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Lok Sabha Question No. 1183 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-07-27
Subject: Promotion of Minority Education
Ministry: MINORITY AFFAIRS
Asked by: Asaduddin Owaisi

## Promotion of Minority Education

## 1183.  SHRI ASADUDDIN OWAISI:

Will the Minister of MINORITY AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

(a)  whether  after  withdrawing  scholarship  scheme  for  class  1-8  for  minority  students  and covering them under RTE, National Commission for Minorities has formed a panel to examine ways to promote minority education and also ensure that there is no drop out of school children;

- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c)  whether  the  Government  has  assessed  the  impact  of  withdrawing  scholarship  scheme  and resultant drop out of children especially of Muslim Community since the decision was taken;
- (d) if so, the details thereof;
- (e) the details of the findings of the panel so formed regarding drop out of children; and
- (f)  the  steps  taken  or  being  taken  by  the  Government  to  promote  education  among  minorities who are at the receiving end of educational system in the country?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF MINORITY AFFAIRS (SHRIMATI SMRITI ZUBIN IRANI)

(a) to (f): The Government has implemented various schemes for the welfare and upliftment of every  strata,  including  minorities,  especially  the  economically  weaker  and  lesser  privileged sections  of  the  society,  through  various  schemes  of  the  Ministry  of  Skill  Development  and Entrepreneurship, Ministry of Social  Justice and Empowerment, Ministry of Textiles, Ministry of Culture, Ministry of Women and Child Development and Ministry of Rural Development.

Ministry  of  Minority  Affairs  has  specifically  implemented  various  schemes,  including  PreMatric, Post Matric and Merit-cum-Means Scholarship schemes, across the country  for socioeconomic and educational empowerment of the six notified minority communities. The Right to Education  (RTE)  Act,  2009  makes  it  obligatory  for  the  Government  to  provide  free  and compulsory elementary education (classes I to VIII) to each and every child. Accordingly only students studying in classes IX and X are covered under the Pre-Matric Scholarship Scheme of this Ministry.

National Commission for Minorities has not constituted any such panel.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1181 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-07-27
Subject: Operationalization of wide-bodied Aircrafts
Ministry: CIVIL AVIATION
Asked by: K. Muraleedharan

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF CIVIL AVIATION LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. : 1181

(To be answered on the 27 th  July 2023)

## OPERATIONALIZATION OF WIDE-BODIED AIRCRAFTS

Will the Minister of CIVIL AVIATION

## 1181. SHRI K. MURALEEDHARAN

be pleased to state:-

- (a) whether the Government proposes to re-start the operation of wide-bodied aircrafts from the Calicut International Airport as the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) had banned the operation of wide-bodied aircraft at the airport citing findings based on the Court of Inquiry report on the Air India Express Boeing 737 crash in Mangaluru in May 2010 and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether the expansion of the Runway End Safety Area (RESA) of the Calicut International Airport is completed and if so, the details thereof; and (c) whether the State Government has completed the land acquisition for the RESA expansion on both sides of the runway in the Airport and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

Minister of State in the Ministry of CIVIL AVIATION

(GEN. (DR) V. K. SINGH (RETD))

- (a) to (c): A committee of aviation experts was constituted by the Ministry of Civil Aviation to oversee the implementation of the recommendations made in the report of the investigation conducted by Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) on the accident involving Air India Express aircraft at Calicut airport and the execution of the steps required for implementation of the recommendations. One of the mandates of the committee was also to study the feasibility  of  safe  aircraft  operations  at  Calicut  airport  and  to  give  its recommendation thereon.

The Committee after detailed deliberations and consultation with the experts concluded that Narrow Body (Code C) aircraft operations may continue at Calicut airport with mitigating measures and further recommended that Wide Body (Code D & Code E) aircraft operations may remain suspended till such time that all recommendations including additional recommendations made by the committee along with mitigation measures for safe Narrow Body aircraft operations are put in place. The feasibility of Wide Body aircraft operations shall be looked at by the committee thereafter. Committee had recommended  to  provide  for  Runway  End  Safety  Area  (RESA)  for undershoots and overruns at both the ends of the runway at Calicut airport. In line with the recommendations of the committee, Airports Authority of India  (AAI)  projected  a  land  requirement  of  14.5  acre  to  the  State Government of Kerala in order to provide RESA of 240m at both the ends of the runway at Calicut airport. As per the National Civil Aviation Policy, 2016, the responsibility to provide land free of cost and free from all encumbrances for development of an airport lies with the respective State Government. The required land is yet to be handed over by the State Government of Kerala to AAI.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1180 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-07-27
Subject: Export of Petrol and Diesel
Ministry: PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS
Asked by: Arvind Kumar Sharma, Margani Bharat, Bharatiben Dhirubhai Shyal

