Question : OPENING OF PETROLEUM GAS OUTLETS



(a) the total number of Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd. (HPCL) petroleum and gas outlets in Maharashtra, district-wise;

(b) whether there is any proposal to open such outlets in Latur area of the State; and

(c) if so, the details thereof?

Answer given by the minister


MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS (SHRI JITIN PRASADA)

(a): There are 940 Retail Outlets (ROs) and 404 Liquified Petroleum Gas (LPG) Distributorships of Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited (HPCL) in the State of Maharashtra. District-wise details of ROs and LPG Distributorships in the State of Maharashtra are available with Director(Marketing), HPCL.

(b) & (c): In Latur District,
(i) advertisements have been released for 7 RO Locations and 1 RO has been commissioned. Letter of Intent (LOI) has been issued for 1 RO location and the process of issuance of LOI is under progress for 4 RO locations. Further, there is a proposal to advertise 6 RO locations. 2 new LPG Distributorships have also been set up recently in the District.