LPG Cylinder & Subsidy

Before 1985 across country wood and Kerosene were used affluently as fuel in the Kitchens whether it was commercial or domestic, then gradually LPG Cylinder remove wood and Kerosene and right now more then seventy five percent kitchens are dependent on LPG Cylinder to cook. In the country LPG Cylinder are available in below coded categories – 

•  Domestic
• Commercial

Government of India is bearing 344.17 rupees as subsidy on every domestic Gas Cylinder based on estimated average subsidy of Financial year 2011-12 , and recently as per words of Finance Minister Government of India will shrink the overall flow of subsidies to the general public to 2 percent of GDP, so people of the country should ready to live without subsidies, and rumour was in the air that Government of India will come up with policy either customers will get six to seven cylinders during one year with subsidies and for rest of their requirement of LPG Cylinders they have to pay money as per market price or every consumers of the country will get LPG Cylinder as per market price but deserving consumers will get subsidy through refund of money in their bank accounts. In the country there are three companies which are marketing the LPG Cylinders –

• Bharat Gas
• Indane Gas
• HP Gas

As per norms of the above mentioned companies every consumer can book LPG Cylinder after the gap of twenty one days when they received booked cylinder and then Gas Agencies give time of seven to ten days of delivery depending on the weather (during summer season it can be deliver before five days and during winter season it touches ten days times), plus if any consumer needs more LPG Cylinder before specific time due to function or any ceremony then Gas Agency dealers denies to give any cylinder and even don’t bother to book cylinder, then in this scenario consumers has to make arrangements at its own either by getting cylinders from its known circle or by purchasing it from grey market in black but for this need to loosen its pocket almost double the amount from its actual cost., and when time comes to book cylinder its quite common scene at almost all the agencies across country that dealer does not receive the phone no doubt in some parts of the country consumers have benefits of booking online or through SMS.

    Recently on 22^nd June,2012 Union Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister Mr. Jaipal Reddy, launches website-

 http://www.bharatpetroleum.com/Transparency_portal/LPG_portal.html

which contains details of every category of consumers like Gas booking date, Order number, Delivery date, subsidy amount consumers get on every Cylinder etc. etc. known as Transparency Portal which is maintained by concerned marketing company, shockingly it was reveal through website that our political representatives are getting LPG Cylinders superseding norms set by marketing companies, below is list of top such names who get LPG Cylinders during last year period

1. Naveen Jindal - 369 Cylinders
2. Vice President Hamid Ansari - 171 Cylinders
3. Minister of State for External Affairs Preneet Kaur - 161 Cylinders
4. Uttarakhand Chief Minister Vijay Bahuguna - 83 Cylinders
5. BJP leader Rajnath Singh - 80 Cylinders
6. Former Union Minister M S Gill -  79 Cylinders
7. BJP MP Maneka Gandhi – 63 Cylinders
8. Suresh Kalmadi of  INC – 63 Cylinders
9. Mulayam Singh Yadav SP - 58 Cylinders
10. Syed Sahanawaz Hussain BJP – 56 Cylinders
11. Sharad Yadav JDU - 49 Cylinders
12. BSP chief Mayawati – 45 Cylinders
13. Ram Vilas Paswan -45 Cylinders
14. Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot -  45 Cylinders
15. Lalu Prasad Yadav RJD – 43 Cylinders
16. Former Telecom Minister A Raja - 42 Cylinders
17. Oil Minister S Jaipal Reddy - 26 Cylinders

It is surprising to code here that subsidies are mean for general public is siphon off by leaders and in this case they are not only getting misuse of subsidies plus also become source to tarnish the norms set by companies, but norm or law should be equal to every citizen of the country whether he/she is common citizen or comes under influence category.

First Gift To Punjab Public

        Shiromani Akali Dal and Bhartiya Janta Party alliance wrote history in the recently concluded state assembly elections by coming to power second consecutive time, otherwise as per history state public not gave its verdict to ruling party or alliance for second time since its inception. It is worth mentioning here that alliance during its election campaign publicize the development work they did during their term in the office, and seek public support to continue the development work in the state. Assembly election process was completed mid March month of this year with oath of government and very next season after few days was summer season when state public pinch not only by scorching heat but power shortage also boil them. This year they were hoping problem free summer season as State Power Corporation announced through statements in the media that they have made sufficient arrangements of power for summer season.                     
        Punjab State is under severe shortage of power from almost one and half decades, thus to fill the gap of demand and supply erstwhile Electricity Board now Punjab State Power Cooperation often impose schedule and unschedul power cuts not only during summer season but also in the winter season. During its first term alliance government had given assurances to the state public that coming years state will emerge as the surplus power state, as below coded power plants are under constructions, whose details are taken from the website of ruling party – Present Government committed to make Punjab POWER SURPLUS by investing Rs 55620 Cr

1. Total Capacity in 2007 : 6207 MW
2. TOtal Demand : 9700 MW
3. Shortfall : 3000 MW
4. Power Plant under construction : 11124 MW
5. Total Investment : 55620 Cr.

Project	Power Capacity	Proposed Investment	Agency
Talwandi Sabo,Mansa	2,640MW	13,200 Cr.	Sterlite
Rajpura, Patiala	2,100MW	10,500 Cr.	L&T
Gobindwal Sahib,Tarantaran	1,860MW	9,300 Cr.	GVK
Shahpur Kandi	224MW	1,120 Cr.
Gidderbaha, Muktsar	2,640MW	13,200 Cr.	NTPC
Mansa	1,340MW	6,600 Cr.	Peon Power Ltd.
Kot Shamir, Bathinda	1,320 MW	6,600 Cr.	Lanco
Non Conventional Sources Of Energy	700 MW
Total	12,104MW	60,520 Cr.

         It was first time after long time that during Year 2011 State was without power cuts as concerned department made arrangements to give state consumers non stop power, it could also be seen due to election time that non stop power arrangements were made. Now after the election process completed, Punjab State Power Corporation had taken nod from Punjab State Electricity Regulation Commission of power cuts in the state from the period from May month onwards till October month, on the ground that there is gap of 17 to 18 lakh units during this period, and to give electricity to all the categories of consumers it needs power cuts, and on daily basis it needs three hours power cuts. As per information Punjab State Regulatory Commission had stamp its approval on to State Power Corporation demands with terms that State Power Corporation will inform consumers about power cuts, plus there will no unschedul power cuts in the state except in emergency.
        Thanks to weather that we pass April month not with severe heat but still state public started facing undeclared power cuts in rural parts of state and as we entered in May month then mercury rose sharply and cross the forty to forty five degree Celsius temperature and for State Power Corporation it was not possible to supply power with prior information and now state public is facing undeclared power cuts not only during day but also during nights, so until and unless state not get rain this process will continue to boil state public with heat and anger until mentioned above power plants not start operational it is not visible that state public will be able to pass summer time without power cuts. 

Happy Birthday

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