Lok Sabha Question No. 1075 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-07-27
Subject: CNG/PNG Network
Ministry: PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS
Asked by: SUPRIYA SADANAND SULE, PARASURAMAN K., CHINTAMAN NAVSHA WANAGA, HEENA VIJAYKUMAR GAVIT, VIJAYSINH MOHITE PATIL, DHANANJAY BHIMRAO MAHADIK, RAJEEV SHANKARRAO SATAV, BIDYUT BARAN MAHATO, T. RADHAKRISHNAN, NARANBHAI KACHHADIA

**LOK SABHA**

#### UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1075

#### TO BE ANSWERED ON 27.7.2015

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## CNG/PNG NETWORK

## 1075.	SHRIMATI SUPRIYA SULE:

## SHRI K. PARASURAMAN:

## ADV. CHINTAMAN NAVASHA WANAGA:

## DR. HEENA VIJAYKUMAR GAVIT:

**SHRI MOHITE PATIL VIJAYSINH SHANKARRAO:**

**SHRI DHANANJAY MAHADIK:**

**SHRI SATAV RAJEEV:**

**SHRI BIDYUT BARAN MAHATO:**

**SHRI T. RADHAKRISHNAN:**

**SHRI NARANBHAI KACHHADIYA:**

| **Will the Minister of PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS be pleased to state:**  **isVªksfy;e vkSj izkd`frd xSl ea=h**                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         |
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| (a) the details of existing network of Compressed Natural Gas (CNG)/Piped Natural Gas (PNG) across the country including the number of households/industrial units covered in each of the cities under this network along with the rates of PNG/CNG, State/UT-wise;  (b) whether the Government has received proposals/demands from various States for CNG/PNG coverage in their States and if so, the details  thereof and the follow-up action taken by the Government thereon, State-wise;  (c) the details of distributors who are interested in laying and operating pipelines for expanding the network in small cities/districts in the country along with action taken by the Government in this regard;  (d)  whether the Government has fixed any target to cover rural/urban areas for setting up of gas pipelines and cover every households across the country and if so, the details thereof along with any time-bound scheme for proving CNG/PNG to houses/industrial units in various States/UT-wise;  (e) the number of consumers who have surrendered their LPG connections after de-duplication exercise and KYC Norms by the Government during the last three years and the current year, State/UT-wise;  (f) the achievement made by the Government during the above period for gas supply to every households through pipeline in the country, State/UT-wise?                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    |
| **ANSWER**  **पेट्रोलियम और  प्राकृतिक गैस मंत्रालय में राज्‍य मंत्री (स्‍वतंत्र प्रभार)**  **(श्री  धर्मेन्‍द्र प्रधान)**                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             |
| **MINISTER OF STATE  IN THE MINISTRY OF PETROLEUM & NRAL GAS (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) (SHRI DHARMENDRA PRADHAN)**                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      |
| (a): The details of existing City Gas Distribution Networks across the country is at  **Annexure-I**  and the rates of PNG/CNG in different Geographical Areas (GAs), State/UT-wise is at  **Annexure-II**  .  (b) to (d): Under the Petroleum & Natural Gas Regulatory Board (PNGRB) Act, 2006, PNGRB is the statutory authority to grant licenses for the development of City Gas Distribution  (CGD) network which includes PNG/CNG network. Requests are received from various State Governments from time to time. Based on these requests, PNGRB has been considering the entire district as a Geographical Area (GA) for development of CGD network so that PNG/CNG can be made available to small cities/rural population also. PNGRB has notified the relevant regulatory framework for processing Expression of Interest (EoI) submitted by interested entities to develop CGD networks in any part of country. Subsequently, PNGRB grants license for developing CGD network through competitive bidding process. The GAs are included in bidding rounds in a phased manner depending on the natural gas pipeline connectivity/natural gas availability and feasibility for grant of authorization to develop CGD network in the country.  (e): The number of consumers who have surrendered their LPG connections after de-duplication exercise and KYC Norms by the Government as on 01.7.2015 is at  Annexure-III.  (f): Government has prioritized the domestic gas allocation for CGD entities and has also issued guidelines wherein the entire requirement of CGD entities for PNG (domestic) is being met through domestic gas. |

