Lok Sabha Question No. 2510 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-03-13
Subject: Piped Gas Project/City Gas Distribution Project
Ministry: PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS
Asked by: Smt. Delkar Kalaben Mohanbhai, Dr. Shivaji Bandappa Kalge, Shri Bhumare Sandipanrao Asaram, Shri Gyaneshwar Patil

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 2510

TO BE ANSWERED ON 13 th March, 2025

## PIPED GAS PROJECT/CITY GAS DISTRIBUTION PROJECT

†2510. DR. SHIVAJI BANDAPPA KALGE: SHRI GYANESHWAR PATIL: SMT. DELKAR KALABEN MOHANBHAI: SHRI BHUMARE SANDIPANRAO ASARAM:

## पेĚोͧलयम और Ĥाक ृ Ǔतक गैस मंğी

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

- (a) the number of cities connected with Piped Gas Project or City Gas Distribution project in Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh and UT of Dadra and Nagar Haveli;
- (b) the percentage of the cities in which piped gas being supplied/proposed to be supplied for domestic use in Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh and UT of Dadra and Nagar Haveli;
- ( c) the number of areas proposed for supply of piped gas and the area-wise number of cities being supplied with piped gas as on date in Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh and UT of Dadra and Nagar Haveli;
- (d) the details of the funds sanctioned and disbursed by the Government for the said project during the last five years and the current years, city and year-wise; and
- (e) the time by which the said project is likely to be completed?

## ANSWER

पेट Ō ोिलयम और Ůाक ृ ितक गैस मंũालय मŐ राǛमंũी ( ŵी सुरे श गोपी )

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

( a) to (e)Providing Piped Natural Gas (PNG) connections is part of the development of the City Gas Distribution (CGD) network, and the same is carried out by the entities authorised by the Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board (PNGRB).

PNGRB  has  authorised  22  Geographical  Areas  (GAs)  (including  2  GAs  spread  over Maharashtra,  Gujarat,  and  Madhya  Pradesh)  covering  the  entire  State  of  Maharashtra,  25 GAs (including 5 GAs spread over Chhattisgarh, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, and Maharashtra) covering the entire State of Madhya Pradesh, and 1 GA in the Union Territory (UT) of Dadra and  Nagar  Haveli  for  the  development  of  CGD  networks.  As  per  the  Minimum  Work Programme (MWP) targets, authorised entities have committed to provide 1,21,84,106 PNG connections in Maharashtra, 65,22,825 PNG connections in Madhya Pradesh, and 3,823 PNG connections in Dadra and Nagar Haveli by 2031. GA-wise details of PNG connections and MWP targets in these States and UT are at Annexure.

No fund is released by the Government for CGD projects. The project cost for CGD projects is  borne  by  the  concerned  CGD  entities  as  per  their  Minimum  Work  Plan  and  technocommercial feasibility.

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## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) TO (e) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2510 TO BE ANSWERED ON 13.03.2025 REGARDING PIPED GAS PROJECT/CITY GAS DISTRIBUTION PROJECT.

