Question : OIL REFINERY AT BHATINDA



(a) whether the construction of Guru Gobind Singh oil Refinery being set up at Bhatinda, in Punjab got stopped due to non-granting of permission from various Union Government departments;

(b) if so, the details thereof;

(c) the steps taken by the Union Government to get the required permission; and

(d) the date of commissioning of the refinery?

Answer given by the minister



THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF PETROLEUM & NATURAL GAS AND MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF PARLIAMENTARY AFFAIRS (SHRI SANTOSH KUMAR GANGWAR)


(a) to (d) All approvals for setting up the refinery project at Bathinda (Punjab) by Guru Gobind Singh Refineries Limited have been given by the Government of India. The project is under implementation and is expected to be completed towards the end of the X Plan.