(a) the number of persons on the waiting list for LPG connections in Tamil Nadu,district-wise;
(b) the strategy adopted by the Government to clear the backlog;
(c) the number of LPG agencies functioning in the State and quota of LPG connections with each one of them, district-wise; and
(d) the time by which the Government propose to provide LPG connections to the waitlisted persons?
THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS (SHRI SANTOSH KUMAR GANGWAR)
(a): The number of persons on the waiting list registered with the distributors of the Public Sector Oil Companies as on 1.1.2000, was about 14.25 Lakhs in the State of Tamil Nadu.
(b) to (d):The total number of LPG distributors operating as on 1.4.2000 was 450 in the State of Tamil Nadu
New LPG connections are released in a phased manner throughout the country depending on the LPG availability, waiting list, slack available with the distributors and their viability. However, the Government has a plan to release around 1 crore LPG connections during the year 2000 to clear all waiting list registered with the distributors of Public Sector Oil Companies as on 1.12.1999.