Lok Sabha Question No. 1537 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-01
Subject: Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana (PMUY)
Ministry: PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS
Asked by: Anto  Antony, Manoj Kishorbhai Kotak, Ritesh Pandey, Ajay (Teni) Misra, Vishnu Dayal Ram

## Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana (PMUY)

1537.  SHRI ANTO ANTONY: SHRI MANOJ KOTAK: SHRI RITESH PANDEY: SHRI AJAY MISRA TENI: SHRI VISHNU DAYAL RAM:

## पेट्रोल ियम एवं प्राक ृ तिक गैस मंत्री

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

(a) whether the Government has any statistical data regarding total number of households with  LPG  connections  along  with  the  LPG  connections  provided  under  Pradhan  Mantri Ujjwala  Yojana  (PMUY)  to  below  poverty  line  (BPL)/Scheduled  Caste/Scheduled  Tribe families since its inception and if so, the details thereof, year-wise and State/UT-wise;

(b) whether the Government has noticed that the beneficiaries of PMUY scheme are not refilling their connection due to hiked LPG price/lack of funds and if so, the details thereof along with the response of the Government thereto including reducing the price of LPG cylinders/subsidy provided, if any, State/ UT-wise;

(c)  the  details  of  average  refilling  as  per  beneficiary  under  the  said  scheme  and  the number of first, second, third, etc. refills issued during each of the last three years and the current year, State/ UT-wise;

(d)  whether it is a fact that World Health Organisation has acknowledged the PMUY as decisive intervention to control air pollution in the country and if so, the details thereof; and

(e)  whether  the  Government  has  taken/proposes  to  take  steps  to  advocate  LPG consumers about safety measures and if so, the details thereof, State/UT-wise?

## ANSWER

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

## MINISTER OF PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS (SHRI DHARMENDRA PRADHAN)

- (a) State/UT-wise  details  of  LPG  connections  released  including  LPG  connections released under Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana (PMUY) are at Annexure.
- (b) & (c) OMCs have reported that nearly 86% of PMUY beneficiaries who are atleast one year old have returned for the second refill. OMCs have reported that average per capita  consumption  of  PMUY  beneficiaries  is  around  4.87  cylinders.    The  use  of LPG  by  PMUY  beneficiary  household  depends  on  several  factors  which  include food habits, cooking habits, availability and accessibility to LPG, price of LPG, free availability of firewood, cow dung etc. In order to encourage the PMUY beneficiaries to adopt and use LPG on sustained basis, OMCs have been pursuing the following measures:-

(i)  offering  swap  facility  i.e.    to  provide  small  5  kg  cylinder  against  14.2  kg cylinder as per the  requirement.

- (ii) conducting Pradhan Mantri LPG Panchayat to educate beneficiaries on the benefits of sustained use of LPG and its safe usage.
- (iii) launching audio visual  media  campaign to spread awareness  on advantages of use of LPG.
- (iv)  targeted SMS campaign to reach to beneficiaries  who have not comeback for refill.
- (v)    display  campaign  by  way  of  banners,  standees  and  hoardings  at  public places.
- (d) World Health Organisation in its Press Release of 2 May 2018 had mentioned that 'the Countries are taking measures to tackle and reduce air pollution from particulate  matter.  For  example,  in  just  two  years,  India's  Pradhan  Mantri Ujjwala Yojana Scheme has provided some 37 million women living below the poverty  line  with  free  LPG  connections  to  support  them  to  switch  to  clean household energy use.'
- (e) OMCs  have  given  instructions  to  their  LPG  distributors  to  release  LPG connections after satisfying and meeting all the safety norms for installation of LPG connections.  Further, OMCs have reported that  the following measures are  adopted  for  ensuring  safety  and  for  educating  the  prospective  LPG customers under PMUY Scheme: -
- (i) Proper  education  is  given  on  safety  aspects  of  LPG  usage  to  the  PMUY beneficiaries through safety clinics during the LPG connection distribution melas by way of how to use LPG by demonstration and screening film on safety.
- (ii)  While issuing LPG connections under PMUY scheme, safety instructions card is given to the beneficiaries.
- (iii)  All  LPG  distributors  are  under  strict  instructions  to  install  connections  at  the premises of the PMUY beneficiaries and ensure that the Hotplate is kept at safe location and customer is advised about the safe way to use LPG.
- (iv) OMCs' Officers carry out regular customer contacts and distributorship inspections to monitor the above steps. During inspections, wherever it is found that the distributors are not adhering to the given instructions or non-compliance of given instructions, suitable action under  MDG  is  taken  against  such defaulting distributors.
- (v)  Government  has  launched  intensive  'Safety  Campaign'  through  print  and electronic media highlighting safety norms in usage of LPG.
- (vi) LPG  Panchayats  are  also  organised  to  educate  the  LPG  consumers  about safety & sustained use of LPG.

