Lok Sabha Question No. 777 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-07-21
Subject: LPG Consumers
Ministry: PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS
Asked by: P.R. Natarajan

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 777 TO BE ANSWERED ON  21 st  JULY, 2022

## LPG Consumers

## 777. SHRI NATARAJAN P.R.:

## पेोलयम एवं ाक ृ तक गैस मंी

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

- (a) whether the total number of Liquified Petroleum Gas (LPG) consumer is in increasing trend;
- (b) if so, the details thereof during the last four years and the current year including the total number of consumers, year and oil company-wise;
- (c) the details of number of free connections issued to the women beneficiaries under Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana (PMUY); and
- (d)  the  details  of  income  from  such  free  connections  by  replacing/purchasing  cylinder  since  the inception of the yojana?

## ANSWER

## पेोलयम एवं ाक ृ तक गैस मंालय म राय मंी ( ी रामेवर तेल ) MINISTER OF STATE IN MINISTRY OF PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS (SHRI RAMESWAR TELI)

- (a) & (b)  Yes, Sir.   Oil Marketing Companies(OMCs)-wise details of domestic LPG consumers in the country during the last four years and current year are as under :-
- (c) & (d) Pradhan  Mantri Ujjwala Yojana (PMUY) was launched  in  2016 to provide deposit free LPG connections  to  women  members  of  poor  households  and  the  target  to  provide  8  crore  LPG connections  under  the  Scheme  was  achieved  in 2019.  Further,  under  Phase-II  of  PMUY  (Ujjwala 2.0),  in  addition  to  deposit  free  LPG  connections,  all  PMUY  beneficiaries  are  provided  free  first refill and stove as well.  As on 01.07.2022, OMCs have released 1.35 crore LPG connections  under Ujjwala 2.0.  Further,  Government has announced subsidy of Rs. 200/- per 14.2 Kg refill upto 12 refills/year  to  PMUY  beneficiaries  for  year  2022-2023.  OMCs  have  delivered  116.9  crore  refills (other than installation refill) to PMUY  beneficiaries till 30.06.2022  since inception of the PMUY Scheme.

| Domestic LPG consumers in crore   | Domestic LPG consumers in crore   | Domestic LPG consumers in crore   | Domestic LPG consumers in crore   | Domestic LPG consumers in crore   |
|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
| As on 1 st April of Year          | IOCL                              | BPCL                              | HPCL                              | Total                             |
| 2018                              | 10.57                             | 5.75                              | 6.10                              | 22.43                             |
| 2019                              | 12.40                             | 6.81                              | 7.32                              | 26.54                             |
| 2020                              | 13.11                             | 7.09                              | 7.67                              | 27.87                             |
| 2021                              | 13.58                             | 7.44                              | 7.92                              | 28.95                             |
| 2022                              | 14.24                             | 7.87                              | 8.42                              | 30.53                             |
| 01.07.2022                        | 14.43                             | 7.99                              | 8.53                              | 30.95                             |

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