Lok Sabha Question No. 4528 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2026-03-19
Subject: Expansion of Gas Pipeline and CGD Infrastructure
Ministry: PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS
Asked by: Smt. D K Aruna

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 4528 TO BE ANSWERED ON 19 th  March, 2026

## EXPANSION OF GAS PIPELINE AND CGD INFRASTRUCTURE

4528.  SMT. D K ARUNA

## पेट Ō ोिलयम और Ůाक ृ ितक गैस मंũी

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

- (a) the length of natural gas pipelines laid and commissioned in the country during the last five years, year-wise;
- (b) the number of new districts and households brought under the City Gas Distribution (CGD) network during the said period;
- (c)  the  manner  in  which  the  supply  adequacy  is  being  ensured  for  Piped  Natural  Gas  (PNG) consumers;
- (d) whether pricing reforms have improved gas availability for industrial and MSME users and if so, the details thereof; and
- (e) the challenges faced in expanding gas infrastructure to remote and underserved regions of the country?

## ANSWER

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

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

- (a) & (b) The length of natural gas pipelines laid and commissioned in the country during the last five years, year-wise are as follows:

| Category                                   | FY 2020-21   | FY 2021-22   | FY 2022-23   | FY 2023-24   |   FY 2024-25 |
|--------------------------------------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|
| Natural Gas Pipelines commissioned (in km) | 2,141        | 1,494        | 1,562        | 1,369        |          449 |

The number of households brought under the City Gas Distribution (CGD) network during the said period is as follows:

| DPNG        | FY 2020-21   | FY 2021-22   | FY 2022-23   | FY 2023-24   | FY 2024-25   |
|-------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|
| Connections | 16,17,459    | 16,24,382    | 17,26,567    | 18,93,282    | 21,18,955    |

(c)  to  (e)  Government have taken various steps to ensure supply adequacy of PNG across the country  which,  inter-alia,  includes  allocating  domestic  gas  on  priority  basis  to  Compressed Natural Gas (Transport)/ Piped Natural Gas (Domestic) [CNG(T)/PNG (D)]; diverting domestic gas from non-priority sectors to meet the requirement for CNG (T)/PNG (D) sector; expansion of CGD network;  expansion of National Gas Grid  Pipeline; setting  up  of  Liquefied  Natural  Gas (LNG)  Terminals; Sustainable Alternative Towards Affordable Transportation  (SATAT) initiatives to promote Compressed Bio Gas (CBG), etc. Government has also notified that gas produced from discoveries in Deepwater, Ultra Deepwater and High Pressure-High Temperature areas, in any situation which may require proportionate distribution of the gas offered under the bidding process, the contractor shall offer gas to bidders belonging to CNG (T)/PNG (D) sector on priority. PNGRB has notified the Unified Tariff effective from 01.04.2023 for all pipelines that  are  part  of  the  National  Gas  Grid  System (this  comprises  of  ~  90%  of  Total  Operational Common Carrier Pipelines authorised by PNGRB) . This reform advances the objective of 'One Nation, One Grid, One Tariff' and reduces regional disparities in natural gas transportation cost, thereby enhancing competitiveness of industries and MSMEs.

Providing Piped Natural Gas (PNG) connections is part of development of City Gas Distribution (CGD) Network and the same is carried out by the entities authorized by Petroleum and Natural Gas  Regulatory  Board  (PNGRB)  as  per  their  Minimum  Work  Programme  (MWP).  After completion of 12/12A CGD bidding round, PNGRB has authorized entities for the development of CGD network in 307 Geographical Areas (GAs), covering 100% of the mainland area for the development of CGD network across the country including remote and underserved regions. As per  MWP  target,  authorized  entities  have  to  provide  approx.  12.6  crore  PNG  connections  by 2034.  As  on  31.12.2025,  the  authorized  entities  have  provided  more  than  1.60  crore  PNG Domestic (PNG (D)) connections. The problems being faced in expansion of PNG network is mainly attributed to delay in grant of permissions by the statutory authorities.

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