Lok Sabha Question No. 811 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-07-23
Subject: PMUY
Ministry: PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS
Asked by: MD. BADARIDDOZA KHAN, POONAMBEN HEMATBHAI MAADAM, HARISH DWIVEDI, SUSHIL KUMAR SINGH, S.P. MUDDAHANUMEGOWDA, RAJESHBHAI NARANBHAI CHUDASAMA, CHANDRAKANT BHAURAO KHAIRE, ALOK SANJAR

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 811 TO BE ANSWERED ON 23 rd  JULY, 2018

## PMUY

811.   SHRI MD. BADARUDDOZA KHAN: SHRIMATI POONAMBEN MAADAM: SHRI HARISH CHANDRA ALIAS HARISH DWIVEDI: SHRI SUSHIL KUMAR SINGH: SHRI S.P. MUDDAHANUME GOWDA: SHRI RAJESHBHAI CHUDASAMA: SHRI CHANDRAKANT KHAIRE: SHRI ALOK SANJAR:

पेट्रोल ियम एवं प्राक ृ तिक गैस मंत्री Will the Minister of PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS be pleased to state :

- (a) the number of free of cost LPG connections provided to every BPL/poor household under Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana (PMUY) since inception along with targets fixed and achieved in  the  country  along  with  estimated  employment  and  business  opportunity  generated  on account of the said scheme, State/UT-wise;
- (b) the number of refills under PMUY done till date along with new connections applied and rejected and the reasons for rejection along with the remedial measures taken in this regard, case-wise;
- (c) the State/UT-wise number of LPG connections surrendered since 2014 and the subsidy saved by the Government along with the details of LPG connections before 2014 and postPMUY till date;
- (d) the number of cases of irregularities in providing gas connection to other people in place of  the  intended  beneficiaries  under  PMUY  with  the  connivance  of  the  officers  of  the  oil companies/concerned  distributors  noticed  by  the  Government/OMCs  particularly  in  West Bengal till  date  along  with  the  notice  issued  to  LPG  distributors  and  penalty  imposed  and action taken by the Government to resolve the cases, State/ UT/case-wise;
- (e) whether many households are still deprived of LPG and have to rely on firewood, coal, dung etc.  and  if  so,  the  details  thereof  along  with  measures  taken  by  the  Government  to make the facility of LPG available at the door steps of every villager and ensure 100 per cent LPG coverage in the country; and
- (f)  whether  the  Government  proposes  to  mandatorily  dispense  with  the  LPG  subsidy  for those having a monthly income exceeding fifty thousand rupees and if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

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

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

- (a) & (b) Year-wise  targets  fixed  and  connections  released  under  Pradhan  Mantri Ujjwala Yojana (PMUY)  is as under :-

| Year    | Target    | Connections released         |
|---------|-----------|------------------------------|
| 2016-17 | 1.5 crore | 2 crore                      |
| 2017-18 | 1.5 crore | 1.56 core                    |
| 2018-19 | 2 crore   | 1.17 crore (up to 18.7.2018) |

As per the refill consumption pattern of PMUY consumers who have completed one year from the date of release of connection, average per capita consumption is found to be  more than 3.5 cylinders (of 14.2 kg). State-UT-wise details of KYC filled by the prospective PMUY customers, applications cleared and  LPG  connections  released  as  on  18.07.2018  under  the  scheme  are  at Annexure.

- (c) As  on  18.07.2018,  more  than  one  crore  LPG  consumers  have  voluntarily surrendered their LPG  subsidy under 'GiveItUp' campaign. Details of subsidy/under  recovery  on  domestic  LPG  during  the  year  2014-15,  2015-16, 2016-17 and 2017-18 are  under :-

| Year    | 2014-15   | 2015-16   | 2016-17   | 2017-18   |
|---------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
| Subsidy | 40,569    | 16,056    | 14,566    | 20,880    |

As on 01.07.2018, there are 23.47 crore LPG consumers in the country and since 01.04.2014, more than 11 crore new LPG connections have been released.

