Bihar BJP leaders call on the Petroleum Minister to discuss the Investment in Petroleum sector in the state
5 Dariya News
New Delhi 12-Jun-2014
A delegation of Bihar BJP leaders held a meeting with the Union Minister of State (Independent charge) of Petroleum and Natural gas, Dharmendra Pradhan here today. The delegation stressed upon the need of further investment by the Public Sector Oil PSUs in the state to give boost to the industrialization of Bihar. The delegation was appraised of the steps being taken to augment the distributorship of LPG, Kerosene and Petroleum products in the state. Shri Pradhan said that proposals to increase the capacity of Barauni refinery, revive the Barauni fertilizer plant, operationalize the Jagdishpur-Haldia pipeline projects will be vigorously pursued. Shri Pradhan informed that 26% of the state population is now covered through LPG supply and this will be expanded to cover all the blocks of the state in near future. The Minister informed that eastern India is a focus area of the NDA Government, and will be given due weightage in the PSU investment. He said it is all the more important, as Bihar is the gateway to Nepal for all its petroleum requirements. Shri Pradhan will also be visiting Bihar on 13.6.14 to take stock of the ongoing projects related to the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural gas in the state. The delegation included former deputy chief minister Sushil Kumar Modi, Leader of Opposition in the Assembly Shri Nand Kishore Yadav, Bihar unit party chief Shri Mangal Pandey, Shri R.K.Singh, MP, Dr Sanjay Jaiswal, MP and Shri Janardan Singh "Sigriwal", MP.