Question : Reservation in Allotment of Petrol Pumps

(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 AND NATURAL GAS
(SHRI DHARMENDRA PRADHAN)

(a) to (d) The guidelines for selection of Retail Outlet dealerships and LPG distributorships have a provision of 8% reservation under Combined Category 1 (CC1) and Government Personnel (GP) category respectively, which includes Defence Personnel, Para Military Personnel / Central / State Government and Central / State PSU employees. The detailed guidelines for allotment of Retail Outlet Dealerships in the country are available on the respective websites of the OMCs i.e. www.iocl.com, www.bharatpetroleum.com & www.hindustanpetroleum.com and the detailed guidelines namely “Unified Guidelines for Selection of LPG Distributorships” are available on the website http://www.petroleum.nic.in.

(e) State/UT-wise number of petrol pumps and gas agencies allocated under CC1/ GP category during the last two years is given in Annexure.

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