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 1180 TO BE ANSWERED ON 27 th  July, 2023

## Export of Petrol and Diesel

1180. DR. ARVIND KUMAR SHARMA: SHRI MARGANI BHARAT: DR. BHARATIBEN DHIRUBHAI SHIYAL:

## पेोिलयम और ाकृितक गैस मंी

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

- (a)  whether  various  PSU  Oil  Marketing  Companies  (OMCs)  have  exported petrol and diesel to various countries other than Nepal and Bhutan over the last few years;
- (b) if so, the details thereof, Month/OMC-wise, including stand-alone refineries and exports of petrol and diesel for the financial years 2020-21 and 2021-22 in metric ton; and
- (c)  the  monthly  average  prices  realized  (in  INR)  for  such  exports  and  the corresponding monthly average Refinery Transfer Price (RTP)?

## ANSWER पेोलयम एवं ाक ृ तक गैस मंालय म राय मंी ( ी रामेश् वर तेली ) MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF PETROLEUM &

## NATURAL GAS (SHRI RAMESWAR TELI)

(a)&  (b):The  details  of  export  of  Motor  Spirit  (MS)  (Petrol)  and  High  Speed Diesel  (HSD)  Fuel  by  Oil  PSUs  to  countries  other  than  Nepal  and  Bhutan duringthe financial years 2020-21 and 2021-22 are as under:-

| 2020-21   |    MS |    HSD |
|-----------|-------|--------|
| Apr-20    | 60236 | 639834 |
| May-20    | 81931 | 302269 |
| Jun-20    | 63958 | 143625 |
| Jul-20    | 16469 |  97951 |
| Aug-20    |     0 | 454158 |
| Sep-20    | 24890 | 447134 |
| Oct-20    | 30049 | 556133 |

## (Quantity in MT)

| 2021-22   |     MS |    HSD |
|-----------|--------|--------|
| Apr-21    |  36610 | 153784 |
| May-21    | 180262 | 360070 |
| Jun-21    | 201376 | 269393 |
| Jul-21    |  51458 | 275864 |
| Aug-21    |      0 | 393384 |
| Sep-21    |  23796 | 436455 |
| Oct-21    |  15427 | 596447 |

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| 2020-21   |     MS |     HSD | 2021-22   |      MS |     HSD |
|-----------|--------|---------|-----------|---------|---------|
| Nov-20    |  39831 |  196292 | Nov-21    |   48980 |  388398 |
| Dec-20    |  44469 |  149152 | Dec-21    |  165599 |  679789 |
| Jan-21    |  17451 |   63341 | Jan-22    |   73220 |  436115 |
| Feb-21    |  24900 |   75039 | Feb-22    |  188496 |  394119 |
| Mar-21    |  54201 |  305648 | Mar-22    |  317261 |  689750 |
| Total     | 458384 | 3430575 | Total     | 1302485 | 5073568 |

Source: Petroleum Planning & Analysis Cell; MT: Metric Tonne

(c):Profitability of exporting Motor Spirit (MS) and High Speed Diesel (HSD) compared with Refinery Transfer Price (RTP) depends on prices actually quoted by the buyer on export tenders and the RTPs prevalent during export period as RTP pricing cycle and export price cycles are different.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1177 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-07-27
Subject: Clean Cooking Fuel under PMUY
Ministry: PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS
Asked by: Mahesh Sahoo, Chandrani Murmu

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1177 TO BE ANSWERED ON 27 th  JULY, 2023

## CLEAN COOKING FUEL UNDER PMUY

## 1177.   SHRI MAHESH SAHOO: MS. CHANDRANI MURMU:

## पेोिलयम एवं ाक ृ ितक गैस मं ी

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

(a) whether it is a fact that despite a nationwide push for clean cooking fuel under PM-Ujjawala Yojana, the desired target has not been achieved so far;

- (b) if so, the reasons for not achieving the target and the percentage of the missed target; and
- (c) the steps taken by the Government in this regard particularly in the State of Odisha?

