The Indian Oil Company has imposed penalty amounting to lakhs of rupees on four gas agencies in Dehradun, including Shiva Gas Agency for failing to implement its guidelines, said Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) deputy manager Dhirendra Kumar on Friday.
The company has also issued warning to these gas agencies for the implementation of its guidelines, he added.Kumar said that the Central Bureau of Investigation had conducted raids at gas agencies in Dehradun during 2012 and found some irregularities there. Taking cognisance of this, the company had formed a team which inspected Shiva Gas Agency, Ajabpur Kala; Satyasheel Gas Agency, Saharanpur Road; Premier Gas Agency, Vasant Vihar and Kishan Gas Agency, Shimla Bypass Road, Majra.
During the inspections, the team members had found some deficiencies like shortage of essential equipment and some customers who were being supplied by these agencies were not traced in these agencies. Based on these reports, the IOC has imposed penalty amounting to lakhs of rupees on these agencies. The company has imposed penalty of Rs 5.70 lakh on Shiva Gas Agency while Satyasheel was penalised Rs 5.16 lakh. Premier gas agency was penalised Rs 2.69 lakh while Rs 3.48 lakh penalty was imposed on Kishan Gas Agency.
Kumar said that there is no short supply of cooking gas in the district from the oil company. All the agencies have been directed to ensure that gas connection holders are provided cooking gas through home delivery on stipulated time. Shiva Gas Agency owner has been directed to improve delivery to its customers without delay.
Needy persons can procure new gas connections from their local gas agency and for this they will have to submit one certificate of identification proof mentioning local address, he added.