Lok Sabha Question No. 3624 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-08-08
Subject: Gas Connection in Odisha
Ministry: PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS
Asked by: TATHAGATA SATPATHY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3624 TO BE ANSWERED ON 8 th   AUGUST 2016

## GAS CONNECTION IN ODISHA

3624. SHRI TATHAGATA SATPATHY:

## पेट्रोलियम एवं प्राक ृ लिक गैस मंत्री

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

(a) the details of LPG connection in Odisha and total consumption of LPG in Odisha during the last three years and the current year; and

(b) whether there is shortage of LPG in Odisha particularly in far flung rural/ backward area and if so, the details thereof along with the steps taken by the Government to remove the shortage of LPG and provide more LPG connection to the people of Odisha?

## 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) As on 01.07.2016, there are 33,24,836 active LPG domestic consumers of Public Sector Oil  Marketing  Companies(OMCs) in   the  State of  Odisha.  Details  of  number  of  new  LPG connections released and LPG sold during the last three years and current year (April-June 2016) by OMCs in Odisha are as under :-

| Total New connections by OMCs in Odisha   | Total New connections by OMCs in Odisha   |
|-------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
| Year                                      | (in lacs)                                 |
| 2013-14                                   | 3.42                                      |
| 2014-15                                   | 4.75                                      |
| 2015-16                                   | 8.05                                      |
| Apr-Jun'16                                | 0.77                                      |

| Total LPG sale by OMCs in Odisha   | Total LPG sale by OMCs in Odisha   |
|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
| Year                               | (in TMT)                           |
| 2013-14                            | 242                                |
| 2014-15                            | 325                                |
| 2015-16                            | 405                                |
| Apr-Jun'16                         | 105                                |

(b) OMCs have reported that there is no shortage of LPG in Odisha and they endeavour to fully  meet the demand of LPG consumers registered with their LPG distributors in Odisha including far flung rural/backward areas.    However, delay in refill supplies may occur in the event  of  backlog  due  to  non-availability  of  filled  LPG  cylinders  with  the  distributors  for unavoidable reasons, road breaches, floods, strikes, incidents of bandhs, shortage of bulk LPG, non-availability of trucks, etc. and in such situations, bottling plants work on extended hours as well as on holidays to clear the backlog.

Further,  the  Government  has  launched  'Pradhan  Mantri  Ujjwala  Yojana'    for providing  LPG  connections  to  5  crore  women  belonging  to  the  Below  Poverty  Line  (BPL) families  with  Government  assistance  over  a  period  of  3  years  starting    from  FY  2016-17 across  the  country  including  State  of  Odisha.  As  on  03.08.2016,  total  73,613  LPG connections have issued under this Scheme in the State of Odisha.

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