Lok Sabha Question No. 3551 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-03-16
Subject: Connections under PMUY
Ministry: PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS
Asked by: Sumalatha Ambareesh, Ramdas Chandrabhanji Tadas, Diya Kumari, Alok Kumar Suman, Shashi Tharoor, Kirron  Kher

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3551 TO BE ANSWERED ON 16 th  MARCH, 2020

## Connections under PMUY

## 3551.  SHRIMATI SUMALATHA AMBAREESH:

SHRI RAMDAS C. TADAS: MS. DIYA KUMARI: DR. ALOK KUMAR SUMAN: DR. SHASHI THAROOR: SHRIMATI KIRRON KHER:

## पेट्रोलियम एवं प्राक ृ लिक गैस मंत्री

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

(a) the total number of LPG connections (Subsidised and Non-subsidised) issued till date under Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana (PMUY), State/UT-wise details thereof;

(b)  whether  the  Government  proposes  to  expand  the  scope  of  PMUY  to  cover  more number  of  underprivileged  families,  especially  in  districts  affected  by  natural  calamities such as drought and flood in the country and if so, the details thereof, State/district-wise;

(c)  whether  there  has  been  a  substantial  increase  in  the  demand  of  LPG  cylinders, especially  in  rural  areas  and  the  steps  taken  by  the  Government to  address distribution and home delivery of LPG cylinders, especially in rural areas and whether the Government is  considering  partnerships  with  self-help  groups,  farmer  cooperatives,  to  improve  the availability of LPG cylinders in rural areas;

(d)  the  details  of  the  objectives  met  in  PMUY-2016  that  aimed  to  provide  free  LPG connections to eight crore poor as of 7th September, 2019;

(e)  whether  the  State-owned  oil  marketing  companies  i.e.  IOCL,  BPCL  and  HPCL  have been  directed  to  provide  data  on  refilling  of  cylinders  to  the  Ministry  and  if  so,  details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor;

(f)  whether  the  scheme  could  achieve  its  ambitious  intent  of  persuading  households  to switch from the use of harmful traditional biomass fuels to using greener fuels and if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor; and

(g) whether the lack of subsidies on refills is the major reason behind households that did not  make  the  switch  and  if  so,  the  details  thereof  and  if  not,  the  reasons  for  continued reliance of households on traditional fuels?

## ANSWER

## पेट्रोलियम एवं प्राक ृ लिक गैस मंत्री ( श्री धमेन्द्र प्रधान )

MINISTER OF PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS (SHRI DHARMENDRA PRADHAN)

- (a) State/UT-wise details of LPG connections released under  Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana (PMUY) are at Annexure.
- (b) No Sir. At present, no such proposal is under consideration of the Government.
- (c) The  demand  of  LPG  is  increasing  from  year  to  year  basis.    The  domestic  LPG consumption  during  2016-17  was  18,868  TMT,  which  has  increased  to  21,728  TMT  in 2018-19.  In order to strengthen the supply network to cater the increased LPG customers including  PMUY  customers,  Oil  Marketing  Companies  have  commissioned  6600  LPG distributorship across the country including rural areas during the last three years and the current Financial Year (upto 31.12.2019). OMCs have reported that all distributors, except Durgam Kshetriya Vitraks, are under instructions to make home delivery of LPG cylinders in their authorised area of operation. Further, in order to address accessibility, OMCs have taken assistance from Common Service Centres (CSC) to provide various digital services including  LPG  refill  booking  services  on  pan  India  basis  to  bridge  the  gap  between  the distributor network and the requirement of the customer.
- (d) PMUY was launched with an objective to  provide clean cooking fuel to  8 crore LPG connections to poor households and that was achieved on 7 th September, 2019. On implementation  of  the  PMUY  Scheme  LPG  penetration  has  increased  from  61.9  %  as  on 01.04.2016 to 97.4 % as on 01.03.2020.
- (e) to (g) OMCs continuously monitor the refills taken by the PMUY beneficiaries and OMCs have reported that 89 % of PMUY beneficiaries who are at least one year four months old have come back  for  refill.  PMUY  beneficiaries  have  purchased  more  than  48  crore  LPG  refills  till January, 2020.  The number of refills purchased by the beneficiaries is indicative of the fact that users are shifting from use of Biomass to LPG for cooking purposes.

