Lok Sabha Question No. 1598 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-02-10
Subject: Subsidy on LPG
Ministry: PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS
Asked by: N.K. Premachandran

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1598 TO BE ANSWERED ON 10 th     FEBRUARY, 2022

## Subsidy on LPG

1598. SHRI N.K. PREMACHANDRAN:

पेĚोͧलयम एवं Ĥाक ृ Ǔतक गैस मंğी Will the Minister of PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of number of LPG gas connection given under Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana (PMUY), State-wise;
- (b) the details of LPG gas connection given under PMUY in Kerala, district-wise;
- (c)  whether  the  Government  has  initiated  action  for  providing  subsidy  to  the consumers who have taken gas connection under PMUY;
- (d) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor;
- (e) whether  the Government  proposes  to  credit  the subsidy amount  to the consumers under PMUY with arrears and if so, the action taken thereon; and
- (f)  whether  the  Government  proposes  to  consider  the  grievances  of  the  poor consumers converted into LPG under the scheme due to the hike in price of cooking gas and stopping the crediting of subsidy amount and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## पेĚोͧलयम एवं Ĥाक ृ Ǔतक गैस मंğालय मɅ राÏय मंğी ( Įी रामेæवर तेलȣ )

## MINISTER OF STATE IN MINISTRY OF PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS (SHRI RAMESWAR TELI)

- (a)   State-wise details of LPG connections released  under Pradhan  Mantri Ujjwala Yojana (PMUY) as on 01.02.2022 are at Annexure-I .
- (b)   District-wise  details of  LPG connections  released under PMUY in the State of Kerala as on 01.02.2022 are at Annexure-II .
- (c) to (e) All the domestic consumers including consumers enrolled under PMUY get refills  at  non-subsidised price and the applicable subsidy is directly transferred into their registered bank accounts.
- (f) To reduce upfront cash outgo for poor consumers, Oil Marketing Companies(OMCs) have given an option of 5 kg cylinder LPG connection. Further, Prices of LPG in the country are based on Saudi Contract (CP), the benchmark for international  prices  of  LPG.  Saudi  CP  has  rises  approximately  258  %  from  April, 2020  to  November  2021  (236  USD/MT  to  846  USD/MT).  However,  for  domestic LPG,  the  Government  continues  to  modulate  the  effective  price  to  consumer  to insulate the common man from rise in international prices.