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**ANNEXURE-I REFERRED IN REPLY TO PART (a) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1075 ANSWERED ON 27.7.2015 REGARDING CNG/PNG NETWORK**

| **Details of existing City Gas Distribution networks across the country as on 30.6.2015**   |                |                                                                                                                                                                                       |                              |                            |                            |                  |
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------|----------------------------|----------------------------|------------------|
| **S.No.**                                                                                   | **States**     | **Geographic Area covered**                                                                                                                                                           | **PNG domestic connections** | **Commercial Connections** | **Industrial Connections** | **CNG stations** |
| 1                                                                                           | Haryana        | Sonipat                                                                                                                                                                               | 4132                         | 6                          | 30                         | 2                |
| 2                                                                                           |                | Faridabad                                                                                                                                                                             | 10154                        | 9                          | 103                        | 9                |
| 3                                                                                           |                | Gurgaon                                                                                                                                                                               | 4378                         | 51                         | 9                          | 5                |
| 4                                                                                           |                | Chandigarh                                                                                                                                                                            | 0                            | 0                          | 0                          | 0                |
| 5                                                                                           |                | Panipat                                                                                                                                                                               | 0                            | 0                          | 0                          | 0                |
|                                                                                             | **Total**      |                                                                                                                                                                                       | **18664**                    | **66**                     | **142**                    | **16**           |
| 6                                                                                           | Punjab         | Jalandhar                                                                                                                                                                             | 0                            | 0                          | 0                          | 0                |
| 7                                                                                           |                | Amritsar                                                                                                                                                                              | 0                            | 0                          | 0                          | 0                |
| 8                                                                                           |                | Ludhiana                                                                                                                                                                              | 0                            | 0                          | 0                          | 0                |
|                                                                                             | **Total**      |                                                                                                                                                                                       | **0**                        | **0**                      | **0**                      | **0**            |
| 9                                                                                           | Andhra Pradesh | Kakinada                                                                                                                                                                              | 2155                         | 38                         | 0                          | 4                |
| 10                                                                                          |                | Vijaywada                                                                                                                                                                             | 184                          | 3                          | 0                          | 8                |
| 11                                                                                          | Telangana      | Hyderabad                                                                                                                                                                             | 824                          | 5                          | 3                          | 20               |
|                                                                                             | **Total**      |                                                                                                                                                                                       | **3163**                     | **46**                     | **3**                      | **32**           |
| 12                                                                                          | Assam          | Tinsukia, Dibrugarh, Sibsagar, Jorhat, Golaghat                                                                                                                                       | 27156                        | 941                        | 375                        | 0                |
|                                                                                             | **Total**      |                                                                                                                                                                                       | **27156**                    | **941**                    | **375**                    | **0**            |
| 13                                                                                          | Gujarat        | Gandhinagar, Mehsana, Sabarkantha                                                                                                                                                     | 179929                       | 861                        | 264                        | 45               |
| 14                                                                                          |                | Halol                                                                                                                                                                                 | 8414                         | 38                         | 58                         | 7                |
| 15                                                                                          |                | Hazira                                                                                                                                                                                | 29400                        | 85                         | 13                         | 4                |
| 16                                                                                          |                | Valsad                                                                                                                                                                                | 79237                        | 150                        | 538                        | 31               |
| 17                                                                                          |                | Khambat                                                                                                                                                                               | 27161                        | 148                        | 6                          | 5                |
| 18                                                                                          |                | Palej                                                                                                                                                                                 | 0                            | 0                          | 10                         | 2                |