## ANSWER पेोिलयम एवं ाक ृ ितक गैस मं ालय म राय मं ी ( ी रामे रतेली ) MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS (SHRI RAMESWAR TELI)

(a) to (c) Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana(PMUY) was started in May, 2016  with an objective to provide clean cooking fuel to poor households across the country.  Under PMUY, a deposit free LPG connection is provided in the name of adult woman member of poor households. The target to release 8 crore connections under PMUY Phase-I was achieved in September, 2019. To cover the remaining poor households, PMUY phase-2 (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 under Ujjwala 2.0 connections was achieved in December, 2022.

Due to PMUY, total LPG connections in the country have increased from 16.62 crore in April 2016 to 31.50 crore in July 2023 and total LPG consumption has increased from 19623 TMT in 2015-16 to 28503 TMT in 2022-23.

Government and Public Sector Oil Marketing Companies (OMCs) have taken several steps to provide clean cooking fuel to the people of State of Odisha, which inter-alia include release of 53.19 lakh LPG connections under PMUY, providing 83.73 lakh free LPG refills under Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Package during Covid pandemic to PMUY beneficiaries etc.Further, OMCs have commissioned about 400 LPG distributorships in the State of Odisha since April, 2016 to improve LPG distribution infrastructure.
Lok Sabha Question No. 1176 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-07-27
Subject: Expansion of Morbi Airstrip
Ministry: CIVIL AVIATION
Asked by: Dipsinh Shankarsinh Rathod, Mohanbhai Kalyanji Kundariya

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CIVIL AVIATION LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. : 1176 (To be answered on the 27 th  July 2023)

## EXPANSION OF MORBI AIRSTRIP

## 1176. SHRI DIPSINH SHANKARSINH RATHOD SHRI MOHANBHAI KALYANJI KUNDARIYA

Will the Minister of CIVIL AVIATION

be pleased to state:-

- (a) whether it is a fact that the Government of Gujarat in consultation with the  Union  Government  is  stimulating  an  airstrip  in  Morbi  district  to encourage  the  regional  air  connectivity  and  if  so,  the  details  thereof; (b) whether it is also a fact that the Government has allocated fund of Rs. 50 cr. for land development activities; and
- (c) if so, the details and the present status thereof?

## ANSWER

Minister of State in the Ministry of CIVIL AVIATION

(GEN. (DR) V. K. SINGH (RETD))

- (a) to (c) : Morbi airstrip in Gujarat is not listed in Regional Connectivity Scheme (RCS) - Ude Desh Ka Aam Nagrik (UDAN) document. No request for development of Morbi air strip  under UDAN has been received from the State Government of Gujarat.
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Lok Sabha Question No. 1175 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-07-27
Subject: Floating Solar Plant
Ministry: NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY
Asked by: Vijay Kumar Hansdak

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1175

ANSWERED ON 27.07.2023

## FLOATING SOLAR PLANT

## 1175. SHRI VIJAY KUMAR HANSDAK

Will the Minister of NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government is aware about too much delay in commencement of the project work of floating solar plant at Getalsud Dam in Jharkhand while the State Government has already given all necessary clearance;
- (b) if so, the reasons behind the delay of this project;
- (c) whether any deadline has been fixed to commence the project work and it would not extend anymore like the previous deadline have been extended twice; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF NEW & RENEWABLE ENERGY AND POWER

## (SHRI R.K. SINGH)

- (a) & (b) The status of the floating solar project of 100 MW at Getalsud Dam in Jharkhand under the Solar Park Scheme of the Ministry of New & Renewable Energy is given below:
- i. The project is part funded by the World Bank. The approval of Department of Economic Affairs (DEA) was required which could be obtained on 02-05-2022.
- ii. As the project is taken up by Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI), a CPSU through EPC route, the PIB approval was to be obtained, which could be obtained on 12-082022.
- iii. SECI floated the NIT for the project on 15-03-2023 for selection of the EPC contractor, which is under process.
- iv. Approval  of  the  Power  Purchase  Agreement  (PPA),  executed  between  SECI  and Jharkhand Bijli Vitran Nigam Limited (JBVNL) on 09-11-2021, is pending before the Jharkhand State Electricity Regulatory Commission.
- (c) & (d) The project is to be commissioned within a period of 18 months from the placing of Letter of Award (LoA) to the successful bidder or 24 months from the date of execution of the PPA, whichever is later.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1174 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-07-27
Subject: Construction of Bypass Road
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: Arun Kumar Sagar

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1174 ANSWERED ON 27 TH  JULY 2023

