Lok Sabha Question No. 703 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-12-02
Subject: Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana (PMUY)
Ministry: PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS
Asked by: Gautham Sigamani Pon, Amol Ramsing Kolhe, Kuldeep Rai Sharma, Subhash Ramrao Bhamre, Gajanan Chandrakant Kirtikar, Ratansinh Magansinh Rathod, Supriya Sadanand Sule, Dhanush M Kumar, Ganesan Selvam, DNV Senthilkumar. S., C.N. Annadurai

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 703 TO BE ANSWERED ON  2 nd  DECEMBER, 2021

Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana (PMUY)

## 703.  SHRI GAUTHAM SIGAMANI PON:

SHRI KULDEEP RAI SHARMA:

SHRI SELVAM G.:

SHRI C.N. ANNADURAI:

SHRI GAJANAN KIRTIKAR:

DR. AMOL RAMSING KOLHE:

SHRI RATANSINH MAGANSINH RATHOD:

SHRIMATI SUPRIYA SULE:

DR. DNV SENTHILKUMAR. S.:

DR. SUBHASH RAMRAO BHAMRE:

SHRI DHANUSH M. KUMAR:

## पेोलयम एवं ाक ृतक गैस मंी

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

- (a)  whether  there  is  any  provision  to  provide  priority  to  the  families  having  differently abled/divyang  persons  under  Pradhan  Mantri  Ujjwala  Yojana  (PMUY)  and  if  so,  the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor;
- (b) whether the Government has laid down norms/ criteria to provide gas connections under PMUY and if so, the details of number of free of cost connections provided to BPL  families  under  PMUY  since  its  inception,  State/UT-wise  including  Andaman  & Nicobar islands, Gujarat, Tamil Nadu and Maharashtra;
- (c)  the  steps  taken  by  the  Government  increase  the  LPG  coverage  and  remove  the shortfall;
- (d)  whether  challenges/problems  have  been  reported/  noticed  by  the  Government  in implementation of PMUY in the country;
- (e) if so, the details thereof along with the natures of such challenges/problems faced by the  Government  and action  taken  to  remove  these  hurdles  in  a  time  bound  manner, State/ UT-wise; and
- (f) the other steps taken by the Government to make the PMUY a successful scheme among the poor masses?

## ANSWER

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

## (SHRI RAMESWAR TELI)

- (a)  Pradhan  Mantri  Ujjwala  Yojana(PMUY)  was  launched  on  01.05.2016 to  release 8 crore  deposit  free  LPG  connection  in  the  name  of  adult  woman  member  of  poor households  and  the  target  of  the  scheme  has  been  achieved  in  September,  2019. Further, Ujjwala 2.0  has been launched on 10 th August, 2021 to release 1 crore deposit free LPG connections in addition to 8 crore LPG connections released under PMUY.

(b) Government  has  issued  detailed  guidelines  to  OMCs  for  implementation  of PMUY  and  Ujjwala  2.0.  State/UT-wise  details  of  no.  of  connections  released  under PMUY as on 01.11.2021 since inception, are at Annexure .

(c)  To increase LPG coverage, the Government has taken several steps which include, deposit  free  LPG  connection  under  PMUY,  hassle  free  connections,  5  kg  cylinders, secondary connections for an existing LPG connection holder, option to apply online for new  connection  including  PMUY  and  release  of  e-subscription  vouchers,  organizing LPG  panchayats  and  public  awareness  campaigns  involving  State/UT  Governments etc.

Under Ujjwala 2.0 beneficiaries are given deposit free connections along with free first refill  and  stove.  The  prospective  PMUY  beneficiaries  have  been  allowed  to  apply  for new LPG connections in online mode and submit a self declaration for family details and address proof.

Due to  implementation  of  PMUY,  the  national  LPG  coverage,  which  was  62%  as  on 01.05.2016, has increased to 102.2% as on 01.11.2021.

(d)  to  (f)  Implementation  of  PMUY is monitored closely in terms of number of eligible beneficiaries  identified  and  the  actual  number  of  connections  released  vis-a-vis  LPG coverage in States/Districts. The difficulties faced by OMCs  mainly  related to identification of households, difficult terrain, low awareness on usefulness of LPG etc. OMCs launched awareness programme through print and electronic media highlighting the benefit of usage of LPG.

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| Annexure referred to in part (b) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 703 to be answered on 02.12.2021 regarding " Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana   | Annexure referred to in part (b) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 703 to be answered on 02.12.2021 regarding " Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana   |
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| State/UT                                                                                                                                          | Number of Connections released                                                                                                                    |
| Andaman and Nicobar Islands                                                                                                                       | 13,232                                                                                                                                            |
| Andhra Pradesh                                                                                                                                    | 3,98,022                                                                                                                                          |
| Arunachal Pradesh                                                                                                                                 | 45,485                                                                                                                                            |
| Assam                                                                                                                                             | 37,96,085                                                                                                                                         |
| Bihar                                                                                                                                             | 95,87,510                                                                                                                                         |
| Chandigarh                                                                                                                                        | 87                                                                                                                                                |
| Chhattisgarh                                                                                                                                      | 32,33,245                                                                                                                                         |
| Dadar and Nagar Haveli and Daman &Diu                                                                                                             | 15,199                                                                                                                                            |
| Delhi                                                                                                                                             | 77,844                                                                                                                                            |
| Goa                                                                                                                                               | 1,081                                                                                                                                             |
| Gujarat                                                                                                                                           | 32,89,073                                                                                                                                         |
| Haryana                                                                                                                                           | 7,29,389                                                                                                                                          |
| Himachal Pradesh                                                                                                                                  | 1,37,354                                                                                                                                          |
| UT of Jammu and Kashmir                                                                                                                           | 12,35,669                                                                                                                                         |
| Jharkhand                                                                                                                                         | 33,88,460                                                                                                                                         |
| Karnataka                                                                                                                                         | 33,11,486                                                                                                                                         |
| Kerala                                                                                                                                            | 2,69,892                                                                                                                                          |
| UT of Ladakh                                                                                                                                      | 11,073                                                                                                                                            |
| Lakshadweep                                                                                                                                       | 292                                                                                                                                               |
| Madhya Pradesh                                                                                                                                    | 76,85,280                                                                                                                                         |
| Maharashtra                                                                                                                                       | 46,10,896                                                                                                                                         |
| Manipur                                                                                                                                           | 1,63,618                                                                                                                                          |
| Meghalaya                                                                                                                                         | 1,60,450                                                                                                                                          |
| Mizoram                                                                                                                                           | 28,793                                                                                                                                            |
| Nagaland                                                                                                                                          | 64,982                                                                                                                                            |
| Odisha                                                                                                                                            | 50,79,048                                                                                                                                         |
| Puducherry                                                                                                                                        | 13,909                                                                                                                                            |
| Punjab                                                                                                                                            | 12,26,913                                                                                                                                         |
| Rajasthan                                                                                                                                         | 64,92,829                                                                                                                                         |
| Sikkim                                                                                                                                            | 11,116                                                                                                                                            |
| Tamil Nadu                                                                                                                                        | 33,64,069                                                                                                                                         |
| Telangana                                                                                                                                         | 10,93,008                                                                                                                                         |
| Tripura                                                                                                                                           | 2,74,587                                                                                                                                          |
| Uttar Pradesh                                                                                                                                     | 1,56,95,499                                                                                                                                       |
| Uttarakhand                                                                                                                                       | 4,24,399                                                                                                                                          |
| West Bengal                                                                                                                                       | 1,00,74,155                                                                                                                                       |
| TOTAL                                                                                                                                             | 8,60,04,029                                                                                                                                       |