Lok Sabha Question No. 1818 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-12-05
Subject: Expansion of Piped Cooking Gas connection in West Bengal
Ministry: PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS
Asked by: Smt. Sajda Ahmed

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 1818

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 5 TH  DECEMBER, 2024

## EXPANSION OF PIPED COOKING GAS CONNECTION IN WEST BENGAL

1818 SMT. SAJDA AHMED:

## पेĚोͧलयम और Ĥाक ृ Ǔतक गैस मंğी

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

- (a) the details of the expansion of piped cooking gas connections in West Bengal;
- (b) whether the UluberiaMuncipality area in West Bengal has executed with piped cooking gas;
- (c) if so, the details thereof; and
- (d) the details of the targeted PNG connections in West Bengal?

ANSWER पेट Ō ोिलयम और Ůाक ृ ितक गैस मंũालय मŐ राǛमंũी ( ŵी सुरे शगोपी )

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS (SHRI SURESH GOPI)

(a)  to  (d)  Providing  Piped  Natural  Gas  (PNG)  connectionsis  part  of  development  of  City  Gas Distribution (CGD) networks and the same is carried out by the entities authorized by Petroleum and  Natural  Gas  Regulatory  Board  (PNGRB).  In  the  state  of  West  Bengal,  PNGRB  has authorized 10 Geographical Areas (GAs) covering the entire state. Uluberia Municipality Area falls  under  Howrah  (Except  Area  Already  Authorized  (EAAA))  district  and  Hoogly  (EAAA) district  GA  authorized  to  Hindustan  Petroleum  Corporation  Limited.  As  on  30.09.2024,  the authorizedentity has provided 2,361 number of PNG(Domestic) connections in Howrah (EAAA) district  and  Hoogly  (EAAA)  district  GA.  The  GAs  wise  details  including  MWP  target,  in  the state of West Bengal, as on 30.09.2024, is given at Annexure.

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## Annexure

ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (a)  TO  (d)  OF  LOK  SABHA  UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1818 TO BE ANSWERED ON 05.12.2024 REGARDING EXPANSION OF PIPED COOKING GAS CONNECTION IN WEST BENGAL.

As on 30.09.2024, details of PNG Connections in state of West Bengal

| S.No   | Geographical Area/ CGD Networks                               | AuthorizedCGD Entity                    | MWP Target   | Pro-rata Target   | PNG (D) Connection   |
|--------|---------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|--------------|-------------------|----------------------|
| 1      | Burdwan District                                              | Indian-Oil Adani Gas Private Limited    | 625000       | 37178             | 6464                 |
| 2      | Darjeeling, Jalpaiguri and Uttar Dinajpur Districts           | Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited | 300000       | 172500            | 2617                 |
| 3      | Howrah (EAAA) District and Hoogly (EAAA) District             | Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited | 555999       | 86250             | 2361                 |
| 4      | Nadia (EAAA) District and North 24 Parganas (EAAA) District   | Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited | 3734901      | 93750             | 6690                 |
| 5      | South 24 Parganas (EAAA) District                             | Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited | 251999       | 75000             | 138                  |
| 6      | Purulia and Bankura districts                                 | Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited    | 1417959      | 83400             | 10306                |
| 7      | East Mednipore, West Mednipore and Jhargram districts         | Indian Oil Corporation Limited          | 6210189      | 93372             | 0                    |
| 8      | Alipurduar and Koch Bihar                                     | Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited    | 625000       | 25200             | 9426                 |
| 9      | Kolkata Muncipal Corporation and Parts of Adjoining Districts | Bengal Gas Company Limited              | 300000       | 525000            | 5297                 |
| 10     | Birbhum, Murshidabad, Maldah& Dakshin Dinajpur districts      | Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited | 555999       | 672770            | 808                  |
|        |                                                               | Total                                   | 1,46,08,899  | 18,64,420         | 44,107               |

Source: PNGRB