Lok Sabha Question No. 665 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-02-06
Subject: LPG Connection under Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana
Ministry: PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS
Asked by: LAXMAN GILUWA, ELUMALAI VELLAIGOUNDER, BHOLA SINGH, JAYADEV GALLA, VISHNU DAYAL RAM, DUSHYANT CHAUTALA, TAMRADHWAJ SAHU, ANURAG SINGH THAKUR, YERRAM VENKATA SUBBAREDDY, BALABHADRA MAJHI, SAUGATA ROY, CHANDRAKANT BHAURAO KHAIRE, SUSHIL KUMAR SINGH, T.G. VENKATESH BABU, RODMAL NAGAR, PRATHAP SIMHA, GEETHA KOTHAPALLI, R. VANAROJA, OM PRAKASH YADAV, CHINTAMAN NAVSHA WANAGA

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 665

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 6 th  FEBRUARY 2017

## LPG CONNECTION UNDER PRADHAN MANTRI UJJWALA YOJANA

†665.   SHRI LAXMAN GILUWA: SHRI V. ELUMALAI: DR. BHOLA SINGH: SHRI JAYADEV GALLA: SHRI VISHNU DAYAL RAM: SHRI DUSHYANT CHAUTALA: SHRI TAMRADHWAJ SAHU: SHRI ANURAG SINGH THAKUR: SHRI Y.V. SUBBA REDDY: SHRI BALABHADRA MAJHI: PROF. SAUGATA ROY: SHRI CHANDRAKANT KHAIRE: SHRI SUSHIL KUMAR SINGH: SHRI VENKATESH BABU T.G.: SHRI NAGAR RODMAL: SHRI PRATHAP SIMHA: SHRIMATI KOTHAPALLI GEETHA: SHRIMATI VANAROJA R.: SHRI OM PRAKASH YADAV: ADV. CHINTAMAN NAVASHA WANAGA:

## पेट्रोलियम एवं प्राक ृ लिक गैस मंत्री

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

- (a)  the  norms/criteria  laid  down  to  provide  gas  connections  under  Pradhan  Mantri Ujjwala Yojana (PMUY) and the number of free of cost connections provided to BPL families under PMUY and CSR scheme of Oil Marketing Companies since its inception, State/UT-wise;
- (b)  whether  the  Government  has  achieved  the  target  to  provide  gas  connection  to  every BPL/poor household particularly in those States/UT where LPG coverage is less than the national coverage;
- (c) if so, the details thereof along with steps taken to increase the LPG coverage and remove the shortfall across the country, State/UT-wise;

(d) whether LPG distributors have requested the Government not to exert pressure on them to provide connection under PMUY citing serious safety and security concerns involved in implementing and providing LPG connections under the scheme and if so, the details thereof and the reaction of the Government thereto along with safety parameters prescribed by the Government for installing an LPG connection to BPL families under PMUY;

- (e) the number of cases of BPL beneficiaries identified who have been reportedly deprived of availing the benefits of the scheme due to wrong filing of data entry and other reasons and

the  action  taken  by  the  Government  to  rectify  the  data  and  provide  connection  to  the intended beneficiary, State/UT-wise; and

(f) the number of people who have voluntarily given up the LPG subsidy so far, State/UTwise, including Karnataka?

## 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)  Eligible  beneficiaries  under  PMUY  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. State/UT-wise details of LPG connections released to BPL families under PMUY Scheme and CSR fund Scheme of Oil Marketing Companies as  on  01.02.2017  since  inception  are  as Annexure-I and Annexure-II respectively.  The release  of  LPG  connections  under  CSR  fund  of  oil  PSUs  has  been  discontinued  w.e.f. 01.04.2016.

(b)  &  (c)  Under  PMUY,  a  target  of  1.5  crore  for  release  of  new  LPG  connections  to  BPL households  was  fixed  for  the  Financial  Year  2016-17.  As  on  01.02.2017,  1.66  crore  new LPG connections were released across the country and number of connections released to State/UTs having LPG coverage less than the national coverage is at Annexure-III . Priority is given to such States/UTs having LPG coverage less than the national average i.e. 61 % as on 01.01.2016.

