Lok Sabha Question No. 1339 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-05-02
Subject: Shortage/Black Marketing of LPG
Ministry: PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS
Asked by: JAYAKUMAR JAYAVARDHAN, GAJANAN CHANDRAKANT KIRTIKAR, ASHOK SHANKARRAO CHAVAN, Shrirang Appa Barne, RANGASWAMY DHRUVANARAYANA, SHIVAJI ADHALRAO PATIL, SUNIL BALIRAM GAIKWAD, DALPAT SINGH PARASTE, VINOD KUMAR SONKAR, RAVINDRA KUMAR PANDEY, SUNIL KUMAR SINGH, RAJESHBHAI NARANBHAI CHUDASAMA, VINOD KUMAR BOIANAPALLI, KUNWAR HARIBANSH SINGH, DHARMENDRA YADAV, BHEEMRAO BASWANTHRAO PATIL, VIJAY KUMAR S.R., HARISHCHANDRA DEORAM CHAVAN

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1339

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 2 ND  MAY 2016

## SHORTAGE/BLACK MARKETING OF LPG

## 1339. DR. J. JAYAVARDHAN:

SHRI GAJANAN KIRTIKAR:

SHRI ASHOK SHANKARRAO CHAVAN:

SHRI SHRIRANG APPA BARNE:

SHRI R. DHRUVA NARAYANA:

SHRI ADHALRAO PATIL SHIVAJIRAO:

DR. SUNIL BALIRAM GAIKWAD:

SHRI DALPAT SINGH PARASTE:

SHRI VINOD KUMAR SONKAR:

SHRI RAVINDRA KUMAR PANDEY:

SHRI SUNIL KUMAR SINGH:

SHRI RAJESHBHAI CHUDASAMA:

SHRI B. VINOD KUMAR:

KUNWAR HARIBANSH SINGH:

SHRI DHARMENDRA YADAV:

SHRI BHEEMRAO B. PATIL:

SHRI S.R. VIJAYAKUMAR:

SHRI HARISHCHANDRA CHAVAN:

## पेट्रोलियम एवं प्राक ृ लिक गैस मंत्री

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

- (a) whether shortage of LPG has been reported from most of the States and if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor along with number of LPG consumers in the country, State/UT-wise;
- (b) the number of cases of black marketing of LPG reported during each of the last three years and the action taken/ flash raids conducted at LPG godowns/ agencies to  curb  this  malpractice  in  the  country  along  with  number  of  such  cases  identified where prior information of raids was reportedly leaked by Oil Marketing Companies (OMCs) during the said period and action taken by the Government in this regard, State/UT/OMC-wise;
- (c)  whether  most  of  the  rural  households  are  deprived  of  LPG  because  of  lack  of information about the process of getting a connection and their inability to pay for a

connection  and  if  so,  the  details  thereof  along  with  the  steps  taken  by  the Government to focus cash flow, awareness, availability and administration; (d) the details of target set and achievement made including guidelines/ criteria to be followed for new LPG connections to the people belonging to BPL categories under new scheme/Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana (PMUY) in the country, State/UT-wise; (e) the details of free of cost and on EMI basis LPG connections provided to BPL women under new scheme/ PMUY including number of complaints received for not providing  LPG  connections  by  some dealers  and  action  taken  by  the  Government against them, State/UT-wise; and (f)  whether  Direct  Benefits  Transfer  of  LPG  subsidy  programme  has  created additional barriers for economically weaker households and if so, the details thereof and the steps taken/being taken in this regard?

## ANSWER

पेट्रोलियम एवं प्राक ृ लिक गैस मंत्रािय में राज्य मंत्री ( स्विंत्र प्रभार ) ( श्री धमेंद्र प्रधान )

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

(a)  Public  Sector Oil Marketing Companies (OMCs) have reported that there is no shortage of LPG in the country.

However, delay in refill supplies may occur in the event of a backlog due to non-availability of filled LPG cylinders with the distributors for unavoidable reasons such as road breaches, floods, strikes, incidents of bandhs, shortage of bulk LPG, non-availability of trucks, etc. and in such situations bottling plants work on extended hours as well as on holidays to clear the backlog. OMCs have also reported that they are regularly monitoring all the distributorships and any additional supplies required by the distributors, to meet the demand, is released accordingly so as to ensure that all consumers including rural consumers get timely refill supplies.

State/UT-wise details of LPG consumers is at Annexure-I .

