Global crude oil price of Indian Basket was US$ 51.42 per bbl on 17.03.2015
Global crude oil price of Indian Basket was US$ 51.42 per bbl on 17.03.2015
The international crude oil price of Indian Basket as computed/published today by Petroleum Planning and Analysis Cell (PPAC) under the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas was US$ 51.42 per barrel (bbl) on 17.03.2015. This was lower than the price of US$ 52.11 per bbl on previous publishing day of 16.03.2015.
In rupee terms, the price of Indian Basket decreased to Rs 3223.52 per bbl on 17.03.2015 as compared to Rs 3273.55 per bbl on 16.03.2015. Rupee closed stronger at Rs 62.69 per US$ on 17.03.2015 as against Rs 62.82 per US$ on 16.03.2015.
The table below gives details in this regard:
Daily Crude oil price- 18.03.2015
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Pending Registrations Under DBTL Scheme
The Minister of State (I/C) for Petroleum & Natural Gas Shri Dharmendra Pradhan informed the Rajya Sabha in a written reply today that State-wise number of domestic LPG consumers registered under Direct Benefits Transfer of LPG (DBTL) subsidy scheme of Public Sector Oil Marketing Companies (OMCs), namely, Indian Oil Corporation Limited (IOC), Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL) and Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited (HPCL) as on 05.03.2015 is at Annexure .
The budgetary allocation [Revised Estimates(RE)] for the year 2014-15 for DBTL subsidy scheme is Rs 2500 crore, which has been transferred to OMCs. As on 5th March, 2015, 11.89 crore active LPG consumers have joined the scheme and an amount of Rs. 7256 crore has been transferred to the customers by OMCs.
RS USPQ No. 2351
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Annexure
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State-wise number of domestic LPG connections
registered under Direct Benefits Transfer of LPG (DBTL) as on 05.03.2015.
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Andaman and Nicobar Islands
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43375
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Andhra Pradesh
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8081198
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Arunachal Pradesh
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123960
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Assam
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2053243
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Bihar
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4479316
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Chandigarh
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210161
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Chhattisgarh
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1257316
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Dadra and Nagar Haveli
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48495
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Daman and Diu
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45761
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Delhi
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3009799
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Goa
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365418
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Gujarat
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4901468
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Haryana
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3361008
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Himachal Pradesh
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1007290
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Jammu and Kashmir
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978693
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Jharkhand
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1210241
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Karnataka
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7757566
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Kerala
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6326579
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Lakshadweep
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3172
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Madhya Pradesh
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4887004
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Maharashtra
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14423615
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Manipur
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159776
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Meghalaya
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103479
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Mizoram
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88764
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Nagaland
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84104
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Odisha
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1934147
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Puducherry
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283534
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Punjab
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4509005
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Rajasthan
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6237532
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Sikkim
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83280
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Tamil Nadu
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12547899
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Telangana
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5905392
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Tripura
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267156
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Uttar Pradesh
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13423842
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Uttarakhand
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1358590
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West Bengal
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7338763
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Grand Total
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118899941
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Fee for Change of Name in Gas Connection
The Minister of State (I/C) for Petroleum & Natural Gas Shri Dharmendra Pradhan informed the Rajya Sabha in a written reply today that Public Sector Oil Marketing Companies (OMCs) have reported that they have not prescribed any fee for change of name in LPG gas connection. However, there is a security deposit towards the LPG cylinder (s) & Pressure Regulator loaned to the consumers. The security deposit remains the same in case of transfer of the connection within family of the registered consumer. In case of transfer of the LPG connection to a person other than the family member, the differential between the original security deposit & prevailing rate, if any, is recovered.
OMCs have reported that their LPG distributor issue cash-memos for the amounts recovered from the consumers on this count.
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Progress of PAHAL Scheme
The Minister of State (I/C) for Petroleum & Natural Gas Shri Dharmendra Pradhan informed the Rajya Sabha in a written reply today that Government of India has re-launched Direct Benefit Transfer for LPG consumer (DBTL) scheme called, `PAHAL’, in 54 districts of the country on 15.11.2014 and in remaining districts of the country on 1st January, 2015. As on 05.03.2015, 11.89 Crore active LPG consumers had joined the scheme.
LPG consumers who join the PAHAL scheme, will get the LPG cylinders at market price and receive LPG subsidy ( as per their entitlement) directly into their bank accounts. All domestic LPG consumers have been given two alternatives in the scheme. If LPG consumer has Aadhaar number, he/ she will have to link it to his/ her LPG consumer number and bank account. Alternatively, he/ she can link his bank account directly to his LPG consumer ID.
All LPG consumers who have not joined the scheme, will be given a grace period of three months from the date of launch to join the scheme. During grace period such consumers will get LPG as per their entitlement at subsidized price. Additionally, a period of three months beyond grace period known as parking period is given to LPG consumers for joining the scheme. During parking period such consumers will get cylinders as per their entitlement at market price and subsidy will be kept parked with OMCs. This parked subsidy would be released as soon as consumer joins the scheme. However, if a consumer joins the scheme after parking period, the parked subsidy would lapse and consumer will get subsidy from prospective date only.
