Lok Sabha Question No. 1289 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-02-11
Subject: Surrender of LPG Subsidy
Ministry: PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS
Asked by: VEENA DEVI

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1289 TO BE ANSWERED ON  11 th  FEBRUARY, 2019

Surrender of LPG Subsidy

†1289. SHRIMATI VEENA DEVI: पेट्रोलियम एवं प्राक ृ लिक गैस मंत्री

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

- (a) the total number of LPG consumers who have given up their LPG subsidy till date along with the number of rural families provided LPG connection under PMUY as on date, State/UT-wise;
- (b) whether the price of LPG cylinders has increased during the last few years and if so,  the  details  thereof  and  the  extent  to  which  such  increase  has  been  registered during the last three years and the current year; and
- (c) whether the families covered under PMUY are using on an average 3 cylinders in a year and uncovered families are using 7 cylinders per year and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

पेट्रोलियम एवं प्राक ृ लिक गैस मंत्री ( श्री धमेन्द्र प्रधान )

MINISTER OF  PETROLEUM  AND NATURAL GAS (SHRI  DHARMENDRA PRADHAN)

- (a) As on 06.02.2019, nearly 1.04 crore LPG  consumers have voluntarily surrendered  their  LPG  subsidy  under  'GiveItUp'  campaign.  State/UT-wise  details LPG connections released under Pradhan Mantri Ujjala Yojna are at Annexure.
- (b) Domestic LPG prices are revised every month in line with international price of LPG with corresponding revision in monthly LPG subsidy under PAHAL scheme. Entire subsidy burden is borne by the Government. In the current month (Feb, 2019), the price of domestic non-subsidized LPG cylinder (14.2 kg) in Delhi market is Rs. 659.  The  effective  cost  to  the  consumer  is  Rs.  493.53.  The  per  cylinder  subsidy borne  by  government  for  the  current  month  is  Rs.  165.47.  The  year-/month-wise details of the LPG prices may be seen at PPAC website:www.ppac.gov.in
- (c) All  India  average  LPG  refill  consumption  for  PMUY  beneficiaries  during  FY 2017-18 is 3.4.  All India LPG average consumption during FY 2017-18 is 6.77.

| Annexure referred to in Part (a) of the reply to Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 1289 for 11.02.2019 regarding ' Surrender of LPG Subsidy' asked by Shrimati Veena Devi   | Annexure referred to in Part (a) of the reply to Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 1289 for 11.02.2019 regarding ' Surrender of LPG Subsidy' asked by Shrimati Veena Devi   |
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| State/UT                                                                                                                                                                   | Connections released under PMUY                                                                                                                                            |
| Andaman and Nicobar Islands                                                                                                                                                | 7,771                                                                                                                                                                      |
| Andhra Pradesh                                                                                                                                                             | 2,28,748                                                                                                                                                                   |
| Arunachal Pradesh                                                                                                                                                          | 37,780                                                                                                                                                                     |
| Assam                                                                                                                                                                      | 25,03,843                                                                                                                                                                  |
| Bihar                                                                                                                                                                      | 73,82,156                                                                                                                                                                  |
| Chandigarh                                                                                                                                                                 | 76                                                                                                                                                                         |
| Chhattisgarh                                                                                                                                                               | 26,78,156                                                                                                                                                                  |
| Dadra and Nagar Haveli                                                                                                                                                     | 13,410                                                                                                                                                                     |
| Daman and Diu                                                                                                                                                              | 415                                                                                                                                                                        |
| Delhi                                                                                                                                                                      | 67,250                                                                                                                                                                     |
| Goa                                                                                                                                                                        | 1,060                                                                                                                                                                      |
| Gujarat                                                                                                                                                                    | 21,36,441                                                                                                                                                                  |
| Haryana                                                                                                                                                                    | 6,41,134                                                                                                                                                                   |
| Himachal Pradesh                                                                                                                                                           | 98,705                                                                                                                                                                     |
| Jammu and Kashmir                                                                                                                                                          | 9,31,144                                                                                                                                                                   |
| Jharkhand                                                                                                                                                                  | 26,89,286                                                                                                                                                                  |
| Karnataka                                                                                                                                                                  | 21,81,193                                                                                                                                                                  |
| Kerala                                                                                                                                                                     | 1,69,353                                                                                                                                                                   |
| Lakshadweep                                                                                                                                                                | 287                                                                                                                                                                        |
| Madhya Pradesh                                                                                                                                                             | 57,62,210                                                                                                                                                                  |
| Maharashtra                                                                                                                                                                | 37,36,880                                                                                                                                                                  |
| Manipur                                                                                                                                                                    | 1,13,349                                                                                                                                                                   |
| Meghalaya                                                                                                                                                                  | 1,35,256                                                                                                                                                                   |
| Mizoram                                                                                                                                                                    | 25,222                                                                                                                                                                     |
| Nagaland                                                                                                                                                                   | 47,205                                                                                                                                                                     |

| Odisha        | 37,64,318   |
|---------------|-------------|
| Puducherry    | 13,074      |
| Punjab        | 11,71,270   |
| Rajasthan     | 49,27,091   |
| Sikkim        | 6,422       |
| Tamil Nadu    | 29,44,543   |
| Telangana     | 6,44,215    |
| Tripura       | 2,10,109    |
| Uttar Pradesh | 113,58,459  |
| Uttarakhand   | 3,02,231    |
| West Bengal   | 72,76,421   |
| Total         | 642,06,483  |