## GA-wise details of PNG (D) connections in Maharashtra as on 31.01.2025

| Sl No.   | Geographical Area/ CGD Networks        | State/Union Territory   | Authorized CGD Entity                | Date of Authorization                  | Date of Target Completion   | PNG Domestic Connections As on 31.01.2025   | PNG Domestic Connections As on 31.01.2025   | PNG Domestic Connections As on 31.01.2025   |
|----------|----------------------------------------|-------------------------|--------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|-----------------------------|---------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|
| Sl No.   | Geographical Area/ CGD Networks        | State/Union Territory   | Authorized CGD Entity                | Date of Authorization                  | Date of Target Completion   | MWP Target                                  | Pro-Rata Target                             | Achieve ments                               |
| 1.       | Palghar District &Thane Rural          | Maharashtra             | Gujarat Gas Limited                  | 01-Apr-15                              | 31-Mar-22                   | 51452                                       | 51452                                       | 54171                                       |
| 2.       | Raigarh District (EAAA)                | Maharashtra             | Mahanagar Gas Limited                | 01-Apr-15                              | 31-Mar-22                   | 26476                                       | 26476                                       | 89400                                       |
| 3.       | Pune District (EAAA)                   | Maharashtra             | Torrent Gas Pune Limited             | 18-May-15                              | 30-Jun-22                   | 52810                                       | 52810                                       | 21373                                       |
| 4.       | Ratnagiri District                     | Maharashtra             | Unison Enviro Private Limited        | 09-Aug-16                              | 30-Sep-23                   | 19856                                       | 19856                                       | 16742                                       |
| 5.       | Solapur District                       | Maharashtra             | IMC Limited                          | 06-Mar-17                              | 30-Jun-24                   | 43658                                       | 43658                                       | 36108                                       |
| 6.       | Kolhapur District                      | Maharashtra             | HPOIL Gas Private Limited            | 06-Mar-18                              | 31-May-25                   | 38760                                       | 34884                                       | 34229                                       |
| 7.       | Ahmednagar& Aurangabad Districts       | Maharashtra             | Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited | 28-Sep-18                              | 30-Sep-28                   | 708100                                      | 236034                                      | 145777                                      |
| 8.       | Valsad (EAAA), Dhule&Nashik Districts  | Maharashtra& Gujarat    | Maharashtra Natural Gas Limited      | 28-Sep-18                              | 30-Sep-28                   | 937965                                      | 312655                                      | 215722                                      |
| 9.       | Latur&Osmanabad Districts              | Maharashtra             | Unison Enviro Private Limited        | 25-Sep-18                              | 30-Sep-28                   | 9999                                        | 3333                                        | 3418                                        |
| 10.      | Sangli&Satara Districts                | Maharashtra             | Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited | 28-Sep-18                              | 30-Nov-28                   | 376700                                      | 119289                                      | 79175                                       |
| 11.      | Sindhudurg District                    | Maharashtra             | Maharashtra Natural Gas Limited      | 06-Sep-18                              | 30-Sep-28                   | 25779                                       | 8593                                        | 8664                                        |
| 12.      | Buldana, Nanded and Parbhani districts | Maharashtra             | Maharashtra Natural Gas Limited      | 15-03-2022 (New Start date 01.10.2023) | 30-Sep-31                   | 2007730                                     | 66925                                       | 0                                           |
| 13.      | Beed, Jalgaon and Jalna districts      | Maharashtra             | Indian Oil Corporation Limited       | 15-03-2022 (New Start date 01.10.2023) | 30-Sep-31                   | 2309973                                     | 77000                                       | 0                                           |
| 14.      | Akola, Hingoli and Washim districts    | Maharashtra             | Adani Total Gas Limited              | 09-03-2022 (New Start date 01.07.2023) | 30-Jun-31                   | 511962                                      | 29865                                       | 0                                           |
| 15.      | Amravati and Yavatmal districts        | Maharashtra             | Adani Total Gas Limited              | 15-03-2022 (New Start date 01.10.2023) | 30-Sep-31                   | 901962                                      | 30066                                       | 0                                           |

| 16.                                     | Chandrapur and Wardha districts                                                                 | Maharashtra                             | Megha City Gas Distribution Private Limited   | 15-03-2022 (New Start date 01.10.2023)   | 30-Sep-31                               |   909000 |   30300 |       0 |
|-----------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|----------|---------|---------|
| 17.                                     | Nagpur district                                                                                 | Maharashtra                             | HCG Nagpur Private Limited                    | 18-02-2022 (New Start date 01.07.2023)   | 30-Jun-31                               |  1965000 |  114625 |       0 |
| 18.                                     | Bhandara, Gondiya and Garchiroli districts                                                      | Maharashtra                             | Adani Total Gas Limited                       | 09-03-2022 (New Start date 01.10.2023)   | 30-Sep-31                               |   361962 |   12066 |       0 |
| 19.                                     | Mumbai &Greater Mumbai                                                                          | Maharashtra                             | Mahanagar Gas Limited                         | 21-Jan-09                                | 31-Mar-12                               |   406000 |  406000 | 1354251 |
| 20.                                     | Pune City including Pimpri - Chichwad& adjoining contigeneous areas Hinjewadi, Chakan, Talegaon | Maharashtra                             | Maharashtra Natural Gas Limited               | 01-Jun-09                                | 30-Jun-14                               |    72000 |   72000 |  729635 |
| 21.                                     | Thane urban and adjoining Municipalities                                                        | Maharashtra                             | Mahanagar Gas Limited                         | 04-Aug-09                                | 31-Mar-14                               |   225000 |  225000 | 1277571 |
| 22.                                     | Alirajpur, Nandurbar and Barwani districts                                                      | Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh          | Adani Total Gas Limited                       | 09-Mar-22                                | 31-Mar-30                               |   221962 |   40694 |       0 |
| Total - CGDNetworks authorized by PNGRB | Total - CGDNetworks authorized by PNGRB                                                         | Total - CGDNetworks authorized by PNGRB | Total - CGDNetworks authorized by PNGRB       | Total - CGDNetworks authorized by PNGRB  | Total - CGDNetworks authorized by PNGRB | 12184106 | 2013581 | 4066236 |

