Lok Sabha Question No. 2565 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-03-16
Subject: PMUY 2.0
Ministry: PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS
Asked by: Bheemrao Baswanthrao Patil

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2565

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 16 th  MARCH, 2023

## PMUY 2.0

## 2565. SHRI B.B. PATIL:

## पेोलयम एवं ाक ृतक गैस मंी

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

(a) the criteria/standards fixed for providing gas connections to the BPL people under Pradhan Mantri UjjwalaYojana (PMUY)-2.0;

(b) the number of beneficiary families under the above scheme, State-wise, including Telangana;

(c) whether any separate arrangement has been made for smooth gas refilling and providing LPG coverage to the beneficiaries under the above said scheme; and

(d) if so, the details of the steps taken by the Government to spread awareness among public to make the benefits of the above mentioned scheme accessible to the people of remote rural areas?

## ANSWER

## पेोलयम एवं ाक ृतक गैस मंालय म रायमंी ( ी रामेवर तेल )

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

(a)  LPG connection under Pradhan Mantri UjjwalaYojana (PMUY Phase-II i.e. Ujjwala 2.0) is released in the name of adult woman of the poor household, provided no LPG connection exists in the name of any family member of the household and fulfilling other terms and conditions. Applicants  belonging  to  Socio  Economic  Caste  Census  (SECC)  list  or  from  seven  other identified categories such as Scheduled Caste(SC) Households, Scheduled Tribe(ST) Households,  Most  Backward  Classes  (MBC),  Beneficiaries  of  PM  AwasYojana  (Gramin), Beneficiaries  of  Antyodaya  Anna  Yojana  (AAY),  Forest  Dwellers,  Resident  of  islands/  river islands,  Tea  garden  /  ex-tea  garden  workers   or  poor  households  not  covered  under  the  above categories  by  submitting  14  point  declaration,  are  eligible  for  a  PMUY  connection.  Special Provision  has  been  made  for  Migrant  Families  to  avail  new  connection  on  Self-Declaration instead of Proof of Address  and Ration Card .

(b)  State-wise details of LPG connections released under Ujjwala 2.0 are at Annexure .

(c)  &  (d)  PMUY  applicants  can  apply  online  at  pmuy.gov.in,  nearest  LPG  distributors,  CSC centres etc.  LPG consumers including PMUY beneficiaries can book a refill by various methods including Interactive Voice Response System(IVRS), Short Message Service(SMS), Whatsapp, calling  directly  on  the  phone  of  distributor,  e-commerce  platforms,  OMC  mobile  applications, OMCs  web-portals  etc.  Further,  OMCs  continuously  expand  the  distribution  network  by commissioning new LPG distributorships. As on 01.03.2023, there are 25,363 LPG distributorships of OMCs across the country as compared to 13,896 distributors on 01.04.2014.

To  improve LPG  usage  amongst  PMUY  beneficiaries,  Government  and  Oil  Marketing Companies (OMCs) have organized LPG panchayats, social media campaigns, public events for the distribution of connections and public awareness campaigns etc. across the country.

## Annexure

| Annexure referred to in part (b) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Parliament Question No. 2565 for 16.03.2023 asked by Shri B.B. Patil regarding 'PMUY 2.0'   | Annexure referred to in part (b) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Parliament Question No. 2565 for 16.03.2023 asked by Shri B.B. Patil regarding 'PMUY 2.0'   |
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| State/UT                                                                                                                                            | LPG connections released under Ujjwala 2.0 as on 01.01.2023.                                                                                        |
| Andaman and Nicobar Islands                                                                                                                         | 857                                                                                                                                                 |
| Andhra pradesh                                                                                                                                      | 1,20,894                                                                                                                                            |
| Arunachal Pradesh                                                                                                                                   | 4,971                                                                                                                                               |
| Assam                                                                                                                                               | 9,35,316                                                                                                                                            |
| Bihar                                                                                                                                               | 22,52,506                                                                                                                                           |
| Chandigarh                                                                                                                                          | 574                                                                                                                                                 |
| Chhattisgarh                                                                                                                                        | 5,17,738                                                                                                                                            |
| Dadra and Nagar Haveli AND Daman and Diu                                                                                                            | 53                                                                                                                                                  |
| Delhi                                                                                                                                               | 66,232                                                                                                                                              |
| Goa                                                                                                                                                 | 141                                                                                                                                                 |
| Gujarat                                                                                                                                             | 9,47,418                                                                                                                                            |
| Haryana                                                                                                                                             | 42,772                                                                                                                                              |
| Himachal Pradesh                                                                                                                                    | 4,583                                                                                                                                               |
| Jammu and Kashmir                                                                                                                                   | 16,525                                                                                                                                              |
| Jharkhand                                                                                                                                           | 3,93,558                                                                                                                                            |
| Karnataka                                                                                                                                           | 6,22,026                                                                                                                                            |
| Kerala                                                                                                                                              | 85,258                                                                                                                                              |
| Ladakh                                                                                                                                              | 29                                                                                                                                                  |
| Lakshadweep                                                                                                                                         | 24                                                                                                                                                  |
| Madhya Pradesh                                                                                                                                      | 10,88,321                                                                                                                                           |
| Maharashtra                                                                                                                                         | 4,76,464                                                                                                                                            |
| Manipur                                                                                                                                             | 45,716                                                                                                                                              |
| Meghalaya                                                                                                                                           | 64,475                                                                                                                                              |
| Mizoram                                                                                                                                             | 5,485                                                                                                                                               |
| Nagaland                                                                                                                                            | 36,933                                                                                                                                              |
| Odisha                                                                                                                                              | 5,93,278                                                                                                                                            |
| Puducherry                                                                                                                                          | 1,271                                                                                                                                               |
| Punjab                                                                                                                                              | 65,646                                                                                                                                              |
| Rajasthan                                                                                                                                           | 5,74,750                                                                                                                                            |
| Sikkim                                                                                                                                              | 5,048                                                                                                                                               |
| Tamil Nadu                                                                                                                                          | 4,71,293                                                                                                                                            |
| Telangana                                                                                                                                           | 82,043                                                                                                                                              |
| Tripura                                                                                                                                             | 17,500                                                                                                                                              |
| Uttar Pradesh                                                                                                                                       | 27,99,286                                                                                                                                           |
| Uttarakhand                                                                                                                                         | 94,935                                                                                                                                              |
| West Bengal                                                                                                                                         | 35,66,081                                                                                                                                           |

Source: Public Sector Oil Marketing Companies