Lok Sabha Question No. 2747 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-12-22
Subject: LPG Connections to BPL Families
Ministry: PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS
Asked by: Jyotsna Charandas Mahant

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2747 TO BE ANSWERED ON 22 nd  DECEMBER, 2022

## LPG Connections to BPL Families

## †2747. SHRIMATI JYOTSNA CHARANDAS MAHANT:

## पेोलयम एवं ाक ृ तक गैस मंी

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

(a)  the  criteria/standards  fixed  for  providing  gas  connections  to  the  BPL  people  under  Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana (PMUY)-2.0;

- (b) the number of  beneficiary families under the above scheme, State-wise including Chhattisgarh;
- (c)  whether any separate arrangement has been made for smooth gas refilling and providing LPG coverage to the beneficiaries under the above said scheme; and

(d) the details of the steps taken by the Government to spread awareness among public to make the benefits of the above mentioned scheme accessible to the people of remote rural areas?

## ANSWER

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

## (SHRI RAMESWAR TELI)

- (a)    LPG  connection  under  Pradhan  Mantri  Ujjwala  Yojana  (PMUY  Phase-II  i.e.  Ujjwala  2.0)  is released in the name of adult woman of the poor household, provided no LPG connection exists in the  name  of  any  family  member  of  the  household  and  fulfilling  other  terms  and  conditions.  The beneficiaries  are  identified  either  from  Socio  Economic  Caste  Census  (SECC)  list  or  from  seven other identified 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. Special Provision has been made for Migrant Families to avail new connection using Self-Declaration instead of  Proof of Address  and Ration Card .
- (b)    As  on  01.12.2022,  Public  Sector  Oil  Marketing  Companies  have  released  1.58  crore  LPG connections under Ujjwala 2.0. State/UT-wise details are at Annexure .
- (c) & (d) PMUY applicants can apply online at pmuy.gov.in, nearest LPG distributors, CSC centres etc.  LPG consumers including PMUY beneficiaries can book a refill by various methods including Interactive Voice Response System(IVRS), Short Message Service(SMS), Whatsapp, calling directly on the phone of distributor, e-commerce platforms, OMC mobile applications, OMCs web-portals etc.  Further,  OMCs  continuously  expand  the  distribution  network  by  commissioning  new  LPG distributorships. More than 11700 LPG  distributorships have been commissioned between 01.04.2014  and  01.11.2022.

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.

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| Annexure referred to in part (b) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Parliament Question No. 2747 for 22.12.2022 asked by Smt. Jyotsna Charandas Mahant regarding ' LPG Connections to BPL Families'   | Annexure referred to in part (b) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Parliament Question No. 2747 for 22.12.2022 asked by Smt. Jyotsna Charandas Mahant regarding ' LPG Connections to BPL Families'   |
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| State/UT                                                                                                                                                                                  | LPG connections released under Ujjwala 2.0 as on 01.12.2022                                                                                                                               |
| Andaman and Nicobar Islands                                                                                                                                                               | 857                                                                                                                                                                                       |
| Andhra Pradesh                                                                                                                                                                            | 1,20,007                                                                                                                                                                                  |
| Arunachal Pradesh                                                                                                                                                                         | 4,763                                                                                                                                                                                     |
| Assam                                                                                                                                                                                     | 9,12,057                                                                                                                                                                                  |
| Bihar                                                                                                                                                                                     | 22,32,569                                                                                                                                                                                 |
| Chandigarh                                                                                                                                                                                | 475                                                                                                                                                                                       |
| Chhattisgarh                                                                                                                                                                              | 5,13,405                                                                                                                                                                                  |
| Dadra and Nagar Haveli AND Daman and Diu                                                                                                                                                  | 39                                                                                                                                                                                        |
| Delhi                                                                                                                                                                                     | 64,931                                                                                                                                                                                    |
| Goa                                                                                                                                                                                       | 66                                                                                                                                                                                        |
| Gujarat                                                                                                                                                                                   | 9,43,717                                                                                                                                                                                  |
| Haryana                                                                                                                                                                                   | 41,559                                                                                                                                                                                    |
| Himachal Pradesh                                                                                                                                                                          | 4,414                                                                                                                                                                                     |
| Jammu and Kashmir                                                                                                                                                                         | 15,202                                                                                                                                                                                    |
| Jharkhand                                                                                                                                                                                 | 3,87,891                                                                                                                                                                                  |
| Karnataka                                                                                                                                                                                 | 6,11,126                                                                                                                                                                                  |
| Kerala                                                                                                                                                                                    | 85,028                                                                                                                                                                                    |
| Ladakh                                                                                                                                                                                    | 28                                                                                                                                                                                        |
| Lakshadweep                                                                                                                                                                               | 18                                                                                                                                                                                        |
| Madhya Pradesh                                                                                                                                                                            | 10,79,753                                                                                                                                                                                 |
| Maharashtra                                                                                                                                                                               | 4,62,221                                                                                                                                                                                  |
| Manipur                                                                                                                                                                                   | 44,033                                                                                                                                                                                    |
| Meghalaya                                                                                                                                                                                 | 59,287                                                                                                                                                                                    |
| Mizoram                                                                                                                                                                                   | 4,612                                                                                                                                                                                     |
| Nagaland                                                                                                                                                                                  | 35,331                                                                                                                                                                                    |
| Odisha                                                                                                                                                                                    | 5,87,749                                                                                                                                                                                  |
| Puducherry                                                                                                                                                                                | 1,258                                                                                                                                                                                     |
| Punjab                                                                                                                                                                                    | 65,450                                                                                                                                                                                    |
| Rajasthan                                                                                                                                                                                 | 5,71,451                                                                                                                                                                                  |
| Sikkim                                                                                                                                                                                    | 4,917                                                                                                                                                                                     |
| Tamil Nadu                                                                                                                                                                                | 4,63,122                                                                                                                                                                                  |
| Telangana                                                                                                                                                                                 | 81,196                                                                                                                                                                                    |
| Tripura                                                                                                                                                                                   | 15,748                                                                                                                                                                                    |
| Uttar Pradesh                                                                                                                                                                             | 27,80,766                                                                                                                                                                                 |
| Uttarakhand                                                                                                                                                                               | 94,467                                                                                                                                                                                    |
| West Bengal                                                                                                                                                                               | 35,38,067                                                                                                                                                                                 |
| Grand Total                                                                                                                                                                               | 1,58,27,580                                                                                                                                                                               |

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