Lok Sabha Question No. 2618 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-12-22
Subject: Decline in Refills under PMUY
Ministry: PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS
Asked by: Ritesh Pandey

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2618 TO BE ANSWERED ON 22 nd  DECEMBER, 2022

## Decline in Refills under PMUY

## 2618. SHRI RITESH PANDEY:

## पेोलयम एवं ाक ृतक गैस मंी

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

(a) whether there has been a decline in the number of persons taking LPG refills or refills only once under PMUY, if so, the reasons therefor and the measures taken to check the said decline;

(b) the total number of free refills that each beneficiary can avail under the Garib Kalyan Yojana including the total number of free refills provided to PMUY beneficiaries since December 2020 under the said Yojana, State/district-wise including Uttar Pradesh, especially Ambedkar Nagar Parliamentary Constituency; and

(c) whether the subsidy on each LPG cylinder for the consumers has significantly reduced since December, 2020 and if so, the reasons therefor?

## 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)   Per capita consumption of domestic LPG by PMUY beneficiaries has increased from 3.01 (FY 2019-20) to 3.68 (FY 2021-22) refills of 14.2 Kg. Further, the Government has taken several steps to encourage consumption of LPG by PMUY beneficiaries, which include subsidy of Rs. 200/- per 14.2 Kg refill upto 12 refills/year for PMUY beneficiaries for year 2022-2023, option of 5 Kg Double Bottle Connection(DBC), swap option from 14.2 kg to 5 Kg, upto 3 free refills to  PMUY beneficiaries under Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Package from April to December 2020 etc. To create awareness about the scheme and also to address any issue pertaining to LPG usage, OMCs conduct LPG Panchayat for the customers.

- (b)      During  Covid-19  pandemic,  a  Scheme  for  providing  upto  3  (three)  free  of  cost LPG refills to PMUY beneficiaries was started for three months w.e.f. 01.04.2020 under Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Package (PMGKP) to ameliorate the hardships faced by the poor due to economic disruption caused by the pandemic. The Scheme was extended till September 30, 2020 and subsequently, till 31st December, 2020 for those beneficiaries who had been credited with the advance for buying refill, but could not buy the refill. Under this Scheme, 14.17 crore free refills were provided across the country. State/UT-wise details of free refills provided under the Scheme  are  at Annexure-I and  district-wise  details  in  the  State  of  Uttar  Pradesh  including Ambedkar Nagar and Faizabad  districts under  Ambedkar Nagar Parliamentary Constituency are at Annexure-II .

(c)  Government has started a targeted subsidy of Rs. 200/- per 14.2 Kg refill of domestic LPG, up to 12 refills/year for PMUY beneficiaries for 2022-23. The subsidy is directly credited to the registered bank accounts of the PMUY beneficiaries.

| Annexure referred to in part (b) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Parliament Question No. 2618 for 22.12.2022 asked by Shri Ritesh Pandey regarding ' Decline in Refills under PMUY' State/UT-wise details of free refills provided under PMGKP   | Annexure referred to in part (b) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Parliament Question No. 2618 for 22.12.2022 asked by Shri Ritesh Pandey regarding ' Decline in Refills under PMUY' State/UT-wise details of free refills provided under PMGKP   |
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| State/UT                                                                                                                                                                                                                                | Number of free refills taken byPMUY Beneficiaries                                                                                                                                                                                       |
| Andaman and Nicobar Islands                                                                                                                                                                                                             | 22,323                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
| Andhra Pradesh                                                                                                                                                                                                                          | 7,62,236                                                                                                                                                                                                                                |
| Arunachal Pradesh                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | 76,841                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
| Assam                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | 52,91,401                                                                                                                                                                                                                               |
| Bihar                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | 1,54,13,247                                                                                                                                                                                                                             |
| Chandigarh                                                                                                                                                                                                                              | 246                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     |
| Chhattisgarh                                                                                                                                                                                                                            | 42,20,273                                                                                                                                                                                                                               |
| Dadra &Nagar Haveli and Daman &Diu                                                                                                                                                                                                      | 25,694                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
| Delhi                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | 1,96,054                                                                                                                                                                                                                                |
| Goa                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 2,119                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |
| Gujarat                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 | 49,38,634                                                                                                                                                                                                                               |
| Haryana                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 | 15,16,012                                                                                                                                                                                                                               |
| Himachal Pradesh                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | 2,93,031                                                                                                                                                                                                                                |
| Jammu and Kashmir                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | 20,18,254                                                                                                                                                                                                                               |
| Jharkhand                                                                                                                                                                                                                               | 53,80,287                                                                                                                                                                                                                               |
| Karnataka                                                                                                                                                                                                                               | 57,16,317                                                                                                                                                                                                                               |
| Kerala                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | 5,11,692                                                                                                                                                                                                                                |
| Ladakh                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | 19,193                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
| Lakshadweep                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | 523                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     |
| Madhya Pradesh                                                                                                                                                                                                                          | 1,13,69,372                                                                                                                                                                                                                             |
| Maharashtra                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | 76,29,188                                                                                                                                                                                                                               |
| Manipur                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 | 2,76,635                                                                                                                                                                                                                                |
| Meghalaya                                                                                                                                                                                                                               | 2,01,691                                                                                                                                                                                                                                |
| Mizoram                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 | 55,284                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
| Nagaland                                                                                                                                                                                                                                | 90,538                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
| Odisha                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | 83,73,073                                                                                                                                                                                                                               |
| Puducherry                                                                                                                                                                                                                              | 31,180                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
| Punjab                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | 24,53,629                                                                                                                                                                                                                               |
| Rajasthan                                                                                                                                                                                                                               | 1,11,36,314                                                                                                                                                                                                                             |
| Sikkim                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | 21,314                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
| Tamil Nadu                                                                                                                                                                                                                              | 61,90,992                                                                                                                                                                                                                               |
| Telangana                                                                                                                                                                                                                               | 18,75,413                                                                                                                                                                                                                               |
| Tripura                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 | 4,49,726                                                                                                                                                                                                                                |
| Uttar Pradesh                                                                                                                                                                                                                           | 2,70,90,268                                                                                                                                                                                                                             |
| Uttarakhand                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | 7,63,540                                                                                                                                                                                                                                |
| West Bengal                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | 1,72,99,812                                                                                                                                                                                                                             |
| TOTAL                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | 14,17,12,346                                                                                                                                                                                                                            |