| 19                                                                                          |                | Rajkot                                                                                                                                                                                | 147627                       | 717                        | 1025                       | 59               |
| 20                                                                                          |                | Navsari                                                                                                                                                                               | 78535                        | 112                        | 43                         | 18               |
| 21                                                                                          |                | Surendranagar                                                                                                                                                                         | 19427                        | 126                        | 265                        | 28               |
| 22                                                                                          |                | Nadiad                                                                                                                                                                                | 48705                        | 255                        | 13                         | 20               |
| 23                                                                                          |                | Kutch (West)                                                                                                                                                                          | 0                            | 0                          | 0                          | 0                |
| 24                                                                                          |                | Kutch (East)                                                                                                                                                                          | 0                            | 0                          | 0                          | 0                |
|                                                                                             |                | Others                                                                                                                                                                                | 0                            | 0                          | 3                          | 51               |
| 25                                                                                          |                | Ahmedabad City and Daskori Area                                                                                                                                                       | 188042                       | 1349                       | 670                        | 69               |
| 26                                                                                          |                | Vadodara                                                                                                                                                                              | 76245                        | 2456                       | 81                         | 15               |
| 27                                                                                          |                | Surat, Bharuch and Ankleshwar                                                                                                                                                         | 394796                       | 8529                       | 833                        | 56               |
| 28                                                                                          |                | Anand                                                                                                                                                                                 | 18123                        | 484                        | 116                        | 1                |
| 29                                                                                          |                | Jamnagar                                                                                                                                                                              | 86                           | 0                          | 0                          | 9                |
| 30                                                                                          |                | Bhavnagar                                                                                                                                                                             | 0                            | 0                          | 0                          | 7                |
|                                                                                             | **Total**      |                                                                                                                                                                                       | **1295727**                  | **15310**                  | **3938**                   | **427**          |
| 31                                                                                          | Madhya Pradesh | Dewas                                                                                                                                                                                 | 760                          | 2                          | 30                         | 1                |
| 32                                                                                          |                | Gwalior                                                                                                                                                                               | 0                            | 0                          | 1                          | 2                |
| 33                                                                                          |                | Indore including Ujjain                                                                                                                                                               | 2060                         | 27                         | 40                         | 13               |
|                                                                                             | **Total**      |                                                                                                                                                                                       | **2820**                     | **29**                     | **71**                     | **16**           |
| 34                                                                                          | Maharashtra    | Pune city including Pimri Chechwad and along with adjoining contiguous areas of Hinjewadi Chakan and Talegaon GA                                                                      | 16147                        | 47                         | 97                         | 30               |
| 35                                                                                          |                | Mumbai and Greater Mumbai                                                                                                                                                             | 558966                       | 2225                       | 17                         | 130              |
| 36                                                                                          |                | Thane City and adjoining contiguous areas including Mira Bhayender, Navi Mumbai, Thane city, Ambernath, Bhiwadi, Kalyan, Dombivily, Badlapur, Ulhasnagar, Panvel, Kharghar and Taloja | 242355                       | 382                        | 40                         | 50               |
| 37                                                                                          |                | Raigarh                                                                                                                                                                               | 0                            | 0                          | 0                          | 0                |
| 38                                                                                          |                | Thane excluding already authorised area                                                                                                                                               | 0                            | 0                          | 0                          | 0                |
| 39                                                                                          |                | Pune District (excluding area already authorised)                                                                                                                                     | 0                            | 0                          | 0                          | 0                |
|                                                                                             | **Total**      |                                                                                                                                                                                       | **817468**                   | **2654**                   | **154**                    | **210**          |
| 40                                                                                          | Delhi          | National Capital Territory of Delhi                                                                                                                                                   | 394349                       | 661                        | 661                        | 279              |