## CONSTRUCTION OF BYPASS ROAD

## 1174. SHRI ARUN KUMAR SAGAR:

## Will the Minister of ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

सड़क परिवहन औि िाजमार्ग मंत्री

## be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the stretch of Shahjahanpur bypass to Khutar bypass on NH-731 is being constructed in the Shahjahanpur Parliamentary Constituency of Uttar Pradesh;
- (b) if so, the details and updated status thereof;
- (c) whether complaints have been received from the public representatives regarding  the  use  of  substandard  material  for  construction  on  the  said stretch of NH-731;
- (d) if so, the details thereof;
- (e) whether the Government has taken/proposes to take any steps to initiate legal action; and
- (f) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

(SHRI NITIN JAIRAM GADKARI)

(a)  &  (b)  Yes  Sir.  The  construction  of  National  Highway  (NH)  -  731  from Shahjahapur  Bypass to Khuthar Bypass has been taken up in following two packages as follows: (i)  Package-I comprises of 2/4 laning from Km. 40.000 to Km. 88.750 i.e. from the start of Khutar Bypass to the start of Shahjahanpur bypass of NH731. The work has commenced on 03.02.2023 with scheduled completion date as 02.02.2025. The current physical progress is 15.65%. (ii) Pkg-2 comprises of 4-laning from Km. 88.750 to Km. 123.650, ie, from the start of Shahjahanpur bypass to the start of Shahabad bypass of NH731. The concession Agreement has been signed on 04.05.2023. (c) to (f) Yes Sir. A complaint from Hon'ble MP Shri Arun Kumar Sagar has been received  in  July  2023  and  an  order  has  been  issued  to  NHAI  to  conduct an inquiry and submit a report within a fortnight in this regard.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1168 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-07-27
Subject: Production of CBG
Ministry: PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS
Asked by: Unmesh Bhaiyyasaheb Patil, Sujay Radhakrishna Vikhepatil, Rita Bahuguna Joshi, Krishan Pal Gurjar, Shrikant Eknath Shinde, Heena Vijaykumar Gavit

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1168 TO BE ANSWERED ON 27 th JULY, 2023

## Production of CBG

1168. SHRI UNMESH BHAIYYASAHEB PATIL: DR. SUJAY RADHAKRISHNA VIKHEPATIL: PROF. RITA BAHUGUNA JOSHI: DR. KRISHNA PAL SINGH YADAV: DR. SHRIKANT EKNATH SHINDE: DR. HEENA VIJAYKUMAR GAVIT:

## पेोलयम और ाक ृतक गैस मंी

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

- (a) whether the Government has data on the number of commercial plants producing 15 MMT of Compressed Biogas (CBG) in the country till 2022- 2023 and if so, the details thereof;
- (b)  whether the Government would constitute a taskforce to study and research for alternative fuel to be developed indigenously based on renewable feedstock and if so, the details thereof; and
- (c)  the  detailed  report  to  achieve  the  target  to  increase  the  share  of  gas  in  the  energy  mix  to fifteen per cent by 2030 to make India a Gas-based economy?

## ANSWER

## पेोलयम और ाक ृतक गैस मंालय म राय मंी ( ी रामेवर तेल )

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

- (a)  Ministry  of  Petroleum  and  Natural  Gas  has  launched  'Sustainable  Alternative  Towards Affordable Transportation (SATAT)' initiative on 1 st October 2018, with the aim of establishing an  ecosystem  for  production  of  Compressed  Bio  Gas  (CBG)  from  various  waste/  biomass sources  and  for  promoting  its  use  along  with  Natural  Gas.  Under  this  initiative  Oil  and  Gas Marketing  Companies  (OGMCs)  invite  Expression  of  Interest  (EOI)  to  procure  CBG  from potential  entrepreneurs.  A  total  of  71  commercial  scale  biogas/CBG  plants  under  SATAT  or registered on the GOBARdhan portal have been commissioned till June 2023 and contribute to the overall target of 15MMTPA of CBG production.
- (b) No such proposal is currently under consideration of Government.
- (c) The Government has set a target to raise the share of natural gas in energy mix to 15% in 2030 from about 6.7% now. Various steps taken by the Government in this direction include expansion of National Gas Grid Pipeline, expansion of City Gas Distribution (CGD) network, setting up of Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) Terminals, allocation of domestic gas to Compressed Natural Gas (Transport) / Piped Natural Gas (Domestic) CNG(T)/PNG(D) in no cut category, allowing marketing and pricing freedom to gas produced from high pressure/high temperature areas,  deep  water  &  ultra-deep  water  and  from  coal  seams,  Sustainable  Alternative  Towards Affordable Transportation (SATAT) initiatives to promote Bio-CNG, etc..

