Lok Sabha Question No. 3185 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-12-31
Subject: LPG Connections under PMUY
Ministry: PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS
Asked by: RODMAL NAGAR, BHAVANA GAWALI (PATIL), KRUPAL BALAJI TUMANE, VISHNU DAYAL RAM, POONAMBEN HEMATBHAI MAADAM, NIHAL CHAND CHAUHAN, JANARDAN MISHRA, CHANDRAKANT BHAURAO KHAIRE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3185 TO BE ANSWERED ON  31 st   DECEMBER, 2018

LPG Connections under PMUY

†3185. SHRI NAGAR RODMAL: SHRIMATI BHAVANA PUNDALIKRAO GAWALI PATIL: SHRI KRUPAL BALAJI TUMANE: SHRI VISHNU DAYAL RAM: SHRIMATI POONAMBEN MAADAM: SHRI NIHAL CHAND: SHRI JANARDAN MISHRA: SHRI CHANDRAKANT KHAIRE:

पेट्रोलियम एवं प्राक ृ लिक गैस मंत्री

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

- (a) the names of the districts covered in the country under Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana (PMUY) along with new LPG connections issued in each month under PMUY and the time by which this facility would be provided in the remaining districts, State/UT-wise;
- (b) the number of people who have not been covered under PMUY and the steps taken by  the  Government  to  cover  these  people  under  the  said  scheme  in  a  time  bound manner;
- (c)  the  number  of  complaints  received  regarding  charging  excess  amount  by  gas distributors than the stipulated amount in lieu of connection provided under PMUY along with the steps taken by the Government to resolve the said complaints, State/UT-wise;
- (d) whether problems have been reported/noticed by the Government in implementation of  PMUY  in  the  country  and  if  so,  the  details  thereof  along  with  the  natures  of  such difficulties faced by the Government and action taken to remove these hurdles in a time bound manner, State/ UT-wise; and
- (e)  whether the Government proposes to increase the number of LPG dealerships and set  up  more  LPG  plants  in  view  of  increasing  consumers  and  also  proposes  to  lay emphasis on the use of any other alternative fuel and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## पेट्रोलियम एवं प्राक ृ लिक गैस मंत्री ( श्री धमेन्द्र प्रधान ) MINISTER OF PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS (SHRI DHARMENDRA PRADHAN)

- (a) Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana (PMUY) is currently under implementation across the  country.  As  on  26.12.2018,  more  than  5.89  crore  connections  have  been  released under PMUY. State/UT-wise details are at Annexure.
- (b) As on 26.12.2018, OMCs have released more than 5.89 crore LPG connections under  PMUY  consumers.  Earlier,  the  beneficiaries  under  PMUY  were  identified  either from  SECC  list  or  from  seven  other  identified  categories.  Now,  the  Government  has decided to extend the benefit to all left out poor families under PMUY  subject to fulfilment of terms & conditions.
- (c) OMCs have reported very minuscule number of cases of established irregularities in  providing  gas  connections  to  BPL  households  under  PMUY  since  launch  of  the Scheme.  OMCs  have  taken  punitive  action  as  per  the  extant  Marketing  Discipline Guidelines (MDG) and the Distributorship Agreement against LPG distributors in all the established cases of irregularities.
- (d) Implementation of PMUY is monitored closely in terms of number of beneficiaries identified  and  the  actual  number  of  connections  released  vis-a-vis  LPG  coverage  in States/Districts. The  difficulties faced by OMCs  mainly  relate to identification of households, difficult terrain, low awareness on usefulness of LPG etc. The Government has  taken  up  the  matter  with  concerned  State  Governments.  Further,  OMCs  have launched  awareness  programme  through  print  and  electronic  media  highlighting  the benefit of usage of LPG.
- (e) As on 01.12.2018, there are 22,328 LPG distributors in the country. Further, with a view to strengthen the LPG distribution infrastructure, OMCs  had advertised more than 6400 locations across the country, which are mostly in rural areas.