(b)  State/UT-wise  details  of  established  cases  of  irregularities  including  black marketing during the period of last three years(2012-13, 2013-14, 2014-15 ) and  for the period from April, 15 to Jan, 16  are at Annexure-II . OMCs  have  informed  that  there  are  provisions  of  Marketing  Discipline Guidelines(MDG)/ distributorship agreement for taking action against the erring LPG distributorships, if they notice any  established cases of irregularities committed by them.  The  number  of  inspections  carried  out  during  three  years  and  current  year (April 15-Jan 16) State/UT-wise, OMCs-wise is at Annexure-III. (c) to (e) OMCs have reported that their distributors are under instructions to release new  connections  on  demand.    Notices/banners  have  been  put  at  showrooms  of distributors to increase awareness on availability of LPG connections Further,  the  Government  has  recently  launched  'Pradhan  Mantri  Ujjwala Yojana'  for providing deposit free LPG connections to 5 crore women belonging to the Below Poverty Line (BPL) families   over a period of 3 years starting  from FY 2016-17.  Eligible  families  will  be  identified  through  the  Socio-Economic  Caste Census 2011 data.   Priority  will  be  given  to  those  States  where  LPG  coverage  is lower than the national coverage. The  Government  will  bear  an  expenditure  upto  Rs.  1600/-  for  a  new connection. The customer will have to bear the cost of Hot Plate and purchase of first  refill.  This,  in  turn,  will  be  financed  at  zero  interest  cost  by  the  OMCs  and recoverable through EMIs. (f) DBTL  has not created any additional barriers for economically weaker households. With the implementation of the Jan Dhan Yojana Scheme,  opening of bank  accounts  has  become  easier  thus  making  direct  transfer  of  subsidy  to  the intended customer easier.

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Annexure-I

## Annexure referred to in reply to part (a) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 1339 for 02.05.2016

## State-wise LPG customers as on 01.04.2016

| STATE/UT             | Active domestic LPG customers of OMCs (in lakhs)   | Active domestic LPG customers of OMCs (in lakhs)   | Active domestic LPG customers of OMCs (in lakhs)   |
|----------------------|----------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|
| STATE/UT             | Approx. Rural                                      | Apprx. Urban                                       | Total                                              |
| CHANDIGARH           | 0.02                                               | 2.60                                               | 2.62                                               |
| DELHI                | 0.00                                               | 45.68                                              | 45.68                                              |
| HARYANA              | 15.33                                              | 31.55                                              | 46.88                                              |
| HIMACHAL PRADESH     | 7.72                                               | 5.36                                               | 13.09                                              |
| JAMMU & KASHMIR      | 6.12                                               | 10.18                                              | 16.29                                              |
| PUNJAB               | 23.56                                              | 38.04                                              | 61.60                                              |
| RAJASTHAN            | 33.84                                              | 53.80                                              | 87.64                                              |
| UTTAR PRADESH        | 86.27                                              | 114.84                                             | 201.11                                             |
| UTTRANCHAL           | 5.09                                               | 13.94                                              | 19.03                                              |
| SUB TOTAL NORTH      | 177.95                                             | 316.00                                             | 493.94                                             |
| ANDAMAN & NICOBAR    | 0.23                                               | 0.50                                               | 0.73                                               |
| ARUNACHAL PRADESH    | 0.36                                               | 1.53                                               | 1.88                                               |
| ASSAM                | 7.93                                               | 22.21                                              | 30.14                                              |
| BIHAR                | 37.68                                              | 29.72                                              | 67.39                                              |
| JHARKHAND            | 6.47                                               | 12.73                                              | 19.20                                              |
| MANIPUR              | 0.99                                               | 2.27                                               | 3.26                                               |
| MEGHALAYA            | 0.16                                               | 1.19                                               | 1.35                                               |
| MIZORAM              | 0.98                                               | 1.42                                               | 2.40                                               |
| NAGALAND             | 0.32                                               | 1.44                                               | 1.76                                               |
| ODISHA               | 16.08                                              | 16.85                                              | 32.94                                              |
| SIKKIM               | 0.35                                               | 0.78                                               | 1.13                                               |
| TRIPURA              | 1.80                                               | 2.29                                               | 4.09                                               |
| WEST BENGAL          | 37.04                                              | 73.64                                              | 110.67                                             |
| SUB TOTAL EAST       | 110.39                                             | 166.57                                             | 276.95                                             |
| CHATTISGARH          | 7.66                                               | 11.78                                              | 19.44                                              |
| DADRA & NAGAR HAVELI | 0.00                                               | 0.69                                               | 0.69                                               |

