(a) whether the Government proposes to extend “Rajiv Gandhi Gramin LPG Vitrak Yojanaâ€
(RGGLVY) to all parts of the country in order to increase rural penetration of LPG
and to cover remote areas ;
(b) if so, the details thereof ; and
(c) the time by which the scheme will be fully implemented in all parts of the country?
MINISTER OF THE STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF PETROLEUM & NATURAL GAS (SHRI MURLI DEORA )
(a) to (c): A statement is laid on the Table of the House.
STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (c) OF THE LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION
NO. 315 BY SHRI PARTAP SINGH BAJWA AND SHRI A. VENKATA RAMI REDDY TO BE ANSWERED ON
10TH DECEMBER, 2009 REGARDING EXPANSION OF RGGLVY.
(a) to (c): Yes, Madam. As per the “Vision-2015†adopted for LPG sector, 5.5 crore new LPG
connections are targeted to be released by the Oil Marketing Companies (OMCs) by the year
2015 to raise LPG population coverage to 75%. The focus would be on rural areas and areas
where LPG coverage is low.
As a step towards achieving this objective, a new scheme of rural LPG distributor namely,
Rajiv Gandhi Gramin LPG Vitrak Yojana (RGGLVY) for small size LPG distribution agencies
has been launched on 16.10.2009. Advertisements inviting applications for distributors
under the scheme have been released in 8 States where the reach of LPG is low namely,
Bihar, Chhatisgarh, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Orissa, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh and
West Bengal covering 1215 locations. The State-wise details are as under :-
Name of States No. of locations Date of advertisement
Bihar 251 17.10.2009
Chhatisgarh 39 19.10.2009
Jharkhand 80 17.10.2009
Madhya Pradesh 97 19.10.2009
Orissa 101 20.10.2009
Rajasthan 192 17.10.2009
Uttar Pradesh 280 17.10.2009
West Bengal 175 17.10.2009