Lok Sabha Question No. 3232 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-03-20
Subject: Daily Consumption of Petroleum Products
Ministry: PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS
Asked by: Shri Kamakhya Prasad Tasa

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO- 3232 TO BE ANSWERED ON 20 th  MARCH 2025

## Daily Consumption of Petroleum Products

## 3232. Shri Kamakhya Prasad Tasa:

## पेट Ō ोिलयम और Ůाक ृ ितक गैस मंũी

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

- (a) the daily consumption of petroleum oils in India;
- (b) the types of petroleum oils produced and used in the cars across the country;
- (c) whether there are any parameters used to fix the rates of the petroleum products in the country, if so, the details thereof; and
- (d) the monitoring system in place for fixing the rates and ensuring qualities of these products?

## 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) As per Petroleum Planning & Analysis Cell (PPAC), details of consumption of Petroleum Products  like  MS  (Petrol),  HSD  (Diesel),  LPG,  Aviation  Turbine  Fuel  (ATF)  etc.,  for  FY 2024-25 (till February) is as follows:
- (b) MS, HSD and Auto LPG are major petroleum products which are produced and used in the cars across the country.
- (c) to (d) Prices of Petrol and Diesel are market determined and Public Sector Oil Marketing Companies (OMCs) take decisions on their pricing based on various factors, which include crude  oil  prices,  international  product  prices,  exchange  rates,  tax  structures,  inland  freight, insurance etc. Further, price of LPG in the country is linked to its price in the international market.

| FY                    |   Annual Consumption (MMT) |   Daily Consumption (MMT) |
|-----------------------|----------------------------|---------------------------|
| 2024-25 (Till Feb-25) |                      218.3 |                     0.654 |

Government have also issued the Motor Spirit and High Speed Diesel (Regulation of Supply, Distribution and Prevention of Malpractices) Order, 2005 under Essential Commodities Act, 1955  which  provides  for  punitive  action  against  malpractices  such  as  adulteration  of petroleum  products.  Further,  in  June,  2022,  Government  have  extended  the  scope  of

Universal Service Obligations (USOs) to all retail outlets including remote area retail outlets for providing quality and uninterrupted fuel supply to the consumers.

Public Sector Oil Marketing Companies  (OMCs)  have  formulated  and  implemented Marketing Discipline Guidelines (MDG) for checking irregularities or malpractices at Retail Outlet (RO) Dealerships. Action is taken in case of established irregularities against erring dealers as per MDG guidelines and the Dealership agreement.

Regular/Surprise  inspections  are  carried  out  by  OMCs'  officials  periodically  at  the  Retail Outlets  to  check  irregularities/malpractices  and  action  is  taken  as  per  the  Marketing Discipline Guidelines and the Dealership Agreement. The important initiatives taken in this regard, inter alia, include:

(i) Availability of filter paper, calibrated density equipment (hydrometer / thermometer) & 5 liter calibrated measure for quality checks and delivery of correct quantity of MS/HSD.

(ii) Regular/ Surprise inspections at Retail Outlets by OMCs' Field Officers/ Senior Officers/ Quality  Reassurance  Cell  (QRC)  teams  throughout  the  country.  In  case  of  irregularities, action is taken as per the MDG and Dealership Agreement.

(iii)  Surprise  inspections  by  OMC  Mobile labs, wherein samples  of petrol  and  diesel from Retail Outlets are drawn and tested.

(iv)  Dispensing  units  are  periodically  calibrated  and  sealed  by  the  Weights  and  Measure Department to ensure correct quantity and to avoid the tampering of the dispensing units.

(v) Random sampling from Retail Outlets for testing at authorized laboratories.

(vi) Installation of GPS to monitor movement of Tank Trucks carrying MS/ HSD.

(vii) Sealing of Tank Trucks before leaving Company premises to protect against pilferage / adulteration  enroute.  Tamper  proof  locking  system  has  been  introduced  in  tank  trucks delivering  petrol  /  diesel  at  Retail  Outlets.  A  3-tier  sampling  system  is  followed  to  help ascertain the point where adulteration could have taken place.

(viii) Automation of all active Retail Outlets to capture the data for better monitoring of RO operations.  OMCs  have  completed  automation  at  80471  Retail  Outlets  out  of  total  84882 Retail Outlets as on 31.12.2024.

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