Lok Sabha Question No. 1166 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-05-02
Subject: Setting up of Gas Agencies
Ministry: PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS
Asked by: BHANU PRATAP SINGH VERMA, RAJESH VERMA, LAXMI NARAYAN YADAV

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1166 TO BE ANSWERED ON 2 ND  MAY 2016

## SETTING UP OF GAS AGENCIES

†1166. SHRI BHANU PRATAP SINGH VERMA: SHRI RAJESH VERMA: SHRI LAXMI NARAYAN YADAV:

पेट्रोलियम एवं प्राक ृ लिक गैस मंत्री

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

- (a) the details of gas agencies set up in the country along with the number of gas agencies proposed to be set up/opened during the last three years and the current year in the country particularly in rural areas, State/UT-wise including Uttar Pradesh;
- (b)  whether instances of non-allotment of gas agencies to the successful candidates have been reported/come to the notice of the Government during the said period; and
- (c) if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor along with the corrective steps taken/being taken by the Government in this regard?

## ANSWER

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

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

(a) State/UT-wise details of LPG distributorships opened during the last three years including State of Uttar Pradesh is at Annexure.

Currently, the process for setting up of more than 1800 new LPG distributorships is at different stages of selection across the country.

(b) & (c) Selection of LPG distributor for an advertised location is done by draw of lots from all the eligible applicants for the location. Field Verification of Credentials (FVC) is carried out for  the  selected  candidate  as  per  laid  down  procedure  in  which  information  given  in  the application  by  the  applicant  is  verified  with  the  original  documents  and  with  the  issuing authorities, wherever required. If in the FVC, the information given in the application by the applicant is found to be correct, the candidate is issued the Letter of Intent(LOI).

