Lok Sabha Question No. 3626 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-15
Subject: LPG Connections
Ministry: PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS
Asked by: Bharti Pravin Pawar

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3626 TO BE ANSWERED ON  15 th  JULY, 2019

LPG Connections

†3626. DR. BHARATI PRAVIN PAWAR:

पेट्रोलियम एवं प्राक ृ लिक गैस मंत्री

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

- (a) the details and number of such villages in Maharashtra where LPG connections have not been provided till date and the reasons therefor, district-wise; and
- (b) the time by which the work related to providing of LPG connections in the said villages of Maharashtra are likely to be completed?

## ANSWER

पेट्रोलियम एवं प्राक ृ लिक गैस मंत्री ( श्री धमेन्द्र प्रधान )

MINISTER OF PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS (SHRI DHARMENDRA PRADHAN)

- (a) & (b) Release of LPG connections is a continuous process. In order to provide clean cooking fuel to poor households especially in rural areas, the Government had launched 'Pradhan  Mantri  Ujjwala  Yojana'  (PMUY)  on  01.05.2016  to  provide  deposit-free  LPG connections to 8 crore  poor families. As on 08.07.2019, Oil Marketing Companies have released more than 41.29 lakh LPG connections in the State of Maharashtra under PMUY. District-wise  details  of  domestic  active  customers  in  the  State  of  Maharashtra  are  at Annexure.

