Lok Sabha Question No. 2414 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-08
Subject: Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana
Ministry: PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS
Asked by: Arvind Kumar Sharma, Poonamben Hematbhai Maadam, Ramdas Chandrabhanji Tadas, Sanjay(Kaka) Ramchandra Patil, Rahul Kaswan, Chandra Prakash Joshi

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2414

## TO BE ANSWERED ON  8 th  JULY, 2019

Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana

†2414. SHRI ARVIND KUMAR SHARMA:

SHRIMATI POONAMBEN MAADAM:

SHRI RAMDAS C. TADAS:

SHRI SANJAY KAKA PATIL:

SHRI RAHUL KASWAN:

SHRI CHANDRA PRAKASH JOSHI:

## पेट्रोल ियम एवं प्राक ृ तिक गैस मंत्री

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

- (a)  whether  the  Government  proposes  to  focus  on  the  distribution  of  small  LPG cylinders to the needy under Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana (PMUY) and if so, the details and rationale thereof;
- (b)  the  details  of  rejected  applications  under  the  scheme  along  with  the  reasons therefor, case-wise;
- (c)  the  details  of  surrendered  gas  connections  from  2014  till  date  including  the subsidy saved by the Government during the said period along with the details of LPG connections provided before 2014, State/UT-wise;

(d) whether the Government is planning to reduce the subsidy given on domestic gas cylinders and if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor;

- (e)  the  details  and  number  of  people  who  remained  deprived  of  the  benefit  of  the said scheme and if so, the details thereof, State/UT-wise along with the steps taken by the Government in this regard; and
- (f)  the  details  and number of LPG connections provided by the Government under the  said  scheme  particularly  in  Churu  district  of  Rajasthan  and  whether  the Government proposes to provide more LPG connections to the deprived families in Churu district of Rajasthan and if so, the details thereof and the time by when the same would be provided?

## 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), deposit free LPG connection is provided in the name of an adult woman member of a poor family and the beneficiary has an option to avail connection with 14.2 kg or 5 kg cylinder. The existing beneficiary with 14.2 kg LPG cylinder has an option to swap with 5 kg cylinder also.
- (b) & (e) As on 01.07.2019, more than 10.27 crore prospective consumers filled their Know Your Customer (KYC) forms under PMUY, out of which more than 7.30 crore  connections  have  been  released.  KYC  is  rejected  mainly  due  to submission of incomplete information, not being eligible under PMUY, having another  connection  in  the  name  of  other  family  member  etc.  Details  of State/UT-wise LPG connections released under PMUY as on 01.07.2019 are at Annexure-I
- (c) As on 27.06.2019, more than one crore LPG consumers have given up their subsidy under 'GiveItUp' campaign.  State/UT-wise details are at Annexure-II. Estimated savings due to 'GiveItUp' campaign during Financial Year 2018-19 is    ₹ 2,930 crore.
- (d) Government has introduced well targeted system of subsidy delivery to LPG consumers through PAHAL. This initiative of the Government was aimed at rationalizing subsidies based on approach h to cut subsidy leakages, but not subsidy per se. Applicable subsidy is directly transferred into the bank account of  the  beneficiaries.   PAHAL  has  helped  in  identifying  'ghost'  accounts, multiple accounts and inactive accounts. This has helped in curbing diversion of subsidised LPG to commercial purposes.

The Government has decided to rationalize the  subsidy  outgo  by excluding such LPG consumers from the purview of subsidy, whose or whose spouse have taxable income of ₹ 10 lakh and above during the previous financial year computed as per the Income Tax Act, 1961 w.e.f. 1.1.2016.

LPG  consumers  were  also  encouraged  to  voluntarily  give-up  their  LPG subsidy.

- (f) As  on  01.07.2019,  OMCs  have  released  1,71,372  connections  in  Churu district of Rajasthan under PMUY.

