Lok Sabha Question No. 1420 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-02-13
Subject: Shortage of CNG Pumps
Ministry: PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS
Asked by: Smt. Bharti Pardhi, Shri Shrirang Appa Chandu Barne, Shri Dharmendra Yadav

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 1420 TO BE ANSWERED ON 13 TH  February, 2025

## Shortage of CNG Pumps

1420.SHRI SHRIRANG APPA CHANDU BARNE:

SMT. BHARTI PARDHI:

SHRI DHARMENDRA YADAV:

## पेट Ō ोिलयम और Ůाक ृ ितक गैस मंũी

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

- (a)  whether  there  has  been  an  increase  in  the  number  of  CNG-operated  vehicles  across thecountry;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether there has been a shortage of CNG Pumps in comparison with the increasednumber of CNG-operated vehicles across the country;
- (d) if so, the details thereof;
- (e) whether there is a proposal to establish new CNG Pumps in each district across thecountry, if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor; and
- (f) the details of the total number of CNG Pumps established across the country, State/UTwise, specially in Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh till date?

## ANSWER

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

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

- (a) & (b): The year-wise details of the registration of CNG vehicles are at Annexure-I.
- (c)  &  (d):  Establishment  of  CNG  stations  is  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) as per their Minimum Work Programme (MWP).  As per the MWP, the authorized entities are committed to establish 18,336 CNG stations across the  country  by  2034.  As  on  30.11.2024,  the  entities  have  established  7,395  CNG  Stations against the pro-rata target of establishing 4,025 CNG stations. The cumulative number of CNG Stations established in last three years in the country is as below: -
- (e)  &  (f):  After  completion  of  12/12A  CGD  bidding  round,  PNGRB  has  authorized  307 Geographical Areas (GAs) covering almost 100% of the mainland area of the country for the development  of  CGD  network.  The  details  of  CNG  Stations  established  across  the  country including in the state of Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh as on 30.11.2024, are at Annexure-II .

| Year                |   March, 2022 |   March, 2023 |   March, 2024 |
|---------------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
| CNG Stations (Nos.) |          4433 |          5665 |          6861 |

(Source: PNGRB)

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## Annexure-I

## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a)& (b) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1420 TO BE ANSWERED ON 13.02.2025 REGARDING SHORTAGE OF CNG PUMPS.

CNG vehicle registration details:

| Vehicle Category   | 2019-20   | 2019-20   | 2019-20   | 2020-21   | 2020-21   | 2020-21   | 2021-22   | 2021-22   | 2021-22   | 2022-23   | 2022-23   | 2022-23   | 2023-24   | 2023-24   | 2023-24   | 2024-25*   | 2024-25*   | 2024-25*   |
|--------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|------------|------------|------------|
| Vehicle Category   | Total     | CNG       | %         | Total     | CNG       | %         | Total     | CNG       | %         | Total     | CNG       | %         | Total     | CNG       | %         | Total      | CNG        | %          |
| 3Wheeler           | 696839    | 185306    | 26.6      | 262587    | 50104     | 19.1      | 385528    | 125039    | 32.4      | 700547    | 245607    | 35.1      | 1020781   | 355711    | 34.8      | 817576     | 283974     | 34.7       |
| 4Wheeler           | 3415610   | 186502    | 5.5       | 3277834   | 193103    | 5.9       | 3615495   | 252699    | 7.0       | 4268806   | 342397    | 8.0       | 4503518   | 451560    | 10.0      | 3816562    | 487335     | 12.8       |
| Bus                | 109986    | 5676      | 5.2       | 16006     | 845       | 5.3       | 20860     | 1697      | 8.1       | 56086     | 5634      | 10.0      | 91085     | 5173      | 5.7       | 89778      | 6733       | 7.5        |
| MGV                | 42012     | 4514      | 10.7      | 24695     | 4741      | 19.2      | 37433     | 13921     | 37.2      | 36920     | 7574      | 20.5      | 37630     | 4031      | 10.7      | 32280      | 4507       | 14.0       |
| HGV                | 238068    | 995       | 0.4       | 94361     | 1700      | 1.8       | 187229    | 11002     | 5.9       | 281685    | 8255      | 2.9       | 297680    | 5342      | 1.8       | 227063     | 5117       | 2.3        |

* Up to 31st January 2025

(MGV - Medium Goods Vehicle)

(HGV- Heavy Goods Vehicle)

(Source: Ministry of Road, Transport and Highways)

## ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (e)  &  (f)  OF  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1420 TO BE ANSWERED ON 13.02.2025REGARDING SHORTAGE OF CNG PUMPS.

## State Wise Progress of CNG Stations as on 30.11.2024

| S. No.   | State/UT                        | Achievement   |
|----------|---------------------------------|---------------|
| 1        | Andhra Pradesh                  | 213           |
| 2        | Arunachal Pradesh               | 0             |
| 3        | Assam                           | 26            |
| 4        | Bihar                           | 183           |
| 5        | Chandigarh                      | 10            |
| 6        | Chhattisgarh                    | 30            |
| 7        | Dadra& Nagra Haveli, Daman &Diu | 12            |
| 8        | Delhi                           | 494           |
| 9        | Goa                             | 14            |
| 10       | Gujarat                         | 1,040         |
| 11       | Haryana                         | 498           |
| 12       | Himachal Pradesh                | 22            |
| 13       | Jharkhand                       | 115           |
| 14       | Karnataka                       | 422           |
| 15       | Kerala                          | 198           |
| 16       | UT of Ladakh                    | 0             |
| 17       | Madhya Pradesh                  | 362           |
| 18       | Maharashtra                     | 1,028         |
| 19       | Manipur                         | 0             |
| 20       | Meghalaya                       | 0             |
| 21       | Mizoram                         | 0             |
| 22       | Nagaland                        | 0             |
| 23       | Odisha                          | 125           |
| 24       | Puducherry                      | 15            |
| 25       | Punjab                          | 261           |
| 26       | UT ofJ&K                        | 2             |
| 27       | Rajasthan                       | 386           |
| 28       | Sikkim                          | 0             |
| 29       | Tamil Nadu                      | 368           |
| 30       | Telangana                       | 211           |
| 31       | Tripura                         | 22            |
| 32       | Uttar Pradesh                   | 1,143         |
| 33       | Uttarakhand                     | 45            |
| 34       | West Bengal                     | 150           |
| Total    | Total                           | 7,395         |

(Source - PNGRB)

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