Question : RESITEMENT OF RETAIL OUTLET

(a) whether the Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas has its own policy for resitement of petrol Pumps and LPG godowns;

(b) if so, whether DDA is allowing resitement after recommended by the said Ministry;

(c) if so, the number of cases recommended by the said Ministry and the number of cases in which alternate land has been provided;

(d) whether a request was submitted by M/s HPCL for resitement of its retail outlet at Nehru Place in February, 2002 after getting approval of Ministry;

(e) if so, the reasons for keeping the request pending;

(f) whether the requests received after February, 2002 for resitement of Retail Outlet has been entertained by the DDA;

(g) if so, whether the Delhi Fire Service has also not issued NoC for renewal of Fire Licence of the above referred retail Outlet;

(h) if so, the facts thereof;

(i) the number of cases of resitement of R.O. received on the ground of non-availability of NoC from Delhi Fire Services; and

(j) the time by which the resitement of the said retail outlet is likely to be made?

MINISTER OF PARLIAMENTARY AFFAIRS AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT ( SHRI GHULAM NABI AZAD )

(a): Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas (M/o PNG) have reported that resitement of dealerships/distributorships of petroleum products is permissible subject to the fulfilment of certain conditions, such as viability of the new locations, the facilities at the old locations to be decommissioned before commissioning those at the new site, the interests of remote/low service areas, etc. In order to provide commercial freedom to the public sector oil marketing companies (OMCs), the M/o PNG have authorized OMCs to frame their guidelines on resitement on the basis of parameters advised by the M/o PNG.

(b)&(c): M/o PNG have reported that they do not make recommendations to the DDA on resitement, but do bring to DDA`s attention exceptional requests requiring special consideration. According to the present policy followed by DDA, as approved by the Authority on 20.6.2003, resitement will only be made if the land in question is being utilized for any planned project/scheme, which directly necessitates the closing down of the petrol pump. No resitement will be made on any other grounds.

(d)to(j): DDA have reported that

1. The request of M/s. Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited (HPCL) was received in DDA on 28.2.2002. It was only mentioned in the letter of request that such resitement is permitted by M/o PNG and no specific approval of M/o PNG was received.

2. In his request the dealer had mentioned that the Delhi Fire Services had not given No Objection Certificate (NOC). No resitement has been made by DDA on the grounds of non-availability of NOC from Delhi Fire Services.

3. The request of the Oil Company was examined and the same was rejected by the DDA in September, 2003.