After completion of the 11 A CGD Bidding round, 295 Geographical Areas (GAs) covering about 98 percent of the population and 88 percent of the total geographical area of India have been covered under the City Gas Distribution (CGD) Networks. This includes 630 districts in 28 states and Union Territories.

The information was provided by Minister of State for Petroleum and Natural Gas, Shri Rameswar Teli at the Rajya Sabha today.

Teli stated that providing PNG domestic connections and establishment of CNG stations is part of the development of City Gas Distribution networks and the same is being carried out by the entities authorized by Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board (PNGRB).

However, of the 4531 CNG stations in the country, the North Eastern region has just 19- one in Assam and 18 in the state of Tripura.

The only authorized CGD Entity in Assam is the Assam Gas Company Limited having just 1 CNG station, and the Tripura Natural Gas Company Limited in Tripura with 18 stations.