Lok Sabha Question No. 2 (STARRED), answered on 2023-02-02
Subject: Preferences under PMUY
Ministry: PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS
Asked by: Vinayak Bhaurao Raut, Kalaben Mohanbhai Delkar

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 2 TO BE ANSWERED ON 2 nd  FEBRUARY, 2023

## PREFERENCES UNDER PMUY

## †*2. SHRI VINAYAK RAUT: SHRIMATI DELKAR KALABEN MOHANBHAI:

## पेोलयम एवं ाक ृतक गैस मंी

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

- (a) whether there is any provision for giving preference/priority to persons with disabilities and the poor people under Pradhan Mantri Ujjawala Yojana (PMUY) in the country including Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu;
- (b) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor;
- (c) whether the Government has set any criteria/ norms for providing gas connections under the said scheme and if so, the details thereof;
- (d)  the  details  of  free  connections  released/  provided  to  BPL  families  in  various  States/UTs including Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu and Maharashtra since the inception of the said Yojana;
- (e) the steps taken by the Government to expand the LPG coverage and to overcome the shortage of the LPG;
- (f)  whether  the  challenges/problems  faced  in  the  implementation  of  the  said  Yojana  in  the country have been reported to/have been brought to the notice of the Government;
- (g)  if  so,  the  State/UT-wise  details  thereof  and  the  steps  taken  by  the  Government  to  remove these bottlenecks in a time bound manner; and
- (h) the steps taken by the Government to make the said scheme successful among poor people?

## ANSWER

## पेोलयम एवं ाक ृतक गैस मंी ( ी हरदप संह पुर ) MINISTER OF PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS (SHRI HARDEEP SINGH PURI)

- (a) to (h)   A statement is laid on the Table of the House.

## STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (h) OF THE LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 2 BY SHRI VINAYAK RAUT AND SHRIMATI DELKAR KALABEN MOHANBHAI TO BE ANSWERED ON 2nd FEBRUARY, 2023 REGARDING 'PREFERENCES UNDER PMUY'

(a) to (c) Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana(PMUY) was launched on 01.05.2016 to release deposit free LPG connection in the name of adult woman member of poor households across the country including Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu. The target to release 8 crore connections 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  as  on  01.01.2023,  the  target  of 1.60 crore Ujjwala 2.0 connections has already been achieved.

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 selfdeclaration instead of Proof of Address and Ration Card to apply for a PMUY connection.

There is no specific provision for giving preference to Divyangjan for PMUY connection. They can, however,  apply under any of the eligible categories.

- (d) State/UT-wise details of LPG connections released under PMUY including Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu and Maharashtra are at Annexure .
- (e)  To expand the LPG coverage in the country, OMCs are continuously commissioning new LPG distributorships, especially in rural areas. Since the launch of PMUY scheme, OMCs have commissioned 7697 distributorships across the country, out of which 7143 (i.e. 93%) are catering to rural areas (commissioned during 01.04.2016 to 31.12.2022).

Further,  after  implementation  of  PMUY  Scheme,  OMCs  have  increased  rated  LPG  Bottling Capacity by 44.5 % from 15172 TMT (as on April 2016) to 21921 TMT (as on January, 2023)

Since,  Indigenous production of  LPG in the country is lower than the demand, OMCs import LPG to meet this deficit and maintain smooth supply of LPG in the country. The supply demand scenario is monitored on regular basis and additional imports are tied up as and when required. There is no shortage of availability of LPG in the country.

(f) to (h) Implementation of PMUY is monitored closely. The difficulties faced by OMCs mainly related to identification of households, difficult terrain, low awareness on usefulness of LPG etc. Government  and  OMCs  have  been  organising  massive  awareness  programmes  through  print, electronic and social media highlighting the benefits of LPG.

