(a) whether various petrol pumps are being run on contract basis;
(b) whether such petrol pumps are being run by relatives of officers of
public sector oil companies;
(c) whether cases of adulteration, measuring less oil and other
irregularities are being committed at these petrol pumps in
connivance with officers;
(d) whether the Government have conducted any inquiry/review in
this regard; and
(e) if so, the outcome of such inquiry / review and the reaction
of the Government thereto?
MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF PETROLEUM & NATURAL GAS (SHRI R.P.N. SINGH)
(a) The public sector oil marketing companies (OMCs), viz., Indian Oil
Corporation Limited (IOC), Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited (HPC)
and Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPC) operate some of the retail
outlets (ROs) on Company Owned Company Operated (COCO) basis. The staff on
the forecourt is provided by the service provider, who is on contract with
the Corporation for providing the staff for such services. The operation
of such COCO ROs is carried out under the supervision of a designated
officer of the concerned OMC.
(b) There is no report of any COCO being operated by the relatives of
officials of OMCs.
(c) to (e) No irregularities have been reported by the OMCs at the COCO
ROs in connivance with the officers during the last four years (upto December,
2011). However, a case of short delivery in BPC’s COCO at Andhra Pradesh has
been registered in November, 2010. A show cause notice / warning was issued
to the service provider and the dispensing units were re-calibrated and
stamped by the statutory authority.