Lok Sabha Question No. 1281 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-02-11
Subject: PMUY
Ministry: PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS
Asked by: BALABHADRA MAJHI, P. C. MOHAN, RAM KUMAR SHARMA KUSHWAHA, SHOBHA KARANDLAJE, RAMA DEVI

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1281 TO BE ANSWERED ON  11 th  FEBRUARY, 2019

## PMUY

1281.  SHRI BALABHADRA MAJHI:

SHRI P.C. MOHAN:

SHRI RAM KUMAR SHARMA:

KUMARI SHOBHA KARANDLAJE:

SHRIMATI RAMA DEVI:

पेट्रोलियम एवं प्राक ृ लिक गैस मंत्री

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

- (a) the PMUY beneficiaries who got their cylinders refilled more than twice in a single year  from  2016  to  2018,  State/UT-wise  including  Odisha  along  with  number  of cylinders on an average being used annually by each family;
- (b) the number of families and SC/ST beneficiaries in Bengaluru under PMUY out of total beneficiaries along with the percentage of SC/ST beneficiaries under PMUY out of total LPG connections released in the country;
- (c)  the  number  of  families  provided  LPG  connections  in  Sheohar  district  of  Bihar along with any target fixed for the said district and action taken thereon;
- (d) whether the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs has approved expansion of benefiaciaries list under PMUY and if so, the details thereof along with new initiatives undertaken to provide clean fuel to all the uncovered households in the country;
- (e) the number of districts operational under PMUY along with details of average per capita consumption under the scheme including percentage of households having an active LPG connection as on 30.09.2018; and
- (f)  the  number  of  rural  families  which  have  been  provided  LPG  connection  under PMUY till December, 2018?

## ANSWER

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

MINISTER OF  PETROLEUM  AND NATURAL GAS (SHRI  DHARMENDRA PRADHAN)

- (a)    Oil  Marketing  Companies (OMCs) have reported that nearly 80 % of  Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana (PMUY) beneficiaries in the first year of Scheme have come back  for  the  second  refill.  State/UT-wise  details  of  average  refill  consumption  of PMUY beneficiaries during the year 2016-17 and 2017-18 are at Annexure.
- (b) As on 07.02.2019,  OMCs  have  released  more  than 6.42 crore  LPG connection  across  the  country  under  PMUY  of  which  more  than  2.88  crore beneficiaries  belong  to  SCs/STs.  Under  PMUY,  20656  connections  have  been released in Bengaluru, of  which  13,917 beneficiaries belong to SCs/STs (67.38 %).
- (c) No State/district-wise target has been fixed under PMUY. As on 07.02.2019, under  PMUY  88,231  LPG  connections  have  been  released  in  Sheohar  district  of Bihar.
- (d) Initially, the beneficiaries under  PMUY  were identified through Socio Economic Caste Census (SECC), 2011 data. Subsequently, the identification criteria were expanded  and the beneficiaries were identified using seven identified categories in addition to SECC data. The scope of PMUY has now been expanded to cover all the poor families in the country subject to fulfilling terms and conditions.
- (e) Currently,  PMUY  Scheme  is  under  implementation  throughout  the  country. Average refill consumption of PMUY beneficiaries is nearly 3.5 cylinders (14.2 Kg.). As on 01.01.2019, national LPG coverage is nearly 90%.
- (f) As on 07.02.2019,  OMCs  have  released  more  than 6.42 crore  LPG connections under PMUY across the country. Most of the PMUY beneficiaries are from rural areas.