|                                                                                             | **Total**      |                                                                                                                                                                                       | **394349**                   | **661**                    | **661**                    | **279**          |
| 41                                                                                          | Rajasthan      | Kota                                                                                                                                                                                  | 192                          | 1                          | 18                         | 4                |
|                                                                                             | **Total**      |                                                                                                                                                                                       | **192**                      | **1**                      | **18**                     | **4**            |
| 42                                                                                          | Tripura        | Agartala                                                                                                                                                                              | 13683                        | 242                        | 45                         | 4                |
|                                                                                             | **Total**      |                                                                                                                                                                                       | **13683**                    | **242**                    | **45**                     | **4**            |
| 43                                                                                          | Uttar Pradesh  | Meerut                                                                                                                                                                                | 2701                         | 10                         | 19                         | 4                |
| 44                                                                                          |                | Mathura                                                                                                                                                                               | 3072                         | 23                         | 46                         | 4                |
| 45                                                                                          |                | Agra                                                                                                                                                                                  | 3636                         | 8                          | 1                          | 6                |
| 46                                                                                          |                | Kanpur GA                                                                                                                                                                             | 3079                         | 42                         | 34                         | 12               |
| 47                                                                                          |                | Bareilly GA                                                                                                                                                                           | 885                          | 30                         | 2                          | 3                |
| 48                                                                                          |                | Noida & Greater Noida                                                                                                                                                                 | 36853                        | 206                        | 215                        | 21               |
| 49                                                                                          |                | Ghaziabad                                                                                                                                                                             | 65991                        | 123                        | 140                        | 23               |
| 50                                                                                          |                | Lucknow                                                                                                                                                                               | 933                          | 1                          | 3                          | 8                |
| 51                                                                                          |                | Moradabad                                                                                                                                                                             | 605                          | 25                         | 3                          | 2                |
| 52                                                                                          |                | Firozabad                                                                                                                                                                             | 200                          | 0                          | 368                        | 1                |
| 53                                                                                          |                | Khurja                                                                                                                                                                                | 19                           | 0                          | 2                          | 0                |
| 54                                                                                          |                | Allahabad                                                                                                                                                                             | 0                            | 0                          | 0                          | 0                |
| 55                                                                                          |                | Jhansi                                                                                                                                                                                | 0                            | 0                          | 0                          | 0                |
|                                                                                             | **Total**      |                                                                                                                                                                                       | **117974**                   | **468**                    | **833**                    | **84**           |
| 56                                                                                          | Karnataka      | Bengaluru rural and urban CGD  network                                                                                                                                                | 0                            | 0                          | 0                          | 0                |
|                                                                                             | **Total**      |                                                                                                                                                                                       | **0**                        | **0**                      | **0**                      | **0**            |
| 57                                                                                          | **UTs**        | **Daman & Diu**                                                                                                                                                                   | 0                            | 0                          | 0                          | 0                |
| 58                                                                                          |                | **Dadar & Nagar Haveli**                                                                                                                                                          | 0                            | 0                          | 0                          | 0                |
|                                                                                             | **Total**      |                                                                                                                                                                                       | **0**                        | **0**                      | **0**                      | **0**            |
| **Grand Total**                                                                             |                |                                                                                                                                                                                       | **2691196**                  | **20418**                  | **6240**                   | **1072**         |

