Lok Sabha Question No. 997 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-07-27
Subject: Adulteration of Petrol/Diesel
Ministry: PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS
Asked by: PRATAPRAO GANPATRAO JADHAV

**LOK SABHA**

**UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 997**

**TO BE ANSWERED ON 27** **TH** **JULY,  2015**

**ADULTERATION OF PETROL/DIESEL**

**997.	SHRI PRATAPRAO JADHAV**

पैट्रोलियम और प्राकृतिक गैस मंत्री

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

(a) 	whether the incidents of under measurement and adulteration of petrol/diesel by various petrol pumps have been noticed by the Government during the last three years and the current year;

(b) 	if so, the details thereof and the number of complaints against the petrol pumps/persons involved received by the Oil Marketing Companies (OMCs) and the punitive action including cancellation of their licenses, taken against them, State/OMC-wise; and

(c) 	the steps taken by the Government to launch regular drives/surprise checks at national level to curb such malpractices and ensure efficient service to customers by various petrol pumps in the country during the said period, State/OMC-wise?

**पैट्रोलियम और प्राकृतिक गैस मंत्रालय में राज्‍य मंत्री ( स्‍वतंत्र प्रभार)  (श्री धर्मेन्‍द्र प्रधान)**

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

(a)& (b) : During the last three years and current year Oil Marketing Companies (OMCs) namely, Indian Oil Corporation Limited (IOCL), Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL) and    Hindustan    Petroleum    Corporation    Limited    (HPCL)    have  detected malpractices including under-measurement and adulteration at their retail outlets in  the country. As per data made available, State/OMC-wise detail of  cases  of  under-measurement and adulteration detected at retail outlets during the last three years and current year  (April – June, 2015) are  at Annexure-I.

In case of proven cases of under-measurement and adulteration, there is a provision to cancel  the license under Marketing Discipline Guidelines (MDG)/Dealership Agreement.  OMCs have terminated 160 retail outlets for such irregularities during the last three years and current year  (April – June, 2015).  State/OMC-wise detail for the  said period is at Annexure-II.

(c) :  Public Sector Oil Marketing Companies (OMCs) have a system in place for regularly checking the quality and quantity of petrol and diesel being supplied by them to their retail outlets (ROs) in the country.

Contd.2/-

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Public Sector OMCs undertake regular and surprise inspection of Retail Outlets and take action under the provisions of the Marketing Discipline Guidelines (MDG) and Dealership Agreements against the outlets found indulging in irregularities/malpractices like adulteration, short delivery etc.  The MDG provides for termination of outlets in the first instance itself for serious malpractices like adulteration, tampering of seals and   unauthorized fittings/gears in the dispensing units and graded penalties for other malpractices/ irregularities.  Other initiatives to prevent irregularities in Retail Outlets include Automation of Retail Outlets, Third Party Certification of Retail outlets and  Monitoring of movement of tank trucks through Global Positioning System (GPS).

The Motor Spirit and High Speed Diesel (Regulation of Supply, Distribution and Prevention of Malpractices) Order, 2005 issued by the Central Government under Essential Commodities Act, 1955 provides for punitive action against malpractices such as adulteration. Provisions are also available in the contractual documents and administrative guidelines to prevent and punish malpractices.

A Quality Control Cell is also functional in each of the Public Sector OMCs which carries out surprise inspections at ROs for checking various irregularities including adulteration.

