Lok Sabha Question No. 4552 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-03-27
Subject: Allotment of New Petrol Pumps in Uttar Pradesh
Ministry: PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS
Asked by: Shri Daroga Prasad Saroj

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.4552 TO BE ANSWERED ON 27.03.2025

## Allotment of New Petrol Pumps in Uttar Pradesh

## †4552. Shri Daroga Prasad Saroj:

## 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  present  scheme  for  allocation  of  new  petrol  pumps  across  the country, State/UT-wise;
- (b) the total number of petrol pumps proposed and allocated in Uttar Pradesh during the last five years and the current year, year-wise;
- (c)  the  prescribed  criteria  and  guidelines  for  the  allocation  of  new  petrol  pumps, including eligibility, location selection and other relevant factors;
- (d) the total number of petrol pumps closed in Uttar Pradesh during the last five years and the current year and the reasons therefor; and
- (e)  the  steps  taken/being  taken  to  ensure  the  availability  of  petrol  pumps  in  remote, rural and underserved areas to meet the needs of the people?

## 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) 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.  The  selection  of  RO dealerships  is  done  by  PSU  OMCs  through  public  advertisement  followed  by  online process  of  draw  of  lots/bidding  amongst  eligible  applicants  as  per  extant  laid  down procedures. Detailed Criteria/Guidelines for allotment of RO dealerships in the country are available at  www.petrolpumpdealerchayan.in/petrol-2023/.

As on 01.03.2025, PSU OMCs have a network of 11,413 ROs in Uttar Pradesh including 4,757 ROs in rural and remote areas.

PSU OMCs have released advertisement in June & July, 2023 for selection of RO dealers across the country including Uttar Pradesh. Under the said advertisement, Letter of Intent (LOI) has been issued in respect of 3,534 ROs in Uttar Pradesh out of which 558 ROs have been commissioned as on 01.03.2025.

Details  of  total  number  of  ROs  commissioned  by  PSU  OMCs  in  Uttar  Pradesh during  the  last  five  years  (2019-20  to  2023-24)  and  the  current  year  (AprilFebruary, 2025) are as under :-

| PSU OMCs   |   2019-20 |   2020-21 |   2021-22 |   2022-23 |   2023-24 |   2024-25 (Apr-Feb 25) |   Total |
|------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|------------------------|---------|
| PSU OMCs   |       458 |      1124 |       863 |       589 |       586 |                    844 |    4464 |

PSU OMCs have informed that as on 01/03/2025, there are 305 temporarily nonoperational ROs in the state of Uttar Pradesh which have been non-operational on account  of  various  factors  such  as  dealers  finance  issues,  suspension  of  trade licenses, family dispute, low sales, dispute between partners etc.

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