Lok Sabha Question No. 1319 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-07-27
Subject: Gas Connections under PMUY
Ministry: PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS
Asked by: Kaushalendra Kumar

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1319 TO BE ANSWERED ON 27 th  JULY, 2023

## GAS CONNECTIONS UNDER PMUY

## †1319. SHRI KAUSHALENDRA KUMAR:

## पेोिलयम एवं ाक ृ ितक गैस मं ी

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

(a) the total number of gas connections distributed under the Government's ambitious Ujjawala Yojana, State-wise;

(b) the number of active gas connections at present; State-wise;

(c) the amount of subsidy being provided by the Government on LPG at present as compared to the last 10 years;

(d) the number of subsidised and non-subsidised gas connections in the country, State-wise;

(e) whether the number of refills in rural areas has decreased drastically due to increased price of gas and consumers have been forced to use wood as fuel; and

(f) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

## पेोिलयम एवं ाक ृ ितक गैस मं ालय म राय मं ी ( ी रामेर तेली ) MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS

## (SHRI RAMESWAR TELI)

(a) & (b) As on 01.07.2023, there are total 31.50 crore active domestic LPG consumers including 9.59 crore PMUY beneficiaries across the country. State-wise details are at Annexure-I .

(c) The details of subsidy on domestic LPG given by Government during the last 10 years are at Annexure-II .

(d)   Out of total 31.5 crore domestic LPG consumer in the country, 29.13 crore consumers are cash-transfer compliant as per DBTL scheme and the applicable subsidy is credited to their bank account directly. Government provides subsidised domestic LPG only upto 12 refills of 14.2 kg per year.

(e) & (f) 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,  price,  availability  of  alternate  fuels  etc. Per  capita  consumption  of  PMUY beneficiaries (in terms of no. of 14.2 kg LPG cylinders taken per year) has increased from 3.01 (FY  2019-20)  to  3.71  (FY  2022-23).  Further,  the  Government  has  taken  several  steps  to encourage consumption of LPG, which include targeted subsidy of Rs. 200/- per 14.2 Kg refill upto  12  refills/year  for  PMUY  beneficiaries  for  year  2022-23  and  2023-24,  option  of  5  Kg Double  Bottle  Connection  (DBC),  swap  option  from  14.2  kg  to  5  Kg,  upto  3  free  refills  to PMUY beneficiaries under Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Package from April 2020 to December 2020 etc.

