Lok Sabha Question No. 2758 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-03-16
Subject: LPG Connections under PMUY
Ministry: PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS
Asked by: Umesh G. Jadhav, Annasaheb Shankar Jolle

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2758 TO BE ANSWERED ON 16 th  MARCH, 2023

## LPG CONNECTIONS UNDER PMUY

## 2758.   DR. UMESH G. JADHAV: SHRI ANNASAHEB SHANKAR JOLLE:

## पेोलयम एवं ाक ृतक गैस मंी

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

(a)  the  number  of  LPG  connections  provided  under  Pradhan  MantriUjjwalaYojana  (PMUY) since the inception of the scheme till December, 2022, State/UT-wise, especially in the State of Karnataka;

(b) the number of refilling done under PMUY during the last two years, State/UT-wise particularly in the State of Karnataka; and

(c) whether the Government proposes to run any campaign to increase this number and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## पेोलयम एवं ाक ृतक गैस मंालय म रायमंी ( ी रामेवर तेल )

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS (SHRI RAMESWAR TELI)

(a) State/UT-wise details of Pradhan Mantri Ujjwla Yojna(PMUY) beneficiaries including in the State of  Karnataka as on 01.01.2023 are at Annexure-I .

(b)   State/UT-wise details of refills delivered to PMUY beneficiaries including in the State of Karnataka during last two years i.e. 2020-21 and 2021-22 are at Annexure-II .

(c)    To  improve  LPG  usage  amongst  PMUY  beneficiaries,  Government  and  Oil  Marketing Companies (OMCs) have organized LPG panchayats, social media campaigns, public events for the  distribution  of  connections  and  public  awareness  campaigns  etc.  across  the  country. Conducting LPG Panchayats across the country is an ongoing process and so far 2.20 lakh LPG Panchayats have been conducted across the country.

Further, Government has taken several other steps to encourage consumption of LPG by PMUY beneficiaries, which include subsidy of Rs. 200/- per 14.2 Kg refill upto 12 refills/year for  PMUY  beneficiaries  for  year  2022-23,  option  of  5  Kg  Double  Bottle  Connection  (DBC), swap option from 14.2 Kg to 5 Kg and upto 3 free refills to PMUY beneficiaries under Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Package from April to December 2020 etc.

## Annexure-I

Annexure referred to in part(a) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 2758 to be answered on 16.03.2023 regarding " LPG Connections under PMUY ' asked by Dr. Umesh G. Jadhav and Shri Annasaheb Shankar Jolle

| State/UT                           | PMUY beneficiaries as on 01.01.2023   |
|------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
| Andaman and Nicobar Islands        | 13,447                                |
| Andhra Pradesh                     | 5,12,466                              |
| Arunachal Pradesh                  | 49,326                                |
| Assam                              | 44,02,403                             |
| Bihar                              | 1,07,30,847                           |
| Chandigarh                         | 661                                   |
| Chhattisgarh                       | 34,94,708                             |
| Dadra &Nagar Haveli and Daman &Diu | 15,030                                |
| Delhi                              | 1,42,343                              |
| Goa                                | 1,222                                 |
| Gujarat                            | 38,44,040                             |
| Haryana                            | 7,67,674                              |
| Himachal Pradesh                   | 1,40,841                              |
| UT of Jammu and Kashmir            | 12,45,339                             |
| Jharkhand                          | 36,47,725                             |
| Karnataka                          | 37,59,465                             |
| Kerala                             | 3,41,270                              |
| UT of Ladakh                       | 11,092                                |
| Lakshadweep                        | 316                                   |
| Madhya Pradesh                     | 82,28,808                             |
| Maharashtra                        | 48,90,552                             |
| Manipur                            | 2,02,081                              |
| Meghalaya                          | 2,14,988                              |
| Mizoram                            | 33,607                                |
| Nagaland                           | 92,066                                |
| Odisha                             | 53,25,042                             |
| Puducherry                         | 14,834                                |
| Punjab                             | 12,84,059                             |
| Rajasthan                          | 69,28,018                             |
| Sikkim                             | 13,798                                |
| Tamil Nadu                         | 37,06,464                             |
| Telangana                          | 11,52,950                             |
| Tripura                            | 2,83,577                              |
| Uttar Pradesh                      | 1,75,07,223                           |
| Uttarakhand                        | 4,97,842                              |
| West Bengal                        | 1,23,73,995                           |

Source: Public Sector Oil Marketing Companies

Annexure referred to in part(b) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 2758 to be answered on 16.03.2023 regarding " LPG Connections under PMUY ' asked by Dr. Umesh G. Jadhav and Shri Annasaheb Shankar Jolle

| STATE/UT                           | FY 2020-21 *   | FY 2021-22   |
|------------------------------------|----------------|--------------|
| Chandigarh                         | 652            | 460          |
| Delhi                              | 6,20,899       | 5,52,538     |
| Haryana                            | 44,49,115      | 39,49,321    |
| Himachal Pradesh                   | 7,07,881       | 5,60,204     |
| Jammu &Kashmir                     | 42,82,147      | 36,06,778    |
| UT Of Ladakh                       | 44,673         | 38,715       |
| Punjab                             | 70,10,907      | 60,89,986    |
| Rajasthan                          | 2,77,52,065    | 2,67,27,272  |
| Uttar Pradesh                      | 7,07,08,978    | 6,51,39,720  |
| Uttarakhand                        | 22,01,431      | 20,33,185    |
| Andaman &Nicobar Islands           | 65,918         | 53,246       |
| Arunachal Pradesh                  | 2,15,566       | 1,73,121     |
| Assam                              | 1,20,89,189    | 1,01,53,586  |
| Bihar                              | 4,01,50,715    | 3,65,21,617  |
| Jharkhand                          | 1,13,18,754    | 85,83,576    |
| Manipur                            | 8,60,955       | 8,43,266     |
| Meghalaya                          | 5,01,286       | 4,29,159     |
| Mizoram                            | 1,74,999       | 1,38,645     |
| Nagaland                           | 2,33,467       | 2,27,143     |
| Odisha                             | 1,88,37,346    | 1,49,80,292  |
| Sikkim                             | 47,362         | 36,666       |
| Tripura                            | 10,07,877      | 7,26,965     |
| West Bengal                        | 4,03,95,050    | 3,44,16,968  |
| Chhattisgarh                       | 76,46,131      | 57,47,769    |
| Dadra &Nagar Haveli and Daman &Diu | 61953          | 65,571       |
| Goa                                | 5,641          | 4,996        |
| Gujarat                            | 1,42,66,200    | 1,42,18,185  |
| Madhya Pradesh                     | 2,48,51,647    | 2,20,02,757  |
| Maharashtra                        | 2,10,82,520    | 1,92,62,192  |
| Andhra Pradesh                     | 18,88,215      | 15,42,042    |
| Karnataka                          | 1,59,80,562    | 1,49,78,839  |
| Kerala                             | 12,79,796      | 11,49,207    |
| Lakshadweep                        | 1,208          | 1,204        |
| Puducherry                         | 95,944         | 87,735       |
| Tamil Nadu                         | 1,58,25,536    | 1,37,88,950  |
| Telangana                          | 44,84,213      | 37,90,826    |

Source: Public Sector Oil Marketing Companies