Lok Sabha Question No. 169 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-11-18
Subject: Targets fixed under PMUY Scheme
Ministry: PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS
Asked by: Pradan Baruah, Sanjay(Kaka) Ramchandra Patil, Sunil Kumar Pintu, Jayant Sinha

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 169 TO BE ANSWERED ON  18 th  NOVEMBER, 2019

Targets fixed under PMUY Scheme

- †169.   SHRI PRADAN BARUAH: SHRI SANJAY KAKA PATIL: SHRI SUNIL KUMAR PINTU: SHRI JAYANT SINHA:

## पेट्रोल ियम एवं प्राक ृ तिक गैस मंत्री

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

(a) the annual number of beneficiaries of Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana (PMUY) till date along with  the  details  of  beneficiaries  of  the  new  5  KG  cylinder  distributions, State-wise;

(b)  the  target  number of registration of new beneficiaries of PMUY, State-wise, for the year 2019-2020 including Maharashtra along with the extent to which the target has  been  achieved  by  the  Government  and  the  target  fixed  for  Sangli  district  of Maharashtra under the said scheme along with the details of achievements made in this regard;

(c) whether the Government proposes to extend the scope of the scheme, if so, the rules and regulations which are likely to be formed;

(d) the present status of Ujjwala Yojana in Assam and whether the Government is planning to provide Ujjwala Yojana to the unconnected left out BPL families in the State, if so, the details thereof;

(e)  whether  many  families  in  Bihar,  particularly  in  the  flood  prone  districts  of Sitamarhi,  Sheohar,  Darbhanga,  Madhubani  have  been  deprived  of  the  benefit  of Ujjwala Yojana, if so, whether any survey has been conducted by the Government in this regard and if not, the reasons therefor; and

(f) the time by which these eligible families under this scheme will get the benefit?

## ANSWER

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

MINISTER OF  PETROLEUM  AND NATURAL GAS (SHRI  DHARMENDRA PRADHAN)

- (a) The State/UT-wise annual LPG connections released under PMUY  including 11.05 lakh LPG customers with 5 Kg connections  as on 7 th September, 2019,  are at Annexure-I.
- (b) No State/District-wise  targets have been fixed under PMUY. State/UTs-wise LPG connections released during the year 2019-20 across the country including the

State of Maharashtra are at Annexure-II. Total connections released under PMUY in Sangli District in Maharashtra is about 1.11 lakh.

(c)  to  (f)    So  far  OMCs  have  released  about  34.93  lakh  LPG  connections  under PMUY  in  the  State  of  Assam  since  inception  of  the  Scheme.  Details  of  LPG consumers  including  PMUY  beneficiaries  in  the  districts  of  Sitamarhi,  Sheohar, Darbhanga and Madhubani in the State of Bihar are as under :-

| Sitamarhi   | Sheohar   | Darbhanga   | Madhubani   |
|-------------|-----------|-------------|-------------|
| 5.51 lakh   | 1.51 lakh | 7.60 lakh   | 7.81 lakh   |

The targets set under PMUY have already been achieved by the Government.

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Annexure referred to in part (a) of the reply to Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 169 for 18.11.2019 regarding Targets Fixed under PMUY Scheme asked by Shri Pradan Baruah and others.

