Lok Sabha Question No. 2706 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-03-14
Subject: LPG Connections to Consumers
Ministry: PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS
Asked by: ELUMALAI VELLAIGOUNDER, PANKAJ CHOWDHARY, M. CHANDRAKASI, R. GOPALAKRISHNAN, RAJENDRA AGRAWAL, BALASUBRAMANIAM SENGUTTUVAN, MAULANA BADRUDDIN AJMAL, KESHAV PRASAD MAURYA, VIRENDER KASHYAP, RAMESH BIDHURI

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2706

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 14 th  MARCH 2016

## LPG CONNECTIONS TO CONSUMERS

2706.  SHRI  V. ELUMALAI: SHRI PANKAJ CHAUDHARY: SHRI M. CHANDRAKASI: SHRI R. GOPALAKRISHNAN: SHRI RAJENDRA AGRAWAL: SHRI B. SENGUTTUVAN: SHRI BADRUDDIN AJMAL: SHRI KESHAV PRASAD MAURYA: SHRI VIRENDER KASHYAP: SHRI RAMESH BIDHURI:

## पेट्रोलियम एवं प्राक ृ लिक गैस मंत्री

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

- (a) the details of policy/target set and achievement made to provide LPG to every household in the country and the number of new LPG connections provided to BPL/ poor families under new scheme and steps taken to clear the waiting lists of the LPG connections, during the last three years and the current year, State/UT-wise;
- (b) the State/UT-wise number of LPG consumers registered in the country and the details of LPG coverage ratio in urban and rural areas separately at present and demand and supply position of LPG including LPG imported during the said period;
- (c)  whether  cases  of  overcharging  for  new  gas  connection,  operating  fake  connections  in fake name/address by distributors, irregular home delivery/ booking, overcharging, underweight  of  cylinders,  black  marketing/diversion  for  commercial  purpose  such  as  hotel and restaurant of LPG cylinders have been noticed by the Government;
- (d)  if  so,  the  details  thereof  along  with  gas  agencies/companies  found  to  be  involved  and action taken by the Government in this regard during the above said period, State/UT-wise including Tamil Nadu;
- (e)  the  details  of  mechanism/guidelines  prescribed  in  the  Direct  Benefit  Transfer  Scheme (DBTL)/PAHAL  for  LPG  consumer  and  quantum  of  subsidy  disbursed  and  number  of consumers enrolled their Aadhaar cards/benefitted so far, State/UT-wise; and

(f)  the  number  of  LPG  consumers  opted  given  up  their  LPG  subsidy  and  number  of consumers having economically well off section of society whose LPG subsidy is going to be ceased by the Government along with number of poor people to whom the said subsidy has been transferred?

## ANSWER

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

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

- (a)  Public  Sector  Oil  Marketing  Companies  (OMCs)  aim  to  increase  the  National  LPG coverage to 75 % with minimum 60 % coverage at State level and at least one distributor in each block by 2019. At present, OMCs' LPG distributors are catering to 97 % block of the country. OMCs are regularly appointing LPG distributors in the country.  As on 01.02.2016, there  are  17,543  LPG  distributors  in  the  country.  OMCs  are  in  the  process  of  setting  up 10,000 new LPG distributorships. As of 01.02.2016, 57,12,383 LPG connections have been issued  to  the  BPL  families  under  this  scheme.      State/UT-wise  details  of  new  LPG connections issued to BPL family under the Scheme during the last three years and current year (Apr-Jan 16) is at Annexure-I

Recently, Finance Minister in Budget Speech  on 29 February 2016 has announced a budgetary provision of Rs. 2000 crore to provide deposit free LPG connections to 1.5 crore women belonging to the Below Poverty Line (BPL) families during the year 2016-17. The LPG connection will be in the name of women member of the BPL family. The Scheme will be continued for at least two more years to cover a total of 5 crore BPL households which will also increase LPG coverage.

OMCs have informed that normally they endeavour to release new LPG connection within seven working days after making KYC/de-duplication formalities.

(b)  State/UT-wise  details  of  active  LPG  consumers  as  on  01.01.2016  are  at Annexure-II . State/UT-wise details of LPG coverage ratio in urban and rural areas are at Annexure-III.

For  the  current  year(2016)  against  the  projected  demand  of  21.0    MMT,  the projected/tentative availability of indigenous LPG in the country  is 11.1 MMT. To meet this demand, imports of 9.9 MMT have already been tied up.

(c) & (d) 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. State/UT-wise including the State of Tamil Nadu details of established cases of irregularities including  diversion,  overcharging,  pilferage  etc.  during  the  period  of  last  three  years  and current year are at Annexure-IV .