## Annexure

| Annexure referred to in part (a) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 3185 to be answered on 31.12.2018 by Shri Rodmal Nagar and others regarding ' LPG Connections under PMUY'   | Annexure referred to in part (a) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 3185 to be answered on 31.12.2018 by Shri Rodmal Nagar and others regarding ' LPG Connections under PMUY'   | Annexure referred to in part (a) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 3185 to be answered on 31.12.2018 by Shri Rodmal Nagar and others regarding ' LPG Connections under PMUY'   |
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| State/UT-wise details of LPG connections released under PMUY as on 26.12.2018.                                                                                                       | State/UT-wise details of LPG connections released under PMUY as on 26.12.2018.                                                                                                       | State/UT-wise details of LPG connections released under PMUY as on 26.12.2018.                                                                                                       |
| S.No                                                                                                                                                                                 | State/UT                                                                                                                                                                             | Connections released                                                                                                                                                                 |
| 1                                                                                                                                                                                    | Andaman and Nicobar Islands                                                                                                                                                          | 7,241                                                                                                                                                                                |
| 2                                                                                                                                                                                    | Andhra Pradesh                                                                                                                                                                       | 1,90,827                                                                                                                                                                             |
| 3                                                                                                                                                                                    | Arunachal Pradesh                                                                                                                                                                    | 36,721                                                                                                                                                                               |
| 4                                                                                                                                                                                    | Assam                                                                                                                                                                                | 23,72,492                                                                                                                                                                            |
| 5                                                                                                                                                                                    | Bihar                                                                                                                                                                                | 70,12,974                                                                                                                                                                            |
| 6                                                                                                                                                                                    | Chandigarh                                                                                                                                                                           | 46                                                                                                                                                                                   |
| 7                                                                                                                                                                                    | Chhattisgarh                                                                                                                                                                         | 26,56,264                                                                                                                                                                            |
| 8                                                                                                                                                                                    | Dadra and Nagar Haveli                                                                                                                                                               | 13,065                                                                                                                                                                               |
| 9                                                                                                                                                                                    | Daman and Diu                                                                                                                                                                        | 411                                                                                                                                                                                  |
| 10                                                                                                                                                                                   | Delhi                                                                                                                                                                                | 63,488                                                                                                                                                                               |
| 11                                                                                                                                                                                   | Goa                                                                                                                                                                                  | 1,053                                                                                                                                                                                |
| 12                                                                                                                                                                                   | Gujarat                                                                                                                                                                              | 19,01,141                                                                                                                                                                            |
| 13                                                                                                                                                                                   | Haryana                                                                                                                                                                              | 6,11,954                                                                                                                                                                             |
| 14                                                                                                                                                                                   | Himachal Pradesh                                                                                                                                                                     | 89,460                                                                                                                                                                               |
| 15                                                                                                                                                                                   | Jammu and Kashmir                                                                                                                                                                    | 8,27,348                                                                                                                                                                             |
| 16                                                                                                                                                                                   | Jharkhand                                                                                                                                                                            | 25,75,224                                                                                                                                                                            |
| 17                                                                                                                                                                                   | Karnataka                                                                                                                                                                            | 18,28,061                                                                                                                                                                            |
| 18                                                                                                                                                                                   | Kerala                                                                                                                                                                               | 1,55,021                                                                                                                                                                             |
| 19                                                                                                                                                                                   | Lakshadweep                                                                                                                                                                          | 286                                                                                                                                                                                  |
| 20                                                                                                                                                                                   | Madhya Pradesh                                                                                                                                                                       | 52,60,923                                                                                                                                                                            |

| 21   | Maharashtra   | 34,62,409   |
|------|---------------|-------------|
| 22   | Manipur       | 1,03,021    |
| 23   | Meghalaya     | 1,33,366    |
| 24   | Mizoram       | 25,071      |
| 25   | Nagaland      | 46,243      |
| 26   | Odisha        | 35,39,313   |
| 27   | Puducherry    | 12,831      |
| 28   | Punjab        | 11,40,510   |
| 29   | Rajasthan     | 43,45,613   |
| 30   | Sikkim        | 5,270       |
| 31   | Tamil Nadu    | 27,88,988   |
| 32   | Telangana     | 5,16,669    |
| 33   | Tripura       | 1,90,610    |
| 34   | Uttar Pradesh | 99,06,117   |
| 35   | Uttarakhand   | 2,68,480    |
| 36   | West Bengal   | 68,21,015   |
|      | Total         | 589,09,526  |