(a) whether the Government has given directions to oil companies to prepare roadmap for
providing 5.5 crore LPG connections in the country ;
(b) if so, the details thereof ;
(c) the number of waiting LPG connections in Bihar and Gujarat as on date ; and
(d) the time by which the waiting list is likely to be cleared ?
MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF PETROLEUM & NATURAL GAS(SHRI JITIN PRASADA )
(a) & (b) : The “Vision 2015†adopted for LPG sector inter-alia focuses on raising the
population coverage of LPG with the focus on rural areas and areas where LPG coverage is
low. The Vision-2015 envisages to achieve 75% population coverage in the country by
releasing 5.5 crore new LPG connections by 2015 especially in rural areas and under-covered
areas. To ensure that growth of LPG usage is evenly spread, Oil Marketing Companies (OMCs)
are assessing/identifying locations in a phased manner under Rajiv Gandhi Gramin LPG Vitaran
Yojana (RGGLVY).
RGGLVY scheme which primarily aims at providing LPG to the rural households,
including BPL families has been lauched on 16.10.2009 and subsequently OMCs have undertaken to
set up 2329 LPG distributors in 22 States namely, Andhra Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam,
Bihar, Chhatisgarh, Gujarat, Himachal Pradesh, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh,
Maharashtra, Manipur, Mizoram, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Odisha, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Tripura,
Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal and Puducherry. The selection of the same is in progress as per
policy.
(c) & (d) : OMCs have reported that at present there is no waiting list for release of new
connections with their LPG distributors in the State of Gujarat. However, Indian Oil
Corporation Limited has reported that as on 01.10.2010, there was a waiting list of 5781
in the State of Bihar. The waiting list is expected to be liquidated by December 2010.