| S.No   | State/UT                    | LPG Connections released   | LPG Connections released   | LPG Connections released   | LPG Connections released   | LPG Connections released   |
|--------|-----------------------------|----------------------------|----------------------------|----------------------------|----------------------------|----------------------------|
| S.No   | State/UT                    | 2016-17                    | 2017-18                    | 2018-19                    | 2019-20                    | Total                      |
| 1      | Andaman and Nicobar Islands | 1,189                      | 522                        | 6,178                      | 5,224                      | 13,113                     |
| 2      | Andhra Pradesh              | 63,428                     | 16,616                     | 2,62,554                   | 48,349                     | 3,90,947                   |
| 3      | Arunachal Pradesh           | -                          | 6,362                      | 32,953                     | 5,383                      | 44,698                     |
| 4      | Assam                       | 2                          | 11,28,137                  | 17,07,801                  | 6,57,480                   | 34,93,420                  |
| 5      | Bihar                       | 24,76,953                  | 24,36,197                  | 29,81,636                  | 6,71,905                   | 85,66,691                  |
| 6      | Chandigarh                  | -                          | -                          | 88                         | -                          | 88                         |
| 7      | Chhattisgarh                | 11,05,441                  | 8,46,679                   | 7,40,584                   | 3,05,770                   | 29,98,474                  |
| 8      | Dadra and Nagar Haveli      | 3,211                      | 8,226                      | 2,671                      | 617                        | 14,725                     |
| 9      | Daman and Diu               | 73                         | 130                        | 219                        | 5                          | 427                        |
| 10     | Delhi                       | 516                        | 161                        | 73,120                     | 3,107                      | 76,904                     |
| 11     | Goa                         | 954                        | 30                         | 88                         | 10                         | 1,082                      |
| 12     | Gujarat                     | 7,52,354                   | 5,16,660                   | 12,52,052                  | 3,86,548                   | 29,07,614                  |
| 13     | Haryana                     | 2,78,751                   | 78,361                     | 3,23,344                   | 50,711                     | 7,31,167                   |
| 14     | Himachal Pradesh            | 1,601                      | 28,140                     | 83,177                     | 23,173                     | 1,36,091                   |
| 15     | Jammu and Kashmir           | 2,65,787                   | 1,07,133                   | 6,80,098                   | 1,77,046                   | 12,30,064                  |
| 16     | Jharkhand                   | 5,36,912                   | 6,66,631                   | 17,01,032                  | 3,84,987                   | 32,89,562                  |
| 17     | Karnataka                   | 15,840                     | 8,93,174                   | 19,13,808                  | 3,26,067                   | 31,48,889                  |
| 18     | Kerala                      | 11,241                     | 27,152                     | 1,71,530                   | 46,424                     | 2,56,347                   |
| 19     | Lakshadweep                 | -                          | 134                        | 156                        | 1                          | 291                        |
| 20     | Madhya Pradesh              | 22,39,821                  | 10,75,351                  | 31,30,613                  | 7,32,755                   | 71,78,540                  |
| 21     | Maharashtra                 | 8,58,808                   | 10,18,570                  | 21,86,426                  | 3,72,538                   | 44,36,342                  |
| 22     | Manipur                     | 25                         | 32,592                     | 97,760                     | 26,223                     | 1,56,600                   |
| 23     | Meghalaya                   | -                          | 36,844                     | 1,03,467                   | 10,437                     | 1,50,748                   |
| 24     | Mizoram                     | -                          | 902                        | 24,879                     | 2,340                      | 28,121                     |
| 25     | Nagaland                    | -                          | 9,225                      | 40,177                     | 5,745                      | 55,147                     |
| 26     | Odisha                      | 10,11,955                  | 12,88,380                  | 19,25,954                  | 5,22,580                   | 47,48,869                  |
| 27     | Puducherry                  | 760                        | 1,861                      | 10,753                     | 207                        | 13,581                     |
| 28     | Punjab                      | 2,45,008                   | 1,37,343                   | 8,26,611                   | 15,892                     | 12,24,854                  |
| 29     | Rajasthan                   | 17,22,694                  | 9,02,940                   | 30,69,891                  | 6,96,339                   | 63,91,864                  |
| 30     | Sikkim                      | -                          | 687                        | 7,111                      | 954                        | 8,752                      |
| 31     | Tamil Nadu                  | 2,72,749                   | 7,45,302                   | 21,23,792                  | 1,00,818                   | 32,42,661                  |
| 32     | Telangana                   | 41                         | -                          | 9,23,800                   | 1,51,141                   | 10,74,982                  |
| 33     | Tripura                     | -                          | 46,379                     | 1,92,014                   | 33,723                     | 2,72,116                   |
| 34     | Uttar Pradesh               | 55,31,159                  | 9,54,957                   | 64,76,981                  | 18,16,762                  | 147,79,859                 |
| 35     | Uttarakhand                 | 1,13,866                   | 23,574                     | 2,15,481                   | 51,827                     | 4,04,748                   |
| 36     | West Bengal                 | 25,20,479                  | 25,36,306                  | 30,05,534                  | 8,11,336                   | 88,73,655                  |
|        | Total                       | 200,31,618                 | 155,71,658                 | 362,94,333                 | 84,44,424                  | 803,42,033                 |

## Annexure referred to in part (b) of the reply to Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 169 for 18.11.2019 regarding Targets Fixed under PMUY Scheme asked by Shri Pradan Baruah and others.

| S.No   | State/UT                    | 2019-20   |
|--------|-----------------------------|-----------|
| 1      | Andaman and Nicobar Islands | 5,224     |
| 2      | Andhra Pradesh              | 48,349    |
| 3      | Arunachal Pradesh           | 5,383     |
| 4      | Assam                       | 6,57,480  |
| 5      | Bihar                       | 6,71,905  |
| 6      | Chandigarh                  | -         |
| 7      | Chhattisgarh                | 3,05,770  |
| 8      | Dadra and Nagar Haveli      | 617       |
| 9      | Daman and Diu               | 5         |
| 10     | Delhi                       | 3,107     |
| 11     | Goa                         | 10        |
| 12     | Gujarat                     | 3,86,548  |
| 13     | Haryana                     | 50,711    |
| 14     | Himachal Pradesh            | 23,173    |
| 15     | Jammu and Kashmir           | 1,77,046  |
| 16     | Jharkhand                   | 3,84,987  |
| 17     | Karnataka                   | 3,26,067  |
| 18     | Kerala                      | 46,424    |
| 19     | Lakshadweep                 | 1         |
| 20     | Madhya Pradesh              | 7,32,755  |
| 21     | Maharashtra                 | 3,72,538  |
| 22     | Manipur                     | 26,223    |
| 23     | Meghalaya                   | 10,437    |
| 24     | Mizoram                     | 2,340     |
| 25     | Nagaland                    | 5,745     |
| 26     | Odisha                      | 5,22,580  |
| 27     | Puducherry                  | 207       |
| 28     | Punjab                      | 15,892    |
| 29     | Rajasthan                   | 6,96,339  |
| 30     | Sikkim                      | 954       |
| 31     | Tamil Nadu                  | 1,00,818  |
| 32     | Telangana                   | 1,51,141  |
| 33     | Tripura                     | 33,723    |
| 34     | Uttar Pradesh               | 18,16,762 |
| 35     | Uttarakhand                 | 51,827    |
| 36     | West Bengal                 | 8,11,336  |
|        | Total                       | 84,44,424 |