Lok Sabha Question No. 49 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-07-18
Subject: LPG Distributors
Ministry: PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS
Asked by: HEENA VIJAYKUMAR GAVIT, LADU KISHORE SWAIN, SUPRIYA SADANAND SULE, DHANANJAY BHIMRAO MAHADIK, JAYAKUMAR JAYAVARDHAN

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 49 TO BE ANSWERED ON 18 TH  JULY 2016

## LPG DISTRIBUTORS

49. DR. HEENA VIJAYKUMAR GAVIT:

SHRIMATI SUPRIYA SULE: SHRI DHANANJAY MAHADIK: DR. J. JAYAVARDHAN:

## पेट्रोल ियम एवं प्राक ृ तिक गैस मंत्री

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

- (a) the number of LPG distributors in rural and urban areas of the country along with LPG consumers registered in the country including LPG consumption and coverage ratio at present, State/UT-wise;

(b) whether the dealers are exempted from making home delivery of LPG cylinders under the Rajiv Gandhi Gramin LPG Vitaran Yojana (RGGLV), if so, the details thereof;

(c) whether the Government has made/ proposes to make it mandatory for all LPG distributors serving in rural areas to arrange for home delivery of cylinders to their customers; and

(d) if so, the details thereof and time by which the said facility is likely to be started in rural areas?

## ANSWER

पेट्रोल ियम एवं प्राक ृ तिक गैस मंत्रािय में राज्य मंत्री ( स्विंत्र प्रभार ) ( श्री धमेन्द्र प्रधान )

MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT  CHARGE)  IN THE MINISTRY OF PETROLEUM & NATURAL GAS (SHRI DHARMENDRA PRADHAN)

(a)  State/UT-wise details of LPG distributorship  in Rural and Urban areas, active LPG consumers as on 01.07.2016, domestic  LPG  consumption during  April-June, 2016 and LPG coverage as on 01.07.2016 are at Annexure .

(b)  to  (d)    The  concept  of  RGGLV  has  been  dispensed  with  and  as  per  Unified Guidelines for Selection of LPG Distributorship 2016, it is mandatory for the Sheheri Vitrak, Rurban Vitrak and Gramin Vitrak to develop adequate delivery infrastructure for  home  delivery  of  LPG  cylinders  to  the  customers.  Only  for  Durgam  Kshetriya Vitrak(DKV),  which  includes  RGGLVs  with  monthly  refill  sale  of  less  than  1500, home delivery is not mandatory.

