Parliament Question: Status of expansion of CGD network

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS RAJYA SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 321 ANSWERED ON 23/03/2026 STATUS OF EXPANSION OF CGD NETWORK *321 # SHRI SANJAY KUMAR JHA:

Will the Minister of PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS be pleased to state:

(a) the present status of the expansion of the City Gas Distribution (CGD) network and the target of 1 crore PNG connections;

(b) whether it is also proposed to expand the CGD network to Tier-2 and Tier-3 cities; and

(c) if so, the details thereof, State-wise? ANSWER MINISTER OF PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS (SHRI HARDEEP SINGH PURI)

(a) to (c): A statement is laid on the Table of the House.STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (A) TO (C) IN RESPECT OF RAJYA SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 321 FOR REPLY ON 23.03.2026 REGARDING STATUS OF EXPANSION OF CGD NETWORK ASKED BY SHRI SANJAY KUMAR JHA.

(a) to (c) Providing Piped Natural Gas (PNG) connections, establishment of Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) stations and laying of pipeline infrastructure is part of the development of City Gas Distribution (CGD) Network, which is carried out by the entities authorized by Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board (PNGRB) as per their Minimum Work Programme (MWP) and techno-commercial feasibility. After completion of 12/12A CGD bidding round, PNGRB has authorized entities for the development of CGD network in 307 Geographical Areas (GAs), covering the entire mainland area for the development of CGD network across the country including Tier-2 and Tier-3 cities. The State-wise details of CGD network as on 31.01.2026 is at Annexure.

The number of domestic PNG (D) connections has increased from 22.28 lakh in 2014 to around 162 lakh as of January 2026. Similarly, the number of CNG stations has risen sharply from 783 to 8,616.The number of GAsauthorised has also increased from 53 GAs to 307 GAs thereby covering the entire mainland area of the country including Tier-2 and Tier-3 cities.

Further, the length of operational Natural Gas Pipeline in the country has increased from 15,340 Km in 2014 to 25,923 Km as on September, 2025.

Progress of gas-based infrastructure at the country level since May 2014 is as under:

Parameters 2014 As on Jan 2026 Increase in % No. PNG (D) Connections 22.28 lakh 162 lakhs 627% No. of CNG Stations 783 8,616 1000% Natural Gas Pipeline (Operational) in Km 15,340 25,923 (as of 69% Sep, 2025) No. of GAs 53 307 479% Consumption in CNG (T) and PNG (D), 8.55 ~32 274%

(MMSCMD) Total Consumption in the CGD sector 14.97 44.54 197%

(MMSCMD) ******Annexure ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) to (c) OF RAJYA SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 321 FOR REPLY ON 23.03.2026 REGARDING STATUS OF EXPANSION OF CGD NETWORK.

Progress of CGD network in the Country - as on 31.01.2026 State PNG (Domestic) CNG Stations Andhra Pradesh 290491 216 Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka & Tamil Nadu 18863 52 Arunachal Pradesh 0 0 Assam 72279 38 Bihar 267945 203 Bihar & Jharkhand 14141 34 Bihar & Uttar Pradesh 53037 31 Chandigarh (UT), Haryana, Punjab & Himachal Pradesh 32634 36 Chhattisgarh 18177 60 Dadra & Nagar Haveli (UT) 14271 6 Daman & Diu (UT) 5353 5 Daman and Diu & Gujarat 10640 20 Goa 19824 15 Gujarat 3601678 1018 Haryana 517032 523 Haryana & Himachal Pradesh 335 12 Haryana & Punjab 3190 28 Himachal Pradesh 12765 20 Jammu & Kashmir, Ladakh 0 0 Jharkhand 184069 125 Karnataka 563415 489 Kerala 140798 212 Kerala & Puducherry 12409 32 Madhya Pradesh 322753 374 Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh 0 9 Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan 1380 41 Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh 105 20 Maharashtra 4341307 1120 Maharashtra & Gujarat 233112 98 Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh 81 17 Manipur 0 0 Meghalaya 0 4 Mizoram 0 0 Nagaland 0 0 National Capital Territory of Delhi (UT) 1868099 511 Odisha 180725 155 Puducherry 0 10 Puducherry & Tamil Nadu 689 8 Punjab 121695 252State PNG (Domestic) CNG Stations Punjab & Rajasthan 32594 32 Rajasthan 473481 443 Sikkim 0 0 Tamil Nadu 117515 447 Telangana 261674 224 Telangana and Karnataka 142 13 Tripura 69176 30 UT of Jammu and Kashmir 0 3 Uttar Pradesh 2123499 1265 Uttar Pradesh & Rajasthan 29079 53 Uttar Pradesh and Uttrakhand 18077 40 Uttarakhand 81041 44 West Bengal 131184 228 Grand Total 16260754 8616 (Source: PNGRB / PPAC)