3rd May, 2002
Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas
 


IMPORT BILL


As against the import bill of Rs.78,025 crore for the fiscal year 2000-01, the import bill for the fiscal year 2001-02 is estimated at Rs. 73,539 crore thereby registering a fall in the bill. The following comparison chart gives the details:-

2000-2001

Actual (Provisional)

2001-2002

(Revised Estimates)

Quantity

(in thousands of tonnes)

Value

(in crores of rupees)

Quantity

(in thousands of tonnes)

Value

(in crores of rupees)

Crude Oil

Public Sector

42,024

38,121

46,085

39,160

Joint Sector

6,202

5,690

6,289

5,295

Private Sector

25,871

22,121

28,023

23,145

Total (a)

74,097

65,932

80,397

67,600

Petroleum Products

Public Sector

3,007

3,793

1,635

1,809

Private Sector

6,260

8,300

3,321

4,130

Total (b)

9,267

12,093

4,956

5,939

Total of (a) & (b)

83,364

78,025

85,353

73,539

The above information was given by Shri Santosh Kumar Gangwar, Minister of Sate for Petroleum & Natural Gas in the Lok Sabha in a written reply, yesterday.