(e) Under PAHAL (DBTL) Scheme, the LPG cylinders are being sold at non-subsidised price and  subsidy,  as  admissible,  is  being  transferred  to  consumers  directly  into  his/her  bank account. As on 03.03.2016, 15.18 crore LPG consumers have joined the scheme and Rs.

- 24304.32 crore subsidy has been transferred to the beneficiaries.

(f) ) As on 09.03.2016, more than 83  lakh consumers have voluntarily given up/surrendered subsidy  on  LPG.  Every  LPG  consumer,  who  surrenders  LPG  subsidy,  is  linked  to  a  BPL household who gets LPG connection in turn. More than 50 lakh LPG new connections have been released to BPL families from 01.01.2015 to 06.03.2016.

Annexure-I Annexure to reply to part (a) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 2706 by Shri V. Elumalai & others  on LPG connections to consumers to be answered on 14th March 2016

|    |                     | Connections released by Industry   | Connections released by Industry   | Connections released by Industry   | Connections released by Industry   |
|----|---------------------|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
| SN | STATE               | 2012-13                            | 2013-14                            | 2014-15                            | Apr-Jan'16                         |
| 1  | ANDHRA PRADESH      | 839                                | 745                                | 260920                             | 280549                             |
| 2  | BIHAR               | 16260                              | 18118                              | 26738                              | 86913                              |
| 3  | CHHATTISGARH        | 10989                              | 27940                              | 83003                              | 164046                             |
| 4  | Delhi - KFD         | 71410                              | 112418                             | 13                                 | 1                                  |
| 5  | GOA                 | 0                                  | 0                                  | 416                                | 0                                  |
| 6  | GUJARAT             | 22                                 | 147                                | 13104                              | 80497                              |
| 7  | HARYANA             | 0                                  | 1185                               | 34954                              | 140361                             |
| 8  | HIMACHAL PRADESH    | 83                                 | 0                                  | 7174                               | 12977                              |
| 9  | JAMMU &KASHMIR      | 0                                  | 0                                  | 8117                               | 51501                              |
| 10 | JHARKHAND           | 741                                | 7054                               | 14613                              | 37194                              |
| 11 | KARNATAKA           | 5367                               | 3244                               | 136634                             | 405401                             |
| 12 | KERALA              | 0                                  | 0                                  | 7279                               | 14835                              |
| 13 | MADHYA PRADESH      | 28389                              | 51699                              | 121300                             | 284204                             |
| 14 | MAHARASHTRA         | 2304                               | 2044                               | 18271                              | 206696                             |
| 15 | ORISSA              | 5842                               | 19179                              | 125168                             | 309618                             |
| 16 | PUNJAB              | 63                                 | 0                                  | 10233                              | 28703                              |
| 17 | RAJASTHAN           | 19298                              | 32609                              | 61462                              | 177685                             |
| 18 | TAMILNADU           | 0                                  | 0                                  | 71367                              | 446481                             |
| 19 | TELANGANA           | 0                                  | 0                                  | 300502                             | 365059                             |
| 20 | UTTRANCHAL          | 0                                  | 41                                 | 859                                | 5788                               |
| 21 | UTTAR PRADESH       | 12041                              | 23503                              | 73939                              | 557243                             |
| 22 | WEST BENGAL         | 0                                  | 369                                | 7384                               | 43632                              |
|    | Total               | 173648                             | 300295                             | 1383450                            | 3699384                            |
|    | NORTH EAST STATE    |                                    |                                    |                                    |                                    |
| 1  | ARUNACHAL PRADESH   | 0                                  | 0                                  | 44                                 | 551                                |
| 2  | ASSAM               | 0                                  | 323                                | 26760                              | 39783                              |
| 3  | MANIPUR             | 0                                  | 0                                  | 110                                | 223                                |
| 4  | MEGHALAYA           | 0                                  | 0                                  | 227                                | 215                                |
| 5  | MIZORAM             | 48                                 | 0                                  | 0                                  | 230                                |
| 6  | NAGALAND            | 0                                  | 0                                  | 0                                  | 0                                  |
| 7  | SIKKIM              | 0                                  | 0                                  | 0                                  | 325                                |
| 8  | TRIPURA             | 232                                | 329                                | 67                                 | 818                                |
|    | Total               | 280                                | 652                                | 27208                              | 42145                              |
|    | UNION TERRITORY     |                                    |                                    |                                    |                                    |
| 1  | ANDAMAN& NICOBAR    | 0                                  | 0                                  | 0                                  | 0                                  |
| 2  | CHANDIGARH          | 0                                  | 0                                  | 0                                  | 1217                               |
| 3  | DADRA& NAGAR HAVELI | 0                                  | 0                                  | 0                                  | 112                                |
| 4  | DAMAN&DIU           | 0                                  | 0                                  | 0                                  | 0                                  |
| 5  | LAKSHADWEEP         | 0                                  | 0                                  | 0                                  | 0                                  |
| 6  | PONDICHERRY         | 0                                  | 0                                  | 0                                  | 3147                               |
|    | Total               | 0                                  | 0                                  | 0                                  | 4476                               |
|    | GRAND TOTAL         | 173928                             | 300947                             | 1410658                            | 3746005                            |