| DAMAN & DIU     |   0.27 |    0.33 |    0.60 |
|-----------------|--------|---------|---------|
| GOA             |   0.55 |    3.78 |    4.33 |
| GUJARAT         |  16.67 |   49.48 |   66.16 |
| MADHYA PRADESH  |  24.69 |   43.73 |   68.41 |
| MAHARASHTRA     |  63.15 |  131.58 |  194.72 |
| SUB TOTAL WEST  | 112.98 |  241.37 |  354.35 |
| ANDHRA PRADESH  |  54.72 |   52.19 |  106.92 |
| KARNATAKA       |  30.02 |   74.25 |  104.26 |
| KERALA          |  38.89 |   37.98 |   76.88 |
| LAKSHADWEEP     |   0.04 |    0    |    0.04 |
| PUDUCHERRY      |   0.29 |    2.98 |    3.27 |
| TAMILNADU       |  86.63 |   74.69 |  161.32 |
| TELANGANA       |  40.24 |   44.37 |   84.61 |
| SUB TOTAL SOUTH | 250.82 |  286.47 |  537.3  |
| ALL INDIA       | 652.14 | 1010.4  | 1662.55 |

| Annexure referred to part (b) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 1339 for 02.05.2016                                                                                           | Annexure referred to part (b) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 1339 for 02.05.2016                                                                                           |
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Total numbers of established cases of irregularities by OMC distributors during the period of last three year and current year i.e. 2012-13, 2013-14, 2014-15 & Apr'15 - Jan'16 | Total numbers of established cases of irregularities by OMC distributors during the period of last three year and current year i.e. 2012-13, 2013-14, 2014-15 & Apr'15 - Jan'16 |
| STATE/UT                                                                                                                                                                        | No. of established cases of irregularities                                                                                                                                      |
| Chandigarh                                                                                                                                                                      | 87                                                                                                                                                                              |
| Delhi                                                                                                                                                                           | 301                                                                                                                                                                             |
| Haryana                                                                                                                                                                         | 275                                                                                                                                                                             |
| Himachal Pradesh                                                                                                                                                                | 24                                                                                                                                                                              |
| Jammu & Kashmir                                                                                                                                                                 | 140                                                                                                                                                                             |
| Punjab                                                                                                                                                                          | 357                                                                                                                                                                             |
| Rajasthan                                                                                                                                                                       | 369                                                                                                                                                                             |
| Uttar Pradesh                                                                                                                                                                   | 1887                                                                                                                                                                            |
| Uttranchal                                                                                                                                                                      | 138                                                                                                                                                                             |
| Sub Total North                                                                                                                                                                 | 3578                                                                                                                                                                            |
| Andaman & Nicobar                                                                                                                                                               | 0                                                                                                                                                                               |
| Arunachal Pradesh                                                                                                                                                               | 8                                                                                                                                                                               |
| Assam                                                                                                                                                                           | 142                                                                                                                                                                             |
| Bihar                                                                                                                                                                           | 350                                                                                                                                                                             |
| Jharkhand                                                                                                                                                                       | 165                                                                                                                                                                             |
| Manipur                                                                                                                                                                         | 3                                                                                                                                                                               |
| Meghalaya                                                                                                                                                                       | 12                                                                                                                                                                              |
| Mizoram                                                                                                                                                                         | 4                                                                                                                                                                               |
| Nagaland                                                                                                                                                                        | 0                                                                                                                                                                               |
| Odissa                                                                                                                                                                          | 314                                                                                                                                                                             |
| Sikkim                                                                                                                                                                          | 0                                                                                                                                                                               |
| Tripura                                                                                                                                                                         | 4                                                                                                                                                                               |
| West Bengal                                                                                                                                                                     | 192                                                                                                                                                                             |
| Sub Total East                                                                                                                                                                  | 1194                                                                                                                                                                            |
| Chattisgarh                                                                                                                                                                     | 151                                                                                                                                                                             |
| Dadra & Nagar Haveli                                                                                                                                                            | 0                                                                                                                                                                               |
| Daman & Diu                                                                                                                                                                     | 3                                                                                                                                                                               |
| Goa                                                                                                                                                                             | 19                                                                                                                                                                              |
| Gujarat                                                                                                                                                                         | 383                                                                                                                                                                             |
| Madhya Pradesh                                                                                                                                                                  | 630                                                                                                                                                                             |
| Maharashtra                                                                                                                                                                     | 625                                                                                                                                                                             |
| Sub Total West                                                                                                                                                                  | 1811                                                                                                                                                                            |
| Andhra Pradesh                                                                                                                                                                  | 452                                                                                                                                                                             |
| Karnataka                                                                                                                                                                       | 417                                                                                                                                                                             |
| Kerala                                                                                                                                                                          | 265                                                                                                                                                                             |
| Lakshadweep                                                                                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                                                                                               |
| Pudicherry                                                                                                                                                                      | 5                                                                                                                                                                               |

