Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board

Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory BoardHindi: पेट्रोलियम और प्राकृतिक गैस नियामक बोर्ड

Agency overview
Formed| 31 March 2006; 18 years ago (2006-03-31)
Jurisdiction| Government of India
Headquarters| New Delhi, India
Ministers responsible|

* Hardeep Singh Puri, Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas
* Rameswar Teli, Minister of State for Petroleum and Natural Gas

Agency executive|

* Anil Kumar Jain, Chairperson

Parent department| Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas
Key document|

* Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board Act, 2006

Website| pngrb.gov.in

Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board (PNGRB) is a statutory body to regulate downstream activities in the petroleum and natural gas sector in India.[1] It was constituted under the act of Parliament of India, namely Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board Act, 2006. Its primary functions include regulation of refining, transportation, distribution, storage, marketing, supply and sale of petroleum products and natural gas.[2]

## Composition

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Present composition is as follow

* AK Jain (Former IAS)(Chairman)
* Gajendra Singh (Member, C&M)
* Ajit Kumar Pande (Member, Legal)
* Anjani Kumar Tiwari(Member, I&T)
* A. Ramana Kumar(Member, Marketing)
* Vandana Sharma (Secretary)

## Collaborations

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In 2023, PNGRB collaborated with the World Bank to prepare a roadmap for hydrogen blending in natural gas and their transmission through gas pipelines in the country.[3]

## References

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1. ^ "The Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board Bill, 2005". PRS Legislative Research. Retrieved 1 October 2023.
2. ^ Anand, Saurav (27 September 2023). "Govt planning performance review of CGD networks, gas pipelines, petroleum product pipelines - ET EnergyWorld". The Economic Times. Retrieved 1 October 2023.
3. ^ "PNGRB partners with World Bank to chalk out roadmap for hydrogen blending in natural gas". The Economic Times. 4 August 2023. Retrieved 1 October 2023.

## External links

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* Official website