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Q74 (IAS/2019) Polity & Governance › Constitutional & Statutory Bodies › Regulatory statutory bodies Official Key

Consider the following statements : 1. Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board (PNGRB) is the first regulatory body set up by the Government of India. 2. One of the tasks of PNGRB is to ensure competitive markets for gas. 3. Appeals against the decisions of PNGRB go before the Appellate Tribunals for Electricity. Which of the statements given above are correct?

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Your answer: —  ·  Correct: B
Explanation

The correct answer is option B (statements 2 and 3 only).

**Statement 1 is incorrect**: PNGRB was constituted under The Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board Act, 2006, notified via Gazette Notification dated 31st March 2006.[1] It was not India's first regulatory body—several others like TRAI (1997) and SEBI (1992) were established earlier.

**Statement 2 is correct**: The Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board (PNGRB) was created in 2006 to protect the interests of consumers and entities engaged in the sector and to promote competitive markets.[2] Ensuring competitive markets for gas is indeed one of PNGRB's key tasks.

**Statement 3 is correct**: The Appellate Tribunal established under section 110 of the Electricity Act, 2003 shall be the Appellate Tribunal for the purposes of this Act and the said Appellate Tribunal shall exercise the jurisdiction, powers and authority conferred on it by or under this Act.[3] This confirms that appeals against PNGRB decisions go to the Appellate Tribunal for Electricity.

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  1. [1] https://pngrb.gov.in/pdf/Action_Plan2025-26.pdf
  2. [2] https://niti.gov.in/sites/default/files/2020-01/IEA-India%202020-In-depth-EnergyPolicy_0.pdf
  3. [3] https://www.indiacode.nic.in/bitstream/123456789/2012/1/2006____19.pdf
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This question looks technical but is actually a 'Chronology Trap'. Statement 1 is the killer key—knowing SEBI (1992) or TRAI (1997) predate PNGRB (2006) solves the whole question via elimination. You didn't need to know the obscure fact about the Electricity Tribunal (Statement 3) to get the marks.

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Statement 1
Was the Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board (PNGRB) the first regulatory body set up by the Government of India?
Origin: Weak / unclear Fairness: Borderline / guessy
Indirect textbook clues
Indian Economy, Nitin Singhania .(ed 2nd 2021-22) > Chapter 15: Infrastructure > Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board > p. 447
Strength: 5/5
“PNGRB is a statutory regulatory body of GOI set up in 2006, constituted under the Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board Act, 2006. PNGRB regulates the refining, processing, storage, transportation, distribution, marketing and sale of petroleum, petroleum products and natural gas (excluding production of crude oil and natural gas) so as to ensure uninterrupted and adequate supply of petroleum, petroleum products and natural gas in all parts of the country.”
Why relevant

States PNGRB was set up in 2006 under the PNGRB Act, 2006, giving a concrete establishment date for PNGRB.

How to extend

A student can compare this 2006 date with establishment dates of other regulatory/statutory bodies to judge whether PNGRB was the first.

Geography of India ,Majid Husain, (McGrawHill 9th ed.) > Chapter 8: Energy Resources > Petroleum > p. 9
Strength: 5/5
“Oil in India was discovered near Margherita (Upper Assam); for the first time in 1860 by the Assam Railway and Trading Company. Subsequently, oil was discovered at Digboi in 1889. In the beginning of the 20th century (1917), oil was discovered at Badarpur (Assam). In 1954, production of oil was started in Naharkatiya region. The Oil and Natural Gas Commission (ONGC) was established in 1956. With the efforts of the Oil and Natural Gas Commission (ONGC), oil was discovered in the Gulf of Cambay (Khambat) in 1961 and in Bombay High in 1976.”
Why relevant

Notes that the Oil and Natural Gas Commission (ONGC) was established in 1956, showing an earlier government body in the petroleum sector.

How to extend

Use the 1956 date for ONGC to infer that an institutional body related to oil/gas existed long before 2006, suggesting PNGRB was not the first.

INDIA PEOPLE AND ECONOMY, TEXTBOOK IN GEOGRAPHY FOR CLASS XII (NCERT 2025 ed.) > Chapter 5: Mineral and Energy Resources > Iron Ore > p. 59
Strength: 4/5
“Petroleum is referred to as liquid gold because of its scarcity and diversified uses. Crude petroleum occurs in sedimentary rocks of the tertiary period. Oil exploration and production was systematically taken up after the Oil and Natural Gas Commission was set up in 1956. Till then, Digboi in Assam was the only oil producing region but the scenario changed after 1956. In recent years, new oil deposits have been found at the extreme western and eastern parts of the country. In Assam, Digboi, Naharkatiya and Moran are important oil producing areas. The major oilfields of Gujarat are Ankaleshwar, Kalol, Mehsana, Nawagam, Kosamba and Lunej.”
Why relevant

Also states ONGC was set up in 1956 and that systematic oil exploration began after that, reinforcing the existence of earlier statutory bodies.

How to extend

A student could treat ONGC (1956) as an example of pre-2006 regulatory/ statutory institutions and seek other such bodies to test the claim.

Indian Economy, Nitin Singhania .(ed 2nd 2021-22) > Chapter 11: Irrigation in India > CENTRAL GROUND WATER AUTHORITY (CGWA) > p. 368
Strength: 4/5
“It was set-up in 1997 under the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 to regulate and control the development and management of ground water resources in the country. It regulates and controls the management and development of ground water in the country and issues necessary regulatory directions for the purpose.”
Why relevant

Describes the Central Ground Water Authority (CGWA) being set up in 1997 as a regulatory body, showing that regulatory bodies were created before 2006 in other resource areas.

How to extend

Compare the 1997 establishment of CGWA with PNGRB's 2006 date to argue that PNGRB was not the first regulatory body overall.

Indian Polity, M. Laxmikanth(7th ed.) > Chapter 92: World Constitutions > 2019TEST PAPER > p. 757
Strength: 3/5
“Consider the following statements: • 1. Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board (PNGRB) is the first regulatory body set up by the Government of India. • 2. One of the tasks of PNGRB is to ensure competitive markets for gas. • 3. Appeals against decisions of PNGRB go before the Appellate Tribunals for Electricity. \What are the correct statements of the statements given above? • (a) I and 2 only • (b) 2 and 3 only • (c) I and 3 only • (d) 1, 2and3”
Why relevant

Presents an objective-style question that lists the statement as a proposition to be judged (implying it is contestable and commonly tested).

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A student can use this as a prompt to verify dates/chronology of regulatory bodies cited in textbooks to answer the question.

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