Lok Sabha Question No. 1973 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-07-31
Subject: Distribution/Allocation of New Petrol Pumps
Ministry: PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS
Asked by: Dr. Kirsan Namdeo

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1973

TO BE ANSWERED ON 31 st  July, 2025

## Distribution/Allocation of New Petrol Pumps

## 1973. DR. KIRSAN NAMDEO:

## पेĚोͧलयम एवं Ĥाक ृ Ǔतक गैस मंğी

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

- (a) the details of the current plans for the distribution/allocation of new petrol pumps across the  country  including  the  total  number  of  new  petrol  pumps  proposed  and  distributed, State/UT-wise;
- (b) the criteria and guidelines established for the distribution/allocation of new petrol pumps including eligibility, location, selection and other relevant factors;
- (c) the total number of petrol pumps closed down during each of the last five years and the current year along with the reasons for their closure such as non-compliance with regulations, financial viability or other factors;
- (d)  whether  the  Government  has  any  plans  to  repurpose  or  utilize  the  closed  petrol  pump infrastructure for other public or private work and if so, the details thereof; and
- (e)  the  steps  taken/being  taken  by  the  Government to ensure adequate availability of petrol pumps in remote, rural and underserved areas to address their fuel needs?

## 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.  PSU  OMCs  award  RO  dealership  to  the  selected applicants  meeting  eligibility  criteria  and  fulfilling  the  selection  process  laid  down  as  per extant  Dealership  Selection  Guidelines.  The  selection  is  made  based  on  online  process  of draw of lots/bidding amongst eligible applicants maintaining transparency. Detailed Criteria/Guidelines for allotment of RO  dealerships in the country are available at www.petrolpumpdealerchayan.in/petrol-2023/.

As on 01.07.2025, PSU OMCs have a network of total 88,526 ROs including 25,705 ROs in rural and remote areas.

PSU OMCs have released advertisement in June, 2023/July, 2023 for selection of 49,964 RO dealerships on all India basis including remote and rural areas. Out of these, Letter of Intent (LOI)  has  been  issued  in  respect  of  23,448  ROs  and  5,267  ROs  have  been  set  up  as  on 01.07.2025. State-wise details of locations advertised by PSU OMCs in June, 2023/July. 2023 are given in Annexure .

PSU OMCs have informed that as on 01.07.2025, there are 3,095 temporarily non-operational ROs which have been non-operational on account of various factors which, inter alia, include dealers finance issues, suspension, low sales, family disputeetc. Currently, there is no plan to repurpose  or  utilize  the  infrastructure  of  such  temporarily  non-operational  ROs  for  other public or private usage.

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Annexure referred to in reply to part (a) to (e) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 1973 for 31.07.2025 asked by Dr. Kirsan Namdeo, Hon`ble MP regarding Distribution / Allocation of New Petrol Pumps.

| PSU OMC-State-wise number of locations advertised for setting up of new Retail Outlets   | PSU OMC-State-wise number of locations advertised for setting up of new Retail Outlets   | PSU OMC-State-wise number of locations advertised for setting up of new Retail Outlets   |
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Sl. No.                                                                                  | State / UT                                                                               | Total Locations advertised                                                               |
| 1                                                                                        | Andaman &Nicobar                                                                         | 17                                                                                       |
| 2                                                                                        | Andhra Pradesh                                                                           | 2104                                                                                     |
| 3                                                                                        | Arunachal Pradesh                                                                        | 239                                                                                      |
| 4                                                                                        | Assam                                                                                    | 941                                                                                      |
| 5                                                                                        | Bihar                                                                                    | 1552                                                                                     |
| 6                                                                                        | Chandigarh                                                                               | 6                                                                                        |
| 7                                                                                        | Chhattisgarh                                                                             | 1359                                                                                     |
| 8                                                                                        | Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu                                                 | 46                                                                                       |
| 9                                                                                        | Delhi                                                                                    | 138                                                                                      |
| 10                                                                                       | Goa                                                                                      | 235                                                                                      |
| 11                                                                                       | Gujarat                                                                                  | 3174                                                                                     |
| 12                                                                                       | Haryana                                                                                  | 2729                                                                                     |
| 13                                                                                       | Himachal Pradesh                                                                         | 641                                                                                      |
| 14                                                                                       | Jammu & Kashmir                                                                          | 643                                                                                      |
| 15                                                                                       | Jharkhand                                                                                | 1105                                                                                     |
| 16                                                                                       | Karnataka                                                                                | 4112                                                                                     |
| 17                                                                                       | Kerala                                                                                   | 1509                                                                                     |
| 18                                                                                       | Ladakh                                                                                   | 34                                                                                       |
| 19                                                                                       | Lakshadweep                                                                              | 5                                                                                        |
| 20                                                                                       | Madhya Pradesh                                                                           | 2342                                                                                     |
| 21                                                                                       | Maharashtra                                                                              | 5186                                                                                     |
| 22                                                                                       | Manipur                                                                                  | 0                                                                                        |
| 23                                                                                       | Meghalaya                                                                                | 225                                                                                      |
| 24                                                                                       | Mizoram                                                                                  | 84                                                                                       |
| 25                                                                                       | Nagaland                                                                                 | 115                                                                                      |
| 26                                                                                       | Odisha                                                                                   | 1453                                                                                     |
| 27                                                                                       | Puducherry                                                                               | 110                                                                                      |
| 28                                                                                       | Punjab                                                                                   | 1625                                                                                     |
| 29                                                                                       | Rajasthan                                                                                | 2787                                                                                     |
| 30                                                                                       | Sikkim                                                                                   | 70                                                                                       |
| 31                                                                                       | Tamil Nadu                                                                               | 4151                                                                                     |

| 32          | Telangana     |   1975 |
|-------------|---------------|--------|
| 33          | Tripura       |    152 |
| 34          | Uttar Pradesh |   6609 |
| 35          | Uttarakhand   |    583 |
| 36          | West Bengal   |   1908 |
| GRAND TOTAL | GRAND TOTAL   |  49964 |

Source -  PSU OMCs