Lok Sabha Question No. 1122 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-12-17
Subject: PMUY
Ministry: PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS
Asked by: DHARMENDRA YADAV, N.K. PREMACHANDRAN, PRITAM GOPINATH MUNDE, Shrirang Appa Barne, SHIVAJI ADHALRAO PATIL, ANANDRAO  ADSUL

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1122

## TO BE ANSWERED ON  17 th  DECEMBER, 2018

## PMUY

†1122. SHRI DHARMENDRA YADAV: SHRI N.K. PREMACHANDRAN: DR. PRITAM GOPINATH MUNDE: SHRI SHRIRANG APPA BARNE: SHRI ADHALRAO PATIL SHIVAJIRAO: SHRI ANANDRAO ADSUL:

## पेट्रोल ियम एवं प्राक ृ तिक गैस मंत्री

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

- (a)  whether  the  Government  is  ensuring  smoke  free  lives  for  every  Indian  family through  Prime  Minister  Ujjwala  Yojana  (PMUY)  and  if  so,  the  number  of  gas connections provided so far in each State under the PMUY which aims to safeguard the health of women and children, State/UT-wise;
- (b)  whether  PMUY  is  proving  to  be  unsuccessful  in  most  of  the  States  as  most people could not refill the gas cylinders after they were empty because they could not arrange for the amount required for refilling a cylinder;
- (c) if so, the details thereof along with subsidy provided to consumers under PMUY for regular consumption and the response of the Government to provide subsequent refilling of cylinders;
- (d) whether the PMUY is fairing badly in most of the States due to the high cost of gas and the requirement of rustic/ rural people being much lesser than the 14.2 kg cylinders;
- (e)  if  so,  the  details  thereof  along  with  price  of  subsidised  and  non-subsidised cylinders since inception of PMUY and the response/action taken by the Government to reduce price of domestic gas; and
- (f) the corrective steps taken by the Government in this regard?

## ANSWER

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

MINISTER  OF  PETROLEUM    AND  NATURAL  GAS  (SHRI  DHARMENDRA PRADHAN)

- (a) As  on  13.12.2018,  Oil  Marketing  Companies  (OMCs)  have  released  more than  5.85  crore  LPG  connections  under  Pradhan  Mantri  Ujjwala  Yojana  (PMUY). State/UT-wise details of number of LPG connections released under PMUY are at Annexure.
- (b)  &  (c)  PMUY  beneficiaries  are  entitled  to  get  subsidy  under  PAHAL  Scheme. Applicable  subsidy  is  transferred  directly  to  the  bank  account  of  beneficiary  upon purchase  of refill  at  non-subsidised  price.  OMCs  have  reported  that  PMUY beneficiaries  have  purchased  22,91,66,657  refills  as  of  30.11.2018.  Details  of average subsidy per cylinder on domestic LPG during the year  2016-17, 2017-18 and 2018-19 (up to 1 st half) are as under -
- (d) to (f) Details of subsidised and non-subsidised Retail Selling Price(RSP) of 14.2 kg LPG cylinder at Delhi during the year 2016-18 and 2018-19 (up to 1 st half) are as under -

| Particulars                      | 2016-17   | 2017-18   | 2018-19 (up to 1 st half)   |
|----------------------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------------------------|
| Average Subsidy (₹ per cylinder) | ₹ 108.78  | ₹ 173.41  | ₹ 219.12                    |

| Year                      | Subsidised RSP at Delhi   | Non-subsidised RSP at Delhi   |
|---------------------------|---------------------------|-------------------------------|
| 2016-17                   | ₹ 419.13 - ₹ 434.93       | ₹ 466.50 - ₹ 737.50           |
| 2017-18                   | ₹ 440.90 - ₹ 495.69       | ₹ 524.00 - ₹ 747.00           |
| 2018-19 (up to 1 st half) | ₹ 491.21 - ₹ 499.51       | ₹ 650.50 - ₹ 820.00           |

|        |                                                                                                                                                             | Annexure                                                                                                                                                    |
|--------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|        | Annexure referred to in Part (a) of the reply to Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 1122 for 17.12.2018 regarding ' PMUY' by Shri Dharmendra Yadav and others | Annexure referred to in Part (a) of the reply to Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 1122 for 17.12.2018 regarding ' PMUY' by Shri Dharmendra Yadav and others |
| S.No 1 | State/UT Andaman and Nicobar Islands                                                                                                                        | connections released 7,240                                                                                                                                  |
| 2      | Andhra Pradesh                                                                                                                                              | 1,89,935                                                                                                                                                    |
| 3      | Arunachal Pradesh                                                                                                                                           | 36,128                                                                                                                                                      |
| 4      | Assam                                                                                                                                                       | 23,54,742                                                                                                                                                   |
| 5      | Bihar                                                                                                                                                       | 69,66,002                                                                                                                                                   |
| 6      | Chandigarh                                                                                                                                                  | 46                                                                                                                                                          |
| 7      | Chhattisgarh                                                                                                                                                | 26,50,873                                                                                                                                                   |
| 8      | Dadra and Nagar Haveli                                                                                                                                      | 13,063                                                                                                                                                      |
| 9      | Daman and Diu                                                                                                                                               | 410                                                                                                                                                         |
| 10     | Delhi                                                                                                                                                       | 62,984                                                                                                                                                      |
| 11     | Goa                                                                                                                                                         | 1,052                                                                                                                                                       |
| 12     | Gujarat                                                                                                                                                     | 18,88,542                                                                                                                                                   |
| 13     | Haryana                                                                                                                                                     | 6,08,360                                                                                                                                                    |
| 14     | Himachal Pradesh                                                                                                                                            | 87,506                                                                                                                                                      |
| 15     | Jammu and Kashmir                                                                                                                                           | 8,11,340                                                                                                                                                    |
| 16     | Jharkhand                                                                                                                                                   | 25,56,282                                                                                                                                                   |
| 17     | Karnataka                                                                                                                                                   | 18,13,665                                                                                                                                                   |
| 18     | Kerala                                                                                                                                                      | 1,52,725                                                                                                                                                    |
| 19     | Lakshadweep                                                                                                                                                 | 286                                                                                                                                                         |
| 20     | Madhya Pradesh                                                                                                                                              | 52,36,880                                                                                                                                                   |
| 21     | Maharashtra                                                                                                                                                 | 34,14,177                                                                                                                                                   |
| 22     | Manipur                                                                                                                                                     | 99,055                                                                                                                                                      |
| 23     | Meghalaya                                                                                                                                                   | 1,32,009                                                                                                                                                    |
| 24     | Mizoram                                                                                                                                                     | 25,069                                                                                                                                                      |
| 25     | Nagaland                                                                                                                                                    | 45,675                                                                                                                                                      |
| 26     | Odisha                                                                                                                                                      | 35,22,285                                                                                                                                                   |
| 27     | Puducherry                                                                                                                                                  | 12,740                                                                                                                                                      |
| 29     | Rajasthan                                                                                                                                                   | 43,15,581                                                                                                                                                   |
| 30     | Sikkim                                                                                                                                                      | 5,198                                                                                                                                                       |
| 31 32  | Tamil Nadu Telangana                                                                                                                                        | 27,53,967                                                                                                                                                   |
|        |                                                                                                                                                             | 5,14,664                                                                                                                                                    |
| 33     | Tripura                                                                                                                                                     | 1,88,369                                                                                                                                                    |
| 35 36  | Uttarakhand West Bengal                                                                                                                                     | 2,66,007 67,95,443                                                                                                                                          |