GA-wise details of PNG (D) connections in Madhya Pradeshas on 31.01.2025

| Sl No.   | Geographical Area/ CGD Networks                   | State/Union Territory   | Authorized CGD Entity                       | Date of Authorization                  | Date of Target   | PNG Domestic Connections As on 31.01.2025   | PNG Domestic Connections As on 31.01.2025   | PNG Domestic Connections As on 31.01.2025   |
|----------|---------------------------------------------------|-------------------------|---------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|------------------|---------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|
|          |                                                   |                         |                                             |                                        | Completion       | MWP Target                                  | Pro-Rata Target                             | Achieve ments                               |
| 23.      | Dewas                                             | Madhya Pradesh          | GAIL Gas Limited                            | 01-Jun-09                              | 30-Jun-14        | 40000                                       | 40000                                       | 22350                                       |
| 24.      | Dhar District                                     | Madhya Pradesh          | Naveriya Gas Private Limited                | 07-Nov-16                              | 31-Dec-23        | 1061                                        | 1061                                        | 1490                                        |
| 25.      | Indore (including Ujjain City)                    | Madhya Pradesh          | Aavantika Gas Limited                       | 31-Aug-09                              | 31-Mar-14        | 50000                                       | 50000                                       | 113427                                      |
| 26.      | Gwalior                                           | Madhya Pradesh          | Aavantika Gas Limited                       | 04-Jan-10                              | 11-Dec-14        | 44000                                       | 44000                                       | 59235                                       |
| 27.      | Burhanpur, Khandwa, Khargone and Harda districts  | Madhya Pradesh          | Adani Total Gas Limited                     | 09-Mar-22                              | 31-Mar-30        | 511978                                      | 93863                                       | 0                                           |
| 28.      | Tikamgarh, Niwari, Chattarpur and Panna districts | Madhya Pradesh          | Adani Total Gas Limited                     | 09-Mar-22                              | 31-Mar-30        | 191978                                      | 35196                                       | 0                                           |
| 29.      | Betul, Chhindwara, Seoni and Balaghat districts   | Madhya Pradesh          | Megha City Gas Distribution Private Limited | 09-03-2022 (New Start date 01.10.2023) | 30-Sep-31        | 400500                                      | 13350                                       | 136                                         |

