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Lok Sabha Question No. 2705 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-12-22
Subject: Impact of GST on MSME Sector
Ministry: MICRO,SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES
Asked by: Veena Devi

## 2705. ीमती वीणा देवी:

या सूम, लघु और मयम उम मंी यह बताने क कृपा करगे क:

- (क) या सूम, लघु एवं मयम उम (एमएसएमई) े वतु एवं सेवा कर (जीएसटी) णाली के कारण बुरी तरह भािवत ए ह;
- (ख) यद हां, तो उसका यौरा या है;
- (ग) या सरकार ने एमएसएमई पर जीएसटी के दुभाव कम करने तथा उिमय को ोसािहत करने के िलए कोई ठोस वैकिपक नीित तैयार क है; और (घ) यद हां, तो तसंबंधी यौरा या है।

## उर

सूम, लघु और मयम उम राय मंी

(ी भानु ताप संह वमा)

- (क) एवं (ख): इस मंालय को ऐसी कोई सूचना  ा नह ई है।
- (ग) एवं (घ): सरकार ने सूम, लघु और मयम उिमय को ोसािहत करने क दृि से जीएसटी के संबंध म कई उपाय कए ह। इनम िनिलिखत शािमल ह:
- i) उम पंजीकरण पोटल पर 40 लाख . के कारोबार क सीमा तक जीएसटीआईएन क कसी आवयकता का ावधान नह कया गया है।
- ii) एक वष म 20 लाख . (मिणपुर, िमजोरम, नागालड और िपुरा राय के िलए 10 लाख .) तक क सेवा क राय और अत: राय आपूत के िलए पंजीकरण क कोई आवयक नह है।
- iii) दनांक 01.04.2019 से एक वष म 40 लाख . (अणाचल देश, मिणपुर, मेघालय, िमजोरम, नागालड, पुदुचेरी, िसम, तेलंगाना, िपुरा और उराखंड राय म 20 लाख .) तक क वतु क अंतर-राय आपूत के  िलए पंजीकरण क कोई आवयकता नह है।

## भारत सरकार

## सूम, लघु और मयम उम मंालय

## लोक सभा अतारांकत  सं. 2705 उर देने क तारीख 22.12.2022

## एमएसएमई े पर जीएसटी का भाव

iv) वतु के आपूतकता और रेतरां सेवा के आपूतकता होने के नाते छोटे वसाियय के िलए संयु कम तैयार  क  गई  है।  कम  क े   अतगत, 1.5  करोड़  . (अणाचल देश, मिणपुर, मेघालय, िमजोरम, नागालड, िसम, िपुरा और उराखंड राय म 75 लाख पये) तक के कारोबार वाले ि को अपने कारोबार पर 1% (वतु के आपूतकता के मामले म) या 5% (रेतरां सेवा के आपूतकता के मामले म) के बराबर कर का भुगतान  करने  और  ैमािसक  कर  भुगतान  क े   साथ  अपनी  वाषक  िववरणी  दािखल  करने  क  जरत  है।  ऐसे करदाता को िवतृत खात और रकॉड को बनाए रखने क आवयकता नह होती है और मािसक िववरणी और िववरणी  के   थान  पर  उह  ितमाही  चालान  और  वाषक  आधार  पर  क े वल  एक  िववरणी  दािखल  करने  क आवयकता होती है।

v) िवीय वष 2019- 2020 से सेवा के आपूतकता के िलए भी संयु कम तैयार क गई है।

कम के अतगत,  50 लाख पये तक के कारोबार वाले ि को अपने कारोबार पर 6% के बराबर कर का भुगतान करने क आवयकता है और ैमािसक कर भुगतान के साथ वाषक प से अपनी िववरणी  दािखल करने क आवयकता है।

- vi) यूआरएमपी (ितमाही िववरणी, मािसक भुगतान) कम: यूआरएमपी कम 01.01.2021 से शु क गई है, िजसक े  अंतगत पांच (5) करोड़ पये तक क े  क ु ल कारोबार वाले पंजीक ृ त िय को मािसक कर भुगतान क े साथ ितमाही आधार पर िववरणी दािखल करने क अनुमित है। इससे ऐसे करदाता के िलए वतु एवं सेवा कर के  अतगत अनुपालन उरदाियव म काफ कमी आई है। करदाता को साल भर कम म आसानी से शािमल होने और बाहर िनकलने क सुिवधा भी दी गई है। ितमाही क े  पहले दो महीन म, करदाता क े  पास एक िनित रािश के  वतः-जिनत चालान के  मायम से कर का भुगतान करने का िवकप होता है। करदाता चुनंदा बी2बी (वसाय से वसाय) चालान को कसी ितमाही के पहले दो महीन म एक आईएफएफ (इनवॉइस फाइलंग सुिवधा) म अपलोड करने का िवकप चुन सकते ह जो ाकता को ऐसी आपूतय पर ेिडट ा करने म सम बनाएगा।