| Annexure referred to part (a) in Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 1537 for 01.07.2019 regarding "pradhan Mantri ujjwala Yojana (PMUY)" by Shri Anto Antony and others   | Annexure referred to part (a) in Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 1537 for 01.07.2019 regarding "pradhan Mantri ujjwala Yojana (PMUY)" by Shri Anto Antony and others   | Annexure referred to part (a) in Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 1537 for 01.07.2019 regarding "pradhan Mantri ujjwala Yojana (PMUY)" by Shri Anto Antony and others   | Annexure referred to part (a) in Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 1537 for 01.07.2019 regarding "pradhan Mantri ujjwala Yojana (PMUY)" by Shri Anto Antony and others   |
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| S.No                                                                                                                                                                    | State/UT                                                                                                                                                                | Total LPG connections                                                                                                                                                   | Connection released under PMUY                                                                                                                                          |
| 1                                                                                                                                                                       | Andaman and Nicobar Islands                                                                                                                                             | 97,630                                                                                                                                                                  | 7,890                                                                                                                                                                   |
| 2                                                                                                                                                                       | Andhra Pradesh                                                                                                                                                          | 133,47,256                                                                                                                                                              | 3,48,093                                                                                                                                                                |
| 3                                                                                                                                                                       | Arunachal Pradesh                                                                                                                                                       | 2,50,978                                                                                                                                                                | 39,775                                                                                                                                                                  |
| 4                                                                                                                                                                       | Assam                                                                                                                                                                   | 64,14,899                                                                                                                                                               | 28,79,858                                                                                                                                                               |
| 5                                                                                                                                                                       | Bihar                                                                                                                                                                   | 164,56,328                                                                                                                                                              | 79,46,704                                                                                                                                                               |
| 6                                                                                                                                                                       | Chandigarh                                                                                                                                                              | 2,74,171                                                                                                                                                                | 88                                                                                                                                                                      |
| 7                                                                                                                                                                       | Chhattisgarh                                                                                                                                                            | 47,89,330                                                                                                                                                               | 26,91,008                                                                                                                                                               |
| 8                                                                                                                                                                       | Dadra and Nagar Haveli                                                                                                                                                  | 86,578                                                                                                                                                                  | 14,217                                                                                                                                                                  |
| 9                                                                                                                                                                       | Daman and Diu                                                                                                                                                           | 60,606                                                                                                                                                                  | 425                                                                                                                                                                     |
| 10                                                                                                                                                                      | Delhi                                                                                                                                                                   | 48,30,518                                                                                                                                                               | 73,962                                                                                                                                                                  |
| 11                                                                                                                                                                      | Goa                                                                                                                                                                     | 4,75,724                                                                                                                                                                | 1,074                                                                                                                                                                   |
| 12                                                                                                                                                                      | Gujarat                                                                                                                                                                 | 99,43,278                                                                                                                                                               | 25,64,401                                                                                                                                                               |
| 13                                                                                                                                                                      | Haryana                                                                                                                                                                 | 66,06,766                                                                                                                                                               | 6,86,804                                                                                                                                                                |
| 14                                                                                                                                                                      | Himachal Pradesh                                                                                                                                                        | 17,29,871                                                                                                                                                               | 1,14,468                                                                                                                                                                |
| 15                                                                                                                                                                      | Jammu and Kashmir                                                                                                                                                       | 29,98,577                                                                                                                                                               | 10,88,709                                                                                                                                                               |
| 16                                                                                                                                                                      | Jharkhand                                                                                                                                                               | 51,73,506                                                                                                                                                               | 29,11,289                                                                                                                                                               |
| 17                                                                                                                                                                      | Karnataka                                                                                                                                                               | 153,05,641                                                                                                                                                              | 28,45,549                                                                                                                                                               |