Annexure referred to part (a) for PQ No. 1166 to be answered on 02.05.2016

| Distributors commissioned (Regular + RGGLVs) by O   | Distributors commissioned (Regular + RGGLVs) by O   | Distributors commissioned (Regular + RGGLVs) by O   | Distributors commissioned (Regular + RGGLVs) by O   | Distributors commissioned (Regular + RGGLVs) by O   | Distributors commissioned (Regular + RGGLVs) by O   | Distributors commissioned (Regular + RGGLVs) by O   |
|-----------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------|
| STATE / UT                                          | Distributors                                        | Distributors                                        | Distributors                                        | 2014-15 Distributors commissioned                   | 2014-15 Distributors commissioned                   | 2014-15 Distributors commissioned                   |
|                                                     | IOCL                                                | BPCL                                                | HPCL                                                | IOCL                                                | BPCL                                                | HPCL                                                |
| CHANDIGARH                                          | 0                                                   | 0                                                   | 0                                                   | 0                                                   | 0                                                   |                                                     |
| DELHI                                               | 3                                                   | 0                                                   | 0                                                   | 0                                                   | 1                                                   |                                                     |
| HARYANA                                             | 19                                                  | 11                                                  | 2                                                   | 4                                                   | 2                                                   |                                                     |
| HIMACHAL PRADESH                                    | 4                                                   | 1                                                   | 1                                                   | 9                                                   | 2                                                   |                                                     |
| JAMMU & KASHMIR                                     | 11                                                  | 5                                                   | 9                                                   | 16                                                  | 6                                                   |                                                     |
| PUNJAB                                              | 40                                                  | 19                                                  | 32                                                  | 38                                                  | 16                                                  |                                                     |
| RAJASTHAN                                           | 69                                                  | 26                                                  | 15                                                  | 63                                                  | 28                                                  |                                                     |
| UTTAR PRADESH                                       | 284                                                 | 83                                                  | 50                                                  | 216                                                 | 151                                                 | 1                                                   |
| UTTRANCHAL                                          | 25                                                  | 2                                                   | 3                                                   | 2                                                   | 18                                                  |                                                     |
| SUB TOTAL NORTH                                     | 455                                                 | 147                                                 | 112                                                 | 348                                                 | 224                                                 | 1                                                   |
| ANDAMAN & NICOBAR                                   | 0                                                   | 0                                                   | 0                                                   | 0                                                   | 0                                                   |                                                     |
| ARUNACHAL PRADESH                                   | 8                                                   | 0                                                   | 0                                                   | 7                                                   | 0                                                   |                                                     |
| ASSAM                                               | 39                                                  | 8                                                   | 1                                                   | 22                                                  | 12                                                  |                                                     |
| BIHAR                                               | 78                                                  | 17                                                  | 16                                                  | 89                                                  | 51                                                  |                                                     |
| JHARKHAND                                           | 11                                                  | 5                                                   | 3                                                   | 55                                                  | 13                                                  |                                                     |
| MANIPUR                                             | 14                                                  | 0                                                   | 0                                                   | 8                                                   | 0                                                   |                                                     |
| MEGHALAYA                                           | 4                                                   | 1                                                   | 0                                                   | 4                                                   | 2                                                   |                                                     |
| MIZORAM                                             | 0                                                   | 0                                                   | 0                                                   | 9                                                   | 0                                                   |                                                     |
| NAGALAND                                            | 9                                                   | 0                                                   | 0                                                   | 4                                                   | 3                                                   |                                                     |
| ORISSA                                              | 51                                                  | 25                                                  | 22                                                  | 47                                                  | 18                                                  |                                                     |
| SIKKIM                                              | 3                                                   | 0                                                   | 0                                                   | 1                                                   | 0                                                   |                                                     |
| TRIPURA                                             | 6                                                   | 0                                                   | 0                                                   | 8                                                   | 0                                                   |                                                     |
| WEST BENGAL                                         | 87                                                  | 20                                                  | 18                                                  | 63                                                  | 16                                                  |                                                     |
| SUB TOTAL EAST                                      | 310                                                 | 76                                                  | 60                                                  | 317                                                 | 115                                                 | 1                                                   |
| CHATTISGARH                                         | 29                                                  | 3                                                   | 12                                                  | 26                                                  | 29                                                  |                                                     |
| DADRA & NAGAR HAVELI                                | 0                                                   | 0                                                   | 0                                                   | 0                                                   | 0                                                   |                                                     |
| DAMAN & DIU                                         | 0                                                   | 1                                                   | 0                                                   | 0                                                   | 0                                                   |                                                     |
| GOA                                                 | 0                                                   | 0                                                   | 1                                                   | 0                                                   | 0                                                   |                                                     |
| GUJARAT                                             | 57                                                  | 17                                                  | 11                                                  | 15                                                  | 21                                                  |                                                     |
| MADHYA PRADESH                                      | 103                                                 | 18                                                  | 19                                                  | 82                                                  | 66                                                  |                                                     |
| MAHARASHTRA                                         | 64                                                  | 63                                                  | 27                                                  | 21                                                  | 113                                                 |                                                     |
| SUB TOTAL WEST                                      | 253                                                 | 102                                                 | 70                                                  | 144                                                 | 229                                                 | 1                                                   |
| ANDHRA PRADESH                                      | 25                                                  | 42                                                  | 24                                                  | 8                                                   | 8                                                   |                                                     |
| KARNATAKA                                           | 54                                                  | 31                                                  | 32                                                  | 56                                                  | 36                                                  |                                                     |
| KERALA                                              | 35                                                  | 9                                                   | 6                                                   | 16                                                  | 29                                                  |                                                     |
| LAKSHADWEEP                                         | 0                                                   | 0                                                   | 0                                                   | 0                                                   | 0                                                   |                                                     |

| PUDUCHERRY      |    0 |    1 |    0 |    0 |    0 |      |
|-----------------|------|------|------|------|------|------|
| TAMILNADU       |   18 |   28 |    5 |   33 |   36 |      |
| TELANGANA       |   49 |   20 |   20 |    6 |   28 |      |
| SUB TOTAL SOUTH |  181 |  131 |   87 |  119 |  137 |      |
| ALL INDIA       | 1199 |  456 |  329 |  928 |  705 | 5    |
| TOTAL           | 1984 | 1984 | 1984 | 2158 | 2158 | 2158 |