| STATE/UT-WISE DETAILS OF NO. OF LPG DISTRIBUTORS, ACTIVE LPG CONSUMERS, DOMESTIC LPG CONSUMPTION AND LPG COVERAGE FOR INDUSTRY   | STATE/UT-WISE DETAILS OF NO. OF LPG DISTRIBUTORS, ACTIVE LPG CONSUMERS, DOMESTIC LPG CONSUMPTION AND LPG COVERAGE FOR INDUSTRY   | STATE/UT-WISE DETAILS OF NO. OF LPG DISTRIBUTORS, ACTIVE LPG CONSUMERS, DOMESTIC LPG CONSUMPTION AND LPG COVERAGE FOR INDUSTRY   | STATE/UT-WISE DETAILS OF NO. OF LPG DISTRIBUTORS, ACTIVE LPG CONSUMERS, DOMESTIC LPG CONSUMPTION AND LPG COVERAGE FOR INDUSTRY   | STATE/UT-WISE DETAILS OF NO. OF LPG DISTRIBUTORS, ACTIVE LPG CONSUMERS, DOMESTIC LPG CONSUMPTION AND LPG COVERAGE FOR INDUSTRY   | STATE/UT-WISE DETAILS OF NO. OF LPG DISTRIBUTORS, ACTIVE LPG CONSUMERS, DOMESTIC LPG CONSUMPTION AND LPG COVERAGE FOR INDUSTRY   |
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| STATE/UT                                                                                                                         | NO. OF DISTRIBUTORS AS ON 01.07.2016                                                                                             | NO. OF DISTRIBUTORS AS ON 01.07.2016                                                                                             | ACTIVE DOMESTIC CONSUMERS AS ON 01.07.2016                                                                                       | DOMESTIC LPG CONSUMPTION DURING APR- JUN '16                                                                                     | LPG COVERAGE BY OMCs AS PER ACTIVE CUSTOMERS AS ON 01.07.2016                                                                    |
| STATE/UT                                                                                                                         | URBAN                                                                                                                            | U/R, Rural & RGGLVs                                                                                                              | (in lacs)                                                                                                                        | (in TMTs)                                                                                                                        | %                                                                                                                                |
| CHANDIGARH                                                                                                                       | 27                                                                                                                               | 0                                                                                                                                | 2.64                                                                                                                             | 8                                                                                                                                | 102.9%                                                                                                                           |
| DELHI                                                                                                                            | 321                                                                                                                              | 0                                                                                                                                | 45.59                                                                                                                            | 158                                                                                                                              | 122.6%                                                                                                                           |
| HARYANA                                                                                                                          | 221                                                                                                                              | 198                                                                                                                              | 47.07                                                                                                                            | 133                                                                                                                              | 90.2%                                                                                                                            |
| HIMACHAL PRADESH                                                                                                                 | 69                                                                                                                               | 90                                                                                                                               | 13.31                                                                                                                            | 29                                                                                                                               | 84.4%                                                                                                                            |
| JAMMU & KASHMIR                                                                                                                  | 128                                                                                                                              | 105                                                                                                                              | 16.24                                                                                                                            | 39                                                                                                                               | 71.6%                                                                                                                            |
| PUNJAB                                                                                                                           | 330                                                                                                                              | 403                                                                                                                              | 62.51                                                                                                                            | 167                                                                                                                              | 107.6%                                                                                                                           |
| RAJASTHAN                                                                                                                        | 412                                                                                                                              | 619                                                                                                                              | 90.63                                                                                                                            | 225                                                                                                                              | 64.7%                                                                                                                            |
| UTTAR PRADESH                                                                                                                    | 946                                                                                                                              | 1883                                                                                                                             | 209.43                                                                                                                           | 577                                                                                                                              | 57.4%                                                                                                                            |
| UTTARAKHAND                                                                                                                      | 107                                                                                                                              | 138                                                                                                                              | 19.27                                                                                                                            | 51                                                                                                                               | 87.7%                                                                                                                            |
| SUB TOTAL NORTH                                                                                                                  | 2561                                                                                                                             | 3436                                                                                                                             | 506.69                                                                                                                           | 1387                                                                                                                             | 70.8%                                                                                                                            |
| ANDAMAN & NICOBAR                                                                                                                | 0                                                                                                                                | 5                                                                                                                                | 0.74                                                                                                                             | 2                                                                                                                                | 76.9%                                                                                                                            |
| ARUNACHAL PRADESH                                                                                                                | 5                                                                                                                                | 53                                                                                                                               | 1.84                                                                                                                             | 4                                                                                                                                | 61.9%                                                                                                                            |
| ASSAM                                                                                                                            | 123                                                                                                                              | 306                                                                                                                              | 29.23                                                                                                                            | 74                                                                                                                               | 42.1%                                                                                                                            |
| BIHAR                                                                                                                            | 237                                                                                                                              | 819                                                                                                                              | 68.94                                                                                                                            | 201                                                                                                                              | 32.1%                                                                                                                            |
| JHARKHAND                                                                                                                        | 159                                                                                                                              | 231                                                                                                                              | 19.50                                                                                                                            | 50                                                                                                                               | 28.2%                                                                                                                            |
| MANIPUR                                                                                                                          | 15                                                                                                                               | 63                                                                                                                               | 3.26                                                                                                                             | 7                                                                                                                                | 58.5%                                                                                                                            |
| MEGHALAYA                                                                                                                        | 21                                                                                                                               | 28                                                                                                                               | 1.37                                                                                                                             | 4                                                                                                                                | 22.1%                                                                                                                            |
