Lok Sabha Question No. 296 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-02-03
Subject: 5kg Gas Cylinder Connections
Ministry: PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS
Asked by: Srinivas Kesineni

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 296 TO BE ANSWERED ON  3 rd  FEBRUARY, 2022

5kg Gas Cylinder Connections

## 296. SHRI KESINENI SRINIVAS:

पेोलयम एवं ाक ृतक गैस मंी Will the Minister of PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has data on total number of 5kg gas cylinder connections issued under the PM Ujjwala yojana and if so, the details thereof;
- (b)  whether very few 5kg gas cylinder connections have been issued despite the fact that  it  is  a  more  affordable  option  among  low  income  families  and  if  so,  the  reasons therefor;
- (c)  whether  the  Government  has  taken  measures  to  improve  the  issuance  of  5kg cylinder connections, if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor; and
- (d)  whether the Government has data of individuals who have surrendered their LPG subsidy under the give it up initiative and if so, the details thereof, State-wise?

## 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)  to  (c)  Under  Pradhan  Mantri  Ujjwala  Yojana  (PMUY),  the  customers  have  been given  option  to  select  5  kg  or  14.2  kg  cylinder  connections.  As  on  01.01.2022,  Oil Marketing Companies(OMCs) have released 8.1  lakh  number of 5 kg connections to PMUY beneficiaries.  Apart  from  the  above,  OMCs  have  also  given  swapping  option from 14.2 kg cylinder with 5 kg cylinder and vice versa to the PMUY beneficiaries. 14.2 kg  beneficiaries    numbering  7.69  lakh  have  availed  this  facility  to  switch  to  5  kg cylinders. A seamless and hassle free facility to switch to 5 Kg cylinder exists and the option in this regard is exercised by the beneficiaries.
- (d) As on 01.01.2022, 1.08 crore LPG consumers have voluntary given up their LPG subsidy. State/UT-wise details are at Annexure.

## Annexure

| Annexure referred to in part(d) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 296 to be answered on 03.02.2022 regarding '5 kg Gas Cylinder Connections' by Shri Kesineni Srinivas   | Annexure referred to in part(d) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 296 to be answered on 03.02.2022 regarding '5 kg Gas Cylinder Connections' by Shri Kesineni Srinivas   |
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| State/UT                                                                                                                                                                   | Number of customers given up their LPG Subsidy                                                                                                                             |
| Andaman and Nicobar Islands                                                                                                                                                | 421                                                                                                                                                                        |
| Andhra Pradesh                                                                                                                                                             | 2,34,009                                                                                                                                                                   |
| Arunachal Pradesh                                                                                                                                                          | 23,638                                                                                                                                                                     |
| Assam                                                                                                                                                                      | 1,90,400                                                                                                                                                                   |
| Bihar                                                                                                                                                                      | 4,35,425                                                                                                                                                                   |
| Chandigarh                                                                                                                                                                 | 19,204                                                                                                                                                                     |
| Chhattisgarh                                                                                                                                                               | 1,42,696                                                                                                                                                                   |
| Delhi                                                                                                                                                                      | 8,51,854                                                                                                                                                                   |
| Dadra and Nagar Haveli & Daman and Diu                                                                                                                                     | 13,968                                                                                                                                                                     |
| Goa                                                                                                                                                                        | 46,192                                                                                                                                                                     |
| Gujarat                                                                                                                                                                    | 4,89,563                                                                                                                                                                   |
| Himachal Pradesh                                                                                                                                                           | 71,439                                                                                                                                                                     |
| Haryana                                                                                                                                                                    | 3,61,652                                                                                                                                                                   |
| Jharkhand                                                                                                                                                                  | 1,02,332                                                                                                                                                                   |
| Jammu and Kashmir                                                                                                                                                          | 1,54,762                                                                                                                                                                   |
| Kerala                                                                                                                                                                     | 3,03,645                                                                                                                                                                   |
| Karnataka                                                                                                                                                                  | 7,54,187                                                                                                                                                                   |
| Lakshadweep                                                                                                                                                                | 143                                                                                                                                                                        |
| Ladakh                                                                                                                                                                     | 144                                                                                                                                                                        |
| Manipur                                                                                                                                                                    | 47,121                                                                                                                                                                     |
| Meghalaya                                                                                                                                                                  | 7,672                                                                                                                                                                      |
| Maharashtra                                                                                                                                                                | 17,85,126                                                                                                                                                                  |
| Mizoram                                                                                                                                                                    | 43,985                                                                                                                                                                     |
| Madhya Pradesh                                                                                                                                                             | 4,56,389                                                                                                                                                                   |
| Nagaland                                                                                                                                                                   | 31,670                                                                                                                                                                     |
| Odisha                                                                                                                                                                     | 1,69,630                                                                                                                                                                   |
| Puducherry                                                                                                                                                                 | 16,553                                                                                                                                                                     |
| Punjab                                                                                                                                                                     | 4,14,027                                                                                                                                                                   |
| Rajasthan                                                                                                                                                                  | 7,14,552                                                                                                                                                                   |
| Sikkim                                                                                                                                                                     | 7,827                                                                                                                                                                      |
| Telangana                                                                                                                                                                  | 3,80,492                                                                                                                                                                   |
| Tamil Nadu                                                                                                                                                                 | 6,73,958                                                                                                                                                                   |
| Tripura                                                                                                                                                                    | 18,871                                                                                                                                                                     |
| Uttar Pradesh                                                                                                                                                              | 13,54,264                                                                                                                                                                  |
| Uttarakhand                                                                                                                                                                | 1,56,516                                                                                                                                                                   |
| West Bengal                                                                                                                                                                | 3,59,608                                                                                                                                                                   |
| Total                                                                                                                                                                      | 1,08,33,935                                                                                                                                                                |

Source : OMCs.