Annexure to reply to part (b) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 2706 by Shri V. Elumalai & others to be answered on LPG connections to consumers to be answered on 14th March 2016

LPG Coverage

| State-wise LPG coverage by OMCs based on 2011 census - as on 01.01.2016   | State-wise LPG coverage by OMCs based on 2011 census - as on 01.01.2016   | State-wise LPG coverage by OMCs based on 2011 census - as on 01.01.2016   | State-wise LPG coverage by OMCs based on 2011 census - as on 01.01.2016   | State-wise LPG coverage by OMCs based on 2011 census - as on 01.01.2016   |
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|                                                                           | No. of (in                                                                | Households lakhs)                                                         | Domestic LPG customers of OMCs (in lakhs)                                 | LPG Coverage (Ratio of no. of LPG customers and no. of households)        |
| STATE/UT                                                                  | As per Censu s 2011                                                       | Estimated at present                                                      | Active Customers                                                          | As per active customers count                                             |
| CHANDIGARH                                                                | 2.35                                                                      | 2.55                                                                      | 2.62                                                                      | 103.10%                                                                   |
| DELHI                                                                     | 33.41                                                                     | 36.83                                                                     | 47.08                                                                     | 127.80%                                                                   |
| HARYANA                                                                   | 47.18                                                                     | 51.72                                                                     | 47.16                                                                     | 91.20%                                                                    |
| HIMACHAL PRADESH                                                          | 14.77                                                                     | 15.69                                                                     | 12.95                                                                     | 82.60%                                                                    |
| JAMMU & KASHMIR                                                           | 20.15                                                                     | 22.45                                                                     | 16.64                                                                     | 74.10%                                                                    |
| PUNJAB                                                                    | 54.1                                                                      | 57.73                                                                     | 60.58                                                                     | 104.90%                                                                   |
| RAJASTHAN                                                                 | 125.81                                                                    | 138.77                                                                    | 85.51                                                                     | 61.60%                                                                    |
| UTTAR PRADESH                                                             | 329.24                                                                    | 361.39                                                                    | 195.67                                                                    | 54.10%                                                                    |
| UTTRANCHAL                                                                | 19.97                                                                     | 21.79                                                                     | 18.85                                                                     | 86.50%                                                                    |
| SUB TOTAL NORTH                                                           | 646.98                                                                    | 708.9                                                                     | 487.07                                                                    | 68.70%                                                                    |
| ANDAMAN & NICOBAR                                                         | 0.93                                                                      | 0.96                                                                      | 0.71                                                                      | 73.80%                                                                    |
| ARUNACHAL PRADESH                                                         | 2.62                                                                      | 2.94                                                                      | 1.89                                                                      | 64.20%                                                                    |
| ASSAM                                                                     | 63.67                                                                     | 68.94                                                                     | 29.49                                                                     | 42.80%                                                                    |
| BIHAR                                                                     | 189.41                                                                    | 212.66                                                                    | 65.14                                                                     | 30.60%                                                                    |
| JHARKHAND                                                                 | 61.82                                                                     | 68.51                                                                     | 18.36                                                                     | 26.80%                                                                    |
| MANIPUR                                                                   | 5.07                                                                      | 5.53                                                                      | 3.23                                                                      | 58.40%                                                                    |
| MEGHALAYA                                                                 | 5.38                                                                      | 6.11                                                                      | 1.35                                                                      | 22.10%                                                                    |
| MIZORAM                                                                   | 2.21                                                                      | 2.46                                                                      | 2.56                                                                      | 104.10%                                                                   |
| NAGALAND                                                                  | 4                                                                         | 3.99                                                                      | 1.83                                                                      | 46.00%                                                                    |
| ODISHA                                                                    | 96.61                                                                     | 103.15                                                                    | 30.94                                                                     | 30.00%                                                                    |
| SIKKIM                                                                    | 1.28                                                                      | 1.36                                                                      | 1.15                                                                      | 84.40%                                                                    |
| TRIPURA                                                                   | 8.43                                                                      | 9.03                                                                      | 3.98                                                                      | 44.10%                                                                    |
| WEST BENGAL                                                               | 200.67                                                                    | 214.06                                                                    | 107.62                                                                    | 50.30%                                                                    |
| SUB TOTAL EAST                                                            | 642.1                                                                     | 699.7                                                                     | 268.26                                                                    | 38.30%                                                                    |
| CHATTISGARH                                                               | 56.23                                                                     | 62.37                                                                     | 18.86                                                                     | 30.20%                                                                    |
| DADRA & NAGAR HAVELI                                                      | 0.73                                                                      | 0.93                                                                      | 0.68                                                                      | 73.40%                                                                    |
| DAMAN & DIU                                                               | 0.6                                                                       | 0.76                                                                      | 0.61                                                                      | 79.60%                                                                    |
| GOA                                                                       | 3.23                                                                      | 3.36                                                                      | 4.3                                                                       | 128.10%                                                                   |
| GUJARAT                                                                   | 121.82                                                                    | 133.18                                                                    | 66.31                                                                     | 49.80%                                                                    |
| MADHYA PRADESH                                                            | 149.68                                                                    | 164.36                                                                    | 67.86                                                                     | 41.30%                                                                    |
| MAHARASHTRA                                                               | 238.31                                                                    | 256.73                                                                    | 194.12                                                                    | 75.60%                                                                    |
| SUB TOTAL WEST                                                            | 570.59                                                                    | 621.69                                                                    | 352.74                                                                    | 56.70%                                                                    |
| ANDHRA PRADESH                                                            | 126.04                                                                    | 132.74                                                                    | 103.2                                                                     | 77.70%                                                                    |
| KARNATAKA                                                                 | 131.8                                                                     | 141.74                                                                    | 103.87                                                                    | 73.30%                                                                    |
| KERALA                                                                    | 77.16                                                                     | 78.99                                                                     | 77.2                                                                      | 97.70%                                                                    |
| LAKSHADWEEP                                                               | 0.11                                                                      | 0.11                                                                      | 0.04                                                                      | 35.70%                                                                    |
| PUDUCHERRY                                                                | 3.01                                                                      | 3.42                                                                      | 3.28                                                                      | 95.90%                                                                    |
| TAMILNADU                                                                 | 184.93                                                                    | 198.87                                                                    | 161.3                                                                     | 81.10%                                                                    |
| TELANGANA                                                                 | 84.21                                                                     | 88.68                                                                     | 81.49                                                                     | 91.90%                                                                    |
| SUB TOTAL SOUTH                                                           | 607.26                                                                    | 644.56                                                                    | 530.38                                                                    | 82.30%                                                                    |
| ALL INDIA                                                                 | 2466.9                                                                    | 2674.8                                                                    | 1638.5                                                                    | 61.30%                                                                    |