## Annexure-I

| Annexure referred in part (a) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 1598 to be answered on 10.02.2022 asked by Shri N.K. Premachandran regarding " Subsidy on LPG'   | Annexure referred in part (a) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 1598 to be answered on 10.02.2022 asked by Shri N.K. Premachandran regarding " Subsidy on LPG'   |
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| State/UT                                                                                                                                                           | Number of connections released under PMUY scheme                                                                                                                   |
| Andaman and Nicobar Islands                                                                                                                                        | 13,403                                                                                                                                                             |
| Andhra Pradesh                                                                                                                                                     | 4,16,784                                                                                                                                                           |
| Arunachal Pradesh                                                                                                                                                  | 47,820                                                                                                                                                             |
| Assam                                                                                                                                                              | 39,85,033                                                                                                                                                          |
| Bihar                                                                                                                                                              | 101,01,034                                                                                                                                                         |
| Chandigarh                                                                                                                                                         | 92                                                                                                                                                                 |
| Chhattisgarh                                                                                                                                                       | 33,61,218                                                                                                                                                          |
| Dadar & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu                                                                                                                               | 15,048                                                                                                                                                             |
| Delhi                                                                                                                                                              | 98,772                                                                                                                                                             |
| Goa                                                                                                                                                                | 1,081                                                                                                                                                              |
| Gujarat                                                                                                                                                            | 34,38,543                                                                                                                                                          |
| Haryana                                                                                                                                                            | 7,39,185                                                                                                                                                           |
| Himachal Pradesh                                                                                                                                                   | 1,38,392                                                                                                                                                           |
| Jammu & Kashmir                                                                                                                                                    | 12,39,362                                                                                                                                                          |
| Jharkhand                                                                                                                                                          | 34,77,607                                                                                                                                                          |
| Karnataka                                                                                                                                                          | 34,70,890                                                                                                                                                          |
| Kerala                                                                                                                                                             | 3,00,506                                                                                                                                                           |
| Ladakh                                                                                                                                                             | 11,100                                                                                                                                                             |
| Lakshadweep                                                                                                                                                        | 302                                                                                                                                                                |
| Madhya Pradesh                                                                                                                                                     | 79,38,820                                                                                                                                                          |
| Maharashtra                                                                                                                                                        | 46,99,169                                                                                                                                                          |
| Manipur                                                                                                                                                            | 1,78,423                                                                                                                                                           |
| Meghalaya                                                                                                                                                          | 1,73,154                                                                                                                                                           |
| Mizoram                                                                                                                                                            | 29,645                                                                                                                                                             |
| Nagaland                                                                                                                                                           | 77,113                                                                                                                                                             |
| Odisha                                                                                                                                                             | 51,90,219                                                                                                                                                          |
| Puducherry                                                                                                                                                         | 14,221                                                                                                                                                             |
| Punjab                                                                                                                                                             | 12,36,652                                                                                                                                                          |
| Rajasthan                                                                                                                                                          | 66,21,010                                                                                                                                                          |
| Sikkim                                                                                                                                                             | 12,457                                                                                                                                                             |
| Tamil Nadu                                                                                                                                                         | 34,51,561                                                                                                                                                          |
| Telangana                                                                                                                                                          | 11,11,460                                                                                                                                                          |
| Tripura                                                                                                                                                            | 2,77,355                                                                                                                                                           |
| Uttar Pradesh                                                                                                                                                      | 20,00,914                                                                                                                                                          |
| Uttarakhand                                                                                                                                                        | 4,49,897                                                                                                                                                           |
| West Bengal                                                                                                                                                        | 109,12,096                                                                                                                                                         |
| TOTAL                                                                                                                                                              | 899,47,074                                                                                                                                                         |

Source : Oil Marketing Companies(OMCs)

## Annexure-II

| Annexure referred in part (b) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 1598 to be answered on 10.02.2022 asked by Shri N.K. Premachandran regarding " Subsidy on LPG'   | Annexure referred in part (b) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 1598 to be answered on 10.02.2022 asked by Shri N.K. Premachandran regarding " Subsidy on LPG'   |
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| District                                                                                                                                                           | Number of PMUY Connections released                                                                                                                                |
| Alappuzha                                                                                                                                                          | 12,287                                                                                                                                                             |
| Ernakulam                                                                                                                                                          | 8,498                                                                                                                                                              |
| Idukki                                                                                                                                                             | 18,891                                                                                                                                                             |
| Kannur                                                                                                                                                             | 16,963                                                                                                                                                             |
| Kasaragod                                                                                                                                                          | 14,285                                                                                                                                                             |
| Kollam                                                                                                                                                             | 26,775                                                                                                                                                             |
| Kottayam                                                                                                                                                           | 14,357                                                                                                                                                             |
| Kozhikode                                                                                                                                                          | 23,371                                                                                                                                                             |
| Malappuram                                                                                                                                                         | 35,576                                                                                                                                                             |
| Palakkad                                                                                                                                                           | 25,125                                                                                                                                                             |
| Pathanamthitta                                                                                                                                                     | 9,776                                                                                                                                                              |
| Thiruvananthapuram                                                                                                                                                 | 57,214                                                                                                                                                             |
| Thrissur                                                                                                                                                           | 17,039                                                                                                                                                             |
| Wayanad                                                                                                                                                            | 20,349                                                                                                                                                             |
| TOTAL                                                                                                                                                              | 3,00,506                                                                                                                                                           |

Source : Oil Marketing Companies(OMCs)