Lok Sabha Question No. 4323 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-01-07
Subject: Implementation of PMUY
Ministry: PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS
Asked by: SAUGATA ROY, SANTOSH AHLAWAT, RAJESH KUMAR DIWAKAR, NISHIKANT  DUBEY, ANTO  ANTONY, BODH SINGH BHAGAT, RAJESH PANDEY, RAM KUMAR SHARMA KUSHWAHA, SUNIL KUMAR SINGH, ARJUNLAL MEENA, Kunhalikutty, P.K.

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4323 TO BE ANSWERED ON  7 th  JANUARY, 2019

Implementation of PMUY

## 4323.  PROF. SAUGATA ROY:

SHRI SUNIL KUMAR SINGH:

SHRI P.K. KUNHALIKUTTY:

SHRI NISHIKANT DUBEY:

SHRI RAJESH PANDEY:

SHRI RAM KUMAR SHARMA:

SHRI RAJESH KUMAR DIWAKER:

SHRI BODHSINGH BHAGAT:

SHRI ARJUN LAL MEENA:

SHRI ANTO ANTONY:

SHRIMATI SANTOSH AHLAWAT:

## पेट्रोल ियम एवं प्राक ृ तिक गैस मंत्री

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

(a)  whether  the  successful  implementation  of  Pradhan  Mantri  Ujjwala  Yojana (PMUY) will ensure universal coverage of LPG in the country and help in women empowerment and if so, the details thereof;

(b)  whether  the  Government  proposes  to  conduct  any  survey  of  the  connections distributed  under  PMUY  and  if  so,  the  details  thereof  along  with  any  proposal  to expand  the  scope  of  eligible  beneficiaries  under  PMUY  and  the  number  of  LPG connections proposed to be provided in the amended scope, State/UTwise;

(c)  the  number  of  beneficiaries  community-wise  in  terms  of  percentage  and  the community which has benefited the least in terms of percentage;

(d) the details of the LPG connections issued to APL families since implementation of the scheme, State/UTwise; and

(e) the number of LPG connections distributed in rural and urban areas of Udaipur in Rajasthan, Balaghat and Seoni districts of Madhya Pradesh under PMUY along with norms/criteria to get free of cost LPG connections under PMUY and the details of funds provided to the beneficiaries under the scheme in the country?

## ANSWER

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

MINISTER OF  PETROLEUM  AND NATURAL GAS (SHRI  DHARMENDRA PRADHAN)

(a) & (b) Government has launched Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana (PMUY) through which a deposit free connection is provided to an identified poor family in the name of an adult woman with cash assistance upto ₹ 1600 per connection.  Use of LPG as cooking  fuel  will  minimise  adverse  impact  due  to  smoke  exposure  compared  to conventional  cooking  fuels  and  also  increase  economic  productivity  on  account  of savings in time. So far, about 6 crore connections are released under PMUY.  The scope of  PMUY  has  recently  been  expanded  to  cover  all  the  poor  families  in  the country subject to fulfilling terms and conditions.

- (c)        Nearly 48% of the beneficiaries of PMUY are SC/STs.
- (d)        State/UT-wise LPG connections released under PMUY as on 28.12.2018 are at Annexure.
- (e) The number of LPG connections released under PMUY in Udaipur District of Rajasthan, Balaghat and Seoni Districts of Madhya Pradesh as on 28.12.2018 are as under -

| District   | No. of connections released   |
|------------|-------------------------------|
| Udaipur    | 2,55,360                      |
| Balaghat   | 1,48,969                      |
| Seoni      | 1,42,670                      |