| Annexure to reply to part (b) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 2706 by Shri V. Elumalai & others to be answered on LPG connections to consumers to be answered on 14th March 2016   | Annexure to reply to part (b) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 2706 by Shri V. Elumalai & others to be answered on LPG connections to consumers to be answered on 14th March 2016   | Annexure to reply to part (b) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 2706 by Shri V. Elumalai & others to be answered on LPG connections to consumers to be answered on 14th March 2016   | Annexure to reply to part (b) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 2706 by Shri V. Elumalai & others to be answered on LPG connections to consumers to be answered on 14th March 2016   | Annexure to reply to part (b) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 2706 by Shri V. Elumalai & others to be answered on LPG connections to consumers to be answered on 14th March 2016   | Annexure to reply to part (b) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 2706 by Shri V. Elumalai & others to be answered on LPG connections to consumers to be answered on 14th March 2016   | Annexure to reply to part (b) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 2706 by Shri V. Elumalai & others to be answered on LPG connections to consumers to be answered on 14th March 2016   | Annexure to reply to part (b) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 2706 by Shri V. Elumalai & others to be answered on LPG connections to consumers to be answered on 14th March 2016   | Annexure to reply to part (b) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 2706 by Shri V. Elumalai & others to be answered on LPG connections to consumers to be answered on 14th March 2016   | Annexure to reply to part (b) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 2706 by Shri V. Elumalai & others to be answered on LPG connections to consumers to be answered on 14th March 2016   |
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|                                                                                                                                                                                            | Industry : State-wise LPG                                                                                                                                                                  | Industry : State-wise LPG                                                                                                                                                                  | Industry : State-wise LPG                                                                                                                                                                  | Industry : State-wise LPG                                                                                                                                                                  | 2011 census - as on 01.11.2015 Aproximate Active domestic                                                                                                                                  | 2011 census - as on 01.11.2015 Aproximate Active domestic                                                                                                                                  | 2011 census - as on 01.11.2015 Aproximate Active domestic                                                                                                                                  | %LPGCoverage as per the aproximate Active                                                                                                                                                  | %LPGCoverage as per the aproximate Active                                                                                                                                                  |
| STATE/UT                                                                                                                                                                                   | Total as per Censues 2011                                                                                                                                                                  | Total estimated at present                                                                                                                                                                 | Estimated rural                                                                                                                                                                            | Estimated urban                                                                                                                                                                            | Total                                                                                                                                                                                      | Urban                                                                                                                                                                                      | Rural Total                                                                                                                                                                                | Urban                                                                                                                                                                                      | Rural                                                                                                                                                                                      |
| CHANDIGARH                                                                                                                                                                                 | 2.35                                                                                                                                                                                       | 2.54                                                                                                                                                                                       | 0.07                                                                                                                                                                                       | 2.47                                                                                                                                                                                       | 2.62                                                                                                                                                                                       | 2.6                                                                                                                                                                                        | 0.01 103%                                                                                                                                                                                  | 106%                                                                                                                                                                                       | 19%                                                                                                                                                                                        |
| DELHI                                                                                                                                                                                      | 33.41                                                                                                                                                                                      | 36.71                                                                                                                                                                                      | 0.93                                                                                                                                                                                       | 35.78                                                                                                                                                                                      | 47.2                                                                                                                                                                                       | 47.2                                                                                                                                                                                       | 0 129%                                                                                                                                                                                     | 132%                                                                                                                                                                                       | 0%                                                                                                                                                                                         |
| HARYANA                                                                                                                                                                                    | 47.18                                                                                                                                                                                      | 51.56                                                                                                                                                                                      | 34.51                                                                                                                                                                                      | 17.05                                                                                                                                                                                      | 46.96                                                                                                                                                                                      | 31.96                                                                                                                                                                                      | 15.01 91%                                                                                                                                                                                  | 187%                                                                                                                                                                                       | 43%                                                                                                                                                                                        |
| HIMACHAL PRADESH                                                                                                                                                                           | 14.77                                                                                                                                                                                      | 15.65                                                                                                                                                                                      | 14                                                                                                                                                                                         | 1.65                                                                                                                                                                                       | 12.95                                                                                                                                                                                      | 5.26                                                                                                                                                                                       | 7.69 83%                                                                                                                                                                                   | 318%                                                                                                                                                                                       | 55%                                                                                                                                                                                        |
| JAMMU & KASHMIR                                                                                                                                                                            | 20.15                                                                                                                                                                                      | 22.37                                                                                                                                                                                      | 18.14                                                                                                                                                                                      | 4.23                                                                                                                                                                                       | 16.58                                                                                                                                                                                      | 10.52                                                                                                                                                                                      | 6.05 74%                                                                                                                                                                                   | 249%                                                                                                                                                                                       | 33%                                                                                                                                                                                        |
| PUNJAB                                                                                                                                                                                     | 54.1                                                                                                                                                                                       | 57.61                                                                                                                                                                                      | 36.22                                                                                                                                                                                      | 21.39                                                                                                                                                                                      | 60.14                                                                                                                                                                                      | 37.63                                                                                                                                                                                      | 22.51 104%                                                                                                                                                                                 | 176%                                                                                                                                                                                       | 62%                                                                                                                                                                                        |
