GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

MINISTRY OF PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS

LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO: 2045

ANSWERED ON:11.08.2011

SUPPLY OF LPG

DINESH CHANDRA YADAV

(a)whether the supply of LPG is increasing continuously in the country since last few years;

(b)if so, the quantity of LPG supplied in the country during the last three years;

(c)the year-wise percentage of imported LPG compared to the indigenous production made to meet this supply; and

(d)the additional capital investment made to make the country self-reliant in regard to supply of LPG during the said years ?

Will the Minister of PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GASbe pleased to state:- 

ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF PETROLEUM & NATURAL GAS

(SHRI R. P. N. SINGH)

 (a):Yes, Madam.

(b):Public Sector Oil Marketing Companies (OMCs) have supplied 38,312 Thousand Metric Tonnes (TMT) LPG in the country during the last three years.

The details are as under: 

Year Sales (in TMT)

2008-09 11772

2009-10 12683

2010-11 13857 

 (c):The percentage of imported LPG compared to the indigenous production made during the last three years are as under : 

Year Actual Production Actual import %age import of (in TMT) (in TMT) indigenous production

2008-09 9287 2592.162 27.9 %

2009-10 10299 2527.456 24.5%

2010-11 9490 4624.381 48.7%

(d):The capital investment made by OMCs to make the country self-reliant in regard to supply of LPG during the last three years are as under: 

Year Capital investment (` in crore)

2008-09 1125.46

2009-10 2098.65

2010-11 3153.97