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Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas15-March, 2012:LPG Being Supplied In All 628 Districts And PNG in 10 States: R.P.N.Singh

LPG being Supplied in All 628 Districts and PNG in 10 States: R.P.N.Singh

  • The Minister of State for Petroleum and Natural Gas Shri R.P.N.Singh informed the Lok Sabha in a written reply today that Oil Marketing Companies (OMCs) are supplying LPG through their LPG distributors in all the 628 districts of the country. City Gas Distribution (CGD) companies are supplying Piped Natural Gas (PNG) in 10 States namely, Andhra Pradesh, Assam, Delhi, Haryana, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh and Tripura, covering 51 Geographical Areas”, he added.

  • Shri Singh also referred to vision 2015 adopted by this Ministry which envisages raising the country’s LPG population coverage from 50% to 75 %, by releasing 5.5 crore new LPG connections between 2009 and 2015 especially in rural areas and under-covered areas.“`As far as extension of PNG facilities to different towns and cities in the country is concerned, the implementation timeframe is subject to interalia, availability of natural gas through a gas transmission pipeline, technical and commercial feasibility and availability of clearances from various authorities, such as digging permission from the civic authorities, etc,” the Minister said.

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