| RAJASTHAN                                                                                                                                                                                  | 125.81                                                                                                                                                                                     | 138.32                                                                                                                                                                                     | 104.42                                                                                                                                                                                     | 33.9                                                                                                                                                                                       | 84.57                                                                                                                                                                                      | 53.13                                                                                                                                                                                      | 31.44 61%                                                                                                                                                                                  | 157%                                                                                                                                                                                       | 30%                                                                                                                                                                                        |
| UTTAR PRADESH                                                                                                                                                                              | 329.24                                                                                                                                                                                     | 360.28                                                                                                                                                                                     | 287.01                                                                                                                                                                                     | 73.27                                                                                                                                                                                      | 192.29                                                                                                                                                                                     | 112.46                                                                                                                                                                                     | 79.83 53%                                                                                                                                                                                  | 153%                                                                                                                                                                                       | 28%                                                                                                                                                                                        |
| UTTRANCHAL                                                                                                                                                                                 | 19.97                                                                                                                                                                                      | 21.72                                                                                                                                                                                      | 15.39                                                                                                                                                                                      | 6.33                                                                                                                                                                                       | 18.73                                                                                                                                                                                      | 13.19                                                                                                                                                                                      | 5.54 86%                                                                                                                                                                                   | 208%                                                                                                                                                                                       | 36%                                                                                                                                                                                        |
| SUB TOTAL NORTH                                                                                                                                                                            | 646.98                                                                                                                                                                                     | 706.76                                                                                                                                                                                     | 510.69                                                                                                                                                                                     | 196.08                                                                                                                                                                                     | 482.03                                                                                                                                                                                     | 313.95                                                                                                                                                                                     | 168.08 68%                                                                                                                                                                                 | 160%                                                                                                                                                                                       | 33%                                                                                                                                                                                        |
| ANDAMAN & NICOBAR                                                                                                                                                                          | 0.93                                                                                                                                                                                       | 0.96                                                                                                                                                                                       | 0.59                                                                                                                                                                                       | 0.38                                                                                                                                                                                       | 0.71                                                                                                                                                                                       | 0.48                                                                                                                                                                                       | 0.22 73%                                                                                                                                                                                   | 128%                                                                                                                                                                                       | 38%                                                                                                                                                                                        |
| ARUNACHAL PRADESH                                                                                                                                                                          | 2.62                                                                                                                                                                                       | 2.93                                                                                                                                                                                       | 2.32                                                                                                                                                                                       | 0.62                                                                                                                                                                                       | 1.94                                                                                                                                                                                       | 1.58                                                                                                                                                                                       | 0.36 66%                                                                                                                                                                                   | 256%                                                                                                                                                                                       | 16%                                                                                                                                                                                        |
| ASSAM                                                                                                                                                                                      | 63.67                                                                                                                                                                                      | 68.75                                                                                                                                                                                      | 58.56                                                                                                                                                                                      | 10.19                                                                                                                                                                                      | 29.49                                                                                                                                                                                      | 22.15                                                                                                                                                                                      | 7.34 43%                                                                                                                                                                                   | 217%                                                                                                                                                                                       | 13%                                                                                                                                                                                        |
| BIHAR                                                                                                                                                                                      | 189.41                                                                                                                                                                                     | 211.86                                                                                                                                                                                     | 188.1                                                                                                                                                                                      | 23.76                                                                                                                                                                                      | 64                                                                                                                                                                                         | 28.99                                                                                                                                                                                      | 35.01 30%                                                                                                                                                                                  | 122%                                                                                                                                                                                       | 19%                                                                                                                                                                                        |
| JHARKHAND                                                                                                                                                                                  | 61.82                                                                                                                                                                                      | 68.28                                                                                                                                                                                      | 52.27                                                                                                                                                                                      | 16                                                                                                                                                                                         | 18.22                                                                                                                                                                                      | 12.49                                                                                                                                                                                      | 5.73 27%                                                                                                                                                                                   | 78%                                                                                                                                                                                        | 11%                                                                                                                                                                                        |