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1164 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-07-27
Subject: Tricity Metro Project
Ministry: HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS
Asked by: Rajveer (Raju Bhaiya) Singh, Sukanta Majumdar, Bhola Singh, Vinod Kumar Sonkar, Raja Amareshwara Naik

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1164

TO BE ANSWERED ON JULY 27, 2023

## TRICITY METRO PROJECT

NO. 1164.

SHRI RAJVEER SINGH (RAJU BHAIYA): Dr. SUKANTA MAJUMDAR: SHRI BHOLA SINGH: SHRI VINOD KUMAR SONKAR: SHRI RAJA AMARESHWARA NAIK:

Will the Minister of HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has approved the Tricity Metro Project in Chandigarh;
- (b) if  so,  whether the Union Territory of Chandigarh administration has involved  all  stakeholders,  including  Punjab  and  Haryana,  in  the preparation  of  the  Alternative  Analysis  Report  (AAR)  and  Detailed Project Report (DPR) for the Metro Rail;
- (c) if so, the details thereof;
- (d) whether the Governments of Punjab and Haryana, along with the UT of  Chandigarh  Administration,  has  unanimously  approved  the  final Comprehensive Mobility Plan (CMP) report submitted by RITES Ltd;
- (e) if so, the details thereof; and
- (f) the other steps being taken by the Government for Metro/Metrolite network in the Tricity?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS (SHRI KAUSHAL KISHORE)

- (a)  &  (b)  -  No  Sir.  Chandigarh  UT  Administration  has  informed  that  they have, so far, not prepared Alternative Analysis Report (AAR) and Detailed Project Report (DPR) of Tricity Metro Project.
- (c) Question does not arise.

(d) & (e) - Chandigarh UT Administration has informed that Comprehensive Mobility Plan(CMP) report of M/s RITES for the Tricity has been approved by Unified Metropolitan Transport Authority on 18.07.2023.

(f)  -    As  per  extant  policy,  the    respective  State  Governments/UT Administration are responsible for initiating proposal of Urban Transport System including Metro Rail System  The Central Government considers financial assistance for such projects based on feasibility of proposal and availability of resources as and when  posed by concerned State Governments/UT Administration. Till date Chandigarh Administration has not submitted Detailed Project Report of Tricity Metro Project to Central Government.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1163 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-07-27
Subject: Subsidy on Cooking Gas
Ministry: PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS
Asked by: Dulal Chandra Goswami

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1163 TO BE ANSWERED ON 27 JULY, 2023

## Subsidy on Cooking Gas

## †1163. SHRI DULAL CHANDRA GOSWAMI:

## पेोलयम और ाक ृतक गैस मंी

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

- (a) whether cooking gas subsidy, particularly for BPL has been abolished in the country;
- (b) if so, the reasons therefor;
- (c) whether the Government proposes any subsidy similar to the earlier one; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## पेोलयम और ाक ृतक गैस मंालय म राय मंी ( ी रामे वर तेल )

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

(a) to (d): No  Sir.  Government  modulates  the  effective  price  to  consumer  for  Domestic LPG. Under the Direct Benefit Transfer for LPG (DBTL) scheme, the subsidy, as admissible, is credited to the bank accounts of eligible beneficiaries. Further, Government has started a subsidy scheme  exclusively  for  poor  households.  W.e.f.  21st  May,  2022,  Government  is  giving  a targeted subsidy of Rs. 200 per 14.2 Kg cylinder for Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana (PMUY) beneficiaries for upto 12 refills a year for years 2022-23 and 2023-24.

During the period 2020-21 to 2022-23, the average Saudi CP (international benchmark for LPG pricing) went up from $415 per MT to $712 per MT.  However, the increase in international prices was not fully passed on to Indian citizens, due to which the Public Sector Oil Marketing Companies  (OMCs)  suffered  under  recoveries  of  approximately  Rs.28000  crore  on  sale  of domestic  LPG.  To  compensate  this,  the  Government  approved  a  one-time  compensation  of Rs.22,000 crore to OMCs in FY 2022-23. During Covid Pandemic, Government provided about 14.17  Crore  free  LPG  refills  to  PMUY  households  under  Pradhan  Mantri  Gareeb  Kalyan Package during 2020.