Lok Sabha Question No. 89 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-09-14
Subject: Low Refill Demand under PMUY
Ministry: PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS
Asked by: M. K. Raghavan

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 89 TO BE ANSWERED ON  14 th  SEPTEMBER, 2020

Low Refill Demand under PMUY

## 89. SHRI M.K. RAGHAVAN:

## पेोलयम एवं ाक ृ तक गैस मंी

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

- (a) the details of target fixed under Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana(PMUY) and the number of  free  cooking  gas  cylinders  distributed  since  April  2020,  State-wise  indicating  a  below average distribution of cylinders under the PMUY;
- (b)  whether  the  Government  transferred  only  Rs  9,710  crore  directly  into  the  bank accounts of Ujjwala beneficiaries, against a target of Rs 13,500 crore with respect to the scheme;

(c)  whether  the  annual rate  of refills  by  Ujjwala consumers  was a mere 2.9 cylinder per connection and if so, the reasons for such a poor show in refills;

(d) whether  the  executives of  Oil  companies  have  started  pressurising/threatening distributors  to  either  deliver  the  booked  refills,  or  get  ready  for  bulk  transfer  of  their connections to other distributors due to actual low demand from beneficiaries; and

- (e)  if  so,  the  detail  of  action  the  Government  proposes  to  take  to  revoke  their  present attitude?

## ANSWER

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

MINISTER OF PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS (SHRI DHARMENDRA PRADHAN)

- (a)       Under Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana(PMUY), a target to provide 8 crore new LPG connections  was  fixed  and  has  been  achieved  in  September,  2019.  Oil  Marketing Companies (OMCs) have issued 1306.87 lakh LPG refills to PMUY  beneficiaries under Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Package(PMGKP) till August, 2020. State/UT-wise details of LPG refill delivered under PMGKP are at annexure.
- (b)        OMCs  have  transferred  an  amount  of  Rs.  9670.41  crore  to  PMUY  beneficiaries under PMGKP for buying LPG refills.
- (c)         Average refill consumption of PMUY beneficiaries for the year 2019-20 was 3.01 cylinder of 14.2 kg. Adoption and use of LPG on sustained basis by a beneficiary of PMUY beneficiary  household  depends  on  several  factors  which  include  food  habits,  size  of household, cooking habits, price of LPG, easy availability of free firewood and cow dung etc.
- (d)  &  (e)       OMCs  have  reported  that  the  executives  of  OMCs  are  not  forcing  the distributors  to  deliver  the  refill  without  the  requirement  of  customer  or  low  demand  from them.

| Annexure referred in part (a) of Unstarred Lok Sabha Parliament Question No. 89 to be answered on 14.09.2020 asked by Shri M.K. Raghavan regarding 'Low Refill Demand under PMUY'.   | Annexure referred in part (a) of Unstarred Lok Sabha Parliament Question No. 89 to be answered on 14.09.2020 asked by Shri M.K. Raghavan regarding 'Low Refill Demand under PMUY'.   |
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| State                                                                                                                                                                                | Refill delivered against (April-August'20)                                                                                                                                           |
| Chhattisgarh                                                                                                                                                                         | 31,71,197                                                                                                                                                                            |
| Meghalaya                                                                                                                                                                            | 1,47,750                                                                                                                                                                             |
| Assam                                                                                                                                                                                | 42,61,952                                                                                                                                                                            |
| Tripura                                                                                                                                                                              | 3,79,414                                                                                                                                                                             |
| Nagaland                                                                                                                                                                             | 75,654                                                                                                                                                                               |
| Arunachal Pradesh                                                                                                                                                                    | 65,998                                                                                                                                                                               |
| Madhya Pradesh                                                                                                                                                                       | 98,07,942                                                                                                                                                                            |
| Lakshadweep                                                                                                                                                                          | 460                                                                                                                                                                                  |
| Jharkhand                                                                                                                                                                            | 47,15,844                                                                                                                                                                            |
| Dadra and N. haveli, daman Diu                                                                                                                                                       | 22,600                                                                                                                                                                               |
| Ladakh                                                                                                                                                                               | 17,039                                                                                                                                                                               |
| Gujarat                                                                                                                                                                              | 44,31,673                                                                                                                                                                            |
| Manipur                                                                                                                                                                              | 2,51,990                                                                                                                                                                             |
| Jammu and Kashmir                                                                                                                                                                    | 18,36,761                                                                                                                                                                            |
| Rajasthan                                                                                                                                                                            | 1,01,62,602                                                                                                                                                                          |
| Odisha                                                                                                                                                                               | 77,26,387                                                                                                                                                                            |
| Andaman and Nicobar islands                                                                                                                                                          | 20,769                                                                                                                                                                               |
| Kerala                                                                                                                                                                               | 4,78,410                                                                                                                                                                             |
| Mizoram                                                                                                                                                                              | 51,690                                                                                                                                                                               |
| Bihar                                                                                                                                                                                | 1,44,39,342                                                                                                                                                                          |
| Tamil Nadu                                                                                                                                                                           | 58,28,658                                                                                                                                                                            |
| Telangana                                                                                                                                                                            | 17,65,085                                                                                                                                                                            |
| Goa                                                                                                                                                                                  | 2,024                                                                                                                                                                                |
| Karnataka                                                                                                                                                                            | 54,48,255                                                                                                                                                                            |
| Uttar Pradesh                                                                                                                                                                        | 2,58,12,057                                                                                                                                                                          |
| Uttarakhand                                                                                                                                                                          | 7,29,948                                                                                                                                                                             |
| West Bengal                                                                                                                                                                          | 1,65,21,610                                                                                                                                                                          |
| Maharashtra                                                                                                                                                                          | 73,24,831                                                                                                                                                                            |
| Andhra Pradesh                                                                                                                                                                       | 7,33,230                                                                                                                                                                             |
| Himachal Pradesh                                                                                                                                                                     | 2,85,947                                                                                                                                                                             |
| Puducherry                                                                                                                                                                           | 30,613                                                                                                                                                                               |
| Haryana                                                                                                                                                                              | 14,90,015                                                                                                                                                                            |
| Sikkim                                                                                                                                                                               | 21,055                                                                                                                                                                               |
| Punjab                                                                                                                                                                               | 24,33,890                                                                                                                                                                            |
| Delhi                                                                                                                                                                                | 1,94,869                                                                                                                                                                             |
| Chandigarh                                                                                                                                                                           | 246                                                                                                                                                                                  |
| TOTAL                                                                                                                                                                                | 13,06,87,807                                                                                                                                                                         |