Lok Sabha Question No. 4536 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2026-03-19
Subject: Expansion of Petroleum Infrastructure in Underserved Regions
Ministry: PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS
Asked by: Shri Kunduru Raghuveer

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4536

TO BE ANSWERED ON 19 th  MARCH, 2026

## EXPANSION OF PETROLEUM INFRASTRUCTURE IN UNDERSERVED REGIONS

4536 . SHRI KUNDURU RAGHUVEER:

## पेट Ō ोिलयम और Ůाक ृ ितक गैस मंũी

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

- (a) the details of petroleum infrastructure developed across the country during the last five years including crude oil pipelines, product pipelines, LPG bottling plants, storage depots and retail fuel outlets, State/UT-wise;
- (b)  the  total  length  of  petroleum  and  product  pipelines  commissioned  and  currently  under construction along with their expected timelines for completion;
- (c) the criteria and guidelines adopted by the Government for identification, approval of new refineries, terminals and retail fuel outlets in the country;
- (d)  whether  the  Government  has  mapped  infrastructure  gaps  in  backward  and  semi-urban districts and prioritized such areas for future expansion, if so, the details thereof;
- (e) the total budget allocated and utilized for petroleum infrastructure development during the last five years, year-wise; and
- (f) the measures taken by the Government to ensure balanced and regionally equitable growth of  petroleum  infrastructure  across  various  States  and  Union  Territories  in  the  country, State/UT wise?

## ANSWER

## पेट Ō ोिलयम और Ůाक ृ ितक गैस मंũालय मŐ राǛमंũी ( ŵी सुरे श गोपी )

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS (SHRI SURESH GOPI)

(a)  to  (b)  As  per  project  monitoring  portal  https://pariyojana.mopng.gov.in/  (Pariyojana) of Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas, Oil and Gas companies have completed 246 projects costing Rs 100 crore & above in last 5 years with total approved cost of Rs 2.44 lakh crore. As per PPAC data, the petroleum infrastructure developed across the country during the last five years inter-alia includes increase of crude & petroleum product pipelines by 5,995 km, addition  of  15  new bottling plants,  10  storage depots and increase  of  26,451 retail  outlets. Further, State/UT-wise the details of petroleum infrastructure developed across the country during the last five years of LPG bottling plants and retail fuel outlets are given in Annexure A. Year wise status of crude oil pipelines, product pipelines and POL terminals during last 5 years is as below:

| Date       |   Details of commissioned crude and product pipelines Length (Kms) |   No. of PoL Terminal |
|------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------|
| 01-04-2021 |                                                              28884 |                   303 |
| 01-04-2022 |                                                              29239 |                   309 |
| 01-04-2023 |                                                              32908 |                   310 |
| 01-04-2024 |                                                              34308 |                   313 |
| 01-04-2025 |                                                              34575 |                   314 |
| 01-02-2026 |                                                              34879 |                   313 |

Total length of petroleum pipelines (including crude, petroleum & LPG) commissioned in the country  as  of  01.02.2026  is  34,879  km.  Details  of  petroleum  pipelines  projects  under implementation are at Annexure B.

(c) to (f) Oil & Gas sector in India is deregulated and the decision for setting projects is taken by the Board of respective oil and gas companies. The role of the government is that of a facilitator.  Since,  oil  &  gas  public  sector  undertakings  are  Board  driven  publicly  listed commercial  entities  therefore,  the  Board  of  these  CPSEs  enjoys  operational  autonomy  in deciding the nature and type of project, CAPEX, techno-economic and commercial viability, etc. Board of the respective CPSEs takes appropriate decision on the nature of the projects execution for optimizing operational efficiencies, reducing operational cost, meeting demand, exploring new streams to sustain its profitability and other socio-economic benefits.

The  general  criteria  and  guidelines  adopted  by  PSUs  for  identification,  approval  of  new projects  including    refineries,  retail  outlets inter-alia include  demand  analysis,  techno commercial feasibility, future long-term outlook and strategy, availability of land and other associated infrastructures,  cost-benefit aspects related to product placement, evacuation from refineries, downstream marketing infrastructure.

