Question : Allocation of Petrol Pumps-Gas Agencies

(a) the details of the schemes under which the Government provides/proposes to provide benefit to the families of martyred soldiers;
(b) the quota reserved/fixed for the families of martyred soldiers in allocation of new petrol pumps and gas agencies;
(c) whether the Government proposes to increase or decrease the said quota after conducting a review of the same and if so, the details thereof;
(d) whether the families of martyred soldiers are included in the allocation process of petrol pumps and gas agencies and if so, the details thereof; and
(e) the number of petrol pumps and gas agencies allocated to the families of martyred soldiers during the last two years, State/UT-wise?

MINISTER OF PETROLEUM & NATURAL GAS
(SHRI DHARMENDRA PRADHAN)
(a) to (e) - A statement is laid on the table of the House.
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STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 330 ASKED BY SHRI NIHAL CHAND, HON`BLE MP FOR ANSWER ON 19.3.2018 REGARDING ALLOCATION OF PETROL PUMPS/GAS AGENCIES.
(a) to (d) - As per extant guidelines for selection of Retail Outlets Dealerships / LPG Distributorships, there is a provision of reservation of 8% under Combined Category 1 (CC1) comprising of Defence Personnel and Para-military/Central/State Government and Central/State PSU employees which also includes the dependents of the persons who are killed in various military operations. In selection of LPG distributorships reserved under Combined Category first preference is given to widows / dependents of Armed Forces (viz. Army, Navy, Air Force) or Central Para Military Forces/Central or State Special Forces, those died while performing their duties.
Presently, there is no proposal to increase or decrease the reservation percentage for allotment of Retail Outlet dealerships and LPG distributorships under Defence / PMP category.
(e) – State/UT-wise details of LOIs issued by OMCs for retail outlet and LPG distributorship to the families of martyred soldiers during the last two years are given in Annexure-I & Annexure-II respectively.
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