Lok Sabha Question No. 2017 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-07-28
Subject: Domestic LPG Connetions
Ministry: PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS
Asked by: Vijayakumar (alias) Vijay Vasanth

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2017 TO BE ANSWERED ON  28 th   JULY, 2022

Domestic LPG Connections

## 2017. SHRI VIJAYAKUMAR (ALIAS) VIJAY VASANTH:

## पेोलयम एवं ाक ृ तक गैस मंी

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

- (a)  the  estimated  number  of  consumers  having  domestic  LPG  connections  including  five kilograms cylinders in the country, State-wise;
- (b) whether the Government has hiked the prices of LPG cylinders many times in the recent months;
- (c) if so, the details thereof for the last two years, quarter-wise along with the resultant impact on the common man;
- (d) whether the Government is extending the subsidy to Ujjwala Scheme beneficiaries to help ease some of the burden arising from cooking gas rates rising to record levels and also to reduce the domestic LPG prices; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## 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)          As  on  01.07.2022,  there  are  total  30.95  crore  domestic  LPG  consumers  across  the country,  which  include  consumers  having  domestic  LPG  connections  of  five  kilograms cylinders.  State/UT-wise details are at Annexure-I .
- (b)  to (e)  LPG prices are based on Saudi Contract Prices (CP) and Saudi CP has risen from 236 $/MT in April 2020 to 750 $/MT in June 2022, a rise of 218 %. However, Government continues  to  modulate  the  effective  price  to  consumer  for  domestic  LPG.  The  subsidy,  as admissible, is credited to the bank account of eligible beneficiaries. The details of prices of domestic LPG for Delhi for the last two years are at Annexure-II . The impact of increase in prices of LPG can be assessed through their impact on inflation measured by Wholesale Price Index(WPI). The weightage of LPG in the WPI index is 0.64%.

In addition, the Government has started a targeted subsidy of Rs. 200 per 14.2 Kg cylinder for Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana(PMUY) beneficiaries for  upto 12 refills for year 202223.

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Annexure-I

| Annexure referred to in part (a) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Parliament Question No. 2017 for 28.07.2022 asked by Shri Vijaykumar (Alias) Vijay Vasanth regarding ' Domestic LPG Connections'   | Annexure referred to in part (a) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Parliament Question No. 2017 for 28.07.2022 asked by Shri Vijaykumar (Alias) Vijay Vasanth regarding ' Domestic LPG Connections'   |
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| State/UT-wise details of domestic LPG connections as on 01.07.2022                                                                                                                         | State/UT-wise details of domestic LPG connections as on 01.07.2022                                                                                                                         |
| State / UT                                                                                                                                                                                 | Nos. in lakh                                                                                                                                                                               |
| Chandigarh                                                                                                                                                                                 | 2.92                                                                                                                                                                                       |
| Delhi                                                                                                                                                                                      | 51.78                                                                                                                                                                                      |
| Haryana                                                                                                                                                                                    | 75.14                                                                                                                                                                                      |
| Himachal Pradesh                                                                                                                                                                           | 21.29                                                                                                                                                                                      |
| Jammu &Kashmir and Ladakh                                                                                                                                                                  | 35.88                                                                                                                                                                                      |
| Punjab                                                                                                                                                                                     | 92.10                                                                                                                                                                                      |
| Rajasthan                                                                                                                                                                                  | 173.84                                                                                                                                                                                     |
| Uttar Pradesh                                                                                                                                                                              | 457.89                                                                                                                                                                                     |
| Uttarakhand                                                                                                                                                                                | 29.67                                                                                                                                                                                      |
| Andaman and Nicobar                                                                                                                                                                        | 1.21                                                                                                                                                                                       |
| Arunachal Pradesh                                                                                                                                                                          | 3.02                                                                                                                                                                                       |
| Assam                                                                                                                                                                                      | 81.31                                                                                                                                                                                      |
| Bihar                                                                                                                                                                                      | 210.83                                                                                                                                                                                     |
| Jharkhand                                                                                                                                                                                  | 61.86                                                                                                                                                                                      |
| Manipur                                                                                                                                                                                    | 6.41                                                                                                                                                                                       |
| Meghalaya                                                                                                                                                                                  | 3.75                                                                                                                                                                                       |
| Mizoram                                                                                                                                                                                    | 3.34                                                                                                                                                                                       |
| Nagaland                                                                                                                                                                                   | 3.21                                                                                                                                                                                       |
| Odisha                                                                                                                                                                                     | 95.89                                                                                                                                                                                      |
| Sikkim                                                                                                                                                                                     | 1.70                                                                                                                                                                                       |
| Tripura                                                                                                                                                                                    | 7.76                                                                                                                                                                                       |
| West Bengal                                                                                                                                                                                | 261.41                                                                                                                                                                                     |
| Chhattisgarh                                                                                                                                                                               | 58.25                                                                                                                                                                                      |
| Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman &Diu                                                                                                                                                      | 1.67                                                                                                                                                                                       |
| Goa                                                                                                                                                                                        | 5.39                                                                                                                                                                                       |
| Gujarat                                                                                                                                                                                    | 118.01                                                                                                                                                                                     |
| Madhya Pradesh                                                                                                                                                                             | 164.79                                                                                                                                                                                     |
| Maharashtra                                                                                                                                                                                | 300.82                                                                                                                                                                                     |
| Andhra Pradesh                                                                                                                                                                             | 147.92                                                                                                                                                                                     |
| Karnataka                                                                                                                                                                                  | 175.66                                                                                                                                                                                     |
| Kerala                                                                                                                                                                                     | 94.11                                                                                                                                                                                      |
| Lakshadweep                                                                                                                                                                                | 0.11                                                                                                                                                                                       |
| Puducherry                                                                                                                                                                                 | 3.90                                                                                                                                                                                       |
| Tamil Nadu                                                                                                                                                                                 | 223.93                                                                                                                                                                                     |
| Telangana                                                                                                                                                                                  | 118.33                                                                                                                                                                                     |
| ALL INDIA                                                                                                                                                                                  | 3095.10                                                                                                                                                                                    |