Annexure

| Annexure referred to in Part (a) of the reply to Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 1281 for 11.02.2019 regarding 'PMUY' asked by Shri Balabhadra Majhi and others   | Annexure referred to in Part (a) of the reply to Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 1281 for 11.02.2019 regarding 'PMUY' asked by Shri Balabhadra Majhi and others   | Annexure referred to in Part (a) of the reply to Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 1281 for 11.02.2019 regarding 'PMUY' asked by Shri Balabhadra Majhi and others   |
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|                                                                                                                                                                    | 2016-17                                                                                                                                                            | 2017-18                                                                                                                                                            |
| State/UT                                                                                                                                                           | Average no. of refill consumption of PMUY                                                                                                                          | Average no. of refill consumption of PMUY                                                                                                                          |
| ANDAMAN & NICOBAR                                                                                                                                                  | 2.2                                                                                                                                                                | 2.5                                                                                                                                                                |
| ANDHRA PRADESH                                                                                                                                                     | 2.5                                                                                                                                                                | 3.5                                                                                                                                                                |
| ARUNACHAL PRADESH                                                                                                                                                  | -                                                                                                                                                                  | 4.4                                                                                                                                                                |
| ASSAM                                                                                                                                                              | 3.0                                                                                                                                                                | 2.9                                                                                                                                                                |
| BIHAR                                                                                                                                                              | 4.2                                                                                                                                                                | 3.9                                                                                                                                                                |
| CHANDIGARH                                                                                                                                                         | -                                                                                                                                                                  | -                                                                                                                                                                  |
| CHATTISGARH                                                                                                                                                        | 2.4                                                                                                                                                                | 1.7                                                                                                                                                                |
| DADRA & NAGAR HAVELI                                                                                                                                               | 2.4                                                                                                                                                                | 3.4                                                                                                                                                                |
| DAMAN & DIU                                                                                                                                                        | 2.8                                                                                                                                                                | 6.0                                                                                                                                                                |
| DELHI                                                                                                                                                              | 6.0                                                                                                                                                                | 6.6                                                                                                                                                                |
| GOA                                                                                                                                                                | 4.0                                                                                                                                                                | 3.4                                                                                                                                                                |
| GUJARAT                                                                                                                                                            | 5.0                                                                                                                                                                | 4.3                                                                                                                                                                |
| HARYANA                                                                                                                                                            | 6.7                                                                                                                                                                | 5.6                                                                                                                                                                |
| HIMACHAL PRADESH                                                                                                                                                   | 3.8                                                                                                                                                                | 4.8                                                                                                                                                                |
| JAMMU & KASHMIR                                                                                                                                                    | 3.2                                                                                                                                                                | 3.0                                                                                                                                                                |
| JHARKHAND                                                                                                                                                          | 2.2                                                                                                                                                                | 2.7                                                                                                                                                                |
| KARNATAKA                                                                                                                                                          | 1.7                                                                                                                                                                | 4.3                                                                                                                                                                |
| KERALA                                                                                                                                                             | 3.2                                                                                                                                                                | 3.7                                                                                                                                                                |
| LAKSHADWEEP                                                                                                                                                        | -                                                                                                                                                                  | -                                                                                                                                                                  |
| MADHYA PRADESH                                                                                                                                                     | 3.2                                                                                                                                                                | 2.4                                                                                                                                                                |
| MAHARASHTRA                                                                                                                                                        | 2.5                                                                                                                                                                | 3.4                                                                                                                                                                |
| MANIPUR                                                                                                                                                            | 3.8                                                                                                                                                                | 5.0                                                                                                                                                                |
| MEGHALAYA                                                                                                                                                          | -                                                                                                                                                                  |                                                                                                                                                                    |

|               |     |   3.5 |
|---------------|-----|-------|
| MIZORAM       | -   |   3.3 |
| NAGALAND      | -   |   4.8 |
| ODISHA        | 3.7 |   3.2 |
| PUDUCHERRY    | 3.9 |   4.4 |
| PUNJAB        | 4.0 |   4.5 |
| RAJASTHAN     | 4.6 |   3.5 |
| SIKKIM        | -   |   5.2 |
| TamilNadu     | 2.8 |   3.7 |
| TELANGANA     | 3.0 |   3.9 |
| TRIPURA       | -   |   2.9 |
| UTTAR PRADESH | 4.7 |   3.5 |
| UTTRANCHAL    | 4.8 |   4.7 |
| WEST BENGAL   | 3.2 |   3.5 |
| Total         | 3.9 |   3.4 |