Further, the LPG consumers including PMUY consumers, registered under PAHAL scheme, get cylinders at non-subsidised price and subsidy, as admissible, is transferred to consumers  directly  into  his/her  bank  account  subject  to  applicable  cap  on  subsidized refills.

|                                                                                                                                                |                                                                                                                                                | Annexure                                                                                                                                       |
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| Annexure referred to in part (a) of the reply to the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 3551 for 16.03.2020 regarding 'Connections under PMUY' . | Annexure referred to in part (a) of the reply to the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 3551 for 16.03.2020 regarding 'Connections under PMUY' . | Annexure referred to in part (a) of the reply to the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 3551 for 16.03.2020 regarding 'Connections under PMUY' . |
| S.No                                                                                                                                           | State                                                                                                                                          | Connections Released(in lakh)                                                                                                                  |
| 1                                                                                                                                              | Andaman and Nicobar Islands                                                                                                                    | 0.13                                                                                                                                           |
| 2                                                                                                                                              | Andhra Pradesh                                                                                                                                 | 3.93                                                                                                                                           |
| 3                                                                                                                                              | Arunachal Pradesh                                                                                                                              | 0.45                                                                                                                                           |
| 4                                                                                                                                              | Assam                                                                                                                                          | 34.88                                                                                                                                          |
| 5                                                                                                                                              | Bihar                                                                                                                                          | 85.49                                                                                                                                          |
| 6                                                                                                                                              | Chandigarh                                                                                                                                     | 0.001                                                                                                                                          |
| 7                                                                                                                                              | Chhattisgarh                                                                                                                                   | 29.91                                                                                                                                          |
| 8                                                                                                                                              | Dadra and Nagar Haveli                                                                                                                         | 0.15                                                                                                                                           |
| 9                                                                                                                                              | Daman and Diu                                                                                                                                  | 0.004                                                                                                                                          |
| 10                                                                                                                                             | Delhi                                                                                                                                          | 0.77                                                                                                                                           |
| 11                                                                                                                                             | Goa                                                                                                                                            | 0.01                                                                                                                                           |
| 12                                                                                                                                             | Gujarat                                                                                                                                        | 29.02                                                                                                                                          |
| 13                                                                                                                                             | Haryana                                                                                                                                        | 7.31                                                                                                                                           |
| 14                                                                                                                                             | Himachal Pradesh                                                                                                                               | 1.36                                                                                                                                           |
| 15                                                                                                                                             | Jammu and Kashmir                                                                                                                              | 12.45                                                                                                                                          |
| 16                                                                                                                                             | Jharkhand                                                                                                                                      | 32.62                                                                                                                                          |
| 17                                                                                                                                             | Karnataka                                                                                                                                      | 31.48                                                                                                                                          |
| 18                                                                                                                                             | Kerala                                                                                                                                         | 2.56                                                                                                                                           |
| 19                                                                                                                                             | Lakshadweep                                                                                                                                    | 0.003                                                                                                                                          |
| 20                                                                                                                                             | Madhya Pradesh                                                                                                                                 | 71.73                                                                                                                                          |
| 21                                                                                                                                             | Maharashtra                                                                                                                                    | 44.31                                                                                                                                          |
| 22                                                                                                                                             | Manipur                                                                                                                                        | 1.57                                                                                                                                           |
| 23                                                                                                                                             | Meghalaya                                                                                                                                      | 1.51                                                                                                                                           |
| 24                                                                                                                                             | Mizoram                                                                                                                                        | 0.28                                                                                                                                           |
| 25                                                                                                                                             | Nagaland                                                                                                                                       | 0.55                                                                                                                                           |
| 26                                                                                                                                             | Odisha                                                                                                                                         | 47.47                                                                                                                                          |
| 27                                                                                                                                             | Puducherry                                                                                                                                     | 0.14                                                                                                                                           |
| 28                                                                                                                                             | Punjab                                                                                                                                         | 12.24                                                                                                                                          |
| 29                                                                                                                                             | Rajasthan                                                                                                                                      | 63.81                                                                                                                                          |
| 30                                                                                                                                             | Sikkim                                                                                                                                         | 0.09                                                                                                                                           |
| 31                                                                                                                                             | Tamil Nadu                                                                                                                                     | 32.42                                                                                                                                          |
| 32                                                                                                                                             | Telangana                                                                                                                                      | 10.73                                                                                                                                          |
| 33                                                                                                                                             | Tripura                                                                                                                                        | 2.72                                                                                                                                           |
| 34                                                                                                                                             | Uttar Pradesh                                                                                                                                  | 147.67                                                                                                                                         |
| 35                                                                                                                                             | Uttarakhand                                                                                                                                    | 4.05                                                                                                                                           |
| 36                                                                                                                                             | West Bengal                                                                                                                                    | 88.62                                                                                                                                          |