Lok Sabha Question No. 388 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-06-24
Subject: PMUY
Ministry: PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS
Asked by: Jagdambika Pal, D.K. Suresh

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.388 TO BE ANSWERED ON 24 th  JUNE, 2019

## PMUY

## 388.   SHRI JAGDAMBIKA PAL: SHRI D.K.SURESH:

पेट्रोल ियम एवं प्राक ृ तिक गैस मंत्री

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

- (a) the salient features and status of Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana (PMUY) along with targets fixed/achieved and the number of free gas connections provided to women under the  said  scheme  since  its  inception  including  funds  allocated/utilised  there  under, State/UT-wise including Uttar Pradesh (UP);
- (b)  the  number  of  LPG  connections  provided  during  each  of  the  last  three  years, State/UT-wise along with the steps taken/ being taken by the Government to achieve the target in providing LPG connections under PMUY;
- (c)  whether  the  Government  proposes  to  enlarge/enhance  the  coverage  target  and incentivise the better performing districts under PMUY and if so, the details thereof along with the steps taken/proposed to be taken by the Government in this regard, State/UTwise including UP;
- (d)  whether  the  Government  has  created  infrastructure/launched  any  portal  to  bring transparency  in  the  distribution  of  gas  under  PMUY  and  if  so,  the  details  thereof, State/UT-wise including UP; and
- (e) the number of complaints regarding distribution/delay in providing gas connection to BPL families under PMUY received by the Government till date along with the remedial action taken/being taken in this regard, State/UT-wise including UP?

## ANSWER

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

## MINISTER OF PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS (SHRI DHARMENDRA PRADHAN)

- (a) & (b) The Salient features of the PMUY Scheme are as under :-
- (i)      LPG connection is released in the name of adult woman of the poor family, subject to the condition that no LPG connection exists in the name of any family member of the household and fulfilling other terms and conditions.
- (ii)      Initially, the beneficiaries under PMUY were identified either from SECC list or from seven  other  identified  categories.  Subsequently,  Government  has  extended  the benefit  to  all  left  out  poor  families  under  PMUY  subject  to  fulfilment  of  terms  & conditions.
- (iii) Under  the  Scheme,  cash  assistance  upto  Rs  1600/-  for  providing  new  LPG connection is provided by the  Central Government.
- (iv) The  beneficiary  bears  the  cost  of  Hot  Plate  and  purchase  of  first  refill.  The beneficiary has the option to take Hot Plate or purchase first refill or the both on loan  basis  from  OMCs  at  zero  interest  and  the  same  is  recovered  through subsidy.

Year-wise details of targets fixed and achieved during the last three years are as under:-

| Financial Year   |   Target (in crore) |   Connections released (in crore) | Fund Reimbursed (Rs in crore)   | Remarks     |
|------------------|---------------------|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------|-------------|
| 2016-17          |                   2 |                              2    | 2,500                           | Allocated   |
| 2017-18          |                   2 |                              1.56 | 2,251                           | funds fully |
| 2018-19          |                   2 |                              3.62 | 3,200                           | utilized    |

State-wise/UT-wise connections released are at Annexure.

- (c) Connection under PMUY is released to all eligible poor families and the scheme is under implementation across all the States/UTs and Districts.
- (d) OMCs  have  launched  a  website  namely  www.pmujjwalayojana.com  specially designated  for  PMUY  Scheme,  on  which  consumers  can  know  about  the Scheme,  download  form,  know-how  to  apply  for  the  connection,  etc.  A dedicated  toll-free  number  18002666696  has  been  set  up  to  take  enquiries, complaints and suggestions related to PMUY. Customer can also register their grievances  online  by  visiting  websites  of  OMCs,  Public  Grievance  Portal  of Department  of  Administrative  Reforms  and  Public  Grievances,  Social  Media platforms, Facebook, Tweeter, MoPNG e-Seva of the Ministry.
- (e) OMCs  have reported 282 established cases of irregularities regarding distribution/delay in providing gas connections under PMUY.  In all the established cases of irregularities by distributorships, action is taken against the concerned  distributors  as  per  Marketing  Discipline  Guidelines/Distributorship Agreement.

## Annexure referred to part (a) & (b) in Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 388 for 24.06.2019 regarding "PMUY" by Shri Jagdambika Pal and other

## 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 |