The Gujarat government today said that despite representation by the state,the Centre has not allocated gas for small and medium enterprises of the state from D-6 block of KG basin. In a written reply to the question asked by BJP MLA Vallabhbhai Kakadia,the government said that the state-based small and medium enterprises (SMEs) require five million cubic metre (MCM) of gas and demand for the same quantity was made in a letter written to the Prime Minister by the Chief Minister in September,2009. Moreover in December,2009,the Chief Minister had written a letter to the Petroleum Minister and Minister of State for Petroleum for allocation of gas for the SMEs. The state government has stated in the reply that the central government has made allocation of gas to be produced from D-6 field of KG basin for fertilisers 15.5 MCM,31.
