Lok Sabha Question No. 325 (STARRED), answered on 2023-03-23
Subject: Extension of Benefits of PMUY
Ministry: PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS
Asked by: Girish Bhalchandra Bapat, Rahul Ramesh Shewale

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 325 TO BE ANSWERED ON 23 rd  MARCH, 2023

## EXTENSION OF BENEFITS OF PMUY

## *325.   SHRI GIRISH BHALCHANDRA BAPAT: SHRI RAHUL RAMESH SHEWALE:

पेोिलयम एवं ाकृितक गैस मंी Will the Minister of PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government proposes to extend benefits of Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana (PMUY) to non-Ujjwala subscribers;
- (b)  if  so,  the  details  thereof  and  the  time  by  which  the  decision  is  likely  to  be  taken  by  the Government in this regard;
- (c) whether people have benefited under PMUY in the country during the last three years and if so, the details thereof, State/UT-wise, especially in Maharashtra;
- (d) the number of beneficiaries as on date during the said  period, year-wise; and
- (e) the number of beneficiaries discontinued their supply under PMUY in Maharashtra so far?

## ANSWER

पेोिलयम एवं ाकृितक गैस मंी ( ी हरदीप सह पुरी ) MINISTER OF PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS (SHRI HARDEEP SINGH PURI)

- (a) to (e)   A statement is laid on the Table of the House.

## STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (e) OF THE LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 325 BY SHRI GIRISH BHALCHANDRA BAPAT AND SHRI RAHUL RAMESH SHEWALE TO BE ANSWERED ON 23rd MARCH , 2023 REGARDING 'EXTENSION OF BENEFITS OF PMUY '

(a) & (b) No Sir. No  such proposal is currently under consideration of Government.

Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana (PMUY) was launched on 01.05.2016 to release deposit free LPG connection in the name of adult woman member of poor households across the country. The target to release  8  crore  connections  was  achieved  in  September,  2019.  To  cover  the  remaining  poor households,  PMUY phase-2 (Ujjwala 2.0) was launched in August 2021 with a target to release 1 crore  additional  PMUY  connections,  which  was  achieved  in  January  2022.  Subsequently,  the Government  decided  to  release  60  lakh  more  LPG  connections  under  Ujjwala  2.0  and  as  on 01.01.2023, the target of 1.60 crore Ujjwala 2.0 connections has already been achieved.

LPG  connection  under  PMUY  is  released  in  the  name  of  adult  women  of  the  poor  households, provided no LPG connection exists in the name of any family member of the household and fulfilling other terms and conditions. Households belonging to Socio Economic Caste Census (SECC) list or from  seven  other  categories  such  as  Scheduled  Caste(SC)  Households,  Scheduled  Tribe(ST) Households, Most Backward  Classes  (MBC),  Beneficiaries of  PM  Awas  Yojana  (Gramin), Beneficiaries of Antyodaya Anna Yojana (AAY), Forest Dwellers, Resident of islands/ river islands, Tea garden / ex-tea garden workers  or poor households not covered under the above categories by submitting  14 point  declaration  are  eligible  for  a  PMUY  connection.  Under  Ujjwala  2.0,  a  special provision  has  been  made  for  migrant  families  who  can  use  a  self-declaration  instead  of  Proof  of Address and Ration Card to apply for a PMUY connection.

Under PMUY, Government bears an expenditure of upto Rs 1600 per connection for Security Deposit (SD) of Cylinder, Pressure Regulator, Suraksha Hose, DGCC  booklet and installation charges.

(c) & (d) State/UT-wise details of LPG connections released under PMUY during the last three years and current year are at are at Annexure.

During  Financial Year  2020-21,  the  Government  had  provided  upto  3  (three)  free of cost LPG refills to PMUY beneficiaries under Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Package (PMGKP). Under this Scheme, 14.17 crore free refills (14.2 Kg) were provided to the PMUY beneficiaries across the country  including  76.29  lakh  refills  (14.2  Kg)  in  the  State  of  Maharashtra.  The  Government  has started a targeted subsidy of Rs. 200 per 14.2 Kg cylinder for PMUY beneficiaries for upto 12 refills for year 2022-23.