| Annexure referred to in Part (d) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Parliament Question No. 4323 to be answered on 07.01.2019 asked by Prof. Saugata Roy and others regarding 'Implementation of PMUY'   | Annexure referred to in Part (d) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Parliament Question No. 4323 to be answered on 07.01.2019 asked by Prof. Saugata Roy and others regarding 'Implementation of PMUY'   | Annexure referred to in Part (d) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Parliament Question No. 4323 to be answered on 07.01.2019 asked by Prof. Saugata Roy and others regarding 'Implementation of PMUY'   |
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| State/UT-wise LPG connections released under PMUY as on 28.12.2018                                                                                                                           | State/UT-wise LPG connections released under PMUY as on 28.12.2018                                                                                                                           | State/UT-wise LPG connections released under PMUY as on 28.12.2018                                                                                                                           |
| S.No                                                                                                                                                                                         | State/UT                                                                                                                                                                                     | Connections released                                                                                                                                                                         |
| 1 2                                                                                                                                                                                          | Andaman and Nicobar Islands Andhra Pradesh                                                                                                                                                   | 7,241                                                                                                                                                                                        |
|                                                                                                                                                                                              |                                                                                                                                                                                              | 1,91,087                                                                                                                                                                                     |
| 3                                                                                                                                                                                            | Arunachal Pradesh                                                                                                                                                                            | 36,744                                                                                                                                                                                       |
| 4                                                                                                                                                                                            | Assam                                                                                                                                                                                        | 23,76,777                                                                                                                                                                                    |
| 5                                                                                                                                                                                            | Bihar                                                                                                                                                                                        | 70,22,180                                                                                                                                                                                    |
| 6                                                                                                                                                                                            | Chandigarh                                                                                                                                                                                   | 46                                                                                                                                                                                           |
| 7                                                                                                                                                                                            | Chhattisgarh                                                                                                                                                                                 | 26,57,449                                                                                                                                                                                    |
| 8                                                                                                                                                                                            | Dadra and Nagar Haveli                                                                                                                                                                       | 13,064                                                                                                                                                                                       |
| 9                                                                                                                                                                                            | Daman and Diu                                                                                                                                                                                | 411                                                                                                                                                                                          |
| 10                                                                                                                                                                                           | Delhi                                                                                                                                                                                        | 63,594                                                                                                                                                                                       |
| 11                                                                                                                                                                                           | Goa                                                                                                                                                                                          | 1,054                                                                                                                                                                                        |
| 12                                                                                                                                                                                           | Gujarat                                                                                                                                                                                      | 19,04,772                                                                                                                                                                                    |
| 13                                                                                                                                                                                           | Haryana                                                                                                                                                                                      | 6,12,628                                                                                                                                                                                     |
| 14                                                                                                                                                                                           | Himachal Pradesh                                                                                                                                                                             | 89,841                                                                                                                                                                                       |
| 15                                                                                                                                                                                           | Jammu and Kashmir                                                                                                                                                                            | 8,32,057                                                                                                                                                                                     |
| 16                                                                                                                                                                                           | Jharkhand                                                                                                                                                                                    | 25,77,996                                                                                                                                                                                    |
| 17                                                                                                                                                                                           | Karnataka                                                                                                                                                                                    | 18,30,974                                                                                                                                                                                    |
| 18                                                                                                                                                                                           | Kerala                                                                                                                                                                                       | 1,55,568                                                                                                                                                                                     |
| 19                                                                                                                                                                                           | Lakshadweep                                                                                                                                                                                  | 287                                                                                                                                                                                          |
| 20                                                                                                                                                                                           | Madhya Pradesh                                                                                                                                                                               | 52,66,321                                                                                                                                                                                    |
| 21                                                                                                                                                                                           | Maharashtra                                                                                                                                                                                  | 34,71,563                                                                                                                                                                                    |
| 22                                                                                                                                                                                           | Manipur                                                                                                                                                                                      | 1,03,607                                                                                                                                                                                     |
| 23                                                                                                                                                                                           | Meghalaya                                                                                                                                                                                    | 1,33,455                                                                                                                                                                                     |
| 24                                                                                                                                                                                           | Mizoram                                                                                                                                                                                      | 25,080                                                                                                                                                                                       |
| 25                                                                                                                                                                                           | Nagaland                                                                                                                                                                                     | 46,341                                                                                                                                                                                       |
| 26                                                                                                                                                                                           | Odisha                                                                                                                                                                                       | 35,42,582                                                                                                                                                                                    |
| 27                                                                                                                                                                                           | Puducherry                                                                                                                                                                                   | 12,840                                                                                                                                                                                       |
| 28                                                                                                                                                                                           | Punjab                                                                                                                                                                                       | 11,41,602                                                                                                                                                                                    |
| 29                                                                                                                                                                                           | Rajasthan                                                                                                                                                                                    | 43,50,785                                                                                                                                                                                    |
| 30                                                                                                                                                                                           | Sikkim                                                                                                                                                                                       | 5,299                                                                                                                                                                                        |
| 31                                                                                                                                                                                           | Tamil Nadu                                                                                                                                                                                   | 27,96,655                                                                                                                                                                                    |
| 32                                                                                                                                                                                           | Telangana                                                                                                                                                                                    | 5,17,472                                                                                                                                                                                     |
| 33                                                                                                                                                                                           | Tripura                                                                                                                                                                                      | 1,91,134                                                                                                                                                                                     |
| 34                                                                                                                                                                                           | Uttar Pradesh                                                                                                                                                                                | 99,17,656                                                                                                                                                                                    |
| 35                                                                                                                                                                                           | Uttarakhand                                                                                                                                                                                  | 2,69,070                                                                                                                                                                                     |