| Tamilnadu       |   305 |
|-----------------|-------|
| Telangana       |   166 |
| Sub Total South |  1610 |
| All India       |  8193 |

Annexure

- III

IOC

Annexure referred to in reply to part (b) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 1339 for 02.05.2016

## Number of inspections carried out of IOC distributors during last three year and current year i.e. 2012-13, 2013-14, 2014-15 & Apr'15Jan'16

| STATE/UT             |   Total | Apr'15 - Jan'16   | 2014-15   | 2013-14   | 2012-13   |
|----------------------|---------|-------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
| CHANDIGARH           |     331 | 35                | 211       | 39        | 46        |
| DELHI                |    1978 | 416               | 578       | 569       | 415       |
| HARYANA              |    1466 | 341               | 356       | 397       | 372       |
| HIMACHAL PRADESH     |    1060 | 170               | 294       | 278       | 318       |
| JAMMU & KASHMIR      |     868 | 205               | 156       | 272       | 235       |
| PUNJAB               |    1654 | 518               | 224       | 474       | 438       |
| RAJASTHAN            |    2677 | 696               | 501       | 717       | 763       |
| UTTAR PRADESH        |    7134 | 2239              | 1823      | 1584      | 1488      |
| UTTRANCHAL           |     909 | 212               | 257       | 216       | 224       |
| SUB TOTAL NORTH      |   18077 | 4832              | 4400      | 4546      | 4299      |
| ANDAMAN & NICOBAR    |      77 | 21                | 29        | 9         | 18        |
| ARUNACHAL PRADESH    |     186 | 25                | 86        | 29        | 46        |
| ASSAM                |    2259 | 263               | 541       | 814       | 641       |
| BIHAR                |    2146 | 721               | 630       | 402       | 393       |
| JHARKHAND            |    1209 | 228               | 336       | 348       | 297       |
| MANIPUR              |     369 | 99                | 85        | 104       | 81        |
| MEGHALAYA            |     152 | 27                | 47        | 34        | 44        |
| MIZORAM              |     270 | 56                | 48        | 89        | 77        |
| NAGALAND             |     212 | 15                | 51        | 52        | 94        |
| ODISSA               |    1251 | 470               | 440       | 139       | 202       |
| SIKKIM               |     229 | 92                | 67        | 37        | 33        |
| TRIPURA              |     276 | 62                | 48        | 88        | 78        |
| WEST BENGAL          |    3161 | 855               | 979       | 661       | 666       |
| SUB TOTAL EAST       |   11797 | 2934              | 3387      | 2806      | 2670      |
| CHATTISGARH          |    1210 | 261               | 304       | 311       | 334       |
| DADRA & NAGAR HAVELI |       0 |                   |           |           |           |
| DAMAN & DIU          |       0 |                   |           |           |           |
| GOA                  |      40 | 4                 | 6         | 11        | 19        |
| GUJARAT              |    3345 | 627               | 849       | 838       | 1031      |
| MADHYA PRADESH       |    3304 | 754               | 706       | 782       | 1062      |
| MAHARASHTRA          |    1950 | 407               | 390       | 353       | 800       |
| SUB TOTAL WEST       |    9849 | 2053              | 2255      | 2295      | 3246      |