(d)  OMCs  have  given  instructions  to  their  distributors  to  release  LPG  connections  after satisfying and meeting all the safety norms for installation of LPG connections.

(e)  Under  the  PMUY  Scheme,  eligible  families  are  identified  through  the  Socio-Economic Caste Census(SECC) 2011 data. LPG connections are released in the name of adult woman of the BPL family after doing necessary de-duplication. Instances of non-inclusion of names in the SECC List have been brought to the notice of Ministry of Rural Development for taking necessary remedial action.

(f)  As  on  29.01.2017,  1,05,46,090 LPG consumers have voluntarily given up/ surrendered LPG  subsidy  across  country  including  State  of  Karnataka.  State/UT-wise  details  are  at Annexure-IV

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| State Wise PMUY connectons released as on 01.Feb.2017   | State Wise PMUY connectons released as on 01.Feb.2017   | State Wise PMUY connectons released as on 01.Feb.2017   |
|---------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------|
| Sr. No.                                                 | State                                                   | connection released.                                    |
| 1                                                       | Andaman and Nicobar Islands                             | 494                                                     |
| 2                                                       | Andhra pradesh                                          |                                                         |
| 3                                                       | Arunachal Pradesh                                       | 40,426                                                  |
| 4                                                       | Assam                                                   | 0 2                                                     |
| 5                                                       | Bihar                                                   | 19,12,958                                               |
| 6                                                       | Chandigarh                                              |                                                         |
| 7                                                       | Chhattisgarh                                            | 0                                                       |
| 8                                                       | Dadra and Nagar Haveli                                  | 8,27,035                                                |
| 9                                                       | Daman and Diu                                           | 2,049 44                                                |
| 10                                                      | Delhi                                                   | 398                                                     |
| 11                                                      | Goa                                                     | 931                                                     |
| 12                                                      | Gujarat                                                 | 6,57,086                                                |
| 13                                                      | Haryana                                                 | 2,52,625                                                |
| 14                                                      | Himachal Pradesh                                        | 1,497                                                   |
| 15                                                      | Jammu and Kashmir                                       | 2,14,705                                                |
| 16                                                      | Jharkhand                                               | 2,66,235                                                |
| 17                                                      | Karnataka                                               | 15,833                                                  |
| 18                                                      | Kerala                                                  |                                                         |
| 19                                                      | Madhya Pradesh                                          | 8,767                                                   |
| 20                                                      | Maharashtra                                             | 18,86,232                                               |
| 21                                                      | Manipur                                                 | 5,53,172                                                |
| 22                                                      | Meghalaya                                               | 23 0                                                    |
| 23                                                      | Mizoram                                                 | 0                                                       |
| 24                                                      | Nagaland                                                |                                                         |
| 25                                                      | Odisha                                                  | 0 8,33,330                                              |
| 26                                                      | Puducherry                                              | 752                                                     |
| 27                                                      | Punjab                                                  | 2,18,743                                                |
| 28                                                      | Rajasthan                                               | 15,35,396                                               |
| 29                                                      | Sikkim                                                  | 0                                                       |
| 30                                                      | Tamil Nadu                                              | 1,95,333                                                |
| 31                                                      | Telangana                                               |                                                         |
| 32                                                      | Tripura                                                 | 34                                                      |
| 33                                                      | Uttar Pradesh                                           | 0                                                       |
| 34                                                      | Uttarakhand                                             | 51,36,231 97,528                                        |
| 35                                                      | West Bengal                                             | 19,62,049                                               |