Opening of Oil Depot/Terminal for storage of petroleum products by Public Sector  Oil  Marketing  Companies  (OMCs)  is  a  continuous  process  based  on  the  economic viability of the Depot/Terminal as per general supply & demand scenario of the region and optimization study to achieve overall reduction in the cost of supplies.

Total budget allocated by Oil & Gas CPSEs for capital expenditure through IEBR year wise for last 5 years is given below:

(In Rs Crore)

|   S. No | Financial Year   | Budget Allocated (BE)   | Actual Utilisation   |
|---------|------------------|-------------------------|----------------------|
|       1 | 2020-21          | 98,522                  | 1,11,195             |
|       2 | 2021-22          | 1,04,620                | 1,07,968             |
|       3 | 2022-23          | 1,11,354                | 1,19,027             |
|       4 | 2023-24          | 1,06,401                | 1,36,862             |
|       5 | 2024-25          | 1,18,499                | 1,68,938             |

Government is committed to ensure balanced and regionally equitable growth of petroleum infrastructure across  the  country  through  implementation  of  various  projects  by  Oil &  Gas companies  with  a  focus  on  accessibility,  affordability,  energy  security,  and  sustainability.

These initiatives are undertaken with due consideration to regional demand patterns and to ensure equitable availability of petroleum products across the country.

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## Annexure A

Annexure referred to in reply to part (a) and (b) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 4536 to be answered  on  19.03.2026  regarding  'Expansion  of  Petroleum  Infrastructure  in  Underserved Regions'

Year Wise/ State Wise nos of PSU LPG Bottling Plants in India and Year-wise number of ROs commissioning in India