| MANIPUR                                                                                                                                                                                    | 5.07                                                                                                                                                                                       | 5.51                                                                                                                                                                                       | 3.72                                                                                                                                                                                       | 1.79                                                                                                                                                                                       | 3.26                                                                                                                                                                                       | 2.3                                                                                                                                                                                        | 0.96 59%                                                                                                                                                                                   | 129%                                                                                                                                                                                       | 26%                                                                                                                                                                                        |
| MEGHALAYA                                                                                                                                                                                  | 5.38                                                                                                                                                                                       | 6.08                                                                                                                                                                                       | 4.93                                                                                                                                                                                       | 1.15                                                                                                                                                                                       | 1.36                                                                                                                                                                                       | 1.2                                                                                                                                                                                        | 0.16 22%                                                                                                                                                                                   | 104%                                                                                                                                                                                       | 3%                                                                                                                                                                                         |
| MIZORAM                                                                                                                                                                                    | 2.21                                                                                                                                                                                       | 2.45                                                                                                                                                                                       | 1.16                                                                                                                                                                                       | 1.29                                                                                                                                                                                       | 2.62                                                                                                                                                                                       | 1.57                                                                                                                                                                                       | 1.05 107%                                                                                                                                                                                  | 121%                                                                                                                                                                                       | 90%                                                                                                                                                                                        |
| NAGALAND                                                                                                                                                                                   | 4                                                                                                                                                                                          | 3.99                                                                                                                                                                                       | 2.77                                                                                                                                                                                       | 1.22                                                                                                                                                                                       | 1.85                                                                                                                                                                                       | 1.52                                                                                                                                                                                       | 0.33 46%                                                                                                                                                                                   | 125%                                                                                                                                                                                       | 12%                                                                                                                                                                                        |
| ODISHA                                                                                                                                                                                     | 96.61                                                                                                                                                                                      | 102.92                                                                                                                                                                                     | 83.07                                                                                                                                                                                      | 19.85                                                                                                                                                                                      | 29.96                                                                                                                                                                                      | 16.28                                                                                                                                                                                      | 13.68 29%                                                                                                                                                                                  | 82%                                                                                                                                                                                        | 16%                                                                                                                                                                                        |
| SIKKIM                                                                                                                                                                                     | 1.28                                                                                                                                                                                       | 1.36                                                                                                                                                                                       | 1.02                                                                                                                                                                                       | 0.34                                                                                                                                                                                       | 1.15                                                                                                                                                                                       | 0.8                                                                                                                                                                                        | 0.36 85%                                                                                                                                                                                   | 235%                                                                                                                                                                                       | 35%                                                                                                                                                                                        |
| TRIPURA                                                                                                                                                                                    | 8.43                                                                                                                                                                                       | 9.01                                                                                                                                                                                       | 6.68                                                                                                                                                                                       | 2.33                                                                                                                                                                                       | 3.92                                                                                                                                                                                       | 2.22                                                                                                                                                                                       | 1.7 43%                                                                                                                                                                                    | 95%                                                                                                                                                                                        | 25%                                                                                                                                                                                        |
| WEST BENGAL                                                                                                                                                                                | 200.67                                                                                                                                                                                     | 213.6                                                                                                                                                                                      | 146.76                                                                                                                                                                                     | 66.84                                                                                                                                                                                      | 105.85                                                                                                                                                                                     | 72.5                                                                                                                                                                                       | 33.35 50%                                                                                                                                                                                  | 108%                                                                                                                                                                                       |                                                                                                                                                                                            |
| SUB TOTAL EAST                                                                                                                                                                             | 642.1                                                                                                                                                                                      | 697.71                                                                                                                                                                                     | 551.96                                                                                                                                                                                     | 145.75                                                                                                                                                                                     | 264.32                                                                                                                                                                                     | 164.07                                                                                                                                                                                     | 100.25 38%                                                                                                                                                                                 | 113%                                                                                                                                                                                       | 23% 18%                                                                                                                                                                                    |
