Lok Sabha Question No. 5 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-02-02
Subject: Expenditure by PSUs
Ministry: PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS
Asked by: Ashok Kumar Rawat

## LOK SABHA

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 02 FEBRUARY, 2023

## Expenditure by PSUs

## †5. SHRI ASHOK KUMAR RAWAT:

## पेोिलयम और ाकृितक गैस मंी

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

(a) the  amount spent by the Public Sector Undertakings (PSUs)- Indian Oil Corporation Ltd. (IOCL),  Bharat  Petroleum  Corporation  Ltd.  (BPCL),  Hindustan  Petroleum  Corporation  Ltd. (HPCL),  Gas  Authority  of  India  Ltd.  (GAIL),  Engineers  India  Ltd.  (EIL),  Oil  and  Natural  Gas Corporation Ltd. (ONGCL) under the Ministry on promotions, advertisements, receptions, catering, inauguration  ceremonies,  seminars,  conferences,  domestic-foreign  tours,  STD  and  ISD  telephone bills,  electricity bills, especially for air conditioners and coolers and other office expenses during the last three years, head/year-wise;

- (b) whether these PSUs have started any campaign to reduce the expenditure on the said heads;
- (c) if so, the details thereof; and
- (d) if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

## पेोिलयम और ाकृितक गैस मंालय म राय मंी

( ी रामेवर तेल )

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF PETROLEUM & NATURAL GAS (SHRI RAMESWAR TELI)

(a):  As informed by IOCL, BPCL, HPCL, GAIL, EIL and ONGC their year-wise and head-wise expenditure details are as under:

## 2019-20

| PSUs   |   Promotions, Advertise- ment& Reception | Catering   | Seminars, Conferences & Inauguration Ceremonies   |   Domestic- Foreign Tours |   STD &ISD Telephone bills | Electricity bills   | (Rs. In Crores) Other office expenses   |
|--------|------------------------------------------|------------|---------------------------------------------------|---------------------------|----------------------------|---------------------|-----------------------------------------|
| IOCL   |                                   363.67 | 54.13      | 91.12                                             |                    206.08 |                      36.07 | 255.57              | -                                       |
| BPCL   |                                   185.44 | 64.17      | 35.46                                             |                    227.97 |                      36.07 | 319.7               | -                                       |
| HPCL   |                                    55.27 | -          | 32.86                                             |                     85.34 |                      16.59 | 770.11              | 47.51                                   |
| GAIL** |                                    42.97 | -          | -                                                 |                     70.09 |                       7.35 | -                   | 6.95                                    |
| EIL*   |                                     4.07 | -          | -                                                 |                     23.47 |                       4.91 | 13.06               | 25.13                                   |
| ONGC   |                                    40.75 | 186.69     | 10.72                                             |                    279.41 |                      63.78 | 604.6               | -                                       |

## 2020-21

| PSUs   |   Promotions, Advertise- ment& Reception | Catering   | Seminars, Conferences & Inauguration Ceremonies   |   Domestic- Foreign Tours |   STD &ISD Telephone bills | Electricity bills   | Other office expenses   |
|--------|------------------------------------------|------------|---------------------------------------------------|---------------------------|----------------------------|---------------------|-------------------------|
| IOCL   |                                   301.61 | 36.86      | 36.8                                              |                     44.73 |                      36.3  | 230.96              | -                       |
| BPCL   |                                   182.33 | 51.71      | 12.08                                             |                    141.97 |                      40.63 | 295.69              | -                       |
| HPCL   |                                    16.23 | -          | 10.25                                             |                     12.9  |                      15.12 | 757.97              | 32.92                   |
| GAIL** |                                    17.08 | -          | -                                                 |                     24.31 |                       7.57 | -                   | 5.61                    |
| EIL*   |                                     0.75 | -          | -                                                 |                      9.12 |                       4.34 | 12.20               | 21.46                   |
| ONGC   |                                     7.29 | 166.97     | 1.18                                              |                     60.08 |                      63.59 | 557.87              | -                       |

## 2021-22

| PSUs   | Promotions, Advertise- ment& Reception   | Catering   | Seminars, Conferences & Inauguration Ceremonies   |   Domestic- Foreign Tours |   STD &ISD Telephone bills | Electricity bills   | Other office expenses   |
|--------|------------------------------------------|------------|---------------------------------------------------|---------------------------|----------------------------|---------------------|-------------------------|
| IOCL   | 1179.94@                                 | 45.21      | 71.6                                              |                     81.11 |                      40.17 | 242.38              | -                       |
| BPCL   | 621.81#                                  | 55.27      | 36.42                                             |                    185.38 |                      40.43 | 333.21              | -                       |
| HPCL   | 31.52                                    | -          | 15.79                                             |                     36.47 |                      16.96 | 568.24              | 38.67                   |
| GAIL** | 31.15                                    | -          | -                                                 |                     45.18 |                       7.69 | -                   | 7.67                    |
| EIL*   | 5.11                                     | -          | -                                                 |                     17.7  |                       4.73 | 13.19               | 15.54                   |
| ONGC   | 29.32                                    | 165.88     | 3.91                                              |                    142.53 |                      65.98 | 632.85              | -                       |

* EIL expenditure on Publicity includes Promotions, receptions, catering, inauguration ceremonies, seminars, conferences

** No separate breakup available in books of accounts for Reception, Catering, Conferences etc in GAIL.

(b)  to  (d):    It  is  a  continuous  endeavour  of  Oil  PSUs  i.e.  IOCL,  BPCL,  HPCL,  GAIL,  EIL  and ONGC to regularly monitor and review the expenditure on the above heads and ensure optimization of expenses as per their business requirement.

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