## BPL CUSTOMERS UNDER CSR FUNDS OF OMC AS ON 01.01.2017

| SN   | STATE                                | IOC     | BPC     | HPC     | IND     |
|------|--------------------------------------|---------|---------|---------|---------|
| 1    | ANDHRA PRADESH                       | 157675  | 313996  | 130969  | 602640  |
| 2    | BIHAR                                | 120159  | 54382   | 40289   | 214830  |
| 3    | CHHATTISGARH                         | 193311  | 38521   | 100908  | 332740  |
| 4    | DELHI (Delhi "A Kerosene Free City") | 112303  | 42661   | 27504   | 182468  |
| 5    | GOA                                  | 0       | 416     | 0       | 416     |
| 6    | GUJARAT                              | 33124   | 32147   | 48730   | 114001  |
| 7    | HARYANA                              | 81548   | 66339   | 36704   | 184591  |
| 8    | HIMACHAL PRADESH                     | 12635   | 1751    | 3630    | 18016   |
| 9    | JAMMU &KASHMIR                       | 15592   | 21443   | 29943   | 66978   |
| 10   | JHARKHAND                            | 56910   | 35982   | 35019   | 127911  |
| 11   | KARNATAKA                            | 344238  | 173069  | 137345  | 654652  |
| 12   | KERALA                               | 5208    | 7278    | 14793   | 27279   |
| 13   | MADHYA PRADESH                       | 261351  | 175887  | 123531  | 560769  |
| 14   | MAHARASHTRA                          | 79075   | 146199  | 98051   | 323325  |
| 15   | ORISSA                               | 222802  | 202195  | 186408  | 611405  |
| 16   | PUNJAB                               | 11809   | 9563    | 21321   | 42693   |
| 17   | RAJASTHAN                            | 227036  | 79254   | 78654   | 384944  |
| 18   | TAMILNADU                            | 268431  | 192813  | 107427  | 568671  |
| 19   | TELANGANA                            | 372823  | 304843  | 115417  | 793083  |
| 20   | UTTRANCHAL                           | 4600    | 2857    | 2198    | 9655    |
| 21   | UTTAR PRADESH                        | 508735  | 183704  | 204024  | 896463  |
| 22   | WEST BENGAL                          | 77988   | 68009   | 12965   | 158962  |
|      | TOTAL                                | 3167353 | 2153309 | 1555830 | 6876492 |
|      | NORTH EAST STATE                     |         |         |         |         |
| 1    | ARUNACHAL PRADESH                    | 741     | 0       | 0       | 741     |
| 2    | ASSAM                                | 62752   | 47909   | 0       | 110661  |
| 3    | MANIPUR                              | 341     | 0       | 0       | 341     |
| 4    | MEGHALAYA                            | 467     | 27      | 0       | 494     |
| 5    | MIZORAM                              | 1091    | 0       | 0       | 1091    |
| 6    | NAGALAND                             | 0       | 0       | 0       | 0       |
| 7    | SIKKIM                               | 325     | 0       | 0       | 325     |
| 8    | TRIPURA                              | 2407    | 0       | 0       | 2407    |
|      | TOTAL                                | 68124   | 47936   | 0       | 116060  |
|      | UNION TERRITORY                      |         |         |         |         |
| 1    | ANDAMAN &NICOBAR                     | 0       | 0       | 0       | 0       |
| 2    | CHANDIGARH                           | 736     | 198     | 815     | 1749    |
| 3    | DADRA& NAGAR HAVELI                  | 0       | 0       | 187     | 187     |
| 4    | DAMAN&DIU                            | 0       | 0       | 0       | 0       |
| 5    | LAKSHADWEEP                          | 0       | 0       | 0       | 0       |
| 6    | PONDICHERRY                          | 0       | 1       | 3575    | 3576    |
|      | TOTAL                                | 736     | 199     | 4577    | 5512    |
|      | GRAND TOTAL                          | 3236213 | 2201444 | 1560407 | 6998064 |

PQ-665

Annexure-III

| List of States having LPG Coverage less than National Coverage   | List of States having LPG Coverage less than National Coverage   |
|------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------|
| S.No.                                                            | States                                                           |
| 1                                                                | Assam                                                            |
| 2                                                                | Madhya Pradesh                                                   |
| 3                                                                | Nagaland                                                         |
| 4                                                                | Uttar Pradesh                                                    |
| 5                                                                | West Bengal                                                      |
| 6                                                                | Manipur                                                          |
| 7                                                                | Gujrat                                                           |
| 8                                                                | Odisha                                                           |
| 9                                                                | Bihar                                                            |
| 10                                                               | Jharkhand                                                        |
| 11                                                               | Meghalaya                                                        |
| 12                                                               | Chhattisgarh                                                     |
| 13                                                               | Tripura                                                          |
| 14                                                               | Lakshdweep                                                       |