| CHATTISGARH                                                                                                                                                                                | 56.23                                                                                                                                                                                      | 62.16                                                                                                                                                                                      | 46.94                                                                                                                                                                                      | 15.22                                                                                                                                                                                      | 18.49                                                                                                                                                                                      | 11.51                                                                                                                                                                                      | 6.98 30%                                                                                                                                                                                   | 76%                                                                                                                                                                                        | 15%                                                                                                                                                                                        |
| DADRA & NAGAR HAVELI                                                                                                                                                                       | 0.73                                                                                                                                                                                       | 0.92                                                                                                                                                                                       | 0.51                                                                                                                                                                                       | 0.41                                                                                                                                                                                       | 0.68                                                                                                                                                                                       | 0.68                                                                                                                                                                                       | 0 74%                                                                                                                                                                                      | 166%                                                                                                                                                                                       | 0%                                                                                                                                                                                         |
| DAMAN & DIU                                                                                                                                                                                | 0.6                                                                                                                                                                                        | 0.76                                                                                                                                                                                       | 0.18                                                                                                                                                                                       | 0.57                                                                                                                                                                                       | 0.6                                                                                                                                                                                        | 0.34                                                                                                                                                                                       | 0.26 79%                                                                                                                                                                                   | 59%                                                                                                                                                                                        | 143%                                                                                                                                                                                       |
| GOA                                                                                                                                                                                        | 3.23                                                                                                                                                                                       | 3.35                                                                                                                                                                                       | 1.32                                                                                                                                                                                       | 2.03                                                                                                                                                                                       | 4.27                                                                                                                                                                                       | 3.76                                                                                                                                                                                       | 0.52 128%                                                                                                                                                                                  | 185%                                                                                                                                                                                       | 39%                                                                                                                                                                                        |
| GUJARAT                                                                                                                                                                                    | 121.82                                                                                                                                                                                     | 132.79                                                                                                                                                                                     | 76.16                                                                                                                                                                                      | 56.63                                                                                                                                                                                      | 65.95                                                                                                                                                                                      | 49.83                                                                                                                                                                                      | 16.12 50%                                                                                                                                                                                  | 88%                                                                                                                                                                                        | 21%                                                                                                                                                                                        |
| MADHYA PRADESH                                                                                                                                                                             | 149.68                                                                                                                                                                                     | 163.86                                                                                                                                                                                     | 117.97                                                                                                                                                                                     | 45.88                                                                                                                                                                                      | 67.32                                                                                                                                                                                      | 44                                                                                                                                                                                         | 23.32 41%                                                                                                                                                                                  | 96%                                                                                                                                                                                        | 20%                                                                                                                                                                                        |
| MAHARASHTRA                                                                                                                                                                                | 238.31                                                                                                                                                                                     | 256.1                                                                                                                                                                                      | 141.42                                                                                                                                                                                     | 114.68                                                                                                                                                                                     | 193.93                                                                                                                                                                                     | 133.55                                                                                                                                                                                     | 60.38 76%                                                                                                                                                                                  | 116%                                                                                                                                                                                       | 43%                                                                                                                                                                                        |
| SUB TOTAL WEST                                                                                                                                                                             | 570.59                                                                                                                                                                                     | 619.93                                                                                                                                                                                     | 384.51                                                                                                                                                                                     | 235.42                                                                                                                                                                                     | 351.24                                                                                                                                                                                     | 243.66                                                                                                                                                                                     | 107.58 57%                                                                                                                                                                                 | 103%                                                                                                                                                                                       | 28%                                                                                                                                                                                        |
| ANDHRA PRADESH                                                                                                                                                                             | 126.04                                                                                                                                                                                     | 132.51                                                                                                                                                                                     | 84.57                                                                                                                                                                                      | 47.94                                                                                                                                                                                      | 98.8                                                                                                                                                                                       | 49.47                                                                                                                                                                                      | 49.33 75% 72%                                                                                                                                                                              | 103%                                                                                                                                                                                       | 58%                                                                                                                                                                                        |