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2702 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-12-22
Subject: Targets under PMAY-U
Ministry: HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS
Asked by: Raghu Ramakrishna Raju Kanumuru

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2702 TO BE ANSWERED ON DECEMBER 22, 2022

## TARGETS UNDER PMAY-U

NO.2702. SHRI KANUMURU RAGHU RAMA KRISHNA RAJU:

Will  the  Minister  of  HOUSING  AND  URBAN  AFFAIRS  be  pleased  to state:

- (a)  the details of the targets set for building the houses under  Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana-Urban PMAY-U;
- (b)    the  quantum  of  funds  allocated  and  released  so  far  for  early completion of the houses;
- (c)   the present status of these houses as on date; and
- (d)  the steps being taken by the Government to complete the     houses by
- the target time?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS

(SHRI KAUSHAL KISHORE)

(a)  to  (c)  Ministry  of  Housing  and  Urban  Affairs  has  been  implementing Pradhan  Mantri  Awas  Yojana-Urban  (PMAY-U)  under  'Housing  for  All' Mission  since  June,  2015  by  giving  Central  assistance  to  implementing agencies through States/ Union Territories (UTs) for providing all-weather pucca  houses  with  basic  amenities to  all  eligible  urban  beneficiaries. PMAY-U is demand driven scheme and Government of India has not fixed any target for construction of houses.

States/  UTs  have    undertaken    demand    survey    under    PMAY-U    for assessing  actual demand of housing. Total assessed demand of houses reported by States/ UTs under the scheme was 112.24 lakhs.

Based on the project proposals submitted by States/ UTs, a total of 122.69 lakh  houses  were  sanctioned  till  31.03.2022.  Against  the  sanctioned houses, 106.60 lakh have been grounded for construction; of which 65.50 lakh are completed/ delivered to beneficiaries. As on 31.03.2022, Central assistance of ₹2.03 lakh crore has been approved under the scheme; out of  which  ₹1.30  lakh  crore  have  been  released  to  States/  UTs/  Central Nodal Agencies.

(d)  Completion  of  projects  generally  takes  12-36  months  in  different verticals of the scheme. Around 37 lakh houses have been sanctioned in the last two years. PMAY-U scheme period has been extended up to 31 st December, 2024, except Credit Linked Subsidy Scheme (CLSS) vertical, to complete  the  sanctioned    houses  in  States/  UTs  without  changing  the funding pattern and implementation methodology.

Ministry monitors progress of the scheme  through  periodic review meetings,  video-conferences  and  field  visits.  States/  UTs  have  been advised  to  expedite  the  construction  of  sanctioned  houses  so  that  all houses  are  completed  within  the  stipulated  timeline  as  per  Detailed Project Reports.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2701 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-12-22
Subject: Maulana Azad Education Foundation
Ministry: MINORITY AFFAIRS
Asked by: Jayadev Galla

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF MINORITY AFFAIRS LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2701 ANSWERED ON 22.12.2022

## MAULANA AZAD EDUCATION FOUNDATION

## 2701.  SHRI JAYADEV GALLA:

Will the Minister of MINORITY AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

(a)  whether  there  is  a  significant  reduction  in  the  budgetary  allocation  for  Mualana  Azad Education Foundation;

(b) if so, the reasons therefor;

(c)  whether  the  Government  is  making  alternate  plans  for  funding  all  the  schemes  and  grants funded  under  the  Foundation  and  grants  to  various  NGOs  for  construction  and  expansion  of schools, colleges and related activities adequately for the financial year2022-23; and

(d) if so, the details of the alternate measures intended to bring in place to make up for the loss thatthe  reduction  in  the  budgetary  allocation  for  this  foundation  would  cause  to  otherwise prospective beneficiaries?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF MINORITY AFFAIRS (SHRIMATI SMRITI ZUBIN IRANI)

(a) to (d): The Government implements various schemes for the welfare and upliftment of every strata, including minorities, specially the economically weaker and lesser privileged sections of the society, through various schemes of the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship, Ministry  of  Textiles,  Ministry  of  Culture,  Ministry  of  Women  and  Child  Development  and Ministry of Rural Development.