| PSU LPG Bottling Plants (Total) - Cumulative   | PSU LPG Bottling Plants (Total) - Cumulative   | PSU LPG Bottling Plants (Total) - Cumulative   | PSU LPG Bottling Plants (Total) - Cumulative   | PSU LPG Bottling Plants (Total) - Cumulative   | PSU LPG Bottling Plants (Total) - Cumulative   | Number of ROs commissioned Year wise   | Number of ROs commissioned Year wise   | Number of ROs commissioned Year wise   | Number of ROs commissioned Year wise   | Number of ROs commissioned Year wise   |
|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
| State/UT                                       | Apr'22                                         | Apr'23                                         | Apr'24                                         | Apr'25                                         | Jan'26                                         | 2021- 22                               | 2022- 23                               | 2023- 24                               | 2024- 25                               | 2025- 26 (Apr- Feb)                    |
| Chandigarh                                     | 0                                              | 0                                              | 0                                              | 0                                              | 0                                              | 0                                      | 1                                      | 2                                      | 0                                      | 0                                      |
| Delhi                                          | 2                                              | 2                                              | 2                                              | 2                                              | 2                                              | 0                                      | 2                                      | 1                                      | 1                                      | 0                                      |
| Haryana                                        | 6                                              | 5                                              | 5                                              | 5                                              | 5                                              | 248                                    | 123                                    | 134                                    | 259                                    | 231                                    |
| Himachal Pradesh                               | 2                                              | 2                                              | 2                                              | 2                                              | 2                                              | 75                                     | 63                                     | 22                                     | 90                                     | 56                                     |
| Jammu& Kashmir                                 | 4                                              | 3                                              | 3                                              | 3                                              | 3                                              | 39                                     | 62                                     | 32                                     | 76                                     | 56                                     |
| Ladakh                                         | 0                                              | 1                                              | 1                                              | 1                                              | 1                                              | 5                                      | 5                                      | 3                                      | 2                                      | 4                                      |
| Punjab                                         | 8                                              | 8                                              | 8                                              | 8                                              | 8                                              | 154                                    | 92                                     | 66                                     | 131                                    | 119                                    |
| Rajasthan                                      | 11                                             | 11                                             | 12                                             | 12                                             | 12                                             | 439                                    | 388                                    | 293                                    | 456                                    | 381                                    |
| Uttar Pradesh                                  | 27                                             | 27                                             | 28                                             | 28                                             | 28                                             | 871                                    | 605                                    | 629                                    | 1112                                   | 788                                    |
| Uttarakhand                                    | 3                                              | 4                                              | 4                                              | 4                                              | 4                                              | 79                                     | 39                                     | 40                                     | 75                                     | 48                                     |
| Arunachal Pradesh                              | 0                                              | 0                                              | 0                                              | 0                                              | 0                                              | 26                                     | 18                                     | 7                                      | 77                                     | 40                                     |
| Assam                                          | 8                                              | 8                                              | 7                                              | 7                                              | 7                                              | 211                                    | 107                                    | 47                                     | 128                                    | 124                                    |
| Manipur                                        | 1                                              | 1                                              | 1                                              | 1                                              | 1                                              | 18                                     | 17                                     | 11                                     | 10                                     | 4                                      |
| Meghalaya                                      | 0                                              | 0                                              | 0                                              | 0                                              | 0                                              | 31                                     | 16                                     | 11                                     | 23                                     | 37                                     |
| Mizoram                                        | 0                                              | 0                                              | 0                                              | 0                                              | 0                                              | 17                                     | 24                                     | 9                                      | 8                                      | 10                                     |
| Nagaland                                       | 1                                              | 1                                              | 1                                              | 1                                              | 1                                              | 30                                     | 18                                     | 24                                     | 34                                     | 19                                     |
| Sikkim                                         | 1                                              | 1                                              | 1                                              | 1                                              | 1                                              | 6                                      | 2                                      | 4                                      | 6                                      | 2                                      |
| Tripura                                        | 1                                              | 1                                              | 1                                              | 1                                              | 1                                              | 14                                     | 7                                      | 17                                     | 20                                     | 12                                     |
| Andaman& Nicobar Islands                       | 1                                              | 1                                              | 1                                              | 1                                              | 1                                              | 3                                      | 0                                      | 0                                      | 1                                      | 3                                      |
| Bihar                                          | 8                                              | 9                                              | 9                                              | 9                                              | 9                                              | 185                                    | 203                                    | 92                                     | 159                                    | 187                                    |
| Jharkhand                                      | 5                                              | 5                                              | 5                                              | 5                                              | 5                                              | 104                                    | 53                                     | 42                                     | 176                                    | 98                                     |
| Odisha                                         | 6                                              | 6                                              | 6                                              | 7                                              | 7                                              | 181                                    | 108                                    | 83                                     | 233                                    | 194                                    |
| West Bengal                                    | 10                                             | 10                                             | 11                                             | 11                                             | 12                                             | 147                                    | 124                                    | 68                                     | 250                                    | 194                                    |
| Chhattisgarh                                   | 3                                              | 4                                              | 4                                              | 4                                              | 4                                              | 163                                    | 104                                    | 65                                     | 225                                    | 198                                    |
| Dadra &Nagar Haveli & Daman Diu                | 0                                              | 0                                              | 0                                              | 0                                              | 0                                              | 3                                      | 2                                      | 0                                      | 6                                      | 3                                      |
| Goa                                            | 2                                              | 2                                              | 2                                              | 2                                              | 0                                              | 5                                      | 8                                      | 3                                      | 8                                      | 7                                      |
| Gujarat                                        | 11                                             | 11                                             | 11                                             | 11                                             | 2                                              | 374                                    | 263                                    | 207                                    | 514                                    | 349                                    |
| Madhya Pradesh                                 | 9                                              | 11                                             | 11                                             | 11                                             | 11                                             | 593                                    | 376                                    | 213                                    | 497                                    | 385                                    |
| Maharashtra                                    | 20                                             | 22                                             | 22                                             | 22                                             | 11                                             | 627                                    | 465                                    | 328                                    | 475                                    | 473                                    |
| Andhra Pradesh                                 | 9                                              | 9                                              | 9                                              | 9                                              | 10                                             | 190                                    | 163                                    | 135                                    | 342                                    | 225                                    |
| Karnataka                                      | 11                                             | 11                                             | 11                                             | 11                                             | 12                                             | 436                                    | 313                                    | 315                                    | 618                                    | 413                                    |