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## Annexure

| Annexure referred to in part (d) of Lok Sabha Starred Question No. 2 to be answered on 02.02.2023 regarding " Preferences under PMUY' asked by Shri Vinayak Raut and Shrimati   | Annexure referred to in part (d) of Lok Sabha Starred Question No. 2 to be answered on 02.02.2023 regarding " Preferences under PMUY' asked by Shri Vinayak Raut and Shrimati   |
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| State/UT                                                                                                                                                                        | LPG connections under PMUY as on 01.01.2023                                                                                                                                     |
| Andaman and Nicobar Islands                                                                                                                                                     | 13,447                                                                                                                                                                          |
| Andhra Pradesh                                                                                                                                                                  | 5,12,466                                                                                                                                                                        |
| Arunachal Pradesh                                                                                                                                                               | 49,326                                                                                                                                                                          |
| Assam                                                                                                                                                                           | 44,02,403                                                                                                                                                                       |
| Bihar                                                                                                                                                                           | 1,07,30,847                                                                                                                                                                     |
| Chandigarh                                                                                                                                                                      | 661                                                                                                                                                                             |
| Chhattisgarh                                                                                                                                                                    | 34,94,708                                                                                                                                                                       |
| Dadra &Nagar Haveli and Daman &Diu                                                                                                                                              | 15,030                                                                                                                                                                          |
| Delhi                                                                                                                                                                           | 1,42,343                                                                                                                                                                        |
| Goa                                                                                                                                                                             | 1,222                                                                                                                                                                           |
| Gujarat                                                                                                                                                                         | 38,44,040                                                                                                                                                                       |
| Haryana                                                                                                                                                                         | 7,67,674                                                                                                                                                                        |
| Himachal Pradesh                                                                                                                                                                | 1,40,841                                                                                                                                                                        |
| UT of Jammu and Kashmir                                                                                                                                                         | 12,45,339                                                                                                                                                                       |
| Jharkhand                                                                                                                                                                       | 36,47,725                                                                                                                                                                       |
| Karnataka                                                                                                                                                                       | 37,59,465                                                                                                                                                                       |
| Kerala                                                                                                                                                                          | 3,41,270                                                                                                                                                                        |
| UT of Ladakh                                                                                                                                                                    | 11,092                                                                                                                                                                          |
| Lakshadweep                                                                                                                                                                     | 316                                                                                                                                                                             |
| Madhya Pradesh                                                                                                                                                                  | 82,28,808                                                                                                                                                                       |
| Maharashtra                                                                                                                                                                     | 48,90,552                                                                                                                                                                       |
| Manipur                                                                                                                                                                         | 2,02,081                                                                                                                                                                        |
| Meghalaya                                                                                                                                                                       | 2,14,988                                                                                                                                                                        |
| Mizoram                                                                                                                                                                         | 33,607                                                                                                                                                                          |
| Nagaland                                                                                                                                                                        | 92,066                                                                                                                                                                          |
| Odisha                                                                                                                                                                          | 53,25,042                                                                                                                                                                       |
| Puducherry                                                                                                                                                                      | 14,834                                                                                                                                                                          |
| Punjab                                                                                                                                                                          | 12,84,059                                                                                                                                                                       |
| Rajasthan                                                                                                                                                                       | 69,28,018                                                                                                                                                                       |
| Sikkim                                                                                                                                                                          | 13,798                                                                                                                                                                          |
| Tamil Nadu                                                                                                                                                                      | 37,06,464                                                                                                                                                                       |
| Telangana                                                                                                                                                                       | 11,52,950                                                                                                                                                                       |
| Tripura                                                                                                                                                                         | 2,83,577                                                                                                                                                                        |
| Uttar Pradesh                                                                                                                                                                   | 1,75,07,223                                                                                                                                                                     |
| Uttarakhand                                                                                                                                                                     | 4,97,842                                                                                                                                                                        |
| West Bengal                                                                                                                                                                     | 1,23,73,995                                                                                                                                                                     |

Source: Public Sector Oil Marketing Companies