Lok Sabha Question No. 2744 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-03-16
Subject: LPG Coverage
Ministry: PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS
Asked by: Pradyut Bordoloi

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2744

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 16 th  MARCH, 2023

## LPG COVERAGE

## 2744. SHRI PRADYUT BORDOLOI:

## पेोलयम एवं ाक ृतक गैस मंी

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

(a) the details of LPG coverage and share of households using clean fuel in percentage of terms as of July 2022, State/UT-wise;

(b) the details of the total number of beneficiaries under Pradhan MantriUjjwalaYojana (PMUY), number of said beneficiaries who refilled cylinders once and did not refill cylinders even once respectively for FY 2021-22;

(c) whether it is a fact that 90 lakh beneficiaries under the Pradhan MantriUjjwalaYojana did not refill their cylinders in FY 2021-22 and if so, the reasons therefor;

(d) whether the Government has conducted any study on the implementation of PMUY and if so, the details thereof;

(e) whether the Government is taking any steps to ensure subsidy for subsequent cylinder refills under PMUY reaches beneficiaries on time and if so, the details thereof; and

(f)  whether the Government has assessed the effect of rising LPG prices on LPG usage under PMUY 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-wise  details  of  domestic  LPG  customers of Public Sector Oil  Marketing Companies (OMCs) and LPG coverage based on estimated number of households are at Annexure .

(b)  &  (c)As  on  31.03.2021,  there  were  7.99  crore  Pradhan  Mantri  UjjwalaYojana(PMUY) households in the country. Out of these 7.99  crore  beneficiaries, 7.07 crore (89%) beneficiaries have taken at least one refill during 2021-22.

(d) to (f) LPG consumption of PMUY beneficiaries is monitored on regular basis. Consumption of  domestic  LPG  by  households  depends  on  several  factors  like  food  habits,  household  size, cooking  habits,  price,  availability  of  alternate  fuels  etc.  Per  capita  consumption  of  PMUY beneficiaries has increased from 3.01 refills in 2019-20 to 3.68 in 2021-22.

Government has taken several 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,  upto  3  free  refills  to  PMUY  beneficiaries  under  Pradhan  Mantri  Garib  Kalyan  Package from April to December 2020 etc.

| Annexure referred to in part (a) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Parliament Question No. 2744 for 16.03.2023 asked by Shri Pradyut Bordoloi regarding 'LPG Coverage'   | Annexure referred to in part (a) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Parliament Question No. 2744 for 16.03.2023 asked by Shri Pradyut Bordoloi regarding 'LPG Coverage'   | Annexure referred to in part (a) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Parliament Question No. 2744 for 16.03.2023 asked by Shri Pradyut Bordoloi regarding 'LPG Coverage'   |
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| STATE/UT                                                                                                                                                      | Domestic LPG Customers of OMCs (in lakh)                                                                                                                      | LPG coverage as per customers (Based on estimated no. of Households)                                                                                          |
| CHANDIGARH                                                                                                                                                    | 2.92                                                                                                                                                          | 103.9%                                                                                                                                                        |
| DELHI                                                                                                                                                         | 51.89                                                                                                                                                         | 125.1%                                                                                                                                                        |
| HARYANA                                                                                                                                                       | 75.27                                                                                                                                                         | 130.0%                                                                                                                                                        |
| HIMACHAL PRADESH                                                                                                                                              | 21.32                                                                                                                                                         | 125.8%                                                                                                                                                        |
| JAMMU & KASHMIR                                                                                                                                               | 35.89                                                                                                                                                         | 140.3%                                                                                                                                                        |
| PUNJAB                                                                                                                                                        | 92.42                                                                                                                                                         | 147.4%                                                                                                                                                        |
| RAJASTHAN                                                                                                                                                     | 174.47                                                                                                                                                        | 111.5%                                                                                                                                                        |
| UTTAR PRADESH                                                                                                                                                 | 459.57                                                                                                                                                        | 113.4%                                                                                                                                                        |
| UTTRAKHAND                                                                                                                                                    | 29.75                                                                                                                                                         | 122.6%                                                                                                                                                        |
| ANDAMAN & NICOBAR                                                                                                                                             | 1.21                                                                                                                                                          | 120.4%                                                                                                                                                        |
| ARUNACHAL PRADESH                                                                                                                                             | 3.03                                                                                                                                                          | 89.4%                                                                                                                                                         |
| ASSAM                                                                                                                                                         | 81.81                                                                                                                                                         | 107.5%                                                                                                                                                        |
| BIHAR                                                                                                                                                         | 212.32                                                                                                                                                        | 86.9%                                                                                                                                                         |
| JHARKHAND                                                                                                                                                     | 62.08                                                                                                                                                         | 80.0%                                                                                                                                                         |
| MANIPUR                                                                                                                                                       | 6.44                                                                                                                                                          | 104.8%                                                                                                                                                        |
| MEGHALAYA                                                                                                                                                     | 3.80                                                                                                                                                          | 53.5%                                                                                                                                                         |
| MIZORAM                                                                                                                                                       | 3.35                                                                                                                                                          | 119.4%                                                                                                                                                        |
| NAGALAND                                                                                                                                                      | 3.23                                                                                                                                                          | 81.3%                                                                                                                                                         |
| ODISHA                                                                                                                                                        | 96.26                                                                                                                                                         | 85.9%                                                                                                                                                         |
| SIKKIM                                                                                                                                                        | 1.70                                                                                                                                                          | 115.6%                                                                                                                                                        |
| TRIPURA                                                                                                                                                       | 7.78                                                                                                                                                          | 79.0%                                                                                                                                                         |
| WEST BENGAL                                                                                                                                                   | 264.73                                                                                                                                                        | 114.0%                                                                                                                                                        |
| CHATTISGARH                                                                                                                                                   | 58.51                                                                                                                                                         | 82.7%                                                                                                                                                         |
| DADRA & NAGAR HAVELI and DAMAN & DIU                                                                                                                          | 1.67                                                                                                                                                          | 77.1%                                                                                                                                                         |
| GOA                                                                                                                                                           | 5.41                                                                                                                                                          | 153.2%                                                                                                                                                        |
| GUJARAT                                                                                                                                                       | 118.90                                                                                                                                                        | 80.0%                                                                                                                                                         |
| MADHYA PRADESH                                                                                                                                                | 165.28                                                                                                                                                        | 89.6%                                                                                                                                                         |
| MAHARASHTRA                                                                                                                                                   | 301.67                                                                                                                                                        | 107.0%                                                                                                                                                        |
| ANDHRA PRADESH                                                                                                                                                | 148.25                                                                                                                                                        | 104.5%                                                                                                                                                        |
| KARNATAKA                                                                                                                                                     | 176.33                                                                                                                                                        | 113.6%                                                                                                                                                        |
| KERALA                                                                                                                                                        | 94.29                                                                                                                                                         | 115.7%                                                                                                                                                        |
| LAKSHADWEEP                                                                                                                                                   | 0.11                                                                                                                                                          | 93.3%                                                                                                                                                         |
| PUDUCHERRY                                                                                                                                                    | 3.90                                                                                                                                                          | 98.0%                                                                                                                                                         |
| TAMILNADU                                                                                                                                                     | 224.56                                                                                                                                                        | 103.1%                                                                                                                                                        |
| TELANGANA                                                                                                                                                     | 118.69                                                                                                                                                        | 125.2%                                                                                                                                                        |

Source: Public Sector Oil Marketing Companies