| ANDHRA PRADESH   |   3341 | 519   |   607 | 1119   | 1096   |
|------------------|--------|-------|-------|--------|--------|
| KARNATAKA        |   2092 | 565   |   500 | 496    | 531    |
| KERALA           |   2034 | 495   |   577 | 456    | 506    |
| LAKSHADWEEP      |      0 |       |     0 |        |        |
| PUDUCHERRY       |     54 |       |    29 | 25     |        |
| TAMILNADU        |   6114 | 1118  |  1941 | 1700   | 1355   |
| TELANGANA        |    377 | 186   |   191 |        |        |
| SUB TOTAL SOUTH  |  14012 | 2883  |  3845 | 3796   | 3488   |
| ALL INDIA        |  53735 | 12702 | 13887 | 13443  | 13703  |

|                                                                                                       |                                                                                                       |                                                                                                       |                                                                                                       |                                                                                                       | Annexure III                                                                                          |
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| BPC Annexure referred to in reply to part (b) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 1339 for 02.05.2016 | BPC Annexure referred to in reply to part (b) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 1339 for 02.05.2016 | BPC Annexure referred to in reply to part (b) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 1339 for 02.05.2016 | BPC Annexure referred to in reply to part (b) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 1339 for 02.05.2016 | BPC Annexure referred to in reply to part (b) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 1339 for 02.05.2016 | BPC Annexure referred to in reply to part (b) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 1339 for 02.05.2016 |
| BPC : DETAILS OF STATE WISE INSPECTION CARRIED OUT FOR                                                | BPC : DETAILS OF STATE WISE INSPECTION CARRIED OUT FOR                                                | BPC : DETAILS OF STATE WISE INSPECTION CARRIED OUT FOR                                                | BPC : DETAILS OF STATE WISE INSPECTION CARRIED OUT FOR                                                | BPC : DETAILS OF STATE WISE INSPECTION CARRIED OUT FOR                                                | BPC : DETAILS OF STATE WISE INSPECTION CARRIED OUT FOR                                                |
| FOR THE LAST THREE YEARS AND CURRENT YEAR APRIL -JAN'16                                               | FOR THE LAST THREE YEARS AND CURRENT YEAR APRIL -JAN'16                                               | FOR THE LAST THREE YEARS AND CURRENT YEAR APRIL -JAN'16                                               | FOR THE LAST THREE YEARS AND CURRENT YEAR APRIL -JAN'16                                               | FOR THE LAST THREE YEARS AND CURRENT YEAR APRIL -JAN'16                                               | FOR THE LAST THREE YEARS AND CURRENT YEAR APRIL -JAN'16                                               |
| STATE                                                                                                 | 2012-13                                                                                               | 2013-14                                                                                               | 2014-15                                                                                               | April/Jan'16                                                                                          | Total                                                                                                 |
| CHANDIGARH                                                                                            | 24                                                                                                    | 33                                                                                                    | 27                                                                                                    | 23                                                                                                    | 107                                                                                                   |
| DELHI                                                                                                 | 357                                                                                                   | 344                                                                                                   | 389                                                                                                   | 310                                                                                                   | 1400                                                                                                  |
| HARYANA                                                                                               | 334                                                                                                   | 433                                                                                                   | 450                                                                                                   | 401                                                                                                   | 1618                                                                                                  |
| HIMACHAL PRADESH                                                                                      | 25                                                                                                    | 36                                                                                                    | 19                                                                                                    | 20                                                                                                    | 100                                                                                                   |
| JAMMU & KASHMIR                                                                                       | 38                                                                                                    | 75                                                                                                    | 196                                                                                                   | 62                                                                                                    | 371                                                                                                   |
| PUNJAB                                                                                                | 358                                                                                                   | 393                                                                                                   | 674                                                                                                   | 701                                                                                                   | 2126                                                                                                  |
| RAJASTHAN                                                                                             | 417                                                                                                   | 429                                                                                                   | 758                                                                                                   | 749                                                                                                   | 2353                                                                                                  |
| UTTAR PRADESH                                                                                         | 1477                                                                                                  | 1512                                                                                                  | 2116                                                                                                  | 1975                                                                                                  | 7080                                                                                                  |
| UTTRANCHAL                                                                                            | 0                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                     | 242                                                                                                   | 242                                                                                                   |
| SUB TOTAL NORTH                                                                                       | 3030                                                                                                  | 3255                                                                                                  | 4629                                                                                                  | 4483                                                                                                  | 15397                                                                                                 |
| ANDAMAN & NICOBAR                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                     |
| ARUNACHAL PRADESH                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                     | 1                                                                                                     | 1                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                     | 2                                                                                                     |
| ASSAM                                                                                                 | 88                                                                                                    | 127                                                                                                   | 123                                                                                                   | 140                                                                                                   | 478                                                                                                   |
