(a) whether ONGC has been given permission to market kerosene through the PDS network as well as to non-PDS consumers; and
(b) if so, the details thereof?
(a) whether ONGC has been given permission to market kerosene through the PDS network as well as to non-PDS consumers; and
(b) if so, the details thereof?
MINISTER OF PETROLEUM & NATURAL GAS & PANCHAYATI RAJ (SHRI MANI SHANKAR AIYAR)
(a) & (b) : Effective August 2005, Government have permitted ONGC to market their indigenously produced kerosene to non-PDS consumers after meeting in full the demand requirement of Oil Marketing Companies for the distribution of kerosene under the PDS.