Lok Sabha Question No. 3180 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-12-21
Subject: Supply of PNG to Metropolitan City
Ministry: PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS
Asked by: Haji Fazlur Rehman

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 3180

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 21 ST DECEMBER, 2023

## Supply of PNG to Metropolitan City

†3180. SHRI HAJI FAZLUR REHMAN:

## पेोलयम और ाक ृ तक गैस मंी

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

- (a)  the  name  of  the  places  where  the  Governmenthas  provided  piped  gas  connections  in everymetropolitan city of the country including UttarPradesh;
- (b) the details of each of the metropolitanareas of the country where  such piped gasconnections have not been provided or reached sofar; and
- (c) the steps being taken by the Government inthis regard?

## ANSWER

## पेोलयम और ाक ृ तक गैस मंालय म रायमंी ( ी रामेवर तेल )

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

(a) to (c) Providing Piped Natural Gas (PNG) connections are part of the development of City Gas Distribution (CGD) Network and the same is being carried out by the entities authorised by Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board (PNGRB). After completion of 11A CGD bidding  round,  300  Geographical  Areas  (GAs)  covering  about  98%  of  the  population  and 88%  of  total  geographical  area  of  the  country  spread  over  around  630  districts  in  28 states/UTs,  including  metropolitan  cities  and  district  headquarters  situated  within  the  GAs, have been covered under the CGD network. State wise details of PNG domestic connections across the country (including State of Uttar Pradesh) is at Annexure.

As per Minimum Work Plan (MWP) target,determined by PNGRB, authorized entities have to provide approx.12.50 crore PNG connections across the country by 2032.

In order to further expand the reach of natural gas in the country, PNGRB has launched the 12 th and 12A CGD Bidding Rounds, covering the states of Arunachal Pradesh, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Sikkim, Manipur and remaining parts of Union Territory (UT) of Jammu and Kashmir and the entire UT of Ladakh.

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## Annexure

ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (a)  to  (c)  OF  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3180 TO BE ANSWERED ON 21.12.2023 REGARDING SUPPLY OF PNG TO METROPOLITAN CITY.

## List of Piped Natural Gas (PNG) connections across the country

| States/UT           | PNG Domestic Connections   |
|---------------------|----------------------------|
| Andhra Pradesh      | 2,66,223                   |
| Assam               | 53,440                     |
| Bihar               | 1,21,737                   |
| Chandigarh          | 26,354                     |
| Dadra &Nagar Haveli | 11,724                     |
| Delhi               | 14,94,562                  |
| Goa                 | 11,514                     |
| Gujarat             | 31,60,791                  |
| Haryana             | 3,47,217                   |
| Himachal Pradesh    | 6,712                      |
| Jharkhand           | 1,16,735                   |
| Karnataka           | 4,10,921                   |
| Kerala              | 54,032                     |
| Madhya Pradesh      | 2,21,456                   |
| Maharashtra         | 33,17,083                  |
| Odisha              | 95,613                     |
| Punjab              | 78,337                     |
| Rajasthan           | 2,46,472                   |
| Tamil Nadu          | 14,913                     |
| Telangana           | 1,94,739                   |
| Tripura             | 60,566                     |
| UT of Daman &Diu    | 5,178                      |
| Uttar Pradesh       | 15,09,282                  |
| Uttarakhand         | 79,725                     |
| West Bengal         | 2,077                      |
| Total               | 1,19,07,403                |

Source: PNGRB