| Kerala      |   7 |   7 |   7 |   7 |   7 |   164 |   142 |   128 |   162 |   225 |
|-------------|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|
| Lakshadweep |   0 |   0 |   0 |   0 |   0 |     1 |     3 |     0 |     0 |     0 |
| Puducherry  |   1 |   1 |   1 |   1 |   1 |     5 |     8 |    11 |    13 |     6 |
| Tamil Nadu  |  19 |  19 |  19 |  19 |  19 |   410 |   346 |   255 |   483 |   368 |
| Telangana   |   5 |   5 |   5 |   5 |   5 |   230 |   217 |   176 |   290 |   188 |
| All India   | 202 | 208 | 210 | 211 | 214 |  6084 |  4487 |  3473 |  6960 |  5447 |

Source: PPAC

Annexure B Annexure referred to in reply to part (a) and (b) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 4536 to be answered  on  19.03.2026  regarding  'Expansion  of  Petroleum  Infrastructure  in  Underserved

Regions'

|   S. NO. | CPSE   | Project Name                                                                                               | Target Completion Date   | Latest Approved Cost (in Rs. Cr.)   |
|----------|--------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|        1 | NRL    | Paradip-Numaligarh Crude Oil Pipeline [PNCPL] & Crude Oil Import Terminal [COIT] at Paradip                | Jun/2026                 | 11,407                              |
|        2 | IHB    | Kandla Gorakhpur LPG Pipeline                                                                              | Mar/2026                 | 10,088                              |
|        3 | IOCL   | New Mundra Panipat Crude Oil Pipeline                                                                      | June/2026                | 9,028                               |
|        4 | BPCL   | POL& LOBS Installations with Receipt Pipelines at Rasayani, Maharashtra                                    | May/2026                 | 2,585                               |
|        5 | HPCL   | Visakh Raipur Pipeline Project                                                                             | Sep/2027                 | 2,212                               |
|        6 | BPCL   | Multi Product Pipeline from Irugur to Devangonthi                                                          | Sep/2026                 | 1,732                               |
|        7 | BPCL   | Augmentation of CCKPL and IDPL Pipelines capacity along with setting up of Palakkad TOP, Kerala            | Aug/2028                 | 1,130                               |
|        8 | HPCL   | Haldia Panagarh Pipeline Project                                                                           | May/2026                 | 1,107                               |
|        9 | OIL    | Upgradation of Facilities of Numaligarh-Siliguri Product Pipeline [NSPL]                                   | Mar/2026                 | 860                                 |
|       10 | IOCL   | Laying of POL Pipelines in Common Corridor for proposed grass root terminal at Vallur [Chennai]            | May/2026                 | 829                                 |
|       11 | OIL    | Pipeline Rehabilitation Project, Phase-II                                                                  | Dec/2029                 | 680                                 |
|       12 | IOCL   | Change of service of existing Mundra-Panipat Pipeline [Panipat - Churwa section] from Crude oil to Product | Mar/2027                 | 359                                 |
|       13 | IOCL   | Siliguri-Jhapa Pipeline Project                                                                            | Mar/2029                 | 267                                 |
|       14 | BPCL   | ATF Pipeline from BPCLs Malkapur POL Installation to Hyderabad International airport                       | Sep/2027                 | 215                                 |
|       15 | IOCL   | ATF Pipeline from Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust to Navi Mumbai International Airport                         | Mar/2026                 | 165                                 |
|       16 | IOCL   | Extension of Panipat Jalandhar LPG Pipeline [PJPL] from Jalandhar to Goindwal Sahib Bottling Plant         | Mar/2027                 | 147                                 |
|       17 | BPCL   | Augmentation of Manmad- Manglya pipeline section                                                           | Mar/2028                 | 126                                 |
|       18 | MRPL   | Rerouting of Aromatic Complex Pipelines From Jetty 13 To Jetty 10/11                                       | July/2026                | 114                                 |

Source: Pariyojana portal