Lok Sabha Question No. 2310 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-03-13
Subject: LPG Connections under PMUY in Jharkhand
Ministry: PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS
Asked by: Shri Chandra Prakash Choudhary

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2310 TO BE ANSWERED ON 13th March, 2025

## LPG Connections under PMUY in Jharkhand

†2310. Shri Chandra Prakash Choudhary:

## पेĚोͧलयम एवं Ĥाक ृ Ǔतक गैस मंğी

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

- (a) the number of families benefitted from LPG connections under the Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana (PMUY) in the State of Jharkhand, particularly in the Giridih Lok Sabha Constituency;
- (b) the number of households/families currently refilling their LPG gas cylinders and using their LPG connections; and
- (c)  whether  there  is  less  consumption  of  LPG  by  PMUY  beneficiaries  since  the  inception  of Ujjwala Yojana and if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

## पेĚोͧलयम एवं Ĥाक ृ Ǔतक गैस मंğालय मɅ राÏयमंğी ( Įी सुरेश गोपी )

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS (SHRI SURESH GOPI)

(a)  to  (c):  Pradhan  Mantri  Ujjwala  Yojana  (PMUY)  was  launched  in  May,  2016  with  an objective to provide deposit free LPG connection to adult women from poor households across the country. The target to release 8 crore connections under PMUY was achieved in September 2019. To cover the remaining poor households, Ujjwala 2.0 was launched in August 2021 with a target  to  release  1  crore  additional  PMUY  connections,  which  was  achieved  in  January  2022. Subsequently, the Government decided to release 60 lakh more LPG connections under Ujjwala 2.0  and  the  target  of  1.60  crore  Ujjwala  2.0  connections  was  also  achieved  during  December 2022.  Further,  Government  approved  release  of  additional  75  lakh  connections  under  PMUY Scheme for  the  period  FY  2023-24  to  2025-26  which  has  already  been  achieved  during  July 2024. As on 01.03.2025, there are 10.33 crore PMUY connections across the country including 38.95  lakh  connections  in  the  state  of  Jharkhand.  LPG  connections  released  under  PMUY Scheme  in  Giridih, Bokaro  and  Dhanbad  districts (which covers Giridih Parliamentary constituency) are at Annexure- A .

LPG  consumption  of  PMUY  beneficiaries  is  monitored  on  regular  basis.  Consumption  of domestic  LPG  by  households  depends  on  several  factors  like  food  habits,  household  size, cooking habits, tradition, flavor, taste, preferences, price, availability of alternate fuels etc.

In order to improve access to LPG across the country, various steps have been taken inter alia, including organizing campaigns for improving awareness about PMUY, organizing melas/camps to  enroll  and  distribute connections,  promotion  through  Out  of  Home  (OOH)  hoardings,  radio jingles, Information, Education and Communication (IEC) Vans etc., spreading awareness about advantages  of  using  LPG  over  other  conventional  fuels  and  safe  usage  of  LPG  through  LPG Panchayats,  enrolment/awareness  camps  under  Viksit  Bharat  Sankalp  Yatra,  facilitation  of consumers  and  their  families  for  Aadhar  enrolment  and  opening  of  bank  accounts  for  getting PMUY connections, simplification of process of getting LPG connection, online application for PMUY connection  at  www.pmuy.gov.in,  nearest  LPG  distributors,  Common  Service  Centres (CSC) etc., option of 5 Kg Double Bottle Connection (DBC), swap option from 14.2 Kg to 5 Kg, provision for Migrant Families to avail new connection on Self-Declaration instead of Proof of Address and  Ration  Card.  Further,  OMCs  are  continuously  commissioning  new  LPG Distributorships,  especially  in  rural  areas.  Since  the  launch  of  PMUY  scheme,  OMCs  have commissioned  7959  Distributorships  (commissioned  during  01.04.2016  to  31.12.2024)  across the country, out of which 7373 (i.e. 93 %) are catering to rural areas.

To  make  LPG  more  affordable  to  PMUY  consumers  and  ensure  sustained  usage  of  LPG  by them, Government started a targeted subsidy of Rs.200/- per 14.2 kg cylinder for up to 12 refills per annum (and proportionately pro-rated for 5 Kg connections) to the PMUY consumers in May 2022.  In  October  2023,  Government  increased  the  targeted  subsidy  to  Rs.300  per  14.2  kg cylinder  for  up  to  12  refills  per  annum  (and  proportionately  pro-rated  for  5  Kg  connections). After  a  targeted  subsidy  of  Rs.  300/cylinder  to  PMUY  consumers,  Government  of  India  is providing 14.2 Kg LPG cylinders at an effective price of Rs.503 per cylinder (in Delhi). This is available to more than 10.33 crore Ujjwala beneficiaries, across the country.

Further, as a result of various steps taken by Government to improve access and affordability of domestic LPG for PMUY consumers, per capita consumption of PMUY beneficiaries (in terms of no. of 14.2 kg LPG cylinders taken per year) has increased from 3.68 (FY 2021-22) to 3.95 in FY 2023-24, and 4.43 in FY 2024-25 (upto January 2025).

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## Annexure-A

Annexure referred to in part (a) to (c) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 2310 to be answered on 13.03.2025  regarding "LPG Connections under PMUY in Jharkhand' asked by Shri Chandra Prakash Choudhary.

| District   | Number of PMUYConnections   |
|------------|-----------------------------|
| Giridih    | 3.37 lakh                   |
| Bokaro     | 2.17 lakh                   |
| Dhanbad    | 2.48 lakh                   |

Source: IOCL on industry basis