| Annexure referred to part (b) & (e) in Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 2414 for 08.07.2019 regarding "Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana" by Shri Arvind Kumar Sharma and others   | Annexure referred to part (b) & (e) in Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 2414 for 08.07.2019 regarding "Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana" by Shri Arvind Kumar Sharma and others   | Annexure referred to part (b) & (e) in Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 2414 for 08.07.2019 regarding "Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana" by Shri Arvind Kumar Sharma and others   |
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| S.No                                                                                                                                                                           | State/UT                                                                                                                                                                       | Total                                                                                                                                                                          |
| 1                                                                                                                                                                              | Andaman and Nicobar Islands                                                                                                                                                    | 7,890                                                                                                                                                                          |
| 2                                                                                                                                                                              | Andhra Pradesh                                                                                                                                                                 | 3,51,334                                                                                                                                                                       |
| 3                                                                                                                                                                              | Arunachal Pradesh                                                                                                                                                              | 39,853                                                                                                                                                                         |
| 4                                                                                                                                                                              | Assam                                                                                                                                                                          | 28,93,408                                                                                                                                                                      |
| 5                                                                                                                                                                              | Bihar                                                                                                                                                                          | 79,71,121                                                                                                                                                                      |
| 6                                                                                                                                                                              | Chandigarh                                                                                                                                                                     | 88                                                                                                                                                                             |
| 7                                                                                                                                                                              | Chhattisgarh                                                                                                                                                                   | 26,91,352                                                                                                                                                                      |
| 8                                                                                                                                                                              | Dadra and Nagar Haveli                                                                                                                                                         | 14,233                                                                                                                                                                         |
| 9                                                                                                                                                                              | Daman and Diu                                                                                                                                                                  | 425                                                                                                                                                                            |
| 10                                                                                                                                                                             | Delhi                                                                                                                                                                          | 74,141                                                                                                                                                                         |
| 11                                                                                                                                                                             | Goa                                                                                                                                                                            | 1,074                                                                                                                                                                          |
| 12                                                                                                                                                                             | Gujarat                                                                                                                                                                        | 25,88,051                                                                                                                                                                      |
| 13                                                                                                                                                                             | Haryana                                                                                                                                                                        | 6,90,199                                                                                                                                                                       |
| 14                                                                                                                                                                             | Himachal Pradesh                                                                                                                                                               | 1,15,123                                                                                                                                                                       |
| 15                                                                                                                                                                             | Jammu and Kashmir                                                                                                                                                              | 10,99,650                                                                                                                                                                      |
| 16                                                                                                                                                                             | Jharkhand                                                                                                                                                                      | 29,26,779                                                                                                                                                                      |
| 17                                                                                                                                                                             | Karnataka                                                                                                                                                                      | 28,61,261                                                                                                                                                                      |
| 18                                                                                                                                                                             | Kerala                                                                                                                                                                         | 2,18,733                                                                                                                                                                       |
| 19                                                                                                                                                                             | Lakshadweep                                                                                                                                                                    | 290                                                                                                                                                                            |
| 20                                                                                                                                                                             | Madhya Pradesh                                                                                                                                                                 | 65,20,004                                                                                                                                                                      |
| 21                                                                                                                                                                             | Maharashtra                                                                                                                                                                    | 41,15,623                                                                                                                                                                      |
| 22                                                                                                                                                                             | Manipur                                                                                                                                                                        | 1,34,256                                                                                                                                                                       |
| 23                                                                                                                                                                             | Meghalaya                                                                                                                                                                      | 1,43,023                                                                                                                                                                       |
| 24                                                                                                                                                                             | Mizoram                                                                                                                                                                        | 26,427                                                                                                                                                                         |
| 25                                                                                                                                                                             | Nagaland                                                                                                                                                                       | 49,934                                                                                                                                                                         |
| 26                                                                                                                                                                             | Odisha                                                                                                                                                                         | 42,90,959                                                                                                                                                                      |
| 27                                                                                                                                                                             | Puducherry                                                                                                                                                                     | 13,434                                                                                                                                                                         |
| 28                                                                                                                                                                             | Punjab                                                                                                                                                                         | 12,10,684                                                                                                                                                                      |
| 29                                                                                                                                                                             | Rajasthan                                                                                                                                                                      | 58,55,194                                                                                                                                                                      |
| 30                                                                                                                                                                             | Sikkim                                                                                                                                                                         | 7,906                                                                                                                                                                          |
| 31                                                                                                                                                                             | Tamil Nadu                                                                                                                                                                     | 31,60,553                                                                                                                                                                      |
| 32                                                                                                                                                                             | Telangana                                                                                                                                                                      | 9,61,594                                                                                                                                                                       |
| 33                                                                                                                                                                             | Tripura                                                                                                                                                                        | 2,42,420                                                                                                                                                                       |
| 34                                                                                                                                                                             | Uttar Pradesh                                                                                                                                                                  | 132,66,314                                                                                                                                                                     |
| 35                                                                                                                                                                             | Uttarakhand                                                                                                                                                                    | 3,60,957                                                                                                                                                                       |
| 36                                                                                                                                                                             | West Bengal                                                                                                                                                                    | 81,08,806                                                                                                                                                                      |
|                                                                                                                                                                                | Total                                                                                                                                                                          | 730,13,093                                                                                                                                                                     |

