Lok Sabha Question No. 3535 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-08-11
Subject: Subsidized Kerosene to Fishermen
Ministry: AGRICULTURE
Asked by: K. C. VENUGOPAL

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE

DEPARTMENT OF ANIMAL HUSBANDRY, DAIRYING AND FISHERIES

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### 2 LOK Sabha

UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 3535

## 1 To be answered on 11TH AUGUST, 2015

**SUBSIDIZED KEROSENE TO FISHERMEN**

3535. 	SHRI K.C. VENUGOPAL:

Will the Minister of AGRICULTURE  कृषि मंत्री

be pleased to state:

1. whether the Government is considering to provide subsidized kerosene to traditional 	fishermen for their fishing purpose;

1. if so, the details thereof;

1. whether the Government has made any revision in the decision of providing kerosene to 	fishermen communities in the country; and

1. if so, the details of amount of subsidized kerosene provided to various States including 	Kerala during the last three years, State-wise?

**ANSWER**

THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR AGRICULTURE

(DR SANJEEV KUMAR BALYAN)

(a)  	: No, Madam. There is no proposal to provide subsidized kerosene to traditional fishermen for fishing purposes.

(b)	: Does not arise.

(c) & (d) : 	No, Madam. However, the Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas  have reported that they had in August, 2012,  taken a considered decision to allow the States/Union Territories to draw one month’s quota of kerosene at non-subsidized rates during each financial year, with effect from 2012-13, for special needs  like Natural  Calamities, Fisheries, ‘Yatras’, ‘Melas’ etc.  In terms of the Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas  Order No.P-21016/28/2012 dated 21.8.2012, States/UTs can seek further additional allocation of non-subsidized kerosene from the Ministry after exhausting this one month’s quota.

A statement indicating State-wise details of Superior Kerosene Oil (SKO) made available under the Public Distribution System (PDS) during the last three years and the current year for further distribution to the beneficiaries for the purposes of cooking and illumination only, as reported by the Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas is annexed.

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**Annexure**

**Statement referred to in reply to part (c) & (d) of the Lok Sabha Question No. 3535  for reply on 11.8.2015 - State-wise details of Superior Kerosene Oil (SKO) made available under the Public Distribution System (PDS) for further distribution to the beneficiaries for the purposes of cooking and illumination only, as reported by the Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas**

**(SKO in KL)**

| **Sl**  .  **No**  .   | **Name of States/UTs**   | **2015-16 (upto 2**  **nd**  **Quarter)**   | **2014-15**   | **2013-14**   | **2012-13**   |
|------------------------|--------------------------|---------------------------------------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
| 1                      | A & N ISLANDS            | 2880                                        | 6408          | 6912          | 7236          |
| 2                      | ANDHRA PRADESH           | 133344                                      | 320580        | 465996        | 465996        |
| 3                      | ARUNACHAL PRADESH        | 5160                                        | 11460         | 11479         | 11556         |
| 4                      | ASSAM                    | 160680                                      | 327924        | 327966        | 328152        |
| 5                      | BIHAR                    | 398352                                      | 812964        | 814068        | 817212        |
| 6                      | CHANDIGARH               | 1488                                        | 3324          | 3528          | 3960          |
| 7                      | CHATTISGARH              | 86136                                       | 175788        | 180072        | 186240        |
| 8                      | D&N HAVELI               | 912                                         | 2040          | 2280          | 2280          |
| 9                      | DAMAND AND DIU           | 408                                         | 876           | 876           | 912           |
| 10                     | DELHI                    | 0                                           | 0             | 53424         | 53904         |
| 11                     | GOA                      | 2568                                        | 5244          | 5244          | 5460          |
| 12                     | GUJARAT                  | 328680                                      | 670752        | 673416        | 673584        |
| 13                     | HARYANA                  | 44160                                       | 90144         | 91260         | 95076         |
| 14                     | HIMACHAL PRADESH         | 12072                                       | 24636         | 24660         | 25140         |
| 15                     | JAMMU & KASHMIR*         | 35256                                       | 90198         | 94698         | 94698         |
| 16                     | JHARKHAND                | 131280                                      | 267936        | 268704        | 269988        |
| 17                     | KARNATAKA                | 254904                                      | 522768        | 522888        | 522888        |
| 18                     | KERALA                   | 58896                                       | 120180        | 120192        | 125196        |
| 19                     | LAKSHADWEEP              | 984                                         | 1008          | 1008          | 1008          |
| 20                     | MADHYA PRADESH           | 294912                                      | 625572        | 625668        | 625980        |
| 21                     | MAHARASHTRA              | 313128                                      | 695844        | 730464        | 945720        |
| 22                     | MANIPUR                  | 11688                                       | 24960         | 24967         | 25344         |
| 23                     | MEGHALAYA                | 12720                                       | 25944         | 25944         | 25944         |
| 24                     | MIZORAM                  | 3336                                        | 7416          | 7800          | 7836          |
| 25                     | NAGALAND                 | 8376                                        | 17088         | 17100         | 17100         |
| 26                     | ORISSA                   | 194856                                      | 397680        | 398988        | 399768        |
| 27                     | PUDUCHERRY               | 2136                                        | 4344          | 4440          | 4668          |
| 28                     | PUNJAB                   | 42696                                       | 89664         | 90132         | 103884        |
| 29                     | RAJASTHAN                | 247584                                      | 505284        | 508764        | 510960        |
| 30                     | SIKKIM                   | 2856                                        | 6348          | 6348          | 6348          |
| 31                     | TAMIL NADU               | 170856                                      | 348696        | 348696        | 482244        |
| 32                     | TELANGANA                | 87240                                       | 145404        | 0             | 0             |
| 33                     | TRIPURA                  | 19200                                       | 39180         | 39180         | 39180         |
| 34                     | UTTAR PRADESH            | 778800                                      | 1589388       | 1590000       | 1592148       |
| 35                     | UTTRAKHAND               | 17592                                       | 35916         | 36168         | 37932         |
| 36                     | WEST BENGAL              | 471672                                      | 962580        | 963528        | 964464        |
|                        | **TOTAL ALLOCATION**     | **4337808**                                 | **8975538**   | **9086858**   | **9480006**   |

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