Lok Sabha Question No. 59 (STARRED), answered on 2025-02-06
Subject: Beneficiaries under Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana
Ministry: PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS
Asked by: Smt. Delkar Kalaben Mohanbhai, Shri Gyaneshwar Patil

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. *59 TO BE ANSWERED ON 06 th  February, 2025

## Beneficiaries under Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana

- †*