Maulana  Azad  Education  Foundation  has  sufficient  funds  from  interest  earned  on  its corpus to meet its requirement for promoting education for the minority students in the country.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2699 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-12-22
Subject: Allotment of Houses
Ministry: HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS
Asked by: Ratansinh Magansinh Rathod

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2699 TO BE ANSWERED ON DECEMBER 22, 2022 ALLOTMENT OF HOUSES

NO. 2699. SHRI RATANSINH MAGANSINH RATHOD:

Will the Minister of HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a) the  details  of  housing  allotment  under  Pradhan  Mantri  Awas Yojana-Urban  (PMAY-U)  during  the  lastthree  years  and  the current year;
- (b) the  details  of  allocation  of  funds  to  Gujarat  under  the  said scheme;
- (c)
- whether the Government has any plans to increase more funds for PMAY-U in Gujarat; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS (SHRI KAUSHAL KISHORE)

- (a) &  (b)  The  Ministry  of  Housing  and  Urban  Affairs  under  the vision  of  'Housing  for  All',  is  supplementing  the  efforts  of States/ UTs under Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana- Urban (PMAYU) by providing Central Assistance for construction   of houses for all eligible urban families/ beneficiaries since 25.06.2015.

A  total  of  63.70  lakh  houses  have  been  sanctioned  all  over  India during last three and current year. For the State of Gujarat, out of ₹21,933.54 crore approved as central assistance, ₹16,043.17 crore has, so far, been released for construction of houses under PMAY-U.

(c) & (d) The Union Government  provides its fixed share as Central  Assistance  of  ₹1.5  lakh  for  Beneficiary  Led  Individual Construction  or  Enhancement  (BLC)  and  Affordable  Housing  in Partnership (AHP) verticals and  ₹1.0 lakh under In-Situ  Slum Redevelopment  (ISSR)  vertical  of  PMAY-U.  Under  Credit  Linked Subsidy Scheme (CLSS) vertical of PMAY-U, an interest subsidy at the  rate  of  6.5%  which  amounts  upto  ₹2.67  lakh  per  house  was provided  for  beneficiaries  of  Economically  Weaker  Sections  (EWS) and Lower Income Group (LIG) category. The remaining cost of the house  is  shared  by  States/UTs/ULBs/Beneficiaries.  There  is  no proposal  to  increase  the  quantum  of  Central  Assistance  under PMAY-U for any State/UT.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2698 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-12-22
Subject: Construction of Bypass Roads
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: Dean Kuriakose

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2698 ANSWERED ON 22 nd  DECEMBER, 2022

## CONSTRUCTION OF BYPASS ROADS

2698. ADV. DEAN KURIAKOSE:

Will the Minister of ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

सड़क परिवहन औि िाजमार्ग मंत्री

be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether  the  Government  has  received  any  proposal/request  to construct two bypass roads for Cheruthoni, Kattappana and Adimali on NH-185;
- (b) if so, the details of action taken in this regard;
- (c)  whether  the  Government  has  received  any  proposal/request  to construct a bypass road between Muvattupuzha and Kothamangalam; and
- (d) if so, the details of action taken in this regard?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS (SHRI NITIN JAIRAM GADKARI)

- (a)&(b)  Yes,  Sir,  proposal  was  received  for  construction  of  bypass  to Cheruthoni & Kattappana on NH 185 in Kerala. Bidding process has been taken up to prepare Detailed Project Report (DPR) for said two bypasses. No proposal has been received for construction of Adimali bypass on NH-185.

(c)&(d) NHAI has approved greenfield alignment from Kochi to Theni on NH 85 bypassing the entire existing alignment including Muvattupuzha and Kothamangalam town under Bharatmala Pariyojana.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2697 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-12-22
Subject: Promotion of Aero Sports
Ministry: CIVIL AVIATION
Asked by: Goddeti Madhavi, Sanjeev Kumar Singari

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CIVIL AVIATION LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. : 2697

(To be answered on the 22 nd  December 2022)

## PROMOTION OF AERO SPORTS

## 2697. SHRIMATI GODDETI MADHAVI

## DR. SANJEEV KUMAR SINGARI

Will the Minister of CIVIL AVIATION

be pleased to state:-

- (a) whether the Government has implemented any scheme for the promotion and development of aero sports in the country;
- (b) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor;
- (c) whether the Government has undertaken any projects to promote and develop aero sports in Andhra Pradesh in particular; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

Minister of State in the Ministry of CIVIL AVIATION (GEN. (DR) V. K. SINGH (RETD))

- (a) to (d) The Ministry of Civil Aviation (MoCA) has launched the National Air Sports Policy (NASP 2022) on 7th June 2022 to bring in the latest technology, equipment, infrastructure and international best practices and to promote Aero Sports in the country.

