(a) whether a number of ceramic industries are on the verge of closure due to non-availability
of gas at reasonable price from various gas distribution companies in the country;
(b) if so, the details thereof alongwith the number of companies which have been affected; and
(c) the remedial steps taken by the Government in this regard?
THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY (SHRI JYOTIRADITYA M. SCINDIA)
(a)&(b): The detail of companies which have been affected for want of supply of gas is not
maintained by this Ministry.
(c): Government has adopted a multi-pronged strategy to enhance availability of natural gas
in the country, consisting, inter-alia, of the following:
(i) Intensification of domestic Exploration and Production (E&P) activities through New
Exploration Licensing Policy (NELP) rounds;
(ii) Coal Bed Methane (CBM) E&P activities;
(iii) Import of Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) from various countries; and
(iv) Trans-national pipelines, viz., Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-India (TAPI) pipeline
and Iran-Pakistan-India (IPI) pipeline.