(a) the number of applications received from Bihar for allotment of LPG distributorship
during the last three years and the current year;
(b) the number of persons to whom LPG distributorship has been allotted during the said period;
(c) the number of applications pending at present;and
(d) the time-frame by which the pending applications are likely to be cleared ?
MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF PETROLEUM & NATURAL GAS (SMT PANABAAKA LAKSHMI)
(a) to (c): The allotment of LPG distributorship is done by the Oil Marketing Companies (OMCs) through an advertisement process. The number of advertised locations, Letter of Intent Issued (LOI) and pending for appointment/ commissioning of Regular as well as Rajiv Gandhi Gramin LPG Vitarak (RGGLV) distributorships for the last three years and for the period
from April –September, 2012 is as under:-
Advertised LoI Issued Pending
Regular 187 16 171
RGGLVY 514 228 286