| MIZORAM                                                                                                                          | 11                                                                                                                               | 43                                                                                                                               | 2.36                                                                                                                             | 6                                                                                                                                | 94.8%                                                                                                                            |
| NAGALAND                                                                                                                         | 15                                                                                                                               | 43                                                                                                                               | 1.75                                                                                                                             | 5                                                                                                                                | 43.9%                                                                                                                            |
| ORISSA                                                                                                                           | 168                                                                                                                              | 398                                                                                                                              | 33.25                                                                                                                            | 77                                                                                                                               | 32.0%                                                                                                                            |
| SIKKIM                                                                                                                           | 8                                                                                                                                | 7                                                                                                                                | 1.14                                                                                                                             | 3                                                                                                                                | 83.2%                                                                                                                            |
| TRIPURA                                                                                                                          | 16                                                                                                                               | 42                                                                                                                               | 4.18                                                                                                                             | 8                                                                                                                                | 46.0%                                                                                                                            |
| WEST BENGAL                                                                                                                      | 385                                                                                                                              | 548                                                                                                                              | 113.83                                                                                                                           | 300                                                                                                                              | 52.8%                                                                                                                            |
| SUB TOTAL EAST                                                                                                                   | 1163                                                                                                                             | 2586                                                                                                                             | 281.39                                                                                                                           | 740                                                                                                                              | 39.9%                                                                                                                            |
| CHATTISGARH                                                                                                                      | 101                                                                                                                              | 263                                                                                                                              | 19.54                                                                                                                            | 44                                                                                                                               | 31.0%                                                                                                                            |
| DADRA & NAGAR HAVELI                                                                                                             | 2                                                                                                                                | 0                                                                                                                                | 0.69                                                                                                                             | 2                                                                                                                                | 73.1%                                                                                                                            |
| DAMAN & DIU                                                                                                                      | 3                                                                                                                                | 0                                                                                                                                | 0.61                                                                                                                             | 1                                                                                                                                | 78.5%                                                                                                                            |
| GOA                                                                                                                              | 44                                                                                                                               | 7                                                                                                                                | 4.33                                                                                                                             | 10                                                                                                                               | 128.5%                                                                                                                           |
| GUJARAT                                                                                                                          | 414                                                                                                                              | 333                                                                                                                              | 66.91                                                                                                                            | 182                                                                                                                              | 49.8%                                                                                                                            |
| MADHYA PRADESH                                                                                                                   | 457                                                                                                                              | 757                                                                                                                              | 70.22                                                                                                                            | 168                                                                                                                              | 42.3%                                                                                                                            |
| MAHARASHTRA                                                                                                                      | 948                                                                                                                              | 758                                                                                                                              | 197.05                                                                                                                           | 479                                                                                                                              | 76.2%                                                                                                                            |
| SUB TOTAL WEST                                                                                                                   | 1969                                                                                                                             | 2118                                                                                                                             | 359.35                                                                                                                           | 887                                                                                                                              | 57.3%                                                                                                                            |
| ANDHRA PRADESH                                                                                                                   | 309                                                                                                                              | 537                                                                                                                              | 108.24                                                                                                                           | 211                                                                                                                              | 81.1%                                                                                                                            |
| KARNATAKA                                                                                                                        | 482                                                                                                                              | 463                                                                                                                              | 105.94                                                                                                                           | 265                                                                                                                              | 74.2%                                                                                                                            |
| KERALA                                                                                                                           | 221                                                                                                                              | 355                                                                                                                              | 77.15                                                                                                                            | 173                                                                                                                              | 97.4%                                                                                                                            |
| LAKSHADWEEP                                                                                                                      | 1                                                                                                                                | 0                                                                                                                                | 0.04                                                                                                                             | 0                                                                                                                                | 34.7%                                                                                                                            |
| PUDUCHERRY                                                                                                                       | 15                                                                                                                               | 8                                                                                                                                | 3.29                                                                                                                             | 8                                                                                                                                | 94.9%                                                                                                                            |

| TAMILNADU       |   536 |   605 |   162.00 |   370 | 80.9%   |
|-----------------|-------|-------|----------|-------|---------|
| TELANGANA       |   268 |   400 |    85.6  |   152 | 96.0%   |
| SUB TOTAL SOUTH |  1832 |  2368 |   542.27 |  1179 | 83.6%   |
| ALL INDIA       |  7525 | 10508 |  1689.7  |  4192 | 62.7%   |