Lok Sabha Question No. 1131 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-07-26
Subject: Extension to PMUY
Ministry: PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS
Asked by: Geetha Viswanath Vanga, Komati Reddy Venkat Reddy, Kotha Prabhakar  Reddy, Sanjay Kumar Bandi, Manne Srinivas Reddy

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1131 TO BE ANSWERED ON  26 th  JULY, 2021

Extension to PMUY

1131.  SHRIMATI VANGA GEETHA VISWANATH: SHRI KOMATI REDDY VENKAT REDDY: SHRI KOTHA PRABHAKAR REDDY: SHRI BANDI SANJAY KUMAR: SHRI MANNE SRINIVAS REDDY:

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

(a)  whether  the  Pradhan  Mantri  Ujjawala  Yojana(PMUY)  scheme  is  applicable  nationwide  and State-wise also and requires extensive dissemination, and propose for a fresh target to add 10 million more PMUY beneficiaries to the existing 80 million, if so, the details thereof and progress made, State wise as on date and present status thereof;

(b) whether the Government is committed to create smoke free environment in rural areas and if so, the number of Gas connections sanctioned and the number of beneficiaries under PMUY in the State of Telangana for the last three years, year-wise and district-wise;

(c) whether the Scheme has reached its objectives particularly in tribal areas of Telangana and if not, the reasons therefor; and

(d) the measures the Government is going to take to implement the scheme in tribal areas?

ANSWER

## पेोलयम एवं ाक ृतक गैस मंालय म राय मंी ( ी रामेवर तेल ) MINISTER OF STATE IN MINISTRY OF PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS (SHRI RAMESWAR TELI)

(a)  to  (d)  In  order  to  provide  clean  and  environment  friendly  cooking  fuel  to  poor  households, especially in rural areas, the Government had launched Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana (PMUY) in May 2016 across the country including the tribal areas of Telangana. The primary objective of the PMUY is to provide access to clean cooking fuel LPG to poor households thereby protecting their health by reducing the serious health hazards associated with use of conventional cooking fuel such as firewood, coal, cow dung etc. which causes severe indoor household air pollution. Use of LPG as cooking fuel frees women from the drudgery of collecting firewood, reduces time spent  on  cooking  and  prevents  deforestation.  The  Government  has  achieved  the  target  to distribute 8 crore connections under the Scheme in September, 2019. District-wise details of LPG connections released under PMUY in the Sate of Telangana during the last three years are given at Annexure.

Further,  Hon'ble  Finance  Minister,  during  her  budget  speech  on  1st  February,  2021,  made  an announcement to provide 1 crore more LPG connections under PMUY in addition to 8 crore LPG connections  already  released.  The  modalities  for  releasing  1  crore  LPG  connections  under PMUY  have  already  been  finalised  and  have  been  communicated  to  the  Oil  Marketing Companies.

