Lok Sabha Question No. 4135 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-03-27
Subject: Irregularities in PMUY
Ministry: PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS
Asked by: MAUSAM NOOR, BHEEMRAO BASWANTHRAO PATIL, SUMEDHANAND SARASWATI, RAMA KISHORE SINGH, George Baker, RODMAL NAGAR

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4135 TO BE ANSWERED ON 27 th  MARCH 2017

## IRREGULARITIES IN PMUY

4135.  SHRIMATI MAUSAM NOOR: SHRI BHEEMRAO B. PATIL: SHRI SUMEDHANAND SARSWATI: SHRI RAMA KISHORE SINGH: SHRI GEORGE BAKER: SHRI NAGAR RODMAL:

## पेट्रोलियम एवं प्राक ृ लिक गैस मंत्री

Will the Minister of PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS be pleased to state : (a)  whether  the  Government  has  received  complaints  regarding  irregularities  and misappropriation  of  funds  in  providing  free  gas  connections  under  Prime  Minister Ujjwala  Yojana  (PMUY)  and  if  so,  the  details  thereof  along  with  any  monitoring committee constituted for redressal of the said complaints, State/UT-wise including Madhya Pradesh; (b)  whether  the  Government  has  received  complaints  of  problems  relating  to  the designated portal for free gas connections under PMUY and if so, the details thereof along  with  the  steps  taken/  being  taken  by  the  Government  to  address/rectify  the said errors on this portal; (c) whether the Aadhaar card is mandatory to avail benefits of free gas connection for BPL households under the PMUY and if so, the details thereof; (d) whether the Government is aware of organised rackets reportedly supplying gas cylinders to fake beneficiaries which were originally pooled in the PMUY and if so, the details thereof along with the corrective steps taken in this regard; and (e)  whether  any  assessment/study  conducted/proposed  to  be  conducted  by  the Government to ascertain the impact of the PMUY and if so, the details thereof along

- with the measures being taken to ensure strict adherence to the eligibility criteria?

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) LPG connections are released under 'Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana'(PMUY) to women members of  the  BPL households    as  per  SECC  List  by  Public  Sector  Oil Marketing  Companies  (OMCs)  and  expenditure  upto  Rs.  1600/-  per  connection  is first incurred by OMCs and the same is re-imbursed to OMCs by the Government on monthly  basis  after  verifying  the  same  by  Petroleum  Planning  and  Analysis  Cell (PPAC). OMCs have reported 37 cases of established irregularities against release of LPG  connections  under  PMUY  Scheme.  In  all  established  cases  of  irregularities, action is being taken as per provisions of prevalent Marketing Discipline Guidelines (MDG) and Distributorship Agreement. (b)  A  website  namely  www.pmujjwalayojana.com  has  been  designated  for  PMUY Scheme, on which consumers can know about the Scheme, download form, knowhow to apply for the connection etc.  Ministry  of  Petroleum &  Natural  Gas has not received any complaint relating to the designated portal of PMUY. (c)  The  Government  has  issued  a  notification  making  provision  inter-alia  that  an individual beneficiary desirous of availing the benefits under the PMUY Scheme is required  to  furnish  proof  of  possession  of  Aadhaar  number  or  undergo  Aadhaar authentification and, if a beneficiary is in not possession of the Aadhaar number or has not yet enrolled for Aadhaar, he/she shall have to apply for Aadhaar enrolment by 31 st May 2017. (d) OMCs have reported that they have not received any complaints about rackets supplying gas cylinders to fake beneficiaries under PMUY Scheme.

(e)  LPG  connection  under  PMUY  Scheme  is  released  to  an  adult  woman  whose name appears in the SECC list 2011. To ensure that the eligibility criteria are strictly followed,  de-duplication  is  carried  out  using  AHL-TIN,  Aadhaar  number  and  bank account  of  the  prospective  beneficiary  for  ascertaining  existence  of  connection,  if any, before its actual release.

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