Lok Sabha Question No. 278 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-02-05
Subject: Surrender of LPG Subsidy
Ministry: PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS
Asked by: POONAMBEN HEMATBHAI MAADAM

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 278 TO BE ANSWERED ON 5 th  FEBRUARY, 2018

## SURRENDER OF LPG SUBSIDY

## 278. SHRIMATI POONAMBEN MAADAM:

पेट्रोलियम एवं प्राक ृ लिक गैस मंत्री Will the Minister of PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS be pleased to state :

- (a)  the  estimated  number  of  people  as  on  date  who  have  surrendered  their  LPG subsidy in response to the Prime Minister's scheme to persuade the LPG consumers in the country to voluntarily give up their LPG subsidy;
- (b) the revenue being saved in lieu of/ on account of the LPG subsidy being directly deposited into the consumers bank account; and
- (c)  whether  the  Government  has  taken  note  of  weeding  out  of  fraudulent  LPG connections made possible through Direct Benefit Transfer of LPG scheme and if so, the details thereof along with number of such connections identified and weeded out till date, State/UT-wise?

## ANSWER

पेट्रोलियम एवं प्राक ृ लिक गैस मंत्री ( श्री धमेन्द्र प्रधान )

MINISTER OF PETROLEUM & NATURAL GAS (SHRI DHARMENDRA PRADHAN)

- (a)  As  on  30.01.2018,  more  than  one  crore  LPG  consumers  have  voluntarily surrendered their LPG subsidy under 'GiveItUp' campaign.
- (b)  Estimated  savings  arising  out  of  implementation  of    Direct  Benefit  Transfer  in LPG (PAHAL) Scheme  is as under :-

| Year               | Estimated savings   |
|--------------------|---------------------|
| 2014-15            | 14,818.4 crore      |
| 2015-16            | 6,443 crore         |
| 2016-17            | 4,608 crore         |
| 2017-18(Apr.-Nov.) | 3,799 crore         |

Estimated savings have been calculated by multiplying average subsidy per cylinder for  that  year  with  number  of  blocked  customers  and  the  entitled  number  of subsidized domestic cylinders per annum i.e. 12.

- (c)  As  on  01.12.2017,  3.77  crore  LPG  consumers  have  been  weeded  out  on implementation  of  PAHAL  Scheme.  State/UT-  wise  details  of  weeded  out  LPG customers as on 01.12.17, are at Annexure .

| PQ 278 for 05.02.2018                                      | PQ 278 for 05.02.2018                                      | Annexure                                                   |
|------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------|
| State / UT- wise weeded out LPG customers as on 01.12.2017 | State / UT- wise weeded out LPG customers as on 01.12.2017 | State / UT- wise weeded out LPG customers as on 01.12.2017 |
| S.No.                                                      | State/UT                                                   | Weeded Out Customers in Lakh                               |
| 1                                                          | Andaman and Nicobar Islands                                | 0.31                                                       |
| 2                                                          | Andhra Pradesh                                             | 28.72                                                      |
| 3                                                          | Arunachal Pradesh                                          | 0.85                                                       |
| 4                                                          | Assam                                                      | 10.76                                                      |
| 5                                                          | Bihar                                                      | 11.42                                                      |
| 6                                                          | Chandigarh                                                 | 1.59                                                       |
| 7                                                          | Chhattisgarh                                               | 5.48                                                       |
| 8                                                          | Dadra and Nagar Haveli                                     | 0.11                                                       |
| 9                                                          | Daman and Diu                                              | 0.19                                                       |
| 10                                                         | Delhi                                                      | 17.9                                                       |
| 11                                                         | Goa                                                        | 1.36                                                       |
| 12                                                         | Gujarat                                                    | 19.37                                                      |
| 13                                                         | Haryana                                                    | 11.09                                                      |
| 14                                                         | Himachal Pradesh                                           | 6.62                                                       |
| 15                                                         | Jammu and Kashmir                                          | 7.47                                                       |
| 16                                                         | Jharkhand                                                  | 4.89                                                       |
| 17                                                         | Karnataka                                                  | 15.28                                                      |
| 18                                                         | Kerala                                                     | 11.18                                                      |
| 19                                                         | Lakshadweep                                                | 0.01                                                       |
| 20                                                         | Madhya Pradesh                                             | 19.34                                                      |
| 21                                                         | Maharashtra                                                | 36.15                                                      |
| 22                                                         | Manipur                                                    | 1.11                                                       |
| 23                                                         | Meghalaya                                                  | 0.67                                                       |
| 24                                                         | Mizoram                                                    | 0.72                                                       |
| 25                                                         | Nagaland                                                   | 0.79                                                       |
| 26                                                         | Odisha                                                     | 7.75                                                       |
| 27                                                         | Puducherry                                                 | 0.56                                                       |
| 28                                                         | Punjab                                                     | 19.53                                                      |
| 29                                                         | Rajasthan                                                  | 12.7                                                       |
| 30                                                         | Sikkim                                                     | 0.61                                                       |
| 31                                                         | Tamil Nadu                                                 | 23.46                                                      |
| 32                                                         | Telangana                                                  | 21.51                                                      |
| 33                                                         | Tripura                                                    | 1.19                                                       |
| 34                                                         | Uttar Pradesh                                              | 55.87                                                      |
| 35                                                         | Uttarakhand                                                | 7.73                                                       |
| 36                                                         | West Bengal                                                | 13.64                                                      |