Lok Sabha Question No. 229 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-09-14
Subject: Beneficiaries under PMUY
Ministry: PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS
Asked by: Annpurna Devi, Pramila Bisoyi, Poonamben Hematbhai Maadam

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.229

## TO BE ANSWERED ON  14 th  SEPTEMBER, 2020

Beneficiaries under PMUY

†229. SHRIMATI ANNPURNA DEVI: SHRIMATI PRAMILA BISOYI: SHRIMATI POONAMBEN MAADAM:

## पेोलयम एवं ाक ृतक गैस मंी

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

- (a)  the  total  number  of  household beneficiaries  under  Pradhan  Mantri  Ujjwala  Yojana (PMUY) in the country including the number of beneficiaries during April-August, 2020, State-wise;

(b)  the  details  of  the  total  number  of  household  beneficiaries  of  PMUY  in  Jharkhand State  especially  in  Jharkhand  State  especially  in  Koderma  and  Giridih  districts  of Jharkhand State;

(c)  the  district-wise  number of families  to  which  gas  connections have  been  provided under the Ujjwala Yojana in Gujarat as on date;

(d) whether any target has been fixed for these districts under the above said scheme in this regard and if so, the details of the target including the extent of the target achieved so far;

- (e) the total amount spent / transferred to the beneficiaries under Ujjwala scheme during April-August, 2020; and

(f) whether the Government is planning to extend the benefit of Ujjwala Scheme for the entire financial year 2020-21?

## ANSWER

## पेोलयम एवं ाक ृतक गैस मंी ( ी धम धान )

MINISTER OF PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS (SHRI DHARMENDRA PRADHAN)

- (a)          PMUY  achieved  the  target  of   8  Crore  beneficiaries  on  7 September  2019. State/UT-wise  details  of  LPG  connections  released  under  Pradhan  Mantri  Ujjwala Yojana (PMUY) is at annexure-I.
- (b)        Total  number  of  PMUY  beneficiaries  in  the  State  of  Jharkhand  is  32.61  lakh including 0.65 lakh in Kodarma district and 2.82 lakh in Giridih district.

(c)  &  (d)  No  districts  wise  target  was  fixed  under  PMUY.  District-wise  details  of  LPG connections released in the State of Gujarat are at Annexure-II. (e)        Oil  Marketing  Companies(OMCs)  have transferred an amount of Rs. 9670.41 crore during April to August 2020 to PMUY beneficiaries under PMGKY for buying LPG refills.

- (f)        Beneficiaries of Ujjwala Scheme can purchase cylinders throughout the Year.

## Annexure-I

| Annexure referred in part (a) of Unstarred Lok Sabha Parliament Question No. 229 to be answered on 14.09.2020 asked by Shrimati Annpurna Devi and regarding ' Beneficiaries   | Annexure referred in part (a) of Unstarred Lok Sabha Parliament Question No. 229 to be answered on 14.09.2020 asked by Shrimati Annpurna Devi and regarding ' Beneficiaries   |
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| under PMUY'. State/UT                                                                                                                                                         | LPG connections released                                                                                                                                                      |
| Andaman and Nicobar Islands                                                                                                                                                   | 12,436                                                                                                                                                                        |
| Andhra Pradesh                                                                                                                                                                | 3,91,860                                                                                                                                                                      |
| Arunachal Pradesh                                                                                                                                                             | 44,699                                                                                                                                                                        |
| Assam                                                                                                                                                                         | 34,84,901                                                                                                                                                                     |
| Bihar                                                                                                                                                                         | 85,37,893                                                                                                                                                                     |
| Chandigarh                                                                                                                                                                    | 88                                                                                                                                                                            |
| Chhattisgarh                                                                                                                                                                  | 29,89,440                                                                                                                                                                     |
| Dadraand Nagar Haveli                                                                                                                                                         | 14,747                                                                                                                                                                        |
| Daman & Diu                                                                                                                                                                   | 427                                                                                                                                                                           |
| Delhi                                                                                                                                                                         | 76,855                                                                                                                                                                        |
| Goa                                                                                                                                                                           | 1,082                                                                                                                                                                         |
| Gujarat                                                                                                                                                                       | 29,01,059                                                                                                                                                                     |
| Haryana                                                                                                                                                                       | 7,30,928                                                                                                                                                                      |
| Himachal Pradesh                                                                                                                                                              | 1,35,966                                                                                                                                                                      |
| Jammu and Kashmir                                                                                                                                                             | 12,30,998                                                                                                                                                                     |
| Jharkhand                                                                                                                                                                     | 32,61,556                                                                                                                                                                     |
| Karnataka                                                                                                                                                                     | 31,46,300                                                                                                                                                                     |
| Kerala                                                                                                                                                                        | 2,56,302                                                                                                                                                                      |
| Ladakh                                                                                                                                                                        | 11,082                                                                                                                                                                        |
| Lakshadweep                                                                                                                                                                   | 290                                                                                                                                                                           |
| Madhya Pradesh                                                                                                                                                                | 71,54,600                                                                                                                                                                     |
| Maharashtra                                                                                                                                                                   | 44,28,682                                                                                                                                                                     |
| Manipur                                                                                                                                                                       | 1,56,598                                                                                                                                                                      |
| Meghalaya                                                                                                                                                                     | 1,50,744                                                                                                                                                                      |
| Mizoram                                                                                                                                                                       | 28,118                                                                                                                                                                        |
| Nagaland                                                                                                                                                                      | 55,140                                                                                                                                                                        |
| Odisha                                                                                                                                                                        | 47,40,385                                                                                                                                                                     |
| Puducherry                                                                                                                                                                    | 14,377                                                                                                                                                                        |
| Punjab                                                                                                                                                                        | 12,24,218                                                                                                                                                                     |
| Rajasthan                                                                                                                                                                     | 63,68,525                                                                                                                                                                     |
| Sikkim                                                                                                                                                                        | 8,752                                                                                                                                                                         |
| Tamil Nadu                                                                                                                                                                    | 32,41,417                                                                                                                                                                     |
| Telangana                                                                                                                                                                     | 10,72,321                                                                                                                                                                     |
| Tripura                                                                                                                                                                       | 2,71,888                                                                                                                                                                      |
| Uttar Pradesh                                                                                                                                                                 | 1,47,56,494                                                                                                                                                                   |
| Uttarakhand                                                                                                                                                                   | 4,04,566                                                                                                                                                                      |

