37 Kargil war Widows yet to get LPG Dealership

New Delhi, Dec 14: Twenty-eight retail outlet dealerships and nine LPG distributorships allotted to widows and dependents of defence personnel killed during Operation Vijay at Kargil are pending for commissioning due to various reasons, te Lok Sabha was information the non-availability of suitable land at the location selected by the allottees and non-issuance of necessary clearance from various statutory authorities, are some of the reasons, Minister of State for Petroleum and Natural Gas Dinsha Patel said today.

In a written answer to a question whether irregularities in allotment of petrol pumps and LPG agencies to dependents of Kargil martyrs had come to the notice of the Government, Mr Patel denied having received any such complaints. He said all the eligible beneficiaries under Kargil scheme had been allotted retail outlets or LPG agencies through issuance of Letter of Intent by public sector oil marketing companies.

However, as on November 30, this year, 28 retail outlet dealerships and nine LPG distributorships allotted to such dependents were pending commissioning, he said.

Since the matter was beyond the control of his Ministry it was not possible to give a time-frame for commissioning of these pending cases, he added.

UNI