NASP 2022 covers air sports like aerobatics, aeromodelling and model rocketry, amateur-built and experimental aircraft, ballooning, drones, gliding and power gliding, hang gliding and powered hang gliding, parachuting (including skydiving, BASE jumping and wingsuits etc., paragliding and paramotoring (including powered parachute trikes etc.), powered aircraft (including ultralight, microlight and light sports aircraft etc.) and rotorcraft (including autogyro).

It is hoped that based on this policy, aero sports will develop State-wise including in Andhra Pradesh based on each State's core competence and capability.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2693 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-12-22
Subject: Slowdown in Loans Sanctioned
Ministry: MICRO,SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES
Asked by: Jual Oram

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF MICRO, SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2693

TO BE ANSWERED ON: 22.12.2022

## SLOWDOWN IN LOANS SANCTIONED

2693. SHRI JUAL ORAM:

Will the Minister of MICRO, SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES be pleased to state:

- (a)    whether there has been some slowdown in loans sanctioned to struggling business and Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) in the pre and post Covid-19 period;
- (b)    if so, the comparative details thereof and the reasons therefor; and
- (c)     the corrective steps being taken/results yielded, loan-wise during the last three years and current year, especially for  Odisha?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR MICRO, SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES (SHRI BHANU PRATAP SINGH VERMA)

(a) & (b): The figures reported by Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on the credit flow to MSME sector by the Scheduled Commercial Banks are given in the table below:

| Year/Quarter ended   | Amount Outstanding in Rs. Crore   |
|----------------------|-----------------------------------|
| March 2020           | 16,13,582.17                      |
| March 2021           | 17,83,924.80                      |
| March 2022           | 20,22,634.29                      |
| Source: RBI          | Source: RBI                       |

- (c) :    The  Government  of  India  has  announced  a  series  of  measures  under  Aatmanirbhar  Bharat package for the promotion of MSMEs in the country, including Odisha State, which inter alia include the following:
- i. Rs. 5 lakh crore Collateral Free Automatic Loans under Emergency Credit Line Guarantee Scheme (ECLGS)for business, including MSMEs.
- ii. Rs. 50,000 crore equity infusion through Self Reliant India Fund.
- iii. New revised criteria for classification of MSMEs.
- iv. No global tenders for procurement up to Rs. 200 crores.
- v. 'Udyam Registration' for MSMEs, for Ease of Doing Business
- vi. Launching  of  an  online  Portal  'Champions'  in  June,  2020  to  cover  many  aspects  of  egovernance including redressing grievances and handholding of MSMEs.
- vii.  Inclusion of Retail and Wholesale traders as MSMEs w.e.f. 02.07.2021.
- viii. Non-tax benefits extended for 3 years in case of an upward change in status of MSMEs.

As per the data furnished by National Credit Guarantee Trustee Company Ltd. (NCTGC), which is the implementing agency of Emergency Credit Line Guarantee Scheme (ECLGS), as on 30.11.2022, guarantees  amounting  to  Rs  3.58  lakh  crore  have  been  issued  under  ECLGS,  benefiting  1.19  crore borrowers  including  MSMEs.  In  the  State  of  Odisha,  as  on  30.11.2022,  guarantees  amounting  to Rs.6,717.95 crore have been issued under ECLGS, benefiting 9,45,805 borrowers including MSMEs.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2692 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-12-22
Subject: NH Projects Running Behind Schedule
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: Kamlesh  Paswan

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2692

ANSWERED ON 22 ND  DECEMBER, 2022

## NH PROJECTS RUNNING BEHIND SCHEDULE

2692. SHRI KAMLESH PASWAN:

## Will the Minister of ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

सड़क परिवहन औि िाजमार्ग मंत्री

## be pleased to state:

- (a)  the  details  of  National  Highways  (NHs)  projects  running  behind schedule  along  with  the  reasons  therefor  and  the  extent  of  cost escalation as a result thereof;
- (b) the number of NH projects out of the above that have been put on hold due to some budgetary constraints or any other reason; and
- (C)  the  steps  taken  by  the  Government  to  prevent  such  delay  and complete the said projects in a stipulated time frame?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS (SHRI NITIN JAIRAM GADKARI)

- (a)  There  are  719  projects  across  the  country,  where  construction works on National Highways (NHs) are running behind schedule to some extent  due  to  protracted  monsoon  in  many  States,  above  average rainfall  in  some  States,  Covid-19  pandemic,  increase  in  price  of  raw materials (mainly steel), issues/bottlenecks relating to land acquisition, statutory clearances/permissions, utility shifting, encroachment removal, law & order, non-availability of soil/aggregate, financial crunch of Concessionaire/Contractor, poor performance of Contractor/Concessionaire etc.