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## Annexure

| Annexure referred to part (a) to (d) of Unstarred Lok Sabha Parliament Question No. 1131 to be answered on 26.07.2021 asked by Shrimati Vanga Geetha Vishwanath and others regarding ' Extension of PMUY'   | Annexure referred to part (a) to (d) of Unstarred Lok Sabha Parliament Question No. 1131 to be answered on 26.07.2021 asked by Shrimati Vanga Geetha Vishwanath and others regarding ' Extension of PMUY'   | Annexure referred to part (a) to (d) of Unstarred Lok Sabha Parliament Question No. 1131 to be answered on 26.07.2021 asked by Shrimati Vanga Geetha Vishwanath and others regarding ' Extension of PMUY'   | Annexure referred to part (a) to (d) of Unstarred Lok Sabha Parliament Question No. 1131 to be answered on 26.07.2021 asked by Shrimati Vanga Geetha Vishwanath and others regarding ' Extension of PMUY'   |
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| District                                                                                                                                                                                                    | LPG connections released                                                                                                                                                                                    | LPG connections released                                                                                                                                                                                    | LPG connections released                                                                                                                                                                                    |
| District                                                                                                                                                                                                    | 2017-18                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 2018-19                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 2019-20                                                                                                                                                                                                     |
| Adilabad                                                                                                                                                                                                    | -                                                                                                                                                                                                           | 30,401                                                                                                                                                                                                      | 4,413                                                                                                                                                                                                       |
| Bhadradri Kothagudem                                                                                                                                                                                        | -                                                                                                                                                                                                           | 64,154                                                                                                                                                                                                      | 896                                                                                                                                                                                                         |
| Hyderabad                                                                                                                                                                                                   | -                                                                                                                                                                                                           | 1,234                                                                                                                                                                                                       | 9                                                                                                                                                                                                           |
| Jagitial                                                                                                                                                                                                    | -                                                                                                                                                                                                           | 33,122                                                                                                                                                                                                      | 6,802                                                                                                                                                                                                       |
| Jangaon                                                                                                                                                                                                     | -                                                                                                                                                                                                           | 10,985                                                                                                                                                                                                      | 4,457                                                                                                                                                                                                       |
| Jayashankar Bhupalpa                                                                                                                                                                                        | -                                                                                                                                                                                                           | 39,862                                                                                                                                                                                                      | -6,217                                                                                                                                                                                                      |
| Jogulamba Gadwal                                                                                                                                                                                            | -                                                                                                                                                                                                           | 27,059                                                                                                                                                                                                      | 4,663                                                                                                                                                                                                       |
| Kamareddy                                                                                                                                                                                                   | -                                                                                                                                                                                                           | 36,563                                                                                                                                                                                                      | 5,661                                                                                                                                                                                                       |
| Karimnagar                                                                                                                                                                                                  | -                                                                                                                                                                                                           | 16,846                                                                                                                                                                                                      | 4,086                                                                                                                                                                                                       |
| Khammam                                                                                                                                                                                                     | -                                                                                                                                                                                                           | 56,106                                                                                                                                                                                                      | 4,479                                                                                                                                                                                                       |
| Komram Bheem                                                                                                                                                                                                | -                                                                                                                                                                                                           | 24,523                                                                                                                                                                                                      | 1,973                                                                                                                                                                                                       |
| MahaBubabad                                                                                                                                                                                                 | -                                                                                                                                                                                                           | 23,867                                                                                                                                                                                                      | 1,354                                                                                                                                                                                                       |
| Mahbubnagar                                                                                                                                                                                                 | -                                                                                                                                                                                                           | 52,218                                                                                                                                                                                                      | 4,595                                                                                                                                                                                                       |
| Mancherial                                                                                                                                                                                                  | -                                                                                                                                                                                                           | 23,338                                                                                                                                                                                                      | 4,927                                                                                                                                                                                                       |
| Medak                                                                                                                                                                                                       | -                                                                                                                                                                                                           | 25,922                                                                                                                                                                                                      | 4,151                                                                                                                                                                                                       |
| Medhal Malkajgiri                                                                                                                                                                                           | -                                                                                                                                                                                                           | 2,585                                                                                                                                                                                                       | 1,429                                                                                                                                                                                                       |
| MULUGU                                                                                                                                                                                                      | -                                                                                                                                                                                                           | -                                                                                                                                                                                                           | 12,324                                                                                                                                                                                                      |
| Nagarkurnool                                                                                                                                                                                                | -                                                                                                                                                                                                           | 27,901                                                                                                                                                                                                      | 3,019                                                                                                                                                                                                       |
| Nalgonda                                                                                                                                                                                                    | -                                                                                                                                                                                                           | 63,370                                                                                                                                                                                                      | 6,775                                                                                                                                                                                                       |
| NARAYANPET                                                                                                                                                                                                  | -                                                                                                                                                                                                           | -                                                                                                                                                                                                           | 15,484                                                                                                                                                                                                      |
| Nirmal                                                                                                                                                                                                      | -                                                                                                                                                                                                           | 28,785                                                                                                                                                                                                      | 5,160                                                                                                                                                                                                       |
| Nizamabad                                                                                                                                                                                                   | -                                                                                                                                                                                                           | 38,991                                                                                                                                                                                                      | 7,672                                                                                                                                                                                                       |
| Peddapalli                                                                                                                                                                                                  | -                                                                                                                                                                                                           | 17,446                                                                                                                                                                                                      | 7,108                                                                                                                                                                                                       |
| Rajanna Sircilla                                                                                                                                                                                            | -                                                                                                                                                                                                           | 17,062                                                                                                                                                                                                      | 2,920                                                                                                                                                                                                       |
| Rangareddy                                                                                                                                                                                                  | -                                                                                                                                                                                                           | 19,972                                                                                                                                                                                                      | 1,834                                                                                                                                                                                                       |
| Sangareddy                                                                                                                                                                                                  | -                                                                                                                                                                                                           | 40,277                                                                                                                                                                                                      | 7,904                                                                                                                                                                                                       |
| Siddipet                                                                                                                                                                                                    | -                                                                                                                                                                                                           | 19,769                                                                                                                                                                                                      | 6,360                                                                                                                                                                                                       |
| Suryapet                                                                                                                                                                                                    | -                                                                                                                                                                                                           | 50,693                                                                                                                                                                                                      | 5,785                                                                                                                                                                                                       |
| Tadadri Bhongiri                                                                                                                                                                                            | -                                                                                                                                                                                                           | 10,730                                                                                                                                                                                                      | 1,951                                                                                                                                                                                                       |
| Vikarabad                                                                                                                                                                                                   | -                                                                                                                                                                                                           | 46,091                                                                                                                                                                                                      | 5,355                                                                                                                                                                                                       |
| Wanaparthy                                                                                                                                                                                                  | -                                                                                                                                                                                                           | 15,343                                                                                                                                                                                                      | 4,690                                                                                                                                                                                                       |
| Warangal                                                                                                                                                                                                    | -                                                                                                                                                                                                           | 25,964                                                                                                                                                                                                      | 1,051                                                                                                                                                                                                       |
| Warangal Pural                                                                                                                                                                                              | -                                                                                                                                                                                                           | 32,621                                                                                                                                                                                                      | 5,410                                                                                                                                                                                                       |