Question : OPENING OF LPG AGENCIES IN GUJARAT



(a) whether the Government has a proposal to open LPG agencies in Bhavnagar, Bharuch and Narmada areas of Gujarat ;

(b) if so, the details thereof ; and

(c) the time by which these agencies are likely to be set up ?

Answer given by the minister


MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF PETROLEUM & NATURAL GAS (SHRI R. P. N. SINGH)

(a) to (c) : Indian Oil Corporation Limited has reported that they have planned to set up one regular LPG distributorship at Bhavnagar, District Bhavnagar, Gujarat. Similarly, Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited has reported that they have planned to set up one regular LPG distributorship at Bharuch District and two regular LPG distributorships at Bhavnagar District of Gujarat State.

OMCs have issued notice inviting applications for selection of LPG distributors under the scheme RGGLVY for establishing 80 locations in the State of Gujarat including 9 distributors in Bhavnagar, Bharuch and Narmada Districts. The details are as under :-

Sl.	Name of District	Number of distributors
No.	under RGGLVY
1. Bhavnagar 2 2. Bharuch 4 3. Narmada 3

The selection of LPG distributorships is made by Public Sector Oil Marketing Companies themselves, in terms of laid down guidelines. Since the commissioning process involves advertisement, receipt of application forms, scrutiny of the same, selection of the candidates, field verification of the credentials of the selected candidate, setting up of the infrastructure, obtaining of various mandatory licences and approvals, and disposal of complaints/litigations, if any, it is not possible to specify exactly when these locations will be commissioned.