Lok Sabha Question No. 287 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-06-24
Subject: Beneficiaries under PMUY
Ministry: PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS
Asked by: Deepak Baij, M. K. Raghavan

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 287

## TO BE ANSWERED ON  24 th  JUNE, 2019

Beneficiaries under PMUY

†287.  SHRI DEEPAK BAIJ:

SHRI M.K. RAGHAVAN:

पेट्रोल ियम एवं प्राक ृ तिक गैस मंत्री

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

- (a)  the  State-wise  number  of  beneficiaries  under  Pradhan  Mantri  Ujjwala  Yojana (PMUY)  including  the  cost  of  Gas  cylinder,  regulator  and  pipe,  item-wise  since inception of the said scheme;
- (b) the number of such beneficiaries under PMUY who have got refilled their fourth, fifth gas cylinder during the last four years;
- (c)  whether  any  survey  has  been  conducted  to  know  the  reasons  behind  the beneficiaries  not  refilling  their  gas  cylinders  regularly  and  if  so,  the  details  thereof along  with  the  number  of  times  these  beneficiaries  have  returned  for  a  LPG  refill during the last four years;
- (d) whether a study or survey was conducted by Research Institute for Compassionate Economics, which pointed out 90 percent of the total beneficiaries of Ujjwala still use conventional firewood and cowdung for cooking and if so, the details thereof; and
- (e) whether it is also a fact that people are suffering from the upfront cost and the delay in receipt of the subsidy for each purchase and if so, the details thereof along with the steps taken by the Government to address the said issue?

## ANSWER

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

MINISTER OF  PETROLEUM  AND NATURAL GAS (SHRI  DHARMENDRA PRADHAN)

- (a) Under Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana (PMUY), a deposit free LPG connection is provided to an adult woman member of a poor family with cash assistance upto  ₹  1600  per  connection  which  includes  security  deposit  of  cylinder, security deposit of Pressure Regulator, Suraksha Hose, Installation/demonstration  charges  and  cost  of  issue  of  DGCC  booklet. Beneficiaries are required to make payment towards purchase of refill and the Hot plate (Stove).  As on 19.06.2019, Oil Marketing Companies (OMCs) have

released more than 7.23 crore new LPG connections under PMUY. State/UTwise details are at Annexure.

- (b) OMCs  have  reported  that  till  May  2019,  1.67  crore  and  1.45  crore  PMUY beneficiaries  have  purchased  the  refilled  LPG  cylinders  4  and  5  times respectively.
- (c)&(d)OMCs  have  reported  that  surveys/studies  have  been  conducted  by  some Agencies/Institutes/Organizations  involving  PMUY  beneficiaries. OMCs  have also reported that nearly 86% of PMUY beneficiaries who are atleast one year old have returned for the second refill. Adoption and use of LPG on sustained basis by a beneficiary of PMUY involves behavioural change. The use of LPG by  PMUY  beneficiary  household  depends  on  several  factors  which  include food  habits,  cooking  habits,  price  of  LPG,  availability  of  free  firewood,  cow dung etc.
- (e) The PMUY beneficiaries get subsidy under PAHAL Scheme.  The applicable subsidy  is  directly  transferred  into  the  bank  account  of  beneficiaries.  Direct transfer  of  subsidy  aids  in  right  targeting  of  the  beneficiary  and  prevent diversion.

## Annexure

| Annexure referred to part (a) in Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 287 for 24.06.2019 regarding "Beneficiaries under PMUY" by Shri Deepak Baij and other   | Annexure referred to part (a) in Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 287 for 24.06.2019 regarding "Beneficiaries under PMUY" by Shri Deepak Baij and other   | Annexure referred to part (a) in Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 287 for 24.06.2019 regarding "Beneficiaries under PMUY" by Shri Deepak Baij and other   |
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| State/UT-wise LPG connections released as on 19.06.2019 under PMUY                                                                                        | State/UT-wise LPG connections released as on 19.06.2019 under PMUY                                                                                        | State/UT-wise LPG connections released as on 19.06.2019 under PMUY                                                                                        |
| S.No                                                                                                                                                      | State/UT                                                                                                                                                  | Connections released                                                                                                                                      |
| 1                                                                                                                                                         | Andaman and Nicobar Islands                                                                                                                               | 7,856                                                                                                                                                     |
| 2                                                                                                                                                         | Andhra Pradesh                                                                                                                                            | 3,46,454                                                                                                                                                  |
| 3                                                                                                                                                         | Arunachal Pradesh                                                                                                                                         | 39,437                                                                                                                                                    |
| 4                                                                                                                                                         | Assam                                                                                                                                                     | 28,66,597                                                                                                                                                 |
| 5                                                                                                                                                         | Bihar                                                                                                                                                     | 79,29,510                                                                                                                                                 |
| 6                                                                                                                                                         | Chandigarh                                                                                                                                                | 88                                                                                                                                                        |
| 7                                                                                                                                                         | Chhattisgarh                                                                                                                                              | 26,91,007                                                                                                                                                 |
| 8                                                                                                                                                         | Dadra and Nagar Haveli                                                                                                                                    | 14,157                                                                                                                                                    |
| 9                                                                                                                                                         | Daman and Diu                                                                                                                                             | 423                                                                                                                                                       |
| 10                                                                                                                                                        | Delhi                                                                                                                                                     | 73,808                                                                                                                                                    |
| 11                                                                                                                                                        | Goa                                                                                                                                                       | 1,074                                                                                                                                                     |
| 12                                                                                                                                                        | Gujarat                                                                                                                                                   | 25,46,866                                                                                                                                                 |
| 13                                                                                                                                                        | Haryana                                                                                                                                                   | 6,84,155                                                                                                                                                  |
| 14                                                                                                                                                        | Himachal Pradesh                                                                                                                                          | 1,13,925                                                                                                                                                  |
| 15                                                                                                                                                        | Jammu and Kashmir                                                                                                                                         | 10,80,810                                                                                                                                                 |
| 16                                                                                                                                                        | Jharkhand                                                                                                                                                 | 29,01,475                                                                                                                                                 |
| 17                                                                                                                                                        | Karnataka                                                                                                                                                 | 28,34,163                                                                                                                                                 |
| 18                                                                                                                                                        | Kerala                                                                                                                                                    | 2,12,381                                                                                                                                                  |
| 19                                                                                                                                                        | Lakshadweep                                                                                                                                               | 287                                                                                                                                                       |
| 20                                                                                                                                                        | Madhya Pradesh                                                                                                                                            | 64,70,761                                                                                                                                                 |
| 21                                                                                                                                                        | Maharashtra                                                                                                                                               | 40,86,878                                                                                                                                                 |
| 22                                                                                                                                                        | Manipur                                                                                                                                                   | 1,30,036                                                                                                                                                  |

| 23   | Meghalaya     | 1,41,486   |
|------|---------------|------------|
| 24   | Mizoram       | 25,962     |
| 25   | Nagaland      | 49,732     |
| 26   | Odisha        | 42,52,175  |
| 27   | Puducherry    | 13,400     |
| 28   | Punjab        | 12,10,146  |
| 29   | Rajasthan     | 57,59,887  |
| 30   | Sikkim        | 7,812      |
| 31   | Tamil Nadu    | 31,53,589  |
| 32   | Telangana     | 9,36,974   |
| 33   | Tripura       | 2,39,867   |
| 34   | Uttar Pradesh | 130,81,084 |
| 35   | Uttarakhand   | 3,54,787   |
| 36   | West Bengal   | 80,66,899  |
|      | Total         | 723,25,948 |