Lok Sabha Question No. 2002 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-11-28
Subject: LPG Subsidy
Ministry: PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS
Asked by: R. PARTHIPAN

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2002 TO BE ANSWERED ON 28 th   NOVEMBER 2016 LPG SUBSIDY

2002. SHRI R. PARTHIPAN:

पेट्रोलियम एवं प्राक ृ लिक गैस मंत्री

Will the Minister of PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS be pleased to state :

- (a) the increase in the number of domestic LPG connections and quantum of subsidy outlay as a result thereof during the last three years and the current year, State/UT-wise;
- (b) whether the rising subsidy burden and high import dependency for LPG are posing challenges to current account deficit and national security;
- (c)  if  so,  the  details  thereof  and  the  reaction  of  the  Government  thereto  alongwith  the steps taken to overcome the situation; and
- (d)  whether  the  Government  has  organised  international  conference  on  cooking  gas recently  and  if  so,  the  details  thereof  indicating  the  number  of  participants  and  issues discussed in the said conference?

## ANSWER

पेट्रोलियम एवं प्राक ृ लिक गैस मंत्रािय में राज्य मंत्री ( स्विंत्र प्रभार ) ( श्री धमेन्द्र प्रधान )

MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) IN THE MINISTRY OF PETROLEUM & NATURAL GAS (SHRI DHARMENDRA PRADHAN)

- (a)  Public  Sector  Oil  Marketing  Companies  (OMCs)  have  released  5.27  crore  LPG connections during 2013-14, 2014-15 and 2015-16. Further, OMCs have released 1.40 crore  LPG  connections  during  the  current  Financial  Year  upto  30.09.2016.  State/UTswise  details  of  LPG  connections  released  during  2013-14,  2014-15  and  2015-16  and 2016-17 (upto 30.09.2016) are at Annexure .
- (b) & (c) The  total  subsidy/under  recovery  on  domestic  LPG  since  2013-14  is  as under :-

(Rs. Crore)

|   2013-14 |   2014-15 |   2015-16 |   H1 2016-17 |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------------|
|     52247 |     40569 |     16074 |         4557 |

Details of  imports  during the last three years are as under :-

(Quantity in TMT)

|   2013-14 |   2014-15 |   2015-16 |   2016-17 (till Sept. 16) |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|---------------------------|
|      6094 |      8195 |      8722 |                      4664 |

(d)  OMCs  had  sponsored  the  international  conference  on  LPG  :  Catalyst  of  Social Change  held  on  1 st -2 nd September,  2016.  Participants  of  the  Conference  included officials  of  Ministry  of  Petroleum  &  Natural  Gas,  State  governments  and  Oil  Marketing Companies, Foreign delegates, distributors and beneficiaries of Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana Scheme.  A gist of the issues discussed in the Conference is  as under  :-

(i) Need of LPG as a cooking fuel, (ii) PAHAL - Success of the largest Direct Bank Transfer Scheme to curb pilferage. (iii) Give  it up - A Silent Revolution (iv) Ujjwala - A vehicle of women empowerment & overall socio economic growth of poor (v) Ujjwala - The road map ahead (vi) Reaching out unreached - Sharing administrative issues from states.

- (vii) Sharing of Global experience in expanding access to clean cooking fuel
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## STATEWISE NEW ENROLMENT (in Lakhs)

|                      | 2016-17 (Apr'16 - Sep'16)   | 2015-16   | 2014-15   | 2013-14   |
|----------------------|-----------------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
| STATE/UT             | OMCs                        | OMCs      | OMCs      | OMCs      |
| CHANDIGARH           | 0.076                       | 0.162     | 0.169     | 0.242     |
| DELHI                | 0.828                       | 2.360     | 2.951     | 4.700     |
| HARYANA              | 3.065                       | 4.923     | 4.251     | 3.971     |
| HIMACHAL PRADESH     | 0.361                       | 0.997     | 1.044     | 1.023     |
| JAMMU & KASHMIR      | 0.374                       | 1.588     | 1.557     | 1.785     |
| PUNJAB               | 2.788                       | 5.834     | 5.714     | 6.335     |
| RAJASTHAN            | 13.754                      | 11.519    | 9.878     | 9.380     |
| UTTAR PRADESH        | 37.258                      | 34.206    | 26.462    | 26.125    |
| UTTRANCHAL           | 1.154                       | 1.959     | 1.440     | 1.703     |
| SUB TOTAL NORTH      | 59.66                       | 63.55     | 53.47     | 55.26     |
| ANDAMAN & NICOBAR    | 0.038                       | 0.080     | 0.046     | 0.065     |
| ARUNACHAL PRADESH    | 0.094                       | 0.214     | 0.230     | 0.234     |
| ASSAM                | 2.117                       | 4.495     | 3.774     | 3.680     |
| BIHAR                | 11.973                      | 12.021    | 9.149     | 8.605     |
| JHARKHAND            | 0.959                       | 3.043     | 2.140     | 2.132     |
| MANIPUR              | 0.153                       | 0.302     | 0.329     | 0.414     |
| MEGHALAYA            | 0.069                       | 0.120     | 0.120     | 0.142     |
| MIZORAM              | 0.034                       | 0.152     | 0.186     | 0.190     |
| NAGALAND             | 0.073                       | 0.145     | 0.140     | 0.193     |
| ODISHA               | 4.633                       | 8.052     | 4.750     | 3.425     |
| SIKKIM               | 0.048                       | 0.116     | 0.094     | 0.094     |
| TRIPURA              | 0.230                       | 0.628     | 0.567     | 0.519     |
| WEST BENGAL          | 11.534                      | 17.467    | 11.898    | 11.725    |
| SUB TOTAL EAST       | 31.95                       | 46.84     | 33.42     | 31.42     |
| CHATTISGARH          | 2.249                       | 3.674     | 2.828     | 1.978     |
| DADRA & NAGAR HAVELI | 0.021                       | 0.047     | 0.087     | 0.061     |
| DAMAN & DIU          | 0.019                       | 0.041     | 0.054     | 0.049     |
| GOA                  | 0.102                       | 0.142     | 0.171     | 0.239     |
| GUJARAT              | 5.747                       | 5.150     | 4.955     | 4.860     |
| MADHYA PRADESH       | 10.923                      | 8.741     | 7.816     | 8.287     |
| MAHARASHTRA          | 8.848                       | 17.850    | 16.591    | 17.011    |
| SUB TOTAL WEST       | 27.91                       | 35.64     | 32.50     | 32.48     |
| ANDHRA PRADESH       | 4.934                       | 16.448    | 9.867     | 17.098    |
| KARNATAKA            | 4.601                       | 13.212    | 11.223    | 8.483     |
| KERALA               | 1.734                       | 3.406     | 3.763     | 4.160     |
| LAKSHADWEEP          | 0.001                       | 0.003     | 0.001     | 0.002     |
| PUDUCHERRY           | 0.060                       | 0.141     | 0.171     | 0.141     |
| TAMILNADU            | 5.967                       | 13.064    | 10.064    | 10.076    |
| TELANGANA            | 3.367                       | 12.241    | 8.959     | 0.000     |
| SUB TOTAL SOUTH      | 20.66                       | 58.51     | 44.05     | 39.96     |
| ALL INDIA            | 140.19                      | 204.54    | 163.44    | 159.13    |