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

| Annexure referred to in part (b) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Parliament Question No. 2618 for 22.12.2022 asked by Shri Ritesh Pandey regarding ' Decline in Refills under PMUY' District-wise details of free refills provided under PMGKP in the State of Uttar Pradesh   | Annexure referred to in part (b) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Parliament Question No. 2618 for 22.12.2022 asked by Shri Ritesh Pandey regarding ' Decline in Refills under PMUY' District-wise details of free refills provided under PMGKP in the State of Uttar Pradesh   |
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| District                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              | Number of free refills taken byPMUY Beneficiaries                                                                                                                                                                                                                     |
| Agra                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | 4,49,362                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              |
| Aligarh                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               | 4,59,525                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              |
| Allahabad                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | 8,63,302                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              |
| Ambedkar Nagar                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | 2,79,475                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              |
| Amethi                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                | 2,49,213                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              |
| Auraiya                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               | 1,78,226                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              |
| Azamgarh                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              | 4,23,407                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              |
| Baghpat                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               | 1,19,298                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              |
| Bahraich                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              | 6,13,901                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              |
| Ballia                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                | 3,47,208                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              |
| Balrampur                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | 3,04,175                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              |
| Banda                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 | 2,84,872                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              |
| Barabanki                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | 5,03,507                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              |
| Bareilly                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              | 6,50,555                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              |
| Basti                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 | 3,37,756                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              |
| Bijnor                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                | 5,47,088                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              |
| Budaun                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                | 4,92,438                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              |
| Bulandshahr                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           | 5,47,604                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              |
| Chandauli                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | 2,85,800                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              |
| Chitrakoot                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            | 1,68,014                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              |
| Deoria                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                | 3,17,390                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              |
| Etah                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | 2,46,818                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              |
| Etawah                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                | 2,44,692                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              |
| Faizabad                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              | 3,79,759                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              |
| Farrukhabad                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           | 2,27,971                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              |
| Fatehpur                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              | 4,40,042                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              |
| Firozabad                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | 2,99,112                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              |
| Gautam Buddha                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |
| Nagar                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 | 59,765                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                |
| Ghaziabad                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | 97,145                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                |
| Ghazipur                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              | 4,40,421                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              |
| Gonda                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 | 4,66,392                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              |
| Gorakhpur                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | 4,60,839                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              |
| Hamirpur (UP)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         | 2,18,849                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              |
| Hapur                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 | 1,30,745                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              |
| Hardoi                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                | 6,89,024                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              |
| Hathras (Mahamaya)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    | 2,96,077                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              |
| Jalaun                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                | 2,60,243                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              |
| Jaunpur                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               | 5,94,519                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              |
| Jhansi                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                | 3,15,869                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              |
| Jyotiba Phule Nagar                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | 2,36,899                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              |
| Kannauj                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               | 2,61,710                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              |

| Kanpur Dehat               | 3,24,442   |
|----------------------------|------------|
| Kanpur Nagar               | 2,59,662   |
| Kanshiram Nagar            | 2,79,997   |
| Kaushambi                  | 2,75,968   |
| Kushinagar                 | 4,75,389   |
| Lakhimpur-Kheri            | 7,67,735   |
| Lalitpur                   | 2,69,974   |
| Lucknow                    | 3,63,466   |
| Mahoba                     | 1,50,570   |
| Mahrajganj                 | 3,98,298   |
| Mainpuri                   | 2,37,127   |
| Mathura                    | 3,04,598   |
| Mau                        | 2,47,008   |
| Meerut                     | 2,98,319   |
| Mirzapur                   | 4,05,309   |
| Moradabad                  | 4,29,417   |
| Muzaffarnagar              | 3,78,002   |
| Pilibhit                   | 3,74,542   |
| Pratapgarh (UP)            | 4,32,697   |
| Rae Bareli                 | 4,09,399   |
| Rampur                     | 3,35,489   |
| Saharanpur                 | 4,11,852   |
| Sambhal                    | 3,17,680   |
| Sant Kabir Nagar           | 2,20,190   |
| Sant Ravidas Nagar Bhadohi | 2,71,260   |
| Shahjahanpur               | 5,47,071   |
| Shamli                     | 1,73,820   |
| Shrawasti                  | 2,19,989   |
| Siddharthnagar             | 3,09,614   |
| Sitapur                    | 8,97,879   |
| Sonbhadra                  | 2,99,174   |
| Sultanpur                  | 3,86,545   |
| Unnao                      | 4,60,269   |
| Varanasi                   | 3,68,510   |

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