Lok Sabha Question No. 4456 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2026-03-19
Subject: Import and Domestic Production of Bitumen
Ministry: PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS
Asked by: Shri Vijay Kumar Hansdak, Shri Saptagiri Sankar Ulaka, Shri Karti P Chidambaram, Shri K Sudhakaran

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4456 TO BE ANSWERED ON 19 MARCH, 2026

## IMPORT AND DOMESTIC PRODUCTION OF BITUMEN

4456.   SHRI VIJAY KUMAR HANSDAK:

SHRI SAPTAGIRI SANKAR ULAKA:

SHRI KARTI P CHIDAMBARAM:

SHRI K SUDHAKARAN

## पेट Ō ोिलयम और Ůाक ृ ितक गैस मंũी

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

- (a) the details of the quantity and value of bitumen imported into the country since 2019, yearwise along with the sources of such imports, country-wise;
- (b) the details of domestic production and total domestic consumption of bitumen during the said period and the percentage share of imports in total domestic consumption, year-wise;
- (c) whether the Government has assessed the adequacy of domestic bitumen production capacity to meet the demand arising from national highway and infrastructure development programmes and if so, the details thereof; and
- (d)  whether  the  Government  has  formulated  any  policy,  roadmap  or  incentives  to  promote domestic  production  of  bitumen  and  bio  bitumen  to  reduce  import  dependence  and  if  so,  the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## पेट Ō ोिलयम और Ůाक ृ ितक गैस मंũालय मŐ राǛ मंũी ( ŵी सुरे श गोपी )

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

(a) & (b): The details of bitumen imports, production and consumption are given below:

| Financial Year   |   Bitumen Imports (TMT) |   Bitumen Consumption (TMT) |   Bitumen Production (TMT) |   %share of Imports in Consumption |
|------------------|-------------------------|-----------------------------|----------------------------|------------------------------------|
| 2019-20          |                 1629.62 |                     6720.37 |                    4891.9  |                              24.25 |
| 2020-21          |                 2054.8  |                     7523.92 |                    4901.83 |                              27.31 |
| 2021-22          |                 2580.53 |                     7816.33 |                    5110.84 |                              33.01 |
| 2022-23          |                 2797.45 |                     8041.07 |                    4914.15 |                              34.79 |

| 2023-24                                                     | 3243.62                                                     | 8807.25                                                     | 5239.97                                                     | 36.83                                                       |
|-------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------|
| 2024-25                                                     | 2899.92                                                     | 8581.50                                                     | 5303.35                                                     | 33.79                                                       |
| 2025-26 (Apr-Jan)(P)                                        | 2322.16                                                     | 6875.92                                                     | 4167.87                                                     | 33.77                                                       |
| Source: Petroleum Planning &Analysis Cell; (P): Provisional | Source: Petroleum Planning &Analysis Cell; (P): Provisional | Source: Petroleum Planning &Analysis Cell; (P): Provisional | Source: Petroleum Planning &Analysis Cell; (P): Provisional | Source: Petroleum Planning &Analysis Cell; (P): Provisional |

- (c):  While  domestic  production  of  petroleum  products  is  expected  to  increase  with  the commissioning  and  expansion  of  greenfield  and  brownfield  refinery  projects,  any  shortfall  in domestic availability is bridged through imports.
- (d):  Bio-Bitumen has been developed by IOCL using lignin rich residue for 2G Ethanol plant as source of Biomaterial.

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