- (d) Since inception of the scheme, OMCs have reported 152 established cases of irregularities relating to  PMUY  and  action  has  been  taken  against  the concerned  distributors  under  Marketing  Discipline  Guidelines.  Further,  OMC

| (e)   | employees are governed by the provisions of Conduct, Discipline and Appeal Rules and OMCs initiate action against the erring officials as per the same. In order to provide clean cooking fuel to every poor households especially rural areas, the Government had launched PMUY to provide deposit-free connections to 8 crore women belonging to the Below Poverty Households. OMCs have released more than 4.73 crore LPG connection PMUY as on 18.07.2018 since launch of the Scheme. Further, to strengthen the infrastructure, OMCs have advertised 6351 for selection of new LPG Distributorships in addition to 20,585 existing   |
|-------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|       | in LPG Line under locations LPG distributorships.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         |
| (f)   | There is no such proposal under consideration of the Government. However, the benefit of the LPG subsidy is not admissible for the LPG consumers, if the consumer or his/her spouse had taxable income of Rs. 10 lakh and above during the previous financial year computed as per the Income Tax Act 1961.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               |

Annexure refered to in reply to part (a) & (b)   of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 811 asked by Shri Md.  Badaruddoza Khan and others  to be answered on  23rd July, 2018 regarding  " PMUY"

## State/UT wise connections released under PMUY as on 18.07.2018

|   S.No | State                       | KYC Filled   | Cleared Applications   | Connections released   |
|--------|-----------------------------|--------------|------------------------|------------------------|
|      1 | Andaman and Nicobar Islands | 14,100       | 9,057                  | 5,041                  |
|      2 | Andhra Pradesh              | 1,84,569     | 1,49,336               | 1,36,662               |
|      3 | Arunachal Pradesh           | 36,297       | 28,913                 | 25,885                 |
|      4 | Assam                       | 25,54,213    | 19,87,934              | 18,12,920              |
|      5 | Bihar                       | 100,15,351   | 61,58,072              | 57,85,674              |
|      6 | Chandigarh                  | 105          | 64                     | 34                     |
|      7 | Chhattisgarh                | 29,60,242    | 25,14,187              | 23,75,739              |
|      8 | Dadra and Nagar Haveli      | 14,454       | 12,950                 | 12,753                 |
|      9 | Daman and Diu               | 490          | 384                    | 381                    |
|     10 | Delhi                       | 72,064       | 49,675                 | 43,647                 |
|     11 | Goa                         | 1,295        | 1,057                  | 1,021                  |
|     12 | Gujarat                     | 18,66,463    | 16,39,007              | 15,66,277              |
|     13 | Haryana                     | 6,39,488     | 4,83,010               | 4,63,987               |
|     14 | Himachal Pradesh            | 85,447       | 70,048                 | 63,471                 |
|     15 | Jammu and Kashmir           | 8,48,878     | 6,15,210               | 5,61,879               |
|     16 | Jharkhand                   | 27,57,295    | 21,96,703              | 17,02,814              |
|     17 | Karnataka                   | 18,70,320    | 14,63,722              | 13,19,454              |
|     18 | Kerala                      | 1,32,529     | 1,17,171               | 1,04,846               |
|     19 | Lakshadweep                 | 285          | 278                    | 264                    |
|     20 | Madhya Pradesh              | 54,88,323    | 45,50,624              | 42,85,918              |
|     21 | Maharashtra                 | 35,57,462    | 27,08,749              | 24,41,152              |
|     22 | Manipur                     | 88,718       | 78,546                 | 70,323                 |
|     23 | Meghalaya                   | 1,12,319     | 1,06,750               | 96,937                 |
|     24 | Mizoram                     | 24,209       | 21,953                 | 20,396                 |
|     25 | Nagaland                    |              | 34,275                 |                        |

|    |               | 41,633     |            | 30,445     |
|----|---------------|------------|------------|------------|
| 26 | Odisha        | 38,32,694  | 32,51,688  | 29,23,256  |
| 27 | Puducherry    | 12,710     | 10,438     | 9,850      |
| 28 | Punjab        | 13,11,930  | 8,34,942   | 7,80,055   |
| 29 | Rajasthan     | 49,69,490  | 39,04,854  | 35,41,456  |
| 30 | Sikkim        | 3,773      | 3,288      | 3,022      |
| 31 | Tamil Nadu    | 28,26,850  | 22,68,284  | 20,41,990  |
| 32 | Telangana     | 4,69,770   | 3,97,837   | 3,47,390   |
| 33 | Tripura       | 1,81,215   | 1,63,808   | 1,53,314   |
| 34 | Uttar Pradesh | 116,46,981 | 89,76,502  | 85,00,406  |
| 35 | Uttarakhand   | 2,60,119   | 2,11,550   | 2,03,947   |
| 36 | West Bengal   | 81,62,907  | 60,98,907  | 58,94,708  |
|    | Total         | 670,44,988 | 511,19,773 | 473,27,314 |