Question : LPG CYLINDERS



(a) whether the Government has conducted a countrywide survey to assess average annual consumption of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) cylinders per connection; and

(b) if so, the details thereof ?

Answer given by the minister


MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF PETROLEUM & NATURAL GAS (SMT PANABAAKA LAKSHMI )

(a) & (b) : Public Sector Oil Marketing Companies (OMCs), namely Indian Oil Corporation Limited (IOC), Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL) and Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited (HPCL) have reported that they have not conducted any survey to assess average annual consumption of LPG cylinders per connection. The consumption data is already available with the OMCs and they have reported that the average annual consumption of LPG per customer for period April’ 2012- Feb’ 2013 for IOC, BPCL & HPCL was 95.2 Kg, 93.6 Kg and 94.96 Kg respectively.