Lok Sabha Question No. 5478 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-04-03
Subject: Allotment of Petrol Pumps and Gas Agencies in Uttar Pradesh
Ministry: PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS
Asked by: Shri Dharmendra Yadav

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.5478 TO BE ANSWERED ON 03.04.2025

## Allotment of Petrol Pumps and Gas Agencies in Uttar Pradesh

## †5478. Shri Dharmendra Yadav:

## पेट Ō ोिलयम एवं Ůाक ृ ितक गैस मंũी

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

- (a) the details of the categories/persons who have been granted special concessions/relaxations in the allotment of petrol pumps and gas agencies, particularly in Uttar Pradesh;
- (b) the details of the process of allotment with respect to these applicants under special exemption/concession particularly in Uttar Pradesh;
- (c) whether the petrol pumps/gas agencies have been allotted under the said categories in Uttar Pradesh including Azamgarh district and if so, the details thereof; and
- (d) the number of scheduled caste/scheduled tribe individuals who have been allotted petrol pumps/gas agencies under special concessions/relaxations in the said district and the current status of their operations?

## ANSWER

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

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

- (a)  &  (b)  Public  Sector  Oil  Marketing  Companies  (OMCs)  have  implemented  new 'Dealership  Selection  Guidelines'  for  Retail  Outlets  w.e.f.  28.06.2023  and  'Unified Guidelines for Selection of LPG  Distributorships' w.e.f. 23.6.2016. Both these guidelines  inter  alia,  have  a  provision  of  22.5%  reservation  for  SCs/STs  and  27% reservation for OBCs in allotment of retail outlet dealerships and LPG Distributorships. Within SC/ST, OBC & Open categories, there is reservation also for Defence personnel, Para Military Personnel/Central/State Govt. and Central/State PSU employees, Physically  Handicapped  Persons,  Outstanding  Sports  Persons,  Freedom  Fighters  and Primary Agricultural Credit Society (PACS).

The  allotment  of  RO  and  LPG  Distributorship  are  done  by  following  a  transparent process  which  inter-alia  include  Advertisement  in  National/State  newspaper  inviting application from eligible participants, online submission of applications, draw of lots to select the allottee etc.

Application  Procedure  /  Norms  /  Criteria  /  Reservation  Policy  for  allotment  of  Retail Outlet  Dealerships  are  at  www.petrolpumpdealerchayan.in  and  the  detailed  guidelines regarding selection of LPG distributorships are available on the website www.lpgvitarakchayan.in.

(c)  &  (d)  Category-wise  details  of  ROs  of  PSU  OMCs  across  Uttar  Pradesh  and Azamgarh district, as on 01.03.2025, are as below:-

|                |   SC/ST |   OBC |   Others |   Total |
|----------------|---------|-------|----------|---------|
| Uttar Pradesh  |    1780 |  1210 |     8423 |   11413 |
| Dist. Azamgarh |      46 |    35 |      155 |     236 |

Further, in response to the advertisement released by PSU OMCs for setting up of ROs, 3536 Letter of Intents (LOIs) have been issued and 558 ROs have been commissioned in  Uttar  Pradesh  as  on  01.03.2025.  Further,  89  LOIs  have  been  issued  in  Azamgarh District and 17 ROs have been commissioned.

As on 01.03.2025, category-wise details of LPG distributorships across Uttar Pradesh and Azamgarh are as below:-

|               |   SC/ST |   OBC |   Others |   Total |
|---------------|---------|-------|----------|---------|
| Uttar Pradesh |     882 |   415 |     2551 |    3848 |
| Azamgarh      |      19 |     9 |       54 |      82 |

As on 01.03.2025, OMCs have advertised 1051 locations in the state of Uttar Pradesh under  Unified  Selection  Guidelines,  2016  out  of  which  1034  locations  have  been commissioned, and the balance 17 locations are at various stages of selection process. OMCs  have  advertised  46  locations  in  District  Azamgarh  under  Unified  Selection Guidelines  out  of  which  44  locations  have  been  commissioned  &operating  and  the balance  2  locations  are  at  various  stages  of  selection.  Category-wise  breakup  of allotment in Uttar Pradesh and Azamgarh district is as below:

| Category wise number of LPG Distributorships in Uttar Pradesh and Azamgarh District   | Category wise number of LPG Distributorships in Uttar Pradesh and Azamgarh District   | Category wise number of LPG Distributorships in Uttar Pradesh and Azamgarh District   | Category wise number of LPG Distributorships in Uttar Pradesh and Azamgarh District   | Category wise number of LPG Distributorships in Uttar Pradesh and Azamgarh District   |
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|                                                                                       | SC/ST                                                                                 | OBC                                                                                   | Others                                                                                | Total                                                                                 |
| Uttar Pradesh                                                                         | 232                                                                                   | 269                                                                                   | 533                                                                                   | 1034                                                                                  |
| Azamgarh                                                                              | 12                                                                                    | 10                                                                                    | 22                                                                                    | 44                                                                                    |