| PQ 665                                           |                                                  |                                                  |                                                  | ANNEXURE-IV                                      |
|--------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
| State wise Opt out status as on Date- 29-01-2017 | State wise Opt out status as on Date- 29-01-2017 | State wise Opt out status as on Date- 29-01-2017 | State wise Opt out status as on Date- 29-01-2017 | State wise Opt out status as on Date- 29-01-2017 |
| State                                            | IOC                                              | HPC                                              | BPC                                              | Industry Total                                   |
| Andaman and Nicobar Islands                      | 2818                                             | 0                                                | 0                                                | 2818                                             |
| Andhra pradesh                                   | 85323                                            | 87334                                            | 72273                                            | 244930                                           |
| Arunachal Pradesh                                | 22834                                            | 0                                                | 110                                              | 22944                                            |
| Assam                                            | 169788                                           | 5636                                             | 10970                                            | 186394                                           |
| Bihar                                            | 274046                                           | 82686                                            | 65063                                            | 421795                                           |
| Chandigarh                                       | 10512                                            | 5218                                             | 4504                                             | 20234                                            |
| Chhattisgarh                                     | 61973                                            | 56063                                            | 20827                                            | 138863                                           |
| Daman and Diu                                    | 0                                                | 1753                                             | 976                                              | 2729                                             |
| Delhi                                            | 535537                                           | 133579                                           | 126948                                           | 796064                                           |
| Dadra and Nagar Haveli                           | 0                                                | 6915                                             | 0                                                | 6915                                             |
| Goa                                              | 733                                              | 33461                                            | 8563                                             | 42757                                            |
| Gujarat                                          | 169694                                           | 145076                                           | 144077                                           | 458847                                           |
| Himachal Pradesh                                 | 58114                                            | 9216                                             | 2825                                             | 70155                                            |
| Haryana                                          | 135113                                           | 107673                                           | 102255                                           | 345041                                           |
| Jharkhand                                        | 61997                                            | 27641                                            | 8829                                             | 98467                                            |
| Jammu and Kashmir                                | 65117                                            | 80466                                            | 6159                                             | 151742                                           |
| Kerala                                           | 115141                                           | 80213                                            | 127452                                           | 322806                                           |
| Karnataka                                        | 312655                                           | 193109                                           | 258733                                           | 764497                                           |
| Lakshadweep                                      | 142                                              | 0                                                | 0                                                | 142                                              |
| Manipur                                          | 46918                                            | 0                                                | 0                                                | 46918                                            |
| Meghalaya                                        | 7552                                             | 0                                                | 20                                               | 7572                                             |
| Maharashtra                                      | 177181                                           | 743643                                           | 810436                                           | 1731260                                          |
| Mizoram                                          | 43956                                            | 0                                                | 0                                                | 43956                                            |
| Madhya Pradesh                                   | 191054                                           | 138855                                           | 104735                                           | 434644                                           |
| Nagaland                                         | 31459                                            | 7                                                | 13                                               | 31479                                            |
| Odisha                                           | 61438                                            | 83866                                            | 14843                                            | 160147                                           |
| Puducherry                                       | 5381                                             | 4019                                             | 7528                                             | 16928                                            |
| Punjab                                           | 174494                                           | 127372                                           | 128638                                           | 430504                                           |
| Rajasthan                                        | 221368                                           | 208729                                           | 233189                                           | 663286                                           |
| Sikkim                                           | 7743                                             | 0                                                | 0                                                | 7743                                             |
| Telangana                                        | 101515                                           | 159070                                           | 128392                                           | 388977                                           |
| Tamil Nadu                                       | 280686                                           | 119143                                           | 275729                                           | 675558                                           |
| Tripura                                          | 18458                                            | 0                                                | 0                                                | 18458                                            |
| Uttar Pradesh                                    | 670083                                           | 269659                                           | 344771                                           | 1284513                                          |
| Uttarakhand                                      | 98951                                            | 13670                                            | 33114                                            | 145735                                           |
| West Bengal                                      | 199314                                           | 103603                                           | 57355                                            | 360272                                           |
| Total                                            | 4419088                                          | 3027675                                          | 3099327                                          | 10546090                                         |