16th July, 2002
Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas  


SETTING UP OF AUTO LPG DISPENSING STATIONS


RAJYA SABHA

 

Shri Santosh Kumar Gangwar, Minister of State for Petroleum & Natural Gas in a written reply in the Rajya Sabha, today informed that Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited (HPCL) has the plan to set up 40 Auto LPG Dispensing Stations (ALDS) in the country including 15 in Delhi by the end of March, 2003.

Shri Gangwar further informed that the Public Sector Oil Marketing Companies have planned to set up 228 ALDS in the major cities across the country by the end of March, 2004. However, commissioning of these ALDSs also depends upon the market demand. HPCL would be setting up these ALDSs in the State of Andhra Pradesh, Delhi, Gujarat, Kerala, Maharashtra, Tamilnadu and West Bengal.