Lok Sabha Question No. 241 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-02-03
Subject: Salient Features of PMUY
Ministry: PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS
Asked by: Jaskaur Meena, Khan Saumitra

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 241 TO BE ANSWERED ON  3 rd  FEBRUARY, 2022

## Salient Features of PMUY

- †241.  SHRIMATI JASKAUR MEENA: SHRI SAUMITRA KHAN:

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

- (a) the salient features of Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana (PMUY);
- (b) the details of the funds sanctioned, allocated and utilised under the scheme during the last three years and the current year in Rajasthan and West Bengal;
- (c) the details of the targets set under the scheme along with the achievements made in Rajasthan so far;
- (d) whether the Government is working on the second stage of the scheme;
- (e) if so, the details thereof along with the targets set under it; and
- (f) the time by which it is likely to be commenced?

## 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)  Pradhan  Mantri  Ujjwala  Yojana  (PMUY)  Phase-I  was  launched  on  01.05.2016  to provide  8  crore  deposit  free  LPG  connections  to  poor  households.  The  target  of  the Scheme was achieved in September, 2019. Ujjwala 2.0 was launched on 10.08.2021 to release 1 crore deposit free LPG connection on pan India basis, in addition to 8 crore LPG  connections  already  released  under  PMUY  Phase-I.  Under  Ujjwala  2.0,  the beneficiaries are given deposit free LPG connection alongwith free first refill and stove. LPG connection is released in the name of adult woman of the poor family, subject to the condition that 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.  Special  Provision  has  been  made  for  Migrant Families  to  avail  new  connection  using  Self-Declaration  instead  of  Proof  of  Address (PoA) and Ration Card (RC). Connection is taken as 14.2kg Single Bottle Connection(SBC)/ 5kg SBC/ 5kg Double Bottle Connection(DBC).

(b) & (c) No State/UT wise target was fixed under PMUY Scheme. The details of LPG connections released as on 01.01.2022 under PMUY in the States of Rajasthan and West Bengal are as under :-

| State       | No. of connections released   |
|-------------|-------------------------------|
| Rajasthan   | 66.11 Lakh                    |
| West Bengal | 108.98 lakh                   |

(d)  to  (f)  In  January    2022,  the  Government  has,  extended the Scheme to release additional 60 lakh LPG connections under Ujjwala 2.0 on existing modalities.

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