Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board

Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board
Hindi: पेट्रोलियम और प्राकृतिक गैस नियामक बोर्ड
Agency overview
Formed31 March 2006; 18 years ago (2006-03-31)
JurisdictionGovernment of India
HeadquartersNew Delhi, India
Ministers responsible
Agency executive
  • Anil Kumar Jain, Chairperson
Parent departmentMinistry of Petroleum and Natural Gas
Key document
  • Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board Act, 2006
Websitepngrb.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

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

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

  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.