Question : TERMINALLING CHARGES

(a) whether the Government propose to make three categories of fund for the payment of terminalling charges;

(b) if so, the details thereof;

(a) whether a committee of experts was constituted to fix terminalling charges;

(b) if so, the composition of the members of the said committee;

(c) whether the said committee has submitted its report of the Government;

(d) if so, the recommendations made by the committee;

(e) the rate of terminalling charges proposed for each category alongwith the reasons for variation in these rates; and

(f) the name of the agency and the fund through which the expenses as a result of these charges are likely to be met?

MININSTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS

(SHRI SANTOSH KUMAR GANGWAR)

(a) to (h): A committee was constituted by the Government to study and advise the evacuation and despatch facilities that should be provided by the refineries and marketing companies separately and to suggest determination of additional compensation to refineries for having despatch facilities meant to be provided by the marketing companies. The composition of the committee was as follows:

1.	Chairman & Managing Director	-	Chairman	2.	Adviser(Refineries)	-	Member	Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas	3.	Director(Marketing)	-	Member	Indian Oil Corporation Ltd.	4.	Director(Planning)	-	Member	Oil Coordination Committee	5.	Joint Adviser(Finance)	-	Member	Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas	6.	Director (S&P)	-	Member	Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas	-	Secretary