(e)  Out of 46.98 lakh PMUY connections released upto 31.03.2022 in the State of Maharashtra, more than 46.67 lakh (99.34 %) PMUY beneficiaries have taken refills upto February, 2023.

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| Annexure referred in part (c) & (d) of Lok Sabha Starred Question No. 325 to be answered on 23.03.2023 asked by Shri Girish Bhalchandra Bapat and Shri Rahul Ramesh Shewale   | Annexure referred in part (c) & (d) of Lok Sabha Starred Question No. 325 to be answered on 23.03.2023 asked by Shri Girish Bhalchandra Bapat and Shri Rahul Ramesh Shewale   | Annexure referred in part (c) & (d) of Lok Sabha Starred Question No. 325 to be answered on 23.03.2023 asked by Shri Girish Bhalchandra Bapat and Shri Rahul Ramesh Shewale   | Annexure referred in part (c) & (d) of Lok Sabha Starred Question No. 325 to be answered on 23.03.2023 asked by Shri Girish Bhalchandra Bapat and Shri Rahul Ramesh Shewale   |
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| State/UT                                                                                                                                                                      | 2019-20                                                                                                                                                                       | 2021-22                                                                                                                                                                       | 2022-23 (Apr- Feb.)                                                                                                                                                           |
| Andaman and Nicobar Islands                                                                                                                                                   | 4,547                                                                                                                                                                         | 811                                                                                                                                                                           | 46                                                                                                                                                                            |
| Andhra Pradesh                                                                                                                                                                | 49,262                                                                                                                                                                        | 25,222                                                                                                                                                                        | 95,672                                                                                                                                                                        |
| Arunachal Pradesh                                                                                                                                                             | 5,384                                                                                                                                                                         | 3,457                                                                                                                                                                         | 1,514                                                                                                                                                                         |
| Assam                                                                                                                                                                         | 6,48,961                                                                                                                                                                      | 5,11,073                                                                                                                                                                      | 4,24,243                                                                                                                                                                      |
| Bihar                                                                                                                                                                         | 6,43,107                                                                                                                                                                      | 16,13,210                                                                                                                                                                     | 6,39,296                                                                                                                                                                      |
| Chandigarh                                                                                                                                                                    | -                                                                                                                                                                             | 5                                                                                                                                                                             | 569                                                                                                                                                                           |
| Chhattisgarh                                                                                                                                                                  | 2,96,736                                                                                                                                                                      | 3,73,735                                                                                                                                                                      | 1,44,003                                                                                                                                                                      |
| Dadra &Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu                                                                                                                                           | 644                                                                                                                                                                           | 39                                                                                                                                                                            | 14                                                                                                                                                                            |
| Delhi                                                                                                                                                                         | 3,058                                                                                                                                                                         | 22,638                                                                                                                                                                        | 43,594                                                                                                                                                                        |
| Goa                                                                                                                                                                           | 10                                                                                                                                                                            | -                                                                                                                                                                             | 141                                                                                                                                                                           |
| Gujarat                                                                                                                                                                       | 3,79,993                                                                                                                                                                      | 5,40,537                                                                                                                                                                      | 4,06,881                                                                                                                                                                      |
| Haryana                                                                                                                                                                       | 50,472                                                                                                                                                                        | 13,675                                                                                                                                                                        | 29,097                                                                                                                                                                        |
| Himachal Pradesh                                                                                                                                                              | 23,048                                                                                                                                                                        | 2,058                                                                                                                                                                         | 2,525                                                                                                                                                                         |
| Jammu and Kashmir (Incl Ladakh)                                                                                                                                               | 1,89,062                                                                                                                                                                      | 9443                                                                                                                                                                          | 7111                                                                                                                                                                          |
| Jharkhand                                                                                                                                                                     | 3,56,981                                                                                                                                                                      | 2,19,486                                                                                                                                                                      | 1,74,072                                                                                                                                                                      |
| Karnataka                                                                                                                                                                     | 3,23,478                                                                                                                                                                      | 3,28,275                                                                                                                                                                      | 2,93,751                                                                                                                                                                      |
