Question : TRANSPORTATION OF BULK PETROLEUM PRODUCTS

(a) whether the Indian Oil Corporation Limited and other PSU`s had conducted any study regarding minimum workable rates of transportation of bulk petroleum products;

(b) if so, the minimum workable rate per kilometer and per kilolitre;

(c) whether these rates in Haryana are much less than the above workable rates; and

(d) if so, the reasons therefor and whether less payment of workable rates of transportation in Haryana has been resulting in malpractices by the transporters; and

(e) the steps taken by the oil PSUs to remove discrepancy in the rates?

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF PETROLEUM & NATURAL GAS ( SHRIMATI SUMITRA MAHAJAN )

(a) & (b) : Departmental Estimates are worked out for transportation rates which vary for locations/States.

(c) & (d) : The transportation rates have been finalised against Industry Public Tender as per the offers by the bidders. There is no specific linkage reported between transportation rates and malpractices.

(e) : Since the transportation rates in Industry Public Tender have been finalised against the offer by the bidders, Oil Marketing Companies have implemented the rates accepted by the transporters.