Lok Sabha Question No. 441 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-12-18
Subject: Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana
Ministry: PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS
Asked by: NALIN KUMAR KATEEL, GANESH SINGH, BHAGIRATH PRASAD, RAJIV PRATAP RUDY, DODDAALAHALLI KEMPEGOWDA SURESH

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 441 TO BE ANSWERED ON 18 th  DECEMBER 2017

## PRADHAN MANTRI UJJWALA YOJANA

441.   SHRI NALIN KUMAR KATEEL: SHRI GANESH SINGH: DR. BHAGIRATH PRASAD: SHRI RAJIV PRATAP RUDY: SHRI D.K. SURESH:

पेट्रोल ियम एवं प्राक ृ तिक गैस मंत्री Will the Minister of PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS be pleased to state :

- (a) the salient features of Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana (PMUY) along with targets fixed/achieved and the number of free gas connections provided to women under the said scheme  since  its inception including funds allocated/utilised thereunder, State/UT-wise;
- (b) whether the Government proposes to enlarge/enhance the coverage target and incentivise the better performing districts under PMUY and if so, the details thereof along with the steps taken/ proposed to be taken by the Government in this regard, State/UT-wise including Bihar;
- (c) whether the Government has created infrastructure/launched any portal to bring transparency  in  the  distribution  of  gas  under  PMUY  and  if  so,  the  details  thereof, State/UT-wise including Madhya Pradesh; and
- (d) the number of complaints regarding distribution/delay in providing gas connection to BPL families under PMUY received by the Government till date along with the remedial action taken/being taken in this regard, State/UT-wise?

## ANSWER

## पेट्रोल ियम एवं प्राक ृ तिक गैस मंत्री ( श्री धमेन्द्र प्रधान )

## MINISTER OF PETROLEUM & NATURAL GAS (SHRI DHARMENDRA PRADHAN)

- (a) and (b) With a view to provide LPG connections to five crore poor households, Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana(PMUY) was launched by the Government during the Financial Year 2016-17. The salient features of the PMUY Scheme are as under :-
- (i) LPG connection is released in the name of an adult woman of the BPL family, subject to the  condition  that  no  LPG  connection  exists  in  the  name  of  any  family  member  of  the household.
- (ii) Eligible families are identified through the Socio Economic Caste Census (SECC)-2011database provided by Ministry of Rural Development.
- (iii)  Under  PMUY  cash  assistance  upto  Rs  1600/-  is  provided  for  releasing  new  LPG connection.
- (iv) The beneficiary bears the cost of Hot Plate and  purchase of first refill. The beneficiary has option to take Hot Plate or the first refill or both on loan basis, from Public Sector Oil Marketing  Companies(OMCs)  at  zero  interest  rate  and  the  same  is  recovered  through subsidy received by the beneficiary as and when refill is purchased.

Year-wise details of targets fixed, achieved, fund allocated and fund utilised are as under :-

| Financial Year   |   Target fixed (in crore) | Connections released (in crore)   |   Budget Estimates (Rs. in crore) |   Fund utilised (Rs. in crore) |
|------------------|---------------------------|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|--------------------------------|
| 2016-17          |                       1.5 | 2.00                              |                              2500 |                           2500 |
| 2017-18          |                       1.5 | 1.19 (as on 13.12.2017)           |                              2500 |                           2251 |

States/UTs-wise LPG connections released under PMUY as on 13.12.2017 is at Annexure. OMCs  are  releasing  new  LPG  connections  under  PMUY  in  all  the  districts  of  36 States/Union  Territories  including  the  State  of  Bihar,  and  as  a  result,  the  national  LPG coverage which was 61.9 % as on 01.04.2016, has increased to 78.7 % as on 01.12.2017.

(c) With a view to strengthen LPG distribution infrastructure especially in rural areas, OMCs have recently advertised 6149 locations for setting up of LPG distributorship across the country and the Government has also approved setting up of 115 Durgam Kshetriya Vitraks (DKVs) through different State Governments/Organisations. OMCs have launched a website namely www.pmujjwalayojana.com specially designated for PMUY  Scheme,  through  which  the  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. Customers 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.

(d) OMC officials carry out inspections of LPG distributors to check operations of the distributorship in line with LPG guidelines. Action appropriate is taken by OMCs as per the provisions of Marketing Discipline Guidelines/Distributorship Agreement.

| State/UT-wise LPG connections released under PMUY as on 13.12.2017   | State/UT-wise LPG connections released under PMUY as on 13.12.2017   | State/UT-wise LPG connections released under PMUY as on 13.12.2017   |
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
| S.No                                                                 | State/UTs                                                            | Connections released                                                 |
| 1                                                                    | Andaman and Nicobar Islands                                          | 1,697                                                                |
| 2                                                                    | Andhra Pradesh                                                       | 79,716                                                               |
| 3                                                                    | Arunachal Pradesh                                                    | 3,856                                                                |
| 4                                                                    | Assam                                                                | 5,19,561                                                             |
| 5                                                                    | Bihar                                                                |                                                                      |
| 6                                                                    | Chandigarh                                                           | -                                                                    |
| 7                                                                    | Chhattisgarh                                                         | 17,19,431                                                            |
| 8                                                                    | Dadra and Nagar Haveli                                               |                                                                      |
| 9                                                                    | Daman and Diu                                                        | 11,437 201                                                           |
| 10                                                                   | Delhi                                                                | 519                                                                  |
| 11                                                                   | Goa                                                                  | 978                                                                  |
| 12                                                                   | Gujarat                                                              | 12,29,356                                                            |
| 13                                                                   | Haryana                                                              | 3,43,276                                                             |
| 14                                                                   | Himachal Pradesh                                                     | 22,584                                                               |
| 15                                                                   | Jammu and Kashmir                                                    | 3,57,228                                                             |
| 16                                                                   | Jharkhand                                                            |                                                                      |
| 17                                                                   | Karnataka                                                            | 9,83,682 7,71,977                                                    |
| 18                                                                   | Kerala                                                               | 27,495                                                               |
| 19                                                                   | Lakshadweep                                                          |                                                                      |
| 20                                                                   | Madhya Pradesh                                                       | 106                                                                  |
| 21                                                                   | Maharashtra                                                          | 29,97,329 16,73,952                                                  |
| 22                                                                   | Manipur                                                              | 19,137                                                               |
| 23                                                                   | Meghalaya                                                            | 20,015                                                               |
| 24                                                                   | Mizoram                                                              | 577                                                                  |
| 25                                                                   | Nagaland                                                             | 6,663                                                                |
| 26                                                                   | Odisha                                                               | 18,30,896                                                            |
| 27                                                                   | Puducherry                                                           | 2,074                                                                |
| 28                                                                   | Punjab                                                               |                                                                      |
| 29                                                                   | Rajasthan                                                            | 3,61,780                                                             |

|    |               | 24,35,792   |
|----|---------------|-------------|
| 30 | Sikkim        | 531         |
| 31 | Tamil Nadu    | 8,39,684    |
| 32 | Telangana     | 41          |
| 33 | Tripura       | 23,591      |
| 34 | Uttar Pradesh | 63,19,959   |
| 35 | Uttarakhand   | 1,32,554    |
| 36 | West Bengal   | 47,86,267   |
|    | Total         | 319,69,458  |