GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

MINISTRY OF PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS

LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO: 2041

ANSWERED ON:05.08.2010

SALE OF DIESEL

ANANT KUMAR HEGDE

(a)Whether diesel is the largest selling petroleum product in the country;

(b)if so, the percentage of the sale of product out of the total sale of petroleum products; and

(c)the names of the petroleum products ranked second and third in terms of this utilization in the country?

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

ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF PETROLEUM & NATURAL GAS

(SHRI JITIN PRASADA)

(a) & (b): Yes, Madam. Diesel is the largest selling petroleum product in the Country during 2009- 10. The percentage of sale of Diesel is 40.8% (Provisional) of the total sales of Petroleum Products in the country.

(c): Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) and Motor Spirit (MS) were ranked second and third respectively of consumption of Petroleum Products in the country during 2009-10.