Moreover, following measures have been taken for convenience of the consumers :-
1. A unified form has been developed for the consumers to join the scheme covering Aadhaar and Bank mode.
2. Multi-lingual SMSs are being sent to the consumers at every stage of joining the scheme
3. A portal has been developed wherein apart from other LPG related services, the consumers can join PAHAL and see the status of the same.
4. Consumer can check which bank account number has been linked to his/her Aadhaar number by dialing *99*99# from his mobile
5. Grievance redressal system has been strengthened in order to cater to the complaints received from the LPG consumers. In this regard a dedicated Grievance Redressal form has also been developed that can be filled and submitted at the distributorship.
6. A toll free number 18002333555 is in operation for registering and resolving complaints of consumers.
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Converting Waste Plastic ILO into Petrol, Diesel, LPG
The Minister of State (I/C) for Petroleum & Natural Gas Shri Dharmendra Pradhan informed the Rajya Sabha in a written reply today that GAIL is pursuing a project on “conversion of waste plastic to petrol, diesel/LPG” for which lab-scale studies and bench-scale studies have been carried out. The Basic Design and Engineering Package was prepared in 2013-14 for setting up of pilot plant. However, options for setting up of the pilot plant are presently being explored.
GAIL in collaboration with Indian Institute of Petroleum (IIP), Dehradun has developed the catalyst and a two-stage process for conversion of waste plastics to diesel, petrol, LPG and Aromatics.
The economics of cost saving shall be known only after the process conditions are established in the pilot plant.
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Launch of 5 Kg LPG Cylinder for BPL Families
The Minister of State (I/C) for Petroleum & Natural Gas Shri Dharmendra Pradhan informed the Rajya Sabha in a written reply today that a scheme for providing one time grant to BPL families in the rural areas for release of new LPG connection through Rajiv Gandhi Gramin LPG Vitaran Yojana is in operation in the country. As per the scheme, the security deposit for one cylinder and Pressure Regulator is paid from the fund created for this purpose. Further, to benefit the BPL families of urban and semi urban areas, the scheme has been extended to Regular LPG distributorships also from January, 2015 till March, 2015 on pilot basis and now also includes 5 Kg cylinder connections.
As on date, the security deposit for 5 Kg domestic LPG connections is lower as compared to security deposit on 14.2 Kg. domestic LPG connection. The refundable security deposit for domestic cylinder(s) and regulator is Rs 1450/- per 14.2 Kg LPG cylinder and Rs. 150/- for pressure regulator (PR) except for North Eastern States where the deposit rate is Rs. 1150/- and Rs. 100/- respectively. The security deposit for 5 Kg. domestic LPG cylinder is Rs. 350/- per cylinder for whole country and Rs 150/- for PR except North Eastern States where it is Rs 100/-. The retail selling price for 14.2 Kg cylinder at Delhi is Rs 417 for subsidized LPG and Rs 610 for non subsidized LPG. On the other hand, retail selling price for 5 Kg LPG cylinder at Delhi is Rs 155 for subsidized LPG and Rs 233 for non subsidized LPG.
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Requirement of Aadhaar Card for LPG Connection
The Minister of State (I/C) for Petroleum & Natural Gas Shri Dharmendra Pradhan informed the Rajya Sabha in a written reply today that Aadhaar card is not mandatory for availing or continuance of LPG refill or LPG connection.
OMCs have been directed that blocking of refills of Non Cash Transfer Compliant customers at local level by LPG distributors is not permitted and complaints in this regard should be immediately taken up and resolved along with necessary action against the erring distributor as deemed fit.
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Petroleum Product Line to Nepal
The Minister of State (I/C) for Petroleum & Natural Gas Shri Dharmendra Pradhan informed the Rajya Sabha in a written reply today that talks are on between Indian Oil Corporation and Nepal Oil Corporation for setting up a Petroleum product pipeline from Raxaul in India to Amlekhganj in Nepal.
The length of the proposed pipeline would be approximately 38 Km. The estimated cost of this pipeline is likely to be around Rs. 200 crore.
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Reimbursement of LPG Subsidy into Bank Accounts of Consumers
The Minister of State (I/C) for Petroleum & Natural Gas Shri Dharmendra Pradhan informed the Rajya Sabha in a written reply today that as on 11th March, 2015, 11.94 crore LPG consumers have joined the PAHAL scheme out of which 9.81 crore have received permanent advance/ subsidy in their bank accounts.
No consumer, who has successfully enrolled under PAHAL scheme, is deprived of subsidy. All LPG consumers who have not joined the scheme, will be given a grace period of three months from the date of launch to join the scheme. During grace period such consumers will get LPG, as per their entitlement, at subsidized price. Additionally, a period of three months beyond grace period known as parking period has been given to LPG consumers for joining the scheme. During parking period such consumers will get cylinders as per their entitlement at market price and subsidy will be kept parked with OMCs. This parked subsidy would be released as soon as consumer joins the scheme. However, if a consumer joins the scheme after parking period, the parked subsidy would lapse and consumer will get subsidy from prospective date only.
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