(a) the number of Indane (LPG) consumers alongwith the domestic and commercial consumers in Sagar
area of Madhya Pradesh;
(b) the number of Indane agencies functioning to supply LPG cylinders to the consumers and the number
of consumers registered with them;
(c) whether the LPG cylinders are being supplied to the consumers in this area even after 20-25 days
of booking for cylinders;and
(d) if so, the remedial steps taken by the Government in this regard ?
MINISTER OF THE STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF PETROLEUM & NATURAL GAS (SHRI JITIN PRASADA)
(a) & (b): As on 01.08.2010, Indian Oil Corporation Limited (IOC) is operating six LPG distributorships
in Sagar area of Madhya Pradesh who are serving 49,373 domestic LPG customers, 142 Non-Domestic Exempt
Category customers and 458 commercial customers respectively.
IOC has reported that at present there is no waiting list for release of new LPG connections
with their LPG distributors in the State of Madhya Pradesh including Sagar area.
(c) & (d): IOC has reported that they do not have any supply constraints and LPG supplies to distributors are
being made by them in accordance with the genuine demand of customers registered with the LPG distributors.
LPG supplies are generally being made within 48 hours. However, delay may be experienced due to backlog,
non-availability of filled LPG cylinders, non-availability of trucks, road breaches, floods, strikes,
bandhs, etc. At present, the LPG supplies are normal in Sagar area of Madhya Pradesh.