Lok Sabha Question No. 72 (STARRED), answered on 2016-11-21
Subject: Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana
Ministry: PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS
Asked by: PRATIMA MONDAL, BHAIRON PRASAD MISHRA

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 72 TO BE ANSWERED ON 21 st  NOVEMBER 2016

## PRADHAN MANTRI UJJWALA YOJANA

- *72. SHRIMATI PRATIMA MONDAL: SHRI BHAIRON PRASAD MISHRA:

## पेट्रोलियम एवं प्राक ृ लिक गैस मंत्री

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

- (a)  whether the Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana (PMUY) has been launched out of the funds saved on account of LPG subsidy given up voluntarily by the consumers across the country and if so, the details thereof;
- (b)  the  total  amount  saved  as  a  result  of  the  subsidy  given  up  by  the  consumers along with the number of beneficiaries covered under PMUY in each Oil Marketing Company,  Company-wise  during  the  last  two  years  and  the  current  year  and  the number of women left out from the said scheme, State/UT-wise;
- (c)  the  norms/criteria  laid  down  to  provide  gas  connections  to  BPL  families  under PMUY along with targets fixed/ achieved and the number of connections provided under the said Yojana since its inception, State/UT-wise, Company-wise; and
- (d)  whether the subsidy saved on account of LPG subsidy given up voluntarily by LPG consumers is adequate to achieve the desired objective of the said scheme and if  so,  the  details  thereof  and  if  not,  the  concrete  steps  taken/being  taken  by  the Government in this regard?

## 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) to (d) A statement is laid on the Table of the House.

STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  TO  (d)  OF  THE  LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 72 BY SHRIMATI PRATIMA MONDAL & SHRI BHAIRON  PRASAD  MISHRA  TO  BE  ANSWERED  ON  21 ST   NOVEMBER  2016

REGARDING  ' PRADHAN MANTRI UJJWALA YOJANA ' (a) Pradhan  Mantri  Ujjwala  Yojana(PMUY)  was  launched  with  a  budgetary support  of  ₹  8000  crore  to  provide  5  crore  new  LPG  connections  to  the  women belonging  to  the  Below  Poverty  Line  (BPL)  families  over  a  period  of  three  years starting from Financial Year 2016-17. (b) As  on  15.11.2016,  1,05,55,700  LPG  consumers  have  voluntarily  given up/surrendered LPG subsidy. The estimated annual subsidy savings is approximately ₹ 1129 crore, assuming an average subsidy of  ₹ 139 per cylinder for 7.7 domestic cylinders of 14.2 kg per annum (average national consumption) for the year 201516. As  on  15.11.2016,  Public  Sector  Oil  Marketing  Companies  (OMCs)  have released 1,05,66,868 new LPG connections to women of BPL families under PMUY Scheme. States/UTs/OMCs-wise details of LPG connections released under PMUY Scheme as on 15.11.2016 since its launch are at Annexure . (c) Eligible families are identified through the Socio-Economic Caste Census(SECC) 2011 data. The LPG connection is released in the name of an adult woman of the BPL family, subject to the condition that no LPG connection should exist in the name of any family member of the household. (d)

- The  Government  has  allocated  ₹  8000  crore  for  providing  5  crore    LPG connections to the women belonging to the Below Poverty Line (BPL) families under PMUY Scheme over a period of three years. For Financial Year 2016-17, ₹ 2000 crore has been provided to release 1.5 crore connections under PMUY.
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## Annexure

Annexure to parts (b) of Lok Sabha Starred Parliament Question No.72 to be answered on 21.11.2016 asked by Shrimati Pratima Mondal and Shri Bhairon Prasad Mishra.

## State/UT OMC-Wise LPG connection released under PMUY Scheme as on 15th November 2016 since inception

| S.No   | State/UT                    | Connections released   | Connections released   | Connections released   | Connections released   |
|--------|-----------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
|        |                             | BPC                    | HPC                    | IOC                    | OMC                    |
| 1      | Andaman and Nicobar Islands | 0                      | 0                      | 126                    | 126                    |
| 2      | Andhra pradesh              | 3,143                  | 3,428                  | 849                    | 7,420                  |
| 3      | Assam                       | 0                      | 0                      | 2                      | 2                      |
| 4      | Bihar                       | 2,89,513               | 3,22,643               | 4,76,927               | 10,89,083              |
| 5      | Chhattisgarh                | 69,416                 | 99,542                 | 1,63,589               | 3,32,547               |
| 6      | Dadra and Nagar Haveli      | 0                      | 555                    | 0                      | 555                    |
| 7      | Daman and Diu               | 17                     | 21                     | 0                      | 38                     |
| 8      | Delhi                       | 0                      | 261                    | 0                      | 261                    |
| 9      | Goa                         | 226                    | 515                    | 41                     | 782                    |
| 10     | Gujarat                     | 1,18,420               | 1,29,710               | 2,82,632               | 5,30,762               |
| 11     | Haryana                     | 56,648                 | 52,769                 | 1,01,547               | 2,10,964               |
| 12     | Himachal Pradesh            | 159                    | 911                    | 14                     | 1,084                  |
| 13     | Jammu and Kashmir           | 14,251                 | 61,758                 | 38,093                 | 1,14,102               |
| 14     | Jharkhand                   | 13,884                 | 14,610                 | 45,116                 | 73,610                 |
| 15     | Karnataka                   | 854                    | 14,955                 | 5                      | 15,814                 |
| 16     | Kerala                      | 108                    | 1,886                  | 2,769                  | 4,763                  |
| 17     | Madhya Pradesh              | 3,72,656               | 3,81,313               | 6,41,395               | 13,95,364              |
| 18     | Maharashtra                 | 1,07,647               | 1,22,311               | 75,926                 | 3,05,884               |
| 19     | Manipur                     | 0                      | 0                      | 21                     | 21                     |
| 20     | Odisha                      | 1,43,302               | 1,64,629               | 2,08,471               | 5,16,402               |
| 21     | Puducherry                  | 351                    | 7                      | 0                      | 358                    |
| 22     | Punjab                      | 18,064                 | 12,236                 | 18,445                 | 48,745                 |
| 23     | Rajasthan                   | 3,30,719               | 3,51,645               | 6,32,455               | 13,14,819              |
| 24     | Tamil Nadu                  | 34,031                 | 44,372                 | 76,421                 | 1,54,824               |
| 25     | Telangana                   | 1                      | 4                      | 0                      | 5                      |
| 26     | Uttar Pradesh               | 10,82,211              | 8,72,247               | 16,16,134              | 35,70,592              |
| 27     | Uttarakhand                 | 19,062                 | 10,285                 | 30,297                 | 59,644                 |
| 28     | West Bengal                 | 2,71,338               | 1,67,719               | 3,79,240               | 8,18,297               |
|        | Total                       | 29,46,021              | 28,30,332              | 47,90,515              | 105,66,868             |