## Annexure

| Annexure referred to part (a) & (b) in Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No.3626 for 15.07.2019 regarding "LPG Connections" by Dr. Bharati Pravin Pawar   | Annexure referred to part (a) & (b) in Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No.3626 for 15.07.2019 regarding "LPG Connections" by Dr. Bharati Pravin Pawar   | Annexure referred to part (a) & (b) in Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No.3626 for 15.07.2019 regarding "LPG Connections" by Dr. Bharati Pravin Pawar   | Annexure referred to part (a) & (b) in Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No.3626 for 15.07.2019 regarding "LPG Connections" by Dr. Bharati Pravin Pawar   |
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| S.No.                                                                                                                                                | State                                                                                                                                                | District                                                                                                                                             | Connections released                                                                                                                                 |
| 1                                                                                                                                                    | Maharashtra                                                                                                                                          | Ahmednagar                                                                                                                                           | 11,42,367                                                                                                                                            |
| 2                                                                                                                                                    | Maharashtra                                                                                                                                          | Akola                                                                                                                                                | 4,31,784                                                                                                                                             |
| 3                                                                                                                                                    | Maharashtra                                                                                                                                          | Amravati                                                                                                                                             | 6,52,299                                                                                                                                             |
| 4                                                                                                                                                    | Maharashtra                                                                                                                                          | Aurangabad (MH)                                                                                                                                      | 8,55,773                                                                                                                                             |
| 5                                                                                                                                                    | Maharashtra                                                                                                                                          | Bhandara                                                                                                                                             | 2,95,361                                                                                                                                             |
| 6                                                                                                                                                    | Maharashtra                                                                                                                                          | Bid                                                                                                                                                  | 4,99,329                                                                                                                                             |
| 7                                                                                                                                                    | Maharashtra                                                                                                                                          | Buldana                                                                                                                                              | 5,13,917                                                                                                                                             |
| 8                                                                                                                                                    | Maharashtra                                                                                                                                          | Chandrapur                                                                                                                                           | 5,23,543                                                                                                                                             |
| 9                                                                                                                                                    | Maharashtra                                                                                                                                          | Dhule                                                                                                                                                | 4,19,288                                                                                                                                             |
| 10                                                                                                                                                   | Maharashtra                                                                                                                                          | Gadchiroli                                                                                                                                           | 2,62,698                                                                                                                                             |
| 11                                                                                                                                                   | Maharashtra                                                                                                                                          | Gondiya                                                                                                                                              | 2,57,383                                                                                                                                             |
| 12                                                                                                                                                   | Maharashtra                                                                                                                                          | Hingoli                                                                                                                                              | 1,32,360                                                                                                                                             |
| 13                                                                                                                                                   | Maharashtra                                                                                                                                          | Jalgaon                                                                                                                                              | 10,23,366                                                                                                                                            |
| 14                                                                                                                                                   | Maharashtra                                                                                                                                          | Jalna                                                                                                                                                | 3,04,063                                                                                                                                             |
| 15                                                                                                                                                   | Maharashtra                                                                                                                                          | Kolhapur                                                                                                                                             | 10,32,452                                                                                                                                            |
| 16                                                                                                                                                   | Maharashtra                                                                                                                                          | Latur                                                                                                                                                | 5,33,431                                                                                                                                             |
| 17                                                                                                                                                   | Maharashtra                                                                                                                                          | Mumbai (incl. Mumbai Suburban and Mumbai City)                                                                                                       | 2,26,578                                                                                                                                             |
| 18                                                                                                                                                   | Maharashtra                                                                                                                                          | Mumbai2 (incl. Mumbai Suburban and Mumbai City)                                                                                                      | 21,14,229                                                                                                                                            |
| 19                                                                                                                                                   | Maharashtra                                                                                                                                          | Nagpur                                                                                                                                               | 13,59,201                                                                                                                                            |
| 20                                                                                                                                                   | Maharashtra                                                                                                                                          | Nanded                                                                                                                                               | 5,70,870                                                                                                                                             |
| 21                                                                                                                                                   | Maharashtra                                                                                                                                          | Nandurbar                                                                                                                                            | 2,16,963                                                                                                                                             |
| 22                                                                                                                                                   | Maharashtra                                                                                                                                          | Nashik                                                                                                                                               | 14,95,812                                                                                                                                            |
| 23                                                                                                                                                   | Maharashtra                                                                                                                                          | Osmanabad                                                                                                                                            | 3,14,223                                                                                                                                             |
| 24                                                                                                                                                   | Maharashtra                                                                                                                                          | Palghar                                                                                                                                              | 9,13,925                                                                                                                                             |
| 25                                                                                                                                                   | Maharashtra                                                                                                                                          | Parbhani                                                                                                                                             | 2,99,936                                                                                                                                             |
| 26                                                                                                                                                   | Maharashtra                                                                                                                                          | Pune                                                                                                                                                 | 31,88,111                                                                                                                                            |
| 27                                                                                                                                                   | Maharashtra                                                                                                                                          | Raigarh (MH)                                                                                                                                         | 7,59,103                                                                                                                                             |
| 28                                                                                                                                                   | Maharashtra                                                                                                                                          | Ratnagiri                                                                                                                                            | 3,84,968                                                                                                                                             |
| 29                                                                                                                                                   | Maharashtra                                                                                                                                          | Sangli                                                                                                                                               | 6,64,718                                                                                                                                             |
| 30                                                                                                                                                   | Maharashtra                                                                                                                                          | Satara                                                                                                                                               | 8,05,394                                                                                                                                             |
| 31                                                                                                                                                   | Maharashtra                                                                                                                                          | Sindhudurg                                                                                                                                           | 1,87,344                                                                                                                                             |
| 32                                                                                                                                                   | Maharashtra                                                                                                                                          | Solapur                                                                                                                                              | 9,23,976                                                                                                                                             |
| 33                                                                                                                                                   | Maharashtra                                                                                                                                          | Thane                                                                                                                                                | 20,45,512                                                                                                                                            |
| 34                                                                                                                                                   | Maharashtra                                                                                                                                          | Wardha                                                                                                                                               | 3,31,926                                                                                                                                             |
| 35                                                                                                                                                   | Maharashtra                                                                                                                                          | Washim                                                                                                                                               | 2,18,251                                                                                                                                             |
| 36                                                                                                                                                   | Maharashtra                                                                                                                                          | Yavatmal                                                                                                                                             | 6,29,850                                                                                                                                             |