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|            | **Annexure-I**                                                                                                                                                                                         |                        |                   |                        |                   |                        |                   |                         |                   |
|------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------|-------------------|------------------------|-------------------|------------------------|-------------------|-------------------------|-------------------|
|            | **Annexure referred to in reply to part (a) & (b) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No.997 asked by Shri Shri Prataprao Jadhav  for answer on 27.07.2015 regarding 'Adulteration of Petrol/Diesel.** |                        |                   |                        |                   |                        |                   |                         |                   |
|            | **State/OMC-wise detail of irregularities of under-measurement and adulteration found at Retail Outlets of OMCs during the last three years and current year (April-June, 2015)**                      |                        |                   |                        |                   |                        |                   |                         |                   |
|            | **States/Uts**                                                                                                                                                                                         | **BPCL**               |                   | **HPCL**               |                   | **IOCL**               |                   | **Total**               |                   |
| **S. No.** |                                                                                                                                                                                                        | **Under-Measure-ment** | **Adul-teration** | **Under-Measure-ment** | **Adul-teration** | **Under-Measure-ment** | **Adul-teration** | **Under-Measure- ment** | **Adul-teration** |
| 1          | A&N Islands                                                                                                                                                                                            | 0                      | 0                 | 0                      | 0                 | 0                      | 0                 | 0                       | 0                 |
| 2          | Andhra Pradesh                                                                                                                                                                                         | 12                     | 5                 | 67                     | 5                 | 79                     | 3                 | 158                     | 13                |
| 3          | Arunachal Pradesh                                                                                                                                                                                      | 0                      | 0                 | 0                      | 0                 | 0                      | 0                 | 0                       | 0                 |
| 4          | Assam                                                                                                                                                                                                  | 6                      | 0                 | 22                     | 1                 | 23                     | 1                 | 51                      | 2                 |
| 5          | Bihar                                                                                                                                                                                                  | 9                      | 2                 | 44                     | 0                 | 90                     | 1                 | 143                     | 3                 |
| 6          | Chandigarh                                                                                                                                                                                             | 0                      | 0                 | 11                     | 0                 | 1                      | 0                 | 12                      | 0                 |
| 7          | Chattishgarh                                                                                                                                                                                           | 24                     | 4                 | 94                     | 1                 | 42                     | 0                 | 160                     | 5                 |
| 8          | D & N Haveli                                                                                                                                                                                           | 0                      | 0                 | 0                      | 0                 | 0                      | 0                 | 0                       | 0                 |
| 9          | Daman and Diu                                                                                                                                                                                          | 0                      | 0                 | 0                      | 0                 | 0                      | 0                 | 0                       | 0                 |
| 10         | Delhi                                                                                                                                                                                                  | 1                      | 0                 | 7                      | 0                 | 27                     | 0                 | 35                      | 0                 |
| 11         | Goa                                                                                                                                                                                                    | 4                      | 1                 | 10                     | 0                 | 4                      | 0                 | 18                      | 1                 |
| 12         | Gujarat                                                                                                                                                                                                | 23                     | 1                 | 4                      | 0                 | 108                    | 0                 | 135                     | 1                 |
| 13         | Haryana                                                                                                                                                                                                | 52                     | 1                 | 20                     | 0                 | 104                    | 1                 | 176                     | 2                 |
| 14         | Himachal Pradesh                                                                                                                                                                                       | 6                      | 0                 | 1                      | 0                 | 5                      | 0                 | 12                      | 0                 |
| 15         | Jammu and Kashmir                                                                                                                                                                                      | 3                      | 2                 | 11                     | 0                 | 5                      | 0                 | 19                      | 2                 |
| 16         | Jharkhand                                                                                                                                                                                              | 13                     | 7                 | 18                     | 0                 | 16                     | 3                 | 47                      | 10                |
| 17         | Karnataka                                                                                                                                                                                              | 4                      | 1                 | 24                     | 0                 | 54                     | 0                 | 82                      | 1                 |
| 18         | Kerala                                                                                                                                                                                                 | 2                      | 4                 | 12                     | 1                 | 36                     | 1                 | 50                      | 6                 |
| 19         | Lakshadweep                                                                                                                                                                                            | 0                      | 0                 | 1                      | 0                 | 0                      | 0                 | 1                       | 0                 |
| 20         | Madhya Pradesh                                                                                                                                                                                         | 59                     | 8                 | 194                    | 5                 | 109                    | 3                 | 362                     | 16                |
| 21         | Maharashtra                                                                                                                                                                                            | 64                     | 10                | 152                    | 6                 | 66                     | 5                 | 282                     | 21                |
| 22         | Manipur                                                                                                                                                                                                | 0                      | 0                 | 0                      | 0                 | 0                      | 0                 | 0                       | 0                 |
| 23         | Meghalaya                                                                                                                                                                                              | 0                      | 0                 | 5                      | 0                 | 8                      | 0                 | 13                      | 0                 |
| 24         | Mizoram                                                                                                                                                                                                | 0                      | 0                 | 1                      | 0                 | 2                      | 0                 | 3                       | 0                 |
| 25         | Nagaland                                                                                                                                                                                               | 0                      | 0                 | 0                      | 0                 | 0                      | 1                 | 0                       | 1                 |
| 26         | Orissa                                                                                                                                                                                                 | 28                     | 7                 | 76                     | 0                 | 90                     | 0                 | 194                     | 7                 |
| 27         | Puducherry                                                                                                                                                                                             | 0                      | 0                 | 3                      | 0                 | 2                      | 0                 | 5                       | 0                 |
| 28         | Punjab                                                                                                                                                                                                 | 21                     | 1                 | 83                     | 1                 | 138                    | 10                | 242                     | 12                |
| 29         | Rajasthan                                                                                                                                                                                              | 46                     | 7                 | 53                     | 2                 | 135                    | 10                | 234                     | 19                |
| 30         | Sikkim                                                                                                                                                                                                 | 0                      | 0                 | 0                      | 0                 | 0                      | 0                 | 0                       | 0                 |
| 31         | Tamil Nadu                                                                                                                                                                                             | 42                     | 10                | 48                     | 0                 | 167                    | 0                 | 257                     | 10                |
| 32         | Telangana                                                                                                                                                                                              | 1                      | 1                 | 14                     | 0                 | 33                     | 3                 | 48                      | 4                 |
| 33         | Tripura                                                                                                                                                                                                | 0                      | 0                 | 0                      | 0                 | 0                      | 0                 | 0                       | 0                 |
| 34         | Uttar Pradesh                                                                                                                                                                                          | 115                    | 15                | 116                    | 1                 | 354                    | 14                | 585                     | 30                |
| 35         | Uttarakhand                                                                                                                                                                                            | 15                     | 0                 | 14                     | 0                 | 10                     | 2                 | 39                      | 2                 |
| 36         | West Bengal                                                                                                                                                                                            | 36                     | 15                | 73                     | 0                 | 44                     | 12                | 153                     | 27                |
|            | **Total**                                                                                                                                                                                              | **586**                | **102**           | **1178**               | **23**            | **1752**               | **70**            | **3516**                | **195**           |

