A Pandian, who is the State-level Coordinator, Oil Industry, Kerala and Lakshadweep informed that by the end of the year, authorities would issue Letters of Intent for setting up rural LPG outlets.
In order to promote penetration of LPG cover into “low potential or rural areas, government introduced the rural LPG outlet scheme, known as the Rajiv Gandhi Gramin LPG Vitaratk (RGGLV) in 2009.
Implementation of the scheme was found viable in a “sustainable cluster” of villages having about 4,000 families. A cluster will feature villages having a potential of average monthly sale of 600 cylinders a month of 14.2 kg and 1,800 customers based on a monthly per capita consumption of five kg.
The scheme also intends to help prevent incremental deforestation by replacing carbon-intensive firewood burning with clean energy source of LPG in the rural outback, Pandian said.
He said this while delivering the presidential address at the inaugural function of the State-level Oil and Gas Conservation Fortnight (OGCF) 2012. Pandian is also General Manager, Indian Oil, Kerala.
RGGLV would have an LPG storage godown of much smaller size compared to a normal distributorship godown. The LPG godown and showroom will be located close to each other.
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