Lok Sabha Question No. 1429 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-02-13
Subject: LPG Connections to Eligible Beneficiaries under PMUY
Ministry: PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS
Asked by: Smt. Mala Rajya Laxmi Shah, Shri Bhojraj Nag, Shri Alok Sharma, Shri Jaswantsinh Sumanbhai Bhabhor, Dr. Rajesh Mishra, Shri Rajkumar Chahar, Shri Naba Charan Majhi, Shri Manish Jaiswal

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1429

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 13th February, 2025

## LPG Connections to Eligible Beneficiaries under PMUY

1429.   Smt. Mala Rajya Laxmi Shah:

Shri Bhojraj Nag:

Shri Alok Sharma:

Shri Jaswantsinh Sumanbhai Bhabhor:

Dr. Rajesh Mishra:

Shri Rajkumar Chahar:

Shri Naba Charan Majhi:

Shri Manish Jaiswal:

## पेĚोͧलयम एवं Ĥाक ृ Ǔतक गैस मंğी

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

- (a)  whether  any  measures  have  been  taken  by  the  Government  to  ensure  that  all  eligible beneficiaries  under  the  Socio-Economic,  Caste  Census  list  and  specified  categories  become aware of the Pradhan Mantri Ujjawala Yojana (PMUY);
- (b)  the  mechanism  available  to  ensure  sustained  use  of  LPG  by  the  beneficiaries  instead  of reverting to conventional fuels;
- (c) whether the Government proposes to expand PMUY to include additional subsidy for refill cost to ensure sustainability in use of LPG by poor households;
- (d) if so, the details thereof;
- (e) the total number of eligible beneficiaries identified for LPG connections and were distributed to them so far under the said scheme in Sidhi Parliamentary Constituency; and
- (f) the time by which the LPG connections would be distributed to the remaining households?

## 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 (f): 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.  LPG  connection  under  PMUY  is  released  in  the  name  of  adult  women  of  the  poor

households,  provided  no  LPG  connection  exists  in  the  name  of  any  family  member  of  the household and fulfilling other terms and conditions. Households belonging to Socio Economic Caste  Census  (SECC)  list  or  from  seven  other  categories  such  as  Scheduled  Caste(SC) Households, Scheduled Tribe(ST) Households, Most Backward Classes (MBC), Beneficiaries of PM Awas Yojana (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. Under Ujjwala 2.0, a special provision has been made for migrant families who can use  a  self-declaration  instead  of  Proof  of  Address  and  Ration  Card  to  apply  for  a  PMUY connection.

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  has  been  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 01.01.2025, there are 10.33 crore LPG connections under PMUY scheme. Details of PMUY connections in district covered under Sidhi Parliamentary Constituency are at annexure.

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  7944  Distributorships  (commissioned  during  01.04.2016  to  31.10.2024)  across the  country,  out  of  which  7361  (i.e.  93  %)  are  catering  to  rural  areas.      The  steadily  rising consumption of domestic LPG by PMUY consumers indicative of growing acceptance of LPG by  rural  households..  Per  Capita  Consumption  of  PMUY  households  has  increased  from  3.01 refills (in terms of 14.2 Kg domestic LPG cylinders) in 2019-20 to 3.95 in 2023-24 to 4.4 (on annualised basis) in 2024-25 i.e. upto December 2024.

Since  the  launch  of  PMUY  till  financial  year  2022-23,  Government  has  been  bearing  an expenditure of  up  to  Rs.  1,600  per  PMUY  connection  for  Security  Deposit  (SD)  of  Cylinder, Pressure Regulator, Suraksha Hose, DGCC booklet and installation charges. From financial year 2023-24,  this  expenditure  has  been  increased  to  Rs.  2,200  per  connection  for  14.2  Kg  Single Bottle Connection/ 5 Kg Double Bottle Connection & Rs. 1,300 per connection for 5 Kg Single Bottle Connection.

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.  No timeline has been set for distribution for LPG connection to remaining households.

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## Annexure

Annexure referred to in part (a) to (f) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 1429 to be answered on  13.02.2025  regarding  "LPG  Connections  to  Eligible  Beneficiaries  under  PMUY'  asked  by Smt. Mala Rajya Laxmi Shah, Shri Bhojraj Nag, Shri Alok Sharma, Shri Jaswantsinh Sumanbhai Bhabhor,  Dr.  Rajesh  Mishra,  Shri  Rajkumar  Chahar,  Shri  Naba  Charan  Majhi,  Shri  Manish Jaiswal.

| District   | Total connections released under PMUYas on 01.01.2025 (lakh)   |
|------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|
| Sidhi      | 1.88 lakh                                                      |
| Singrauli  | 1.86 lakh                                                      |
| Shahdol    | 1.48 lakh                                                      |

Source: Indian Oil Corporation on industry basis