Lok Sabha Question No. 3826 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-03-19
Subject: LPG Connection to Every Household
Ministry: PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS
Asked by: AJAY (TENI) MISRA, SUSHIL KUMAR SINGH, BHARAT SINGH, PINAKI MISRA, ANOOP MISHRA, RAJIV PRATAP RUDY, OM PRAKASH YADAV, VIJAY KUMAR HANSDAK, K. C. VENUGOPAL

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3826 TO BE ANSWERED ON 19 th  March, 2018

## LPG CONNECTION TO EVERY HOUSEHOLD

†3826. SHRI AJAY MISRA TENI: SHRI SUSHIL KUMAR SINGH: SHRI BHARAT SINGH: SHRI PINAKI MISRA: SHRI ANOOP MISHRA: SHRI RAJIV PRATAP RUDY: SHRI OM PRAKASH YADAV: SHRI VIJAY KUMAR HANSDAK:

SHRI K.C. VENUGOPAL:

## पेट्रोलियम एवं प्राक ृ लिक गैस मंत्री

Will the Minister of PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS be pleased to state : (a) whether the Government proposes to provide LPG connections to every SC/ST households  and  those  living  in  far  flung  and  forest  areas,  island  areas,  most backward households, nomadic families, specially privileged Diara residents and the girls attaining majority age under Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana (PMUY) and if so, the details thereof along with the quantum of funds approved during the current year and the time by which the target to provide LPG connection to every household on public grants in the country is likely to be achieved; (b) whether the Government proposes to provide incentives to the better performing districts in terms of LPG coverage and if so, the details thereof; (c) the details of work undertaken/ proposed to be undertaken through the PMUY in Sahabganj, Pakur, Godda and Dumka districts under Santhal Pragana of Jharkhand along with the number of beneficiaries in the said districts under PMUY, district-wise; (d) the number of youths provided employment in supply chain of cooking gas during the last three years, State/UT-wise; (e) whether any ground level survey has been conducted to get a feed back from the users of the PMUY about the difficulties faced by them in getting the connection or refill  thereafter  and  if  so,  the  details  thereof  along  with  the  number  of  such complaints received and redressed by the Oil Marketing Companies; and

- (f) the details of refilling station established in Madhya Pradesh and other parts of the country  under  PMUY  which  are  refilling  the  LPG  cylinders  to  consumers  at subsidised rates or without subsidy and the number of LPG cylinders being supplied to PMUY beneficiaries in the country, State/ UT-wise?

## ANSWER पेट्रोलियम एवं प्राक ृ लिक गैस मंत्री ( श्री धमेन्द्र प्रधान )

MINISTER OF PETROLEUM & NATURAL GAS (SHRI DHARMENDRA PRADHAN)

- (a) The Government had launched 'Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana' on 01.05.2016 to provide deposit-free LPG connections to 5 crore women belonging to the Below Poverty Line (BPL) with a budgetary provision of Rs. 8000 crore and the target has now  been  enhanced  to  8  crore  with  additional  budgetary  provision  of  Rs.  4,800 crore.  The  beneficiaries  under  the  Scheme  are  identified  through  Socio  Economic Caste  Census  (SECC)  2011.  The  Government  has  now  decided  to  cover  the following categories under the Scheme :-
- (i) All SC/STs households beneficiaries of Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana(PMAY) (Gramin),
- (ii) Antyoday Anna Yojana(AAY)
- (iii)  Forest dwellers
- (iv)  Most Backward Classes (MBC)
- (v)  Tea & Ex-Tea Garden Tribes
- (vi) People residing in Islands
- (vii) People residing in river islands.
- (b) Initially, priority was given to such States/UTs having LPG coverage less than the national LPG coverage i.e. 61 % as on 1.1.2016. Further, list of priority States was expanded to include the North-Eastern States. Currently, PMUY is implemented in all States/UTs without any restriction on number of connections that can be released under PMUY.
- (c)  Details  of  LPG  connections  released  as  on  13.03.2018  in  Sahibganj,  Pakur, Godda and Dumka Districts of Jharkhand State under PMUY are as under :-

| Name of District   | LPG connections released   |
|--------------------|----------------------------|
| Sahibganj          | 92,342                     |
| Pakur              | 15,840                     |
| Godda              | 41,988                     |
| Dumka              | 64,654                     |

(d) Employment created in supply chain of cooking gas is linked to commissioning of new  LPG  distributorships.  Oil  Marketing  Companies  (OMCs)  have  reported  that 16031,  25692  and  11633  employment  generated  during  Financial  Year  2015-16, 2016-17 and 2017-18 respectively.

