 31.12.2024, against the  pro-rata  target  of  providing  1,51,650  PNG  connections,  BPCL  has  provided  13,593  PNG connections in the aforesaid GA.

- (c)  The district wise data of PNG connections in Bihar is at Annexure.

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## ANNEXURE

## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (c) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1414 TO BE ANSWERED ON 13.02.2025 REGARDING PNG SUPPLY TO HOUSEHOLDS.

## GA-wise details of PNG (D) connections in Bihar as on 30.12.2024

| S.No   | Unique GA ID   | Geographical Area/ CGDNetworks                   | State/Union Territory   | AuthorizedCGD Entity                 | Date of Authorization                  | Date of Target Completion   | Domestic PNG Connections   | Domestic PNG Connections   | Domestic PNG Connections   |
|--------|----------------|--------------------------------------------------|-------------------------|--------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|-----------------------------|----------------------------|----------------------------|----------------------------|
|        |                |                                                  |                         |                                      |                                        |                             | MWP Target                 | Pro-Rata Target            | Achievements               |
| 1.     | 9.04           | Aurangabad, Kaimur&Rohtas Districts              | Bihar                   | Indian Oil Corporation Limited       | 06-Sep-18                              | 04-Feb-29                   | 14271                      | 4163                       | 4073                       |
| 2.     | 9.05           | Begusarai District                               | Bihar                   | Think Gas Begusarai Private Limited  | 20-Sep-18                              | 30-Sep-28                   | 169787                     | 55181                      | 7372                       |
| 3.     | 9.06           | Gaya &Nalanda Districts                          | Bihar                   | Indian-Oil Adani Gas Private Limited | 20-Sep-18                              | 30-Sep-28                   | 37591                      | 12218                      | 2973                       |
| 4.     | 10.04          | Araria, Purnia, Katihar and Kishanganj Districts | Bihar                   | Indian Oil Corporation Limited       | 29-03-2019 (New start date 01.01.2022) | 31-Mar-30                   | 305200                     | 53410                      | 12838                      |
| 5.     | 10.05          | Arwal, Jehanabad, Bhojpur and Buxar Districts    | Bihar                   | Indian Oil Corporation Limited       | 29-Mar-19                              | 05-Aug-29                   | 80636                      | 19488                      | 14249                      |
| 6.     | 10.06          | Khagaria, Saharsa and Madhepura Districts        | Bihar                   | Indian Oil Corporation Limited       | 29-03-2019 (New start date 01.01.2022) | 31-Mar-30                   | 24730                      | 4328                       | 2175                       |
| 7.     | 10.07          | Lakhisarai, Munger and Bhagalpur Districts       | Bihar                   | Indian Oil Corporation Limited       | 29-Mar-19                              | 05-Aug-29                   | 54471                      | 13164                      | 11255                      |
| 8.     | 10.08          | Muzaffarpur,                                     | Bihar                   | Indian Oil                           | 29-Mar-19                              | 05-Aug-29                   | 1006975                    | 243353                     | 43119                      |

|        |        | Vaishali, Saran and Samastipur Districts                              |                      | Corporation Limited                     |                                        |           |         |        |        |
|--------|--------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------|-----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|-----------|---------|--------|--------|
| 9.     | 10.09  | Nawada and Koderma Districts                                          | Bihar& Jharkhand     | Indian Oil Corporation Limited          | 29-03-2019 (New start date 01.01.2022) | 31-Mar-30 |   13632 |   2386 |   1528 |
| 10.    | 10.10  | Sheikhpura, Jamui and Deoghar Districts                               | Bihar& Jharkhand     | Indian Oil Corporation Limited          | 29-Mar-19                              | 05-Aug-29 |   37441 |   9049 |   7553 |
| 11.    | 11.06  | Darbhanga, Madhubani, Supaul, Sitamarhi and Sheohar districts         | Bihar                | Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited    | 15-Mar-22                              | 31-Mar-30 | 1010999 | 176925 |  25361 |
| 12.    | 11.07  | Gopalganj, Siwan, West Champaran, East Champaran and Deoria districts | Bihar& Uttar Pradesh | Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited    | 04-May-22                              | 30-Jun-30 | 1010999 | 151650 |  13593 |
| 13.    | 97.01  | Patna District                                                        | Bihar                | GAIL (India) Limited                    | 07-Mar-18                              | 31-Mar-25 |   50154 |  46654 |  71345 |
| 14.    | 11A.02 | Banka (Bihar), Dumka, Godda, Jamtara, Pakur&Sahibganj districts       | Bihar& Jharkhand     | Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited | 14-Jun-22                              | 30-Jun-30 | 1476189 | 159921 |    575 |
| Total: | Total: | Total:                                                                | Total:               | Total:                                  | Total:                                 | Total:    | 5293073 | 951890 | 218009 |

Source: PNGRB