24th July, 2003
Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas  


SUPPLY RATE OF LPG CYLINDERS


LOK SABHA

The Minister of State for Petroleum & Natural Gas Smt. Suumitra Mahajan informed the Lok Sabha in a written reply today that the Public Sector Oil Marketing Companies (OMCs) supply LPG to the consumers under four categories. The categories are domestic LPG, non-domestic LPG, bulk industrial LPG and auto LPG. The LPG under domestic category is supplied at subsidised rate whereas other categories get the supply of LPG at market rates.

Smt. Mahajan further said that the quantum of LPG supplied to the consumers of each category during the last three years, is as under:-

 

(figures in TMT)

Category

2000-01

2001-02

2002-03

Domestic

6301

7126

7819

Non-domestic

127

103

160

Bulk industrial

185

81

180

Auto LPG

0

0

4