| KARNATAKA                                                                                                                                                                                  | 131.8                                                                                                                                                                                      | 141.39                                                                                                                                                                                     | 86.36                                                                                                                                                                                      | 55.03                                                                                                                                                                                      | 102.17                                                                                                                                                                                     | 73.69                                                                                                                                                                                      | 28.48                                                                                                                                                                                      | 134%                                                                                                                                                                                       | 33%                                                                                                                                                                                        |
| KERALA                                                                                                                                                                                     | 77.16                                                                                                                                                                                      | 78.93                                                                                                                                                                                      | 40.64                                                                                                                                                                                      | 38.29                                                                                                                                                                                      | 77.37                                                                                                                                                                                      | 38.57                                                                                                                                                                                      | 38.8 98%                                                                                                                                                                                   | 101%                                                                                                                                                                                       | 95%                                                                                                                                                                                        |
|                                                                                                                                                                                            | 0.11                                                                                                                                                                                       | 0.11                                                                                                                                                                                       |                                                                                                                                                                                            |                                                                                                                                                                                            | 0.04                                                                                                                                                                                       | 0                                                                                                                                                                                          | 0.04 36%                                                                                                                                                                                   | 2%                                                                                                                                                                                         | 152%                                                                                                                                                                                       |
| LAKSHADWEEP                                                                                                                                                                                |                                                                                                                                                                                            |                                                                                                                                                                                            | 0.02                                                                                                                                                                                       | 0.09                                                                                                                                                                                       | 3.27                                                                                                                                                                                       |                                                                                                                                                                                            | 0.24 81%                                                                                                                                                                                   | 129%                                                                                                                                                                                       | 86%                                                                                                                                                                                        |
| PUDUCHERRY                                                                                                                                                                                 | 3.01                                                                                                                                                                                       | 3.41                                                                                                                                                                                       | 1.06                                                                                                                                                                                       | 2.35                                                                                                                                                                                       |                                                                                                                                                                                            | 3.03                                                                                                                                                                                       | 96% 85.78                                                                                                                                                                                  | 75%                                                                                                                                                                                        | 23%                                                                                                                                                                                        |
| TAMILNADU                                                                                                                                                                                  | 184.93                                                                                                                                                                                     | 198.39                                                                                                                                                                                     | 100.23                                                                                                                                                                                     | 98.17                                                                                                                                                                                      | 159.83                                                                                                                                                                                     | 74.05                                                                                                                                                                                      |                                                                                                                                                                                            | 151%                                                                                                                                                                                       |                                                                                                                                                                                            |
| TELANGANA SUB TOTAL SOUTH                                                                                                                                                                  | 84.21 607.26                                                                                                                                                                               | 88.53 643.27                                                                                                                                                                               | 60.27 312.88                                                                                                                                                                               | 28.26 330.39                                                                                                                                                                               | 78.74 520.2                                                                                                                                                                                | 42.58 281.37                                                                                                                                                                               | 36.16 89% 238.83 81%                                                                                                                                                                       | 85%                                                                                                                                                                                        | 60% 76%                                                                                                                                                                                    |

| Annexure referred to parts (c)& (d) in Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 2706 for 14.03.2016 regarding LPG connections to consumers by Shri V. Elumalai and other.               | Annexure referred to parts (c)& (d) in Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 2706 for 14.03.2016 regarding LPG connections to consumers by Shri V. Elumalai and other.               |
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| 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                                                                                                                                                                               |
| Orissa                                                                                                                                                                          | 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                                                                                                                                                                               |
| Pondicherry                                                                                                                                                                     | 5                                                                                                                                                                               |
| Tamilnadu                                                                                                                                                                       | 305                                                                                                                                                                             |
| Telangana                                                                                                                                                                       | 166                                                                                                                                                                             |
| Sub Total South                                                                                                                                                                 | 1610                                                                                                                                                                            |
| All India                                                                                                                                                                       | 8193                                                                                                                                                                            |