Annexure-II

| Annexure referred to part (c) in Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 2414 for 08.07.2019 regarding "Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana" by Shri Arvind Kumar Sharma and others   | Annexure referred to part (c) in Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 2414 for 08.07.2019 regarding "Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana" by Shri Arvind Kumar Sharma and others   | Annexure referred to part (c) in Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 2414 for 08.07.2019 regarding "Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana" by Shri Arvind Kumar Sharma and others   |
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| S.No.                                                                                                                                                                    | State/UT                                                                                                                                                                 | Opt out consumers                                                                                                                                                        |
| 1                                                                                                                                                                        | Andaman and Nicobar Islands                                                                                                                                              | 2,851                                                                                                                                                                    |
| 2                                                                                                                                                                        | Andhra pradesh                                                                                                                                                           | 2,35,231                                                                                                                                                                 |
| 3                                                                                                                                                                        | Arunachal Pradesh                                                                                                                                                        | 23,369                                                                                                                                                                   |
| 4                                                                                                                                                                        | Assam                                                                                                                                                                    | 1,87,742                                                                                                                                                                 |
| 5                                                                                                                                                                        | Bihar                                                                                                                                                                    | 4,18,691                                                                                                                                                                 |
| 6                                                                                                                                                                        | Chandigarh                                                                                                                                                               | 19,914                                                                                                                                                                   |
| 7                                                                                                                                                                        | Chhattisgarh                                                                                                                                                             | 1,35,112                                                                                                                                                                 |
| 8                                                                                                                                                                        | Daman and Diu                                                                                                                                                            | 3,189                                                                                                                                                                    |
| 9                                                                                                                                                                        | Delhi                                                                                                                                                                    | 8,26,939                                                                                                                                                                 |
| 10                                                                                                                                                                       | Dadra and Nagar Haveli                                                                                                                                                   | 7,441                                                                                                                                                                    |
| 11                                                                                                                                                                       | Goa                                                                                                                                                                      | 43,103                                                                                                                                                                   |
| 12                                                                                                                                                                       | Gujarat                                                                                                                                                                  | 4,51,856                                                                                                                                                                 |
| 13                                                                                                                                                                       | Himachal Pradesh                                                                                                                                                         | 70,412                                                                                                                                                                   |
| 14                                                                                                                                                                       | Haryana                                                                                                                                                                  | 3,42,311                                                                                                                                                                 |
| 15                                                                                                                                                                       | Jharkhand                                                                                                                                                                | 97,796                                                                                                                                                                   |
| 16                                                                                                                                                                       | Jammu and Kashmir                                                                                                                                                        | 1,50,711                                                                                                                                                                 |
| 17                                                                                                                                                                       | Kerala                                                                                                                                                                   | 3,02,013                                                                                                                                                                 |
| 18                                                                                                                                                                       | Karnataka                                                                                                                                                                | 7,36,081                                                                                                                                                                 |
| 19                                                                                                                                                                       | Lakshadweep                                                                                                                                                              | 143                                                                                                                                                                      |
| 20                                                                                                                                                                       | Manipur                                                                                                                                                                  | 47,098                                                                                                                                                                   |
| 21                                                                                                                                                                       | Meghalaya                                                                                                                                                                | 7,658                                                                                                                                                                    |
| 22                                                                                                                                                                       | Maharashtra                                                                                                                                                              | 16,50,164                                                                                                                                                                |
| 23                                                                                                                                                                       | Mizoram                                                                                                                                                                  | 43,985                                                                                                                                                                   |
| 24                                                                                                                                                                       | Madhya Pradesh                                                                                                                                                           | 4,39,789                                                                                                                                                                 |
| 25                                                                                                                                                                       | Nagaland                                                                                                                                                                 | 31,583                                                                                                                                                                   |
| 26                                                                                                                                                                       | Odisha                                                                                                                                                                   | 1,57,974                                                                                                                                                                 |
| 27                                                                                                                                                                       | Puducherry                                                                                                                                                               | 16,663                                                                                                                                                                   |
| 28                                                                                                                                                                       | Punjab                                                                                                                                                                   | 4,12,072                                                                                                                                                                 |
| 29                                                                                                                                                                       | Rajasthan                                                                                                                                                                | 6,38,004                                                                                                                                                                 |
| 30                                                                                                                                                                       | Sikkim                                                                                                                                                                   | 7,793                                                                                                                                                                    |
| 31                                                                                                                                                                       | Telangana                                                                                                                                                                | 3,86,279                                                                                                                                                                 |
| 32                                                                                                                                                                       | Tamil Nadu                                                                                                                                                               | 6,53,725                                                                                                                                                                 |
| 33                                                                                                                                                                       | Tripura                                                                                                                                                                  | 18,753                                                                                                                                                                   |
| 34                                                                                                                                                                       | Uttar Pradesh                                                                                                                                                            | 12,60,599                                                                                                                                                                |
| 35                                                                                                                                                                       | Uttarakhand                                                                                                                                                              | 1,48,432                                                                                                                                                                 |
| 36                                                                                                                                                                       | West Bengal                                                                                                                                                              | 3,47,209                                                                                                                                                                 |