(e) OMCs have launched a website www.pmujjwalayojana.com, specially designated for  PMUY  Scheme,  in  which  consumers  can  know  about  the  scheme,  download form,  know-how  to  apply  for  the  connection,  etc.  A  dedicated  toll-free  number 18002666696 has been set up to take enquiries, complaints and suggestions related to PMUY. Customer can also register their grievances online by visiting websites of OMCs, Public Grievance Portal of Department of Administrative Reforms and Public Grievances,  Social  Media  platforms,  Facebook,  Tweeter,  MoPNG  e-Seva  of  the Ministry.

Further, the Government has launched Pradhan Mantri LPG Panchayat which is an interactive communication platform for rural LPG users on various subjects like safe  usage  of  LPG,  its  benefit  to  environment,  women  empowerment  and  women health, and also use the forum to motivate the consumers to use LPG regularly as a clean cooking fuel.

(f)  State/UT-wise  details  of  LPG  Bottling  Plants  as  on  01.01.2018  in  the  country including the State of Madhya Pradesh are at Annexure.

|                                                | PQ NO. 3826                                    | Annexure                                       |
|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
| State/UT-wise Bottling Plants as on 01.01.2018 | State/UT-wise Bottling Plants as on 01.01.2018 | State/UT-wise Bottling Plants as on 01.01.2018 |
| REGION                                         | NAME OF THE STATE                              | Bottling Plants                                |
| NR                                             | UTTAR PRADESH                                  | 25                                             |
|                                                | UTTARANCHAL                                    | 3                                              |
|                                                | RAJASTHAN                                      | 11                                             |
|                                                | DELHI                                          | 2                                              |
|                                                | HARYANA                                        | 6                                              |
|                                                | PUNJAB                                         | 6                                              |
|                                                | HIMACHAL                                       | 2                                              |
|                                                | JAMMU & KASHMIR                                | 4                                              |
|                                                | NR SUB TOTAL                                   | 59                                             |
| ER                                             | WEST BENGAL                                    | 9                                              |
|                                                | BIHAR                                          | 6                                              |
|                                                | JHARKHAND                                      | 4                                              |
|                                                | ODISHA                                         | 4                                              |
|                                                | TRIPURA                                        | 1                                              |
|                                                | SIKKIM                                         | 1                                              |
|                                                | ANDAMAN & NICOBAR                              | 1                                              |
|                                                | ASSAM                                          | 7                                              |
|                                                | ARUNACHAL                                      | 1                                              |
|                                                | NAGALAND                                       | 1                                              |
|                                                | MIZORAM                                        | 1                                              |
|                                                | MANIPUR                                        | 1                                              |
|                                                | ER SUB TOTAL                                   | 37                                             |
| WR                                             | MAHARASHTRA                                    | 20                                             |
|                                                | GUJARAT                                        | 11                                             |
|                                                | MADHYA PRADESH                                 | 9                                              |
|                                                | CHATTISGARH                                    | 2                                              |
|                                                | GOA                                            | 2                                              |
|                                                | WRSUB TOTAL                                    | 44                                             |
| SR                                             | TAMILNADU                                      | 17                                             |
|                                                | TELANGANA                                      | 4                                              |
|                                                | ANDHRA PRADESH                                 | 9                                              |
|                                                | KARNATAKA                                      | 11                                             |
|                                                | KERALA                                         | 7                                              |
|                                                | PUDUCHEERY                                     | 1                                              |
|                                                | SR SUB TOTAL                                   | 49                                             |
|                                                | GRAND TOTAL                                    | 189                                            |