Lok Sabha Question No. 814 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-07-24
Subject: Guidelines for Development of 'A' Category RO Sites
Ministry: PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS
Asked by: Smt. Smita Uday Wagh, Shri Dhairyasheel Sambhajirao Mane

## 814.

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.814 TO BE ANSWERED ON 24 th  July, 2025

## Guidelines for Development of 'A' Category RO Sites

## Smt. Smita Uday Wagh: Shri Dhairyasheel Sambhajirao Mane:

## पेट Ō ोिलयम एवं Ůाक ृ ितक गैस मंũी

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

- (a) the guidelines issued by the Oil Marketing Companies (OMCs) to Letter of Intent (LOI) holders for development of 'A' category Retail Outlet (RO) sites including land development for  entry/exit,  acceleration/deceleration lanes, service roads, boundary/retention walls, etc.;
- (b)  whether all such land developmental works are to be carried out by the LOI holder or certain  components  are  undertaken  by  the  concerned  OMC  and  if  so,  the  details  thereof;
- (c)  whether  OMCs  are  permitted  to  install  Motor  Spirit  (MS)/High  Speed  Diesel  (HSD) underground tanks at RO sites before signing the land lease agreement with the landowner and prior to Petroleum and Explosives Safety Organisation (PESO) approval in the case of 'A' category RO site and if so, the details thereof;
- (d) whether LOI holders are allowed to excavate large pits and extract minor minerals from the  RO  site  for  levelling  with  highway/service  roads  and  if  so,  the  details  thereof;  and
- (e)  whether  OMCs undertake tank pit excavation only  after obtaining necessary  approvals and

if so, the details thereof?

## 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)  The  Dealer  Selection  Guidelines  (DSG)  for  Retail  Outlets  (ROs)  of  the  Public Sector Oil Marketing Companies (OMCs), inter-alia, prescribe the provisions for development of RO which includes scope of work and facilities to be respectively provided by Dealer and OMC at 'A' site RO. As per DSG, Motor Spirit (MS) / High Speed Diesel (HSD) underground tanks are provided and installed by Public Sector OMCs at `A' site RO. Besides,  following  facilities  are  to  be  made  available  by  the  Dealer  (as  specified  by  the OMC) / OMC at the `A' site RO :-

| Sl. No.   | Type of Facility                                                                                                                                                                | TYPE OF SITE 'A' / 'CC' site Provision of Facility by:   |
|-----------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------|
| A         | Infrastructural Facilities:                                                                                                                                                     | Infrastructural Facilities:                              |
| i.        | Developed land including land development of the entry / exit / acceleration / de-acceleration / service road with boundary /compound / retention wall as per OMC Specification | Dealer                                                   |
| ii.       | Tanks, Dispensing Units, Signages, Automation, etc.                                                                                                                             | OMC                                                      |
| iii.      | Sales Office, Storeroom, Toilet, Electrical Room, Electrical connection (of capacity as advised by OMC), Water Connection, Yard Lighting, etc.                                  | OMC                                                      |
| iv.       | Generator / Invertor                                                                                                                                                            | Dealer                                                   |
| v.        | Compressor with Electronic Gauge for Air Filling (As decided by OMC)                                                                                                            | OMC / Dealer                                             |
| vi.       | Driveway                                                                                                                                                                        | OMC                                                      |
| vii.      | Canopy (as per OMC's requirement)                                                                                                                                               | OMC                                                      |
| B         | Customer Convenience Facilities:                                                                                                                                                | Customer Convenience Facilities:                         |
| i.        | Clean Drinking Water, Maintenance of Neat & Clean Toilet, Telephone, etc.                                                                                                       | Dealer                                                   |

Site  specific  additional  facilities  required  for  customer  service  such  as  Staff  cum  Change Room,  Service  Station,  Rest  Room,  Restaurant,  PUC  facility  and/other  Facilities,  as specified  by  OMCs  from  time  to  time,  are  to  be  provided  by  OMCs.  Dealer  provides Firefighting/Safety equipment at RO as per the statutory requirements.

The scope of works to be carried out by dealer is clearly mentioned in the Letter of Intent issued to the dealer.

Letter of Intent is issued by PSU OMC for setting up of Retail Outlet only. The extraction of minor minerals is governed by the Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Act, 1957 and rules framed thereunder.

As per PSU OMCs' prevailing guidelines and statutory requirements, MS/HSD underground tanks cannot be installed at a RO site by PSU OMCs prior to the execution of the land lease agreement with the landowner and without the approval of the layout plan by Petroleum and Explosive Safety Organization (PESO).