MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF PETROLEUM & NATURAL GAS (SHRI JITIN PRASADA )
(a) to (d) : One LPG distributorship of Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited (HPCL) is
functional at Phulbani in Kandhmal District and Letter of Intent (LoI) for opening one more
LPG distributorship by Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL) at Baliguda in Kandhmal
District has been issued.
In addition to above, OMCs are in the process of opening 17 new LPG distributorships in the
State during the current financial year which are at various stages of commissioning.
Since the commissioning process, post advertisement, involves 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, procurement of various mandatory
licences and approvals, and disposal of complaints/litigation if any, it is not possible to
specify exactly when these locations will commissioned.