| Kerala                                                                                                                                                                        | 46,379                                                                                                                                                                        | 44,456                                                                                                                                                                        | 40,802                                                                                                                                                                        |
| Lakshadweep                                                                                                                                                                   | -                                                                                                                                                                             | 10                                                                                                                                                                            | 14                                                                                                                                                                            |
| Madhya Pradesh                                                                                                                                                                | 7,08,815                                                                                                                                                                      | 7,95,859                                                                                                                                                                      | 2,92,462                                                                                                                                                                      |
| Maharashtra                                                                                                                                                                   | 3,64,878                                                                                                                                                                      | 2,81,997                                                                                                                                                                      | 1,94,467                                                                                                                                                                      |
| Manipur                                                                                                                                                                       | 26,221                                                                                                                                                                        | 22,025                                                                                                                                                                        | 23,691                                                                                                                                                                        |
| Meghalaya                                                                                                                                                                     | 10,433                                                                                                                                                                        | 22,628                                                                                                                                                                        | 41,847                                                                                                                                                                        |
| Mizoram                                                                                                                                                                       | 2,337                                                                                                                                                                         | 1,523                                                                                                                                                                         | 3,962                                                                                                                                                                         |
| Nagaland                                                                                                                                                                      | 5,738                                                                                                                                                                         | 21,977                                                                                                                                                                        | 14,956                                                                                                                                                                        |
| Odisha                                                                                                                                                                        | 5,14,096                                                                                                                                                                      | 4,55,549                                                                                                                                                                      | 1,37,729                                                                                                                                                                      |
| Puducherry                                                                                                                                                                    | 203                                                                                                                                                                           | 655                                                                                                                                                                           | 616                                                                                                                                                                           |
| Punjab                                                                                                                                                                        | 15,256                                                                                                                                                                        | 17,132                                                                                                                                                                        | 48,514                                                                                                                                                                        |
| Rajasthan                                                                                                                                                                     | 6,73,000                                                                                                                                                                      | 2,64,503                                                                                                                                                                      | 3,10,247                                                                                                                                                                      |
| Sikkim                                                                                                                                                                        | 954                                                                                                                                                                           | 3,707                                                                                                                                                                         | 1,341                                                                                                                                                                         |
| Tamil Nadu                                                                                                                                                                    | 1,00,374                                                                                                                                                                      | 2,14,225                                                                                                                                                                      | 2,57,068                                                                                                                                                                      |
| Telangana                                                                                                                                                                     | 1,48,480                                                                                                                                                                      | 40,198                                                                                                                                                                        | 41,845                                                                                                                                                                        |
| Tripura                                                                                                                                                                       | 33,495                                                                                                                                                                        | 5,827                                                                                                                                                                         | 11,673                                                                                                                                                                        |
| Uttar Pradesh                                                                                                                                                                 | 17,93,397                                                                                                                                                                     | 20,00,914                                                                                                                                                                     | 7,98,372                                                                                                                                                                      |
| Uttarakhand                                                                                                                                                                   | 51,645                                                                                                                                                                        | 46,778                                                                                                                                                                        | 48,157                                                                                                                                                                        |
| West Bengal                                                                                                                                                                   | 7,94,376                                                                                                                                                                      | 20,96,373                                                                                                                                                                     | 14,69,708                                                                                                                                                                     |

Note -no connection was issued in 2020-21 under PMUY.

Source: Indian Oil Corporation Ltd on behalf of Oil Marketing Companies.