## Annexure - II

| Annexure referred in part (c) & to be answered on 14.09.2020 Beneficiaries under PMUY'.   | (d) of Unstarred Lok Sabha Parliament Question No. 229 asked by Shrimati Annpurna Devi and regarding '   |
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| District                                                                                  | LPG connections released                                                                                 |
| Ahmedabad                                                                                 | 1,41,849                                                                                                 |
| Amreli                                                                                    | 55,990                                                                                                   |
| Anand                                                                                     | 1,17,901                                                                                                 |
| Arvalli                                                                                   | 1,12,631                                                                                                 |
| Banas Kantha                                                                              | 2,34,197                                                                                                 |
| Batod                                                                                     | 62,361                                                                                                   |
| Bharuch                                                                                   | 97,245                                                                                                   |
| Bhavnagar                                                                                 | 95,377                                                                                                   |
| Chhotaudepur                                                                              | 65,453                                                                                                   |
| Devbhumi Dwarka                                                                           | 40,286                                                                                                   |
| Dohad                                                                                     | 1,83,390                                                                                                 |
| Gandhinagar                                                                               | 76,082                                                                                                   |
| Gir Somnath                                                                               | 71,697                                                                                                   |
| Jamnagar                                                                                  | 69,520                                                                                                   |
| Junagadh                                                                                  | 67,757                                                                                                   |
| Kachchh                                                                                   | 95,907                                                                                                   |
| Kheda                                                                                     | 1,18,815                                                                                                 |
| Mahesana                                                                                  | 1,25,589                                                                                                 |
| Mahisagar                                                                                 | 57,432                                                                                                   |
| Morbi                                                                                     | 47,328                                                                                                   |
| Narmada                                                                                   | 30,245                                                                                                   |
| Navsari                                                                                   | 84,508                                                                                                   |
| Panch Mahals                                                                              | 1,08,678                                                                                                 |
| Patan                                                                                     | 1,07,824                                                                                                 |
| Porbandar                                                                                 | 29,494                                                                                                   |
| Rajkot                                                                                    | 98,908                                                                                                   |
| Sabar Kantha                                                                              | 1,11,679                                                                                                 |
| Surat                                                                                     | 74,872                                                                                                   |
| Surendranagar                                                                             | 82,716                                                                                                   |
| Tapi                                                                                      | 63,837                                                                                                   |
| The Dangs                                                                                 | 19,529                                                                                                   |
| Vadodara                                                                                  | 71,033                                                                                                   |
| Valsad                                                                                    | 80,929                                                                                                   |
| TOTAL                                                                                     | 29,01,059                                                                                                |