Rajiv Gandhi Gramin LPG Vitran Yoj ana (RGGLVY)

- The 'Vision-2015' adopted for the Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) sector, inter-alia, focuses on raising the population coverage of LPG in rural areas and areas where coverage is low.
- The RGGLVY for small-size LPG distribution agencies was launched on October 16, 2009.
- This scheme targets coverage of 75 per cent of the population by 2015 by release of 5,5 crore new LPG connections.
- Oil Marketing Companies (OMCs) have issued advertisements to set up 2329 LPG distributors in 22 States, namely Andhra Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Gujarat, Himachal Pradesh, Jharkhand, Kamataka, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Manipur, Mizoram, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Orissa, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Tripura, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal and Pondichery.
- Out of this, 75 LPG distributors have already been commissioned.
- Selection for the rest of the locations is in progress as per policy. The price of administered pricing mechanism (APM) gas produced by ONGC and OIL has been increased from June 2010 to the level of US$ 4.2/mmbtu, less royalty, which is equal to the price of gas produced by NELP operators.