| BIHAR                                                                                                 | 513                                                                                                   | 432                                                                                                   | 528                                                                                                   | 434                                                                                                   | 1907                                                                                                  |
| JHARKHAND                                                                                             | 75                                                                                                    | 73                                                                                                    | 187                                                                                                   | 178                                                                                                   | 513                                                                                                   |
| MANIPUR                                                                                               | 0                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                     |
| MEGHALAYA                                                                                             | 1                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                     | 5                                                                                                     | 4                                                                                                     | 10                                                                                                    |
| MIZORAM                                                                                               | 0                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                     |
| NAGALAND                                                                                              | 0                                                                                                     | 3                                                                                                     | 1                                                                                                     | 4                                                                                                     | 8                                                                                                     |
| ODISSA                                                                                                | 151                                                                                                   | 133                                                                                                   | 226                                                                                                   | 191                                                                                                   | 701                                                                                                   |
| SIKKIM                                                                                                | 0                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                     |
| TRIPURA                                                                                               | 0                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                     |
| WEST BENGAL                                                                                           | 527                                                                                                   | 398                                                                                                   | 474                                                                                                   | 512                                                                                                   | 1911                                                                                                  |
| SUB TOTAL EAST                                                                                        | 1355                                                                                                  | 1167                                                                                                  | 1545                                                                                                  | 1463                                                                                                  | 5530                                                                                                  |
| CHATTISGARH                                                                                           | 63                                                                                                    | 137                                                                                                   | 162                                                                                                   | 137                                                                                                   | 499                                                                                                   |
| DADRA & NAGAR HAVELI                                                                                  | 0                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                     |
| DAMAN & DIU                                                                                           | 0                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                     |
| GOA                                                                                                   | 97                                                                                                    | 75                                                                                                    | 70                                                                                                    | 52                                                                                                    | 294                                                                                                   |
| GUJARAT                                                                                               | 547                                                                                                   | 523                                                                                                   | 567                                                                                                   | 450                                                                                                   | 2087                                                                                                  |
| MADHYA PRADESH                                                                                        | 393                                                                                                   | 442                                                                                                   | 809                                                                                                   | 674                                                                                                   | 2318                                                                                                  |
| MAHARASHTRA                                                                                           | 2244                                                                                                  | 1550                                                                                                  | 2676                                                                                                  | 2032                                                                                                  | 8502                                                                                                  |
| SUB TOTAL WEST                                                                                        | 3344                                                                                                  | 2727                                                                                                  | 4284                                                                                                  | 3345                                                                                                  | 13700                                                                                                 |
| ANDHRA PRADESH                                                                                        | 483                                                                                                   | 414                                                                                                   | 968                                                                                                   | 911                                                                                                   | 2776                                                                                                  |
| KARNATAKA                                                                                             | 230 72                                                                                                | 170                                                                                                   | 474                                                                                                   | 625                                                                                                   | 1499                                                                                                  |
| KERALA                                                                                                |                                                                                                       | 268                                                                                                   | 595                                                                                                   | 619                                                                                                   | 1554                                                                                                  |
| LAKSHADWEEP                                                                                           | 0                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                     |

