Lok Sabha Question No. 750 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-12-02
Subject: Subsidy on Kerosene and LPG
Ministry: PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS
Asked by: Deepak (Dev) Adhikari

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 750 TO BE ANSWERED ON 2 ND  DECEMBER, 2021

## Subsidy on Kerosene and LPG

750. SHRI ADHIKARI DEEPAK (DEV):

## पेोलयम और ाक ृतक गैस मंी

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

- (a) the details of the changes in subsidy for Kerosene and LPG given by the Government during each of the last five years along with the reasons therefor; and
- (b) the details of the consumption of Kerosene and LPG changes year on year during this period and the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

पेोलयम और ाक ृतक गैस मंालय म राय मंी ( ी रामेवर तेल )

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

- (a) : The details of subsidy/under-recovery on Kerosene and LPG given by the Government during each of the last five years are given below:

Rs./Crores

| Particulars                                                                  | Particulars                                                                  | 2016-17   | 2017-18   | 2018-19   | 2019-20   | 2020-21   |
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
| Under-recoveries on PDS Kerosene (A)                                         | Under-recoveries on PDS Kerosene (A)                                         | 7,595     | 4,672     | 5,950     | 1,833     | -         |
| DBTL subsidy (B)                                                             | DBTL subsidy (B)                                                             | 12,905    | 20,905    | 31,539    | 22,726    | 3,658     |
| PMUY subsidy (C)                                                             | PMUY subsidy (C)                                                             | 2,999     | 2,559     | 5,670     | 1,446     | 76        |
| DBTK Subsidy (D)                                                             | DBTK Subsidy (D)                                                             | 11        | 113       | 98        | 42        | -         |
| PMGKY (E)                                                                    | PMGKY (E)                                                                    |           |           |           |           | 8,162     |
| PDS Kerosene and Domestic LPG                                                | SKO                                                                          | 860       | -         | -         | -         | -         |
| Subsidy Scheme, 2002 (F)                                                     | LPG                                                                          | 2,433     | -         | -         | -         | -         |
| Total Subsidy/ Under-recovery on Domestic LPG and PDS Kerosene (A+B+C+D+E+F) | Total Subsidy/ Under-recovery on Domestic LPG and PDS Kerosene (A+B+C+D+E+F) | 26,802    | 28,249    | 43,257    | 26,047    | 11,895    |

- (b): The details of the consumption of Kerosene and LPG during the last five years are given below:

[Quantity in Million Metric Tonne (MMT)]

| PRODUCT   |   2016-2017 |   2017-2018 |   2018-2019 |   2019-2020 |   2020-2021(P) |
|-----------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|----------------|
| KEROSENE  |        5397 |        3845 |        3459 |        2397 |           1798 |
| LPG       |       21608 |       23342 |       24907 |       26330 |          27558 |

(P): Provisional