| 18                                                                                                                                                                      | Kerala                                                                                                                                                                  | 85,71,998                                                                                                                                                               | 2,15,589                                                                                                                                                                |
| 19                                                                                                                                                                      | Lakshadweep                                                                                                                                                             | 7,828                                                                                                                                                                   | 290                                                                                                                                                                     |
| 20                                                                                                                                                                      | Madhya Pradesh                                                                                                                                                          | 140,37,461                                                                                                                                                              | 64,89,145                                                                                                                                                               |
| 21                                                                                                                                                                      | Maharashtra                                                                                                                                                             | 264,76,357                                                                                                                                                              | 40,98,374                                                                                                                                                               |
| 22                                                                                                                                                                      | Manipur                                                                                                                                                                 | 5,09,858                                                                                                                                                                | 1,33,234                                                                                                                                                                |
| 23                                                                                                                                                                      | Meghalaya                                                                                                                                                               | 3,01,669                                                                                                                                                                | 1,42,439                                                                                                                                                                |
| 24                                                                                                                                                                      | Mizoram                                                                                                                                                                 | 2,86,790                                                                                                                                                                | 26,237                                                                                                                                                                  |
| 25                                                                                                                                                                      | Nagaland                                                                                                                                                                | 2,49,094                                                                                                                                                                | 49,914                                                                                                                                                                  |
| 26                                                                                                                                                                      | Odisha                                                                                                                                                                  | 79,87,637                                                                                                                                                               | 42,65,117                                                                                                                                                               |
| 27                                                                                                                                                                      | Puducherry                                                                                                                                                              | 3,66,148                                                                                                                                                                | 13,427                                                                                                                                                                  |
| 28                                                                                                                                                                      | Punjab                                                                                                                                                                  | 82,70,626                                                                                                                                                               | 12,10,652                                                                                                                                                               |
| 29                                                                                                                                                                      | Rajasthan                                                                                                                                                               | 154,38,500                                                                                                                                                              | 57,93,407                                                                                                                                                               |
| 30                                                                                                                                                                      | Sikkim                                                                                                                                                                  | 1,37,796                                                                                                                                                                | 7,893                                                                                                                                                                   |
| 31                                                                                                                                                                      | Tamil Nadu                                                                                                                                                              | 206,02,452                                                                                                                                                              | 31,56,360                                                                                                                                                               |
| 32                                                                                                                                                                      | Telangana                                                                                                                                                               | 105,10,381                                                                                                                                                              | 9,46,509                                                                                                                                                                |
| 33                                                                                                                                                                      | Tripura                                                                                                                                                                 | 6,99,672                                                                                                                                                                | 2,40,848                                                                                                                                                                |
| 34                                                                                                                                                                      | Uttar Pradesh                                                                                                                                                           | 376,13,375                                                                                                                                                              | 131,48,904                                                                                                                                                              |
| 35                                                                                                                                                                      | Uttarakhand                                                                                                                                                             | 25,12,305                                                                                                                                                               | 3,57,696                                                                                                                                                                |
| 36                                                                                                                                                                      | West Bengal                                                                                                                                                             | 209,07,112                                                                                                                                                              | 80,83,765                                                                                                                                                               |