| PUDICHERRY      |   11 |    0 |     5 |    45 |    61 |
|-----------------|------|------|-------|-------|-------|
| TAMILNADU       |  385 |  348 |   796 |   445 |  1974 |
| TELANGANA       |    0 |    0 |     0 |   409 |   409 |
| SUB TOTAL SOUTH | 1181 | 1200 |  2838 |  3054 |  8273 |
| ALL INDIA TOTAL | 8910 | 8349 | 13296 | 12345 | 42900 |

Annexure referred to in reply to part (b) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 1339 for 02.05.2016

| Total number of Inspections carried out on LPG Distributorships during last three years and current year i.e. 2012-13, 2013-14, 2014-15 & Apr'15-Jan'16 HPC   | Total number of Inspections carried out on LPG Distributorships during last three years and current year i.e. 2012-13, 2013-14, 2014-15 & Apr'15-Jan'16 HPC   | Total number of Inspections carried out on LPG Distributorships during last three years and current year i.e. 2012-13, 2013-14, 2014-15 & Apr'15-Jan'16 HPC   | Total number of Inspections carried out on LPG Distributorships during last three years and current year i.e. 2012-13, 2013-14, 2014-15 & Apr'15-Jan'16 HPC   | Total number of Inspections carried out on LPG Distributorships during last three years and current year i.e. 2012-13, 2013-14, 2014-15 & Apr'15-Jan'16 HPC   | Total number of Inspections carried out on LPG Distributorships during last three years and current year i.e. 2012-13, 2013-14, 2014-15 & Apr'15-Jan'16 HPC   |
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| STATE/UT                                                                                                                                                      | Total                                                                                                                                                         | Apr'15 - Jan'16                                                                                                                                               | 2014-15                                                                                                                                                       | 2013-14                                                                                                                                                       | 2012-13                                                                                                                                                       |
| CHANDIGARH                                                                                                                                                    | 103                                                                                                                                                           | 28                                                                                                                                                            | 21                                                                                                                                                            | 29                                                                                                                                                            | 25                                                                                                                                                            |
| DELHI                                                                                                                                                         | 992                                                                                                                                                           | 126                                                                                                                                                           | 122                                                                                                                                                           | 393                                                                                                                                                           | 351                                                                                                                                                           |
| HARYANA                                                                                                                                                       | 539                                                                                                                                                           | 186                                                                                                                                                           | 146                                                                                                                                                           | 72                                                                                                                                                            | 135                                                                                                                                                           |
| HIMACHAL PRADESH                                                                                                                                              | 157                                                                                                                                                           | 53                                                                                                                                                            | 32                                                                                                                                                            | 45                                                                                                                                                            | 27                                                                                                                                                            |
| JAMMU & KASHMIR                                                                                                                                               | 585                                                                                                                                                           | 166                                                                                                                                                           | 79                                                                                                                                                            | 136                                                                                                                                                           | 204                                                                                                                                                           |
| PUNJAB                                                                                                                                                        | 1616                                                                                                                                                          | 466                                                                                                                                                           | 446                                                                                                                                                           | 340                                                                                                                                                           | 364                                                                                                                                                           |
| RAJASTHAN                                                                                                                                                     | 2099                                                                                                                                                          | 429                                                                                                                                                           | 453                                                                                                                                                           | 732                                                                                                                                                           | 485                                                                                                                                                           |
| UTTAR PRADESH                                                                                                                                                 | 3118                                                                                                                                                          | 1043                                                                                                                                                          | 982                                                                                                                                                           | 547                                                                                                                                                           | 546                                                                                                                                                           |
| UTTRANCHAL                                                                                                                                                    | 319                                                                                                                                                           | 64                                                                                                                                                            | 166                                                                                                                                                           | 14                                                                                                                                                            | 75                                                                                                                                                            |
| SUB TOTAL NORTH                                                                                                                                               | 9528                                                                                                                                                          | 2561                                                                                                                                                          | 2447                                                                                                                                                          | 2308                                                                                                                                                          | 2212                                                                                                                                                          |
| ANDAMAN & NICOBAR                                                                                                                                             | 0                                                                                                                                                             | 0                                                                                                                                                             | 0                                                                                                                                                             | 0                                                                                                                                                             | 0                                                                                                                                                             |
| ARUNACHAL PRADESH                                                                                                                                             | 0                                                                                                                                                             | 0                                                                                                                                                             | 0                                                                                                                                                             | 0                                                                                                                                                             | 0                                                                                                                                                             |
| ASSAM                                                                                                                                                         | 91                                                                                                                                                            | 6                                                                                                                                                             | 0                                                                                                                                                             | 61                                                                                                                                                            | 24                                                                                                                                                            |
| BIHAR                                                                                                                                                         | 631                                                                                                                                                           | 102                                                                                                                                                           | 159                                                                                                                                                           | 149                                                                                                                                                           | 221                                                                                                                                                           |
| JHARKHAND                                                                                                                                                     | 410                                                                                                                                                           | 111                                                                                                                                                           | 103                                                                                                                                                           | 89                                                                                                                                                            | 107                                                                                                                                                           |
| MANIPUR                                                                                                                                                       | 0                                                                                                                                                             | 0                                                                                                                                                             | 0                                                                                                                                                             | 0                                                                                                                                                             | 0                                                                                                                                                             |