## Annexure-I

| Annexure referred to in parts (a)& (b) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Parliament Question No. 1319 for 27.07.2023 asked by Shri Kaushalendra Kumar regarding ' Gas Connections underPMUY'   | Annexure referred to in parts (a)& (b) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Parliament Question No. 1319 for 27.07.2023 asked by Shri Kaushalendra Kumar regarding ' Gas Connections underPMUY'   | Annexure referred to in parts (a)& (b) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Parliament Question No. 1319 for 27.07.2023 asked by Shri Kaushalendra Kumar regarding ' Gas Connections underPMUY'   |
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| State                                                                                                                                                                               | No. of Active domestic consumers (in lakh)                                                                                                                                          | PMUYbeneficiaries as on 01.07.2023                                                                                                                                                  |
| Andaman and Nicobar Islands                                                                                                                                                         | 1.23                                                                                                                                                                                | 13,446                                                                                                                                                                              |
| Andhra Pradesh                                                                                                                                                                      | 149.63                                                                                                                                                                              | 5,12,436                                                                                                                                                                            |
| Arunachal Pradesh                                                                                                                                                                   | 3.10                                                                                                                                                                                | 49,245                                                                                                                                                                              |
| Assam                                                                                                                                                                               | 83.91                                                                                                                                                                               | 44,14,797                                                                                                                                                                           |
| Bihar                                                                                                                                                                               | 215.60                                                                                                                                                                              | 1,07,33,293                                                                                                                                                                         |
| Chandigarh                                                                                                                                                                          | 2.89                                                                                                                                                                                | 659                                                                                                                                                                                 |
| Chhattisgarh                                                                                                                                                                        | 59.19                                                                                                                                                                               | 34,92,176                                                                                                                                                                           |
| Dadra &Nagar Haveli and Daman &Diu                                                                                                                                                  | 1.68                                                                                                                                                                                | 15,033                                                                                                                                                                              |
| Delhi                                                                                                                                                                               | 53.81                                                                                                                                                                               | 1,42,047                                                                                                                                                                            |
| Goa                                                                                                                                                                                 | 5.52                                                                                                                                                                                | 1,265                                                                                                                                                                               |
| Gujarat                                                                                                                                                                             | 121.00                                                                                                                                                                              | 38,43,199                                                                                                                                                                           |
| Haryana                                                                                                                                                                             | 76.46                                                                                                                                                                               | 7,67,320                                                                                                                                                                            |
| Himachal Pradesh                                                                                                                                                                    | 21.56                                                                                                                                                                               | 1,40,798                                                                                                                                                                            |
| UT of Jammu and Kashmir + UT of Ladakh                                                                                                                                              | 35.60                                                                                                                                                                               | 12,56,502                                                                                                                                                                           |
| Jharkhand                                                                                                                                                                           | 62.90                                                                                                                                                                               | 36,46,212                                                                                                                                                                           |
| Karnataka                                                                                                                                                                           | 179.33                                                                                                                                                                              | 37,57,684                                                                                                                                                                           |
| Kerala                                                                                                                                                                              | 95.41                                                                                                                                                                               | 3,41,183                                                                                                                                                                            |
| Lakshadweep                                                                                                                                                                         | 0.11                                                                                                                                                                                | 309                                                                                                                                                                                 |
| Madhya Pradesh                                                                                                                                                                      | 166.86                                                                                                                                                                              | 82,27,382                                                                                                                                                                           |
| Maharashtra                                                                                                                                                                         | 305.13                                                                                                                                                                              | 48,89,984                                                                                                                                                                           |
| Manipur                                                                                                                                                                             | 6.58                                                                                                                                                                                | 2,02,029                                                                                                                                                                            |
| Meghalaya                                                                                                                                                                           | 4.11                                                                                                                                                                                | 2,14,928                                                                                                                                                                            |
| Mizoram                                                                                                                                                                             | 3.44                                                                                                                                                                                | 33,595                                                                                                                                                                              |
| Nagaland                                                                                                                                                                            | 3.36                                                                                                                                                                                | 91,806                                                                                                                                                                              |
| Odisha                                                                                                                                                                              | 97.16                                                                                                                                                                               | 53,19,651                                                                                                                                                                           |
| Puducherry                                                                                                                                                                          | 3.96                                                                                                                                                                                | 14,833                                                                                                                                                                              |
| Punjab                                                                                                                                                                              | 93.71                                                                                                                                                                               | 12,83,951                                                                                                                                                                           |
| Rajasthan                                                                                                                                                                           | 176.07                                                                                                                                                                              | 69,26,935                                                                                                                                                                           |
| Sikkim                                                                                                                                                                              | 1.72                                                                                                                                                                                | 13,795                                                                                                                                                                              |
| Tamil Nadu                                                                                                                                                                          | 226.89                                                                                                                                                                              | 37,03,987                                                                                                                                                                           |
| Telangana                                                                                                                                                                           | 120.89                                                                                                                                                                              | 11,52,842                                                                                                                                                                           |
| Tripura                                                                                                                                                                             | 7.92                                                                                                                                                                                | 2,83,503                                                                                                                                                                            |
| Uttar Pradesh                                                                                                                                                                       | 464.58                                                                                                                                                                              | 1,75,02,923                                                                                                                                                                         |
| Uttarakhand                                                                                                                                                                         | 30.63                                                                                                                                                                               | 4,96,433                                                                                                                                                                            |
| West Bengal                                                                                                                                                                         | 268.26                                                                                                                                                                              | 1,23,72,305                                                                                                                                                                         |

Source : Indian Oil Corporation on behalf of Public Sector Oil Marketing Companies

| Annexure referred to in part (c)of Lok Sabha Unstarred Parliament Question No. 1319 for 27.07.2023 asked by Shri Kaushalendra Kumar regarding ' Gas Connections underPMUY'   | Annexure referred to in part (c)of Lok Sabha Unstarred Parliament Question No. 1319 for 27.07.2023 asked by Shri Kaushalendra Kumar regarding ' Gas Connections underPMUY'   |
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| Financial Year                                                                                                                                                               | Subsidy^ (Rs. in Crore)                                                                                                                                                      |
| 2013-14                                                                                                                                                                      | 3912                                                                                                                                                                         |
| 2014-15                                                                                                                                                                      | 3971                                                                                                                                                                         |
| 2015-16                                                                                                                                                                      | 22011                                                                                                                                                                        |
| 2016-17                                                                                                                                                                      | 15904                                                                                                                                                                        |
| 2017-18                                                                                                                                                                      | 23464                                                                                                                                                                        |
| 2018-19                                                                                                                                                                      | 37209                                                                                                                                                                        |
| 2019-20                                                                                                                                                                      | 24172                                                                                                                                                                        |
| 2020-21                                                                                                                                                                      | 11896 #                                                                                                                                                                      |
| 2021-22                                                                                                                                                                      | 1811                                                                                                                                                                         |
| 2022-23 (P)                                                                                                                                                                  | 6965 @                                                                                                                                                                       |

- @ In addition, Government paid a one-time compensation of Rs.22000 crore to OMCs for underrecoveries on the sale of domestic LPG.
- ^  This  includes  expenditure  on  connections  given  under  Pradhan  Mantri  Ujjwala  Yojana (PMUY) from May, 2016.

Note :Targeted subsidy of Rs. 200/- per 14.2 Kg refill upto 12 refills/year is applicable  for PMUY beneficiaries w.e.f 21.05.2022.

Source: Petroleum Planning and Analysis Cell (PPAC) and Indian Petroleum and Natural Gas Statistics (IPNG)