(a) whether the Government propose to supply gas to vehicles and industries through pipelines;
(b) if so, the details thereof;
(c) the details of the districts of Uttar Pradesh likely to be benefited in the first phase; and
(d) the details of prices fixed for it by the Government?
MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS (SHRI SANTOSH KUMAR GANGWAR)
(a) & (b) M/s Indraprastha Gas Limited (IGL), a Joint Venture company of Gas Authority of India Limited (GAIL) and Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL), is supplying natural gas to domestic/commercial consumers through pipelines in certain areas in Delhi. IGL is also supplying Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) at 51 CNG outlets in Delhi. Similarly, Mahanagar Gas Limited (MGL), a Joint Venture company of GAIL and M/s British Gas is supplying natural gas through pipelines for domestic, industrial and commercial use in certain areas in the city of Mumbai and also to automobile sector running on CNG at 21 CNG outlets.
(c) The UP State Industrial Development Corporation Limited (UPSIDCL), a UP State Government Undertaking, has submitted the Techno-Economic Feasibility Report on the City Gas Distribution Systems at Lucknow and Bareilly seeking allocation of gas.
(d) Government does not fix prices for city distribution of piped natural gas and CNG.