| MEGHALAYA                                                                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                                                                             | 0                                                                                                                                                             | 0                                                                                                                                                             | 0                                                                                                                                                             | 0                                                                                                                                                             |
| MIZORAM                                                                                                                                                       | 0                                                                                                                                                             | 0                                                                                                                                                             | 0                                                                                                                                                             | 0                                                                                                                                                             | 0                                                                                                                                                             |
| NAGALAND                                                                                                                                                      | 0                                                                                                                                                             | 0                                                                                                                                                             | 0                                                                                                                                                             | 0                                                                                                                                                             | 0                                                                                                                                                             |
| ODISSA                                                                                                                                                        | 1097                                                                                                                                                          | 246                                                                                                                                                           | 414                                                                                                                                                           | 226                                                                                                                                                           | 211                                                                                                                                                           |
| SIKKIM                                                                                                                                                        | 0                                                                                                                                                             | 0                                                                                                                                                             | 0                                                                                                                                                             | 0                                                                                                                                                             | 0                                                                                                                                                             |
| TRIPURA                                                                                                                                                       | 0                                                                                                                                                             | 0                                                                                                                                                             | 0                                                                                                                                                             | 0                                                                                                                                                             | 0                                                                                                                                                             |
| WEST BENGAL                                                                                                                                                   | 1216                                                                                                                                                          | 243                                                                                                                                                           | 266                                                                                                                                                           | 370                                                                                                                                                           | 337                                                                                                                                                           |
| SUB TOTAL EAST                                                                                                                                                | 3445                                                                                                                                                          | 708                                                                                                                                                           | 942                                                                                                                                                           | 895                                                                                                                                                           | 900                                                                                                                                                           |
| CHATTISGARH                                                                                                                                                   | 569                                                                                                                                                           | 116                                                                                                                                                           | 99                                                                                                                                                            | 123                                                                                                                                                           | 231                                                                                                                                                           |
| DADRA & NAGAR HAVELI                                                                                                                                          | 11                                                                                                                                                            | 0                                                                                                                                                             | 0                                                                                                                                                             | 0                                                                                                                                                             | 11                                                                                                                                                            |
| DAMAN & DIU                                                                                                                                                   | 68                                                                                                                                                            | 0                                                                                                                                                             | 0                                                                                                                                                             | 20                                                                                                                                                            | 48                                                                                                                                                            |
| GOA                                                                                                                                                           | 759                                                                                                                                                           | 239                                                                                                                                                           | 285                                                                                                                                                           | 91                                                                                                                                                            | 144                                                                                                                                                           |
| GUJARAT                                                                                                                                                       | 2027                                                                                                                                                          | 401                                                                                                                                                           | 457                                                                                                                                                           | 725                                                                                                                                                           | 444                                                                                                                                                           |
| MADHYA PRADESH                                                                                                                                                | 2357                                                                                                                                                          | 510                                                                                                                                                           | 547                                                                                                                                                           | 901                                                                                                                                                           | 399                                                                                                                                                           |
| MAHARASHTRA                                                                                                                                                   | 6797                                                                                                                                                          | 1485                                                                                                                                                          | 1599                                                                                                                                                          | 1753                                                                                                                                                          | 1960                                                                                                                                                          |
| SUB TOTAL WEST                                                                                                                                                | 12588                                                                                                                                                         | 2751                                                                                                                                                          | 2987                                                                                                                                                          | 3613                                                                                                                                                          | 3237                                                                                                                                                          |
| ANDHRA PRADESH                                                                                                                                                | 4588                                                                                                                                                          | 522                                                                                                                                                           | 663                                                                                                                                                           | 1571                                                                                                                                                          | 1832                                                                                                                                                          |
| KARNATAKA                                                                                                                                                     | 2703                                                                                                                                                          | 555                                                                                                                                                           | 655                                                                                                                                                           | 825                                                                                                                                                           | 668                                                                                                                                                           |
| KERALA                                                                                                                                                        | 956                                                                                                                                                           | 189                                                                                                                                                           | 220                                                                                                                                                           | 275                                                                                                                                                           | 272                                                                                                                                                           |

| LAKSHADWEEP     |     0 |    0 |    0 |    0 |    0 |
|-----------------|-------|------|------|------|------|
| PUDICHERRY      |    82 |   60 |   12 |    6 |    4 |
| TAMILNADU       |  1870 |  477 |  311 |  481 |  601 |
| TELANGANA       |   377 |  252 |  125 |    0 |    0 |
| SUB TOTAL SOUTH | 10576 | 2055 | 1986 | 3158 | 3377 |
| ALL INDIA       | 36137 | 8075 | 8362 | 9974 | 9726 |