All delayed projects do not face cost escalation. In BOT projects, there is no cost escalation due to delay as escalation cost is absorbed by the Concessionaire. In other projects, price escalation is payable as per contract conditions, and actual amount of price escalation and increase in project cost, if any, is known only on actual completion of project and final  settlement  of  bills.  However,  if  delay  is  attributable  to  the Contractor, damages are imposed and price escalation is not paid, and there is in no additional cost due to delay. (b) There is no such project which has been put on hold due to budgetary constraints.  However,  in  some  cases,  where  projects  are  delayed substantially have been either foreclosed or terminated on case to case basis and subsequently re-awarded as separate work. (c) The Government has taken number of steps to prevent such delay like  awarding  projects  after  adequate  preparation  in  terms  of  land acquisition,  streamlining  land  acquisition  &  environment  clearances, simplifying procedure for approval of GAD by Railways, exit for equity investors, premium re-scheduling, securitization of road sector loans, revamping  dispute  resolution  mechanism,  relaxations  in  contract provisions  under  "Atmanirbhar  Bharat"  to  improve  liquidity  of  funds available with contractors/developers, periodic reviews of projects at various levels, etc.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2690 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-12-22
Subject: Solar Energy Capacity
Ministry: NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY
Asked by: Poonamben Hematbhai Maadam

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2690

ANSWERED ON 22.12.2022

## SOLAR ENERGY CAPACITY

## 2690. SHRIMATI POONAMBEN MAADAM

Will the Minister of NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY be pleased to state:

- (a) whether solar energy capacity of the country has been increased during the last three years;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the Government has set any target to increase the solar capacity across the country in near future; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF NEW & RENEWABLE ENERGY AND POWER

## (SHRI R.K. SINGH)

(a)&(b) Yes, Sir. The solar energy capacity has increased from 28,180.66 MW (as on 31.03.2019) to 53, 996.50 MW (as on 31.03.2022) in last three years. The details of solar energy capacity in the country at the end of each of the last three years are as under:

| Year    |   Cumulative capacity at the end of period (MW) |
|---------|-------------------------------------------------|
| 2019-20 |                                         34627.8 |
| 2020-21 |                                         40085.3 |
| 2021-22 |                                         53996.5 |

(c)&(d) The Government has set a target of achieving 500 GW of installed capacity from non-fossil fuels by 2030, in line with the Hon'ble Prime Minister's announcement at CoP-26.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2689 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-12-22
Subject: Benefits to Families under PMUY
Ministry: PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS
Asked by: Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2689 TO BE ANSWERED ON 22 nd  DECEMBER, 2022

## Benefits to Families under PMUY

2689. SHRI ADHIR RANJAN CHOWDHURY:

## पेोलयम एवं ाक ृतक गैस मंी

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

(a)  the  number  of  families  deprived  of  the  benefits  under  the  Pradhan  Mantri  Ujjwala  Yojana (PMUY) across the country, especially in rural areas of West Bengal;

(b) whether any survey has been conducted recently in this regard and if so, the details thereof;

(c) whether the Government proposes to cover the deprived families under the said scheme so as to provide benefit of the scheme to them; and

(d) if so, the number of families receiving benefits under the scheme in West Bengal?

## 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) to (d) Pradhan  Mantri Ujjwala Yojana (PMUY) was launched  in  2016 to provide deposit free LPG connections to women members of poor households and the target to provide 8 crore LPG connections under the Scheme was achieved in September, 2019, 7 months ahead of target date of  completion of March, 2020. Under PMUY Phase-I, 88.08 lakh LPG connections were released in the State of West Bengal.

Adult women from poor households, who do not have existing LPG connections, can get deposit free LPG connections under PMUY subject to fulfilment of eligibility criteria.

To cover the left out poor households, PMUY phase-2 (Ujjwala 2.0) was launched in August, 2021.    As  on  01.12.2022  Oil  Marketing  Companies(OMCs)  have  released  1.58  crore  LPG connections across the country under Ujjwala 2.0 including 35.38 lakh LPG connections in the State of West Bengal. Under Ujjwala 2.0, all PMUY beneficiaries are provided free first refill and stove as well, in addition to deposit free LPG connections.

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