(a) whether the Government proposes to allot/give free LPG distributorships to war widows in near future and if so, the details thereof;
(b) if not, the reasons therefor;
(c) the criteria being followed in allotment of such LPG Agencies to war widows in the country; and
(d) the details of financial and legal constraints identified in this regard along with the corrective steps taken/proposed to be taken by the Government thereon?
MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) IN THE MINISTRY OF PETROLEUM & NATURAL GAS (SHRI DHARMENDRA PRADHAN)
(a) to (d) Selection of LPG distributorship is carried out by Oil Marketing Companies as per Unified Guidelines for Selection of LPG distributorships . As per the Guidelines, a reservation of 8% is provided under Government Personnel (GP) Category, which covers - (i) Widows/Dependents of Armed Forces (viz., Army, Navy, Air Force) or Central Para Military Forces/Central or State Special Forces, those died while performing their duties, (ii) Disabled personnel of Armed Forces (viz., Army, Navy, Air force) or Central Para Military Forces/Central or State Special Forces while performing their duties. (iii) Ex-service man who has served for the Armed Forces (iv) Widows/Dependents of personnel of Central/State Governments and Public Sector Undertakings who died while performing their duties and such disabled personnel of Central/State Governments and Public Sector Undertakings causes attributable to performance of duties.
In case of locations reserved under Government Personnel Categories, 4 lists of eligible candidates are prepared and Widows/Dependents of Armed Forces, those died while performing their duties, are placed in 1st list of priority