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

## Annexure-II

| Annexure referred to in part (b) to (e) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Parliament Question No. 2017 for 28.07.2022 asked by Shri Vijaykumar (Alias) Vijay Vasanth regarding ' Domestic LPG Connections'   | Annexure referred to in part (b) to (e) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Parliament Question No. 2017 for 28.07.2022 asked by Shri Vijaykumar (Alias) Vijay Vasanth regarding ' Domestic LPG Connections'   |
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| Details of prices of domestic LPG at Delhi for the last two years, i.e. 2020-21 and 2021-22                                                                                                       | Details of prices of domestic LPG at Delhi for the last two years, i.e. 2020-21 and 2021-22                                                                                                       |
| Date with effect from                                                                                                                                                                             | Domestic LPG Rs./14.2 Kg Cylinder at Delhi                                                                                                                                                        |
| 01 April 2020                                                                                                                                                                                     | 744.00                                                                                                                                                                                            |
| 01 May 2020                                                                                                                                                                                       | 581.50                                                                                                                                                                                            |
| 01 June 2020                                                                                                                                                                                      | 593.00                                                                                                                                                                                            |
| 01 July 2020                                                                                                                                                                                      | 594.00                                                                                                                                                                                            |
| 02 December 2020                                                                                                                                                                                  | 644.00                                                                                                                                                                                            |
| 15 December 2020                                                                                                                                                                                  | 694.00                                                                                                                                                                                            |
| 04 February 2021                                                                                                                                                                                  | 719.00                                                                                                                                                                                            |
| 15 February 2021                                                                                                                                                                                  | 769.00                                                                                                                                                                                            |
| 25 February 2021                                                                                                                                                                                  | 794.00                                                                                                                                                                                            |
| 01 March 2021                                                                                                                                                                                     | 819.00                                                                                                                                                                                            |
| 01 April 2021                                                                                                                                                                                     | 809.00                                                                                                                                                                                            |
| 01 July 2021                                                                                                                                                                                      | 834.50                                                                                                                                                                                            |
| 17 August 2021                                                                                                                                                                                    | 859.50                                                                                                                                                                                            |
| 01 September 2021                                                                                                                                                                                 | 884.50                                                                                                                                                                                            |
| 06 October 2021                                                                                                                                                                                   | 899.50                                                                                                                                                                                            |
| 22 March 2022                                                                                                                                                                                     | 949.50                                                                                                                                                                                            |

Source: Petroleum Planning and Analysis Cell (PPAC).