Lok Sabha Question No. 2106 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-12-02
Subject: PAHAL Scheme
Ministry: PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS
Asked by: Shobha Karandlaje

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2106 TO BE ANSWERED ON  2 nd  DECEMBER, 2019

PAHAL Scheme

2106. KUMARI SHOBHA KARANDLAJE: पेट्रोलियम एवं प्राक ृ लिक गैस मंत्री Will the Minister of PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS be pleased to state: (a)  the  number  of  LPG  consumers  who  have  joined  PAHAL  Scheme  as  on  30/9/2019, State-wise; (b) the amount transferred into the bank accounts of consumers, so far; and (c) the steps taken by the Government to curb diversion of subsidized LPG to commercial purposes? ANSWER पेट्रोलियम एवं प्राक ृ लिक गैस मंत्री ( श्री धमेन्द्र प्रधान ) MINISTER OF PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS (SHRI DHARMENDRA PRADHAN) (a)  &  (b)    As  on  30.09.2019,  more  than  25.69  crore    LPG  consumers  have  joined  the PAHAL Scheme and  about ₹ 1.19 lakh crore have been transferred to their  accounts. State/UT-wise  number  of  LPG  consumers  who have  joined  the  PAHAL  Scheme,  are  at Annexure. Implementation of PAHAL scheme has resulted in curbing diversion of subsidized LPG to commercial purposes. Besides, inter/intra company de-duplication exercises, KYC initiative, surprise inspections by Oil Marketing Companies, refill audits, en-route checking

(c) of delivery vehicles etc., are also carried out to curb diversion.

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## Annexure

| Annexure referred to in part (a)& (b) of the reply to Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 2106 to be answered on 02.12.2019 regarding 'PAHAL Scheme'   | Annexure referred to in part (a)& (b) of the reply to Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 2106 to be answered on 02.12.2019 regarding 'PAHAL Scheme'   | Annexure referred to in part (a)& (b) of the reply to Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 2106 to be answered on 02.12.2019 regarding 'PAHAL Scheme'   |
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| S.No.                                                                                                                                               | State/UT                                                                                                                                            | Consumers joined PAHAL                                                                                                                              |
| 1                                                                                                                                                   | Andaman and Nicobar Islands                                                                                                                         | 87,115                                                                                                                                              |
| 2                                                                                                                                                   | Andhra Pradesh                                                                                                                                      | 127,51,343                                                                                                                                          |
| 3                                                                                                                                                   | Arunachal Pradesh                                                                                                                                   | 2,00,666                                                                                                                                            |
| 4                                                                                                                                                   | Assam                                                                                                                                               | 68,46,061                                                                                                                                           |
| 5                                                                                                                                                   | Bihar                                                                                                                                               | 166,81,327                                                                                                                                          |
| 6                                                                                                                                                   | Chandigarh                                                                                                                                          | 2,48,310                                                                                                                                            |
| 7                                                                                                                                                   | Chhattisgarh                                                                                                                                        | 49,22,045                                                                                                                                           |
| 8                                                                                                                                                   | Dadra and Nagar Haveli                                                                                                                              | 81,859                                                                                                                                              |
| 9                                                                                                                                                   | Daman and Diu                                                                                                                                       | 57,618                                                                                                                                              |
| 10                                                                                                                                                  | Delhi                                                                                                                                               | 41,08,419                                                                                                                                           |
| 11                                                                                                                                                  | Goa                                                                                                                                                 | 4,18,565                                                                                                                                            |
| 12                                                                                                                                                  | Gujarat                                                                                                                                             | 94,86,981                                                                                                                                           |
| 13                                                                                                                                                  | Haryana                                                                                                                                             | 62,14,026                                                                                                                                           |
| 14                                                                                                                                                  | Himachal Pradesh                                                                                                                                    | 15,92,392                                                                                                                                           |
| 15                                                                                                                                                  | Jammu and Kashmir                                                                                                                                   | 29,81,157                                                                                                                                           |
| 16                                                                                                                                                  | Jharkhand                                                                                                                                           | 53,13,783                                                                                                                                           |
| 17                                                                                                                                                  | Karnataka                                                                                                                                           | 144,91,085                                                                                                                                          |
| 18                                                                                                                                                  | Kerala                                                                                                                                              | 81,00,093                                                                                                                                           |
| 19                                                                                                                                                  | Lakshadweep                                                                                                                                         | 7,000                                                                                                                                               |
| 20                                                                                                                                                  | Madhya Pradesh                                                                                                                                      | 141,89,879                                                                                                                                          |
| 21                                                                                                                                                  | Maharashtra                                                                                                                                         | 245,85,778                                                                                                                                          |
| 22                                                                                                                                                  | Manipur                                                                                                                                             | 5,11,234                                                                                                                                            |
| 23                                                                                                                                                  | Meghalaya                                                                                                                                           | 3,01,176                                                                                                                                            |

| 24   | Mizoram       | 2,33,001    |
|------|---------------|-------------|
| 25   | Nagaland      | 1,82,130    |
| 26   | Odisha        | 81,53,094   |
| 27   | Puducherry    | 3,50,098    |
| 28   | Punjab        | 77,56,468   |
| 29   | Rajasthan     | 151,52,931  |
| 30   | Sikkim        | 1,28,853    |
| 31   | Tamil Nadu    | 194,85,501  |
| 32   | Telangana     | 100,06,967  |
| 33   | Tripura       | 7,16,146    |
| 34   | Uttar Pradesh | 374,25,995  |
| 35   | Uttarakhand   | 23,33,244   |
| 36   | West Bengal   | 208,75,314  |
|      | Grand Total   | 2569,77,654 |