| 30.                                     | Damoh, Jabalpur, Katni, Mandla, Umaria and Dindori districts             | Madhya Pradesh                          | Megha City Gas Distribution Private Limited   | 23-03-2022 (New Start date 01.07.2023)   | 30-Jun-31                               | 1530000                | 89250                  | 0                      |
|-----------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
| 31.                                     | Hoshangabad, Narsinghpur, Sagar and Vidisha districts                    | Madhya Pradesh                          | Megha City Gas Distribution Private Limited   | 09-03-2022 (New Start date 01.10.2023)   | 30-Sep-31                               | 663300                 | 22110                  | 0                      |
| 32.                                     | Ashoknagar District                                                      | Madhya Pradesh                          | Indian Oil Corporation Limited                | 29-Mar-19                                | 31-Mar-29                               | 3885                   | 1101                   | 1565                   |
| 33.                                     | Gwalior (EAAA) District and Sheopur District                             | Madhya Pradesh                          | Rajasthan State Gas Limited                   | 29-Mar-19                                | 31-Mar-29                               | 167756                 | 47531                  | 354                    |
| 34.                                     | Morena District                                                          | Madhya Pradesh                          | Indian Oil Corporation Limited                | 29-Mar-19                                | 31-Mar-29                               | 8160                   | 2312                   | 3932                   |
| 35.                                     | Raisen, Shajapur and Sehore Districts                                    | Madhya Pradesh                          | GAIL Gas Limited                              | 29-Mar-19                                | 31-Mar-29                               | 400001                 | 113334                 | 6725                   |
| 36.                                     | Shivpuri District                                                        | Madhya Pradesh                          | Think Gas Bhopal Private Limited              | 29-Mar-19                                | 31-Mar-29                               | 27229                  | 7715                   | 3126                   |
| 37.                                     | Sidhi and Singrauli Districts                                            | Madhya Pradesh                          | Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited          | 29-Mar-19                                | 31-Mar-29                               | 20800                  | 5894                   | 6462                   |
| 38.                                     | Ujjain (EAAA) District, Dewas (EAAA) District and Indore (EAAA) District | Madhya Pradesh                          | Gujarat Gas Limited                           | 29-Mar-19                                | 31-Mar-29                               | 484500                 | 137275                 | 1998                   |
| 39.                                     | Bhopal &Rajgarh Districts                                                | Madhya Pradesh                          | Think Gas Bhopal Private Limited              | 24-Sep-18                                | 30-Sep-28                               | 550222                 | 183408                 | 38989                  |
| 40.                                     | Guna District                                                            | Madhya Pradesh                          | Indian Oil Corporation Limited                | 06-Sep-18                                | 30-Sep-28                               | 4900                   | 1634                   | 1528                   |
| 41.                                     | Rewa District                                                            | Madhya Pradesh                          | Indian Oil Corporation Limited                | 06-Sep-18                                | 30-Sep-28                               | 7861                   | 2621                   | 2652                   |
| 42.                                     | Satna&Shandol Districts                                                  | Madhya Pradesh                          | Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited          | 06-Sep-18                                | 30-Sep-28                               | 15600                  | 5200                   | 8038                   |
| 43.                                     | Anuppur, Bilaspur and Korba Districts                                    | Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgrah         | Adani Total Gas Limited                       | 29-Mar-19                                | 31-Mar-29                               | 77033                  | 21827                  | 0                      |
| 44.                                     | Jhabua, Banswara, Ratlam and Dungarpur Districts                         | Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan            | Gujarat Gas Limited                           | 29-Mar-19                                | 31-Mar-29                               | 450000                 | 127500                 | 1150                   |
| 45.                                     | Jhansi (EAAA) District, Bhind, Jalaun, Lalitpur and Datia Districts      | Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh        | Adani Total Gas Limited                       | 29-Mar-19                                | 31-Mar-29                               | 110099                 | 31195                  | 105                    |
| 46.                                     | Agar Malwa, Neemuch, Mandsaur and Jhalawar districts                     | Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan            | Megha City Gas Distribution Private Limited   | 15-Mar-22                                | 31-Mar-30                               | 540000                 | 99000                  | 0                      |
| 47.                                     | Alirajpur, Nandurbar and Barwani districts                               | Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh          | Adani Total Gas Limited                       | 09-Mar-22                                | 31-Mar-30                               | 221962                 | 40694                  | 0                      |
| Total - CGDNetworks authorized by PNGRB | Total - CGDNetworks authorized by PNGRB                                  | Total - CGDNetworks authorized by PNGRB | Total - CGDNetworks authorized by PNGRB       | Total - CGDNetworks authorized by PNGRB  | Total - CGDNetworks authorized by PNGRB | 6522825 1217071 273262 | 6522825 1217071 273262 | 6522825 1217071 273262 |

GA-wise details of PNG (D) connections in UT of Dadra Nagar Havelias on 31.01.2025

| Sl No.                                  | Geographical Area/ CGD Networks         | State/Union Territory                   | Authorized CGD Entity                   | Date of Authorization                   | Date of Target                          | PNG Domestic Connections As on 31.01.2025   | PNG Domestic Connections As on 31.01.2025   | PNG Domestic Connections As on 31.01.2025   |
|-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|
|                                         |                                         |                                         |                                         |                                         | Completion                              | MWP Target                                  | Pro-Rata Target                             | Achieve ments                               |
| 48.                                     | UT of Dadra &Nagar Haveli               | Dadra &Nagar Haveli (UT)                | Gujarat Gas Limited                     | 01-Apr-15                               | 31-Mar-22                               | 3823                                        | 3823                                        | 13097                                       |
| Total - CGDNetworks authorized by PNGRB | Total - CGDNetworks authorized by PNGRB | Total - CGDNetworks authorized by PNGRB | Total - CGDNetworks authorized by PNGRB | Total - CGDNetworks authorized by PNGRB | Total - CGDNetworks authorized by PNGRB | 3823                                        | 3823                                        | 13097                                       |

Source: PNGRB