**ANNEXURE-II REFERRED IN REPLY TO PART (a) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1075 TO BE ANSWERED ON 22.7.2015 REGARDING CNG/PNG NETWORK**

**Entity wise CNG/PNG Price in July 2015**

|   **Sl No.** | **Entity**                                                             | **Geographical Area**                                                                        | **State**      | **CNG price (Rs./Kg)**        | **PNG (domestic) Price (Rs./SCM)**   |
|--------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------|-------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|           1. | Indraprastha Gas Limited                                               | Delhi                                                                                        | Delhi          | 38.00                         | 25.35                                |
|           2. | Indraprastha Gas Limited                                               | Gautam Budh Nagar                                                                            | Uttar Pradesh  | 43.30                         | 27.05                                |
|           3. | Indraprastha Gas Limited                                               | Ghaziabad                                                                                    | Uttar Pradesh  | 43.30                         | 27.05                                |
|           4. | Mahanagar Gas Limited                                                  | Mumbai & Greater Mumbai, Thane City & Adjoining Contiguous Area                              | Maharashtra    | 42.95                         | 25.85                                |
|           5. | Sabarmati Gas Limited                                                  | Gandhinagar, Mehsana& Sabarkantha District                                                   | Gujarat        | 46.90                         | 26.45                                |
|           6. | HPCL                                                                   | Ahmedabad                                                                                    | Gujarat        | 46.90                         | NA                                   |
|           7. | Sawariya gas Infratech Limited                                         | Mathura                                                                                      | Uttar Pradesh  | 54.75                         | 21.40                                |
|           8. | Green Gas Limited                                                      | Lucknow                                                                                      | Uttar Pradesh  | 48.90                         | 22.50                                |
|           9. | Green Gas Limited                                                      | Agra                                                                                         | Uttar Pradesh  | 48.90                         | 22.50                                |
|          10. | Central UP Gas Limited                                                 | Kanpur                                                                                       | Uttar Pradesh  | 50.50                         | 25.20                                |
|          11. | Central UP Gas Limited                                                 | Bareilly                                                                                     | Uttar Pradesh  | 50.50                         | 25.20                                |
|          12. | TNGCL                                                                  | Agartala                                                                                     | Tripura        | 39.00                         | 19.00                                |
|          13. | Bhagyanagar Gas Limited                                                | Hyderabad                                                                                    | Telangana      | 54.00                         | 24.25                                |
|          14. | Bhagyanagar Gas Limited                                                | Vijaywada                                                                                    | AP             | 52.00                         | 24.25                                |
|          15. | Bhagyanagar Gas Limited                                                | Kakinada                                                                                     | AP             | 52.00                         | 24.25                                |
|          16. | Adani Gas Limited                                                      | Ahmedabad                                                                                    | Gujarat        | 46.78                         | 24.71 + VAT                          |
|          17. | Adani Gas Limited                                                      | Faridabad                                                                                    | Haryana        | 44.53                         | 25.43 + VAT                          |
|          18. | Adani Gas Limited                                                      | Vadodara                                                                                     | Gujarat        | 46.78                         | 24.71 + VAT                          |
|          19. | Adani Gas Limited                                                      | Khurja                                                                                       | Uttar Pradesh  | 0.00                          | 27.00                                |
|          20. | Charotar Gas Sahakari Mandali Limited                                  | Anand                                                                                        | Gujarat        | NA                            | 18.58                                |
|          21. | SITI Energy Ltd.                                                       | Moradabad                                                                                    | Uttar Pradesh  | 58.29                         | 23.63                                |
|          22. | Gujarat Gas Company Ltd.                                               | Areas authorised by the PNGRB in the district of Surat, Bharuch and Ankleshwar               | Gujarat        | 47.00                         | 802.081 (MMBTU)                      |
|          23. | Gujarat Gas Company Ltd.                                               | PNGRB authorized GA of Bhavnagar                                                             | Gujarat        | 47.00                         | 25.38                                |
|          24. | MNGL                                                                   | Pune, Pimpri+Chichwad, Telangana, Chakan                                                     | Maharashtra    | 48.00 for PCMC, 48.50 for PMC | 24.00                                |
|          25. | GAIL Gas Ltd.                                                          | Dewas                                                                                        | Madhya Pradesh | 47.00                         | 25.38                                |
|          26. | GAIL Gas Ltd.                                                          | Kota                                                                                         | Rajasthan      | 44.00                         | 23.33                                |
|          27. | GAIL Gas Ltd.                                                          | Meerut                                                                                       | Uttar Pradesh  | 48.00                         | 27.83                                |
|          28. | GAIL Gas Ltd.                                                          | Sonepat                                                                                      | Haryana        | 45.00                         | 23.95                                |
|          29. | GAIL Gas Ltd.                                                          | Panvel                                                                                       | Maharashtra    | Operation closed              | NA                                   |
|          30. | GAIL Gas Ltd.                                                          | Vijaipur                                                                                     | MP             | 56.00                         | NA                                   |
|          31. | GAIL Gas Ltd.                                                          | Firozabad                                                                                    | Uttar Pradesh  | 48.00                         | 27.83                                |
|          32. | GAIL Gas Ltd.                                                          | Dibyapur                                                                                     | Uttar Pradesh  | 57.00                         | NA                                   |
|          33. | GSPC Gas                                                               | Gandhinagar, Valsad, Rajkot, Navari, Hazira, Khambhat, Surendra Nagar, Halol, Palej & Nadiad | Gujarat        | 47.00                         | 27.21                                |
|          34. | Haryana City Gas                                                       | Gurgaon                                                                                      | Haryana        | 43.90                         | 26.75                                |
|          35. | Avantika Gas                                                           | Indore                                                                                       | Madhya Pradesh | 58.50                         | 22.00                                |
|          36. | Avantika Gas                                                           | Gwalior & Ujjain                                                                             | Madhya Pradesh | 58.50                         | 22.00                                |
|          37. | Vadodara Gas Limited (JV of Mahanagar Seva Sadan and GAIL Gas Limited) | Vadodara City                                                                                | Gujarat        | 46.00                         | 22.78 + VAT                          |

Sources: CGD entities.