| **Annexure-II**   |                                                                                                                                                                                                        |          |          |          |           |
|-------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------|----------|----------|-----------|
|                   | **Annexure referred to in reply to part (a) & (b) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No.997 asked by Shri Shri Prataprao Jadhav  for answer on 27.07.2015 regarding 'Adulteration of Petrol/Diesel.** |          |          |          |           |
|                   | **State/OMC-wise detail of Retail Outlets terminated on account of irregularities of under-measurement and adulteration  during the last three years and current year (April-June, 2015)**             |          |          |          |           |
|                   | **States/UTs**                                                                                                                                                                                         | **BPCL** | **HPCL** | **IOCL** | **Total** |
| 1                 | A&N Islands                                                                                                                                                                                            | 0        | 0        | 0        | 0         |
| 2                 | Andhra Pradesh                                                                                                                                                                                         | 2        | 5        | 6        | 13        |
| 3                 | Arunachal Pradesh                                                                                                                                                                                      | 0        | 0        | 0        | 0         |
| 4                 | Assam                                                                                                                                                                                                  | 0        | 1        | 6        | 7         |
| 5                 | Bihar                                                                                                                                                                                                  | 1        | 0        | 6        | 7         |
| 6                 | Chandigarh                                                                                                                                                                                             | 0        | 0        | 0        | 0         |
| 7                 | Chattishgarh                                                                                                                                                                                           | 0        | 1        | 0        | 1         |
| 8                 | D & N Haveli                                                                                                                                                                                           | 0        | 0        | 0        | 0         |
| 9                 | Daman and Diu                                                                                                                                                                                          | 0        | 0        | 0        | 0         |
| 10                | Delhi                                                                                                                                                                                                  | 0        | 0        | 2        | 2         |
| 11                | Goa                                                                                                                                                                                                    | 0        | 0        | 0        | 0         |
| 12                | Gujarat                                                                                                                                                                                                | 5        | 0        | 6        | 11        |
| 13                | Haryana                                                                                                                                                                                                | 5        | 0        | 1        | 6         |
| 14                | Himachal Pradesh                                                                                                                                                                                       | 0        | 0        | 0        | 0         |
| 15                | Jammu and Kashmir                                                                                                                                                                                      | 1        | 0        | 0        | 1         |
| 16                | Jharkhand                                                                                                                                                                                              | 1        | 0        | 1        | 2         |
| 17                | Karnataka                                                                                                                                                                                              | 0        | 0        | 0        | 0         |
| 18                | Kerala                                                                                                                                                                                                 | 0        | 1        | 0        | 1         |
| 19                | Lakshadweep                                                                                                                                                                                            | 0        | 0        | 0        | 0         |
| 20                | Madhya Pradesh                                                                                                                                                                                         | 3        | 5        | 8        | 16        |
| 21                | Maharashtra                                                                                                                                                                                            | 6        | 6        | 6        | 18        |
| 22                | Manipur                                                                                                                                                                                                | 0        | 0        | 0        | 0         |
| 23                | Meghalaya                                                                                                                                                                                              | 0        | 0        | 0        | 0         |
| 24                | Mizoram                                                                                                                                                                                                | 0        | 0        | 0        | 0         |
| 25                | Nagaland                                                                                                                                                                                               | 0        | 0        | 0        | 0         |
| 26                | Orissa                                                                                                                                                                                                 | 0        | 0        | 2        | 2         |
| 27                | Puducherry                                                                                                                                                                                             | 0        | 0        | 0        | 0         |
| 28                | Punjab                                                                                                                                                                                                 | 1        | 1        | 6        | 8         |
| 29                | Rajasthan                                                                                                                                                                                              | 3        | 2        | 6        | 11        |
| 30                | Sikkim                                                                                                                                                                                                 | 0        | 0        | 0        | 0         |
| 31                | Tamil Nadu                                                                                                                                                                                             | 1        | 0        | 4        | 5         |
| 32                | Telangana                                                                                                                                                                                              | 0        | 0        | 4        | 4         |
| 33                | Tripura                                                                                                                                                                                                | 0        | 0        | 0        | 0         |
| 34                | Uttar Pradesh                                                                                                                                                                                          | 21       | 1        | 10       | 32        |
| 35                | Uttarakhand                                                                                                                                                                                            | 0        | 0        | 1        | 1         |
| 36                | West Bengal                                                                                                                                                                                            | 3        | 0        | 9        | 12        |
|                   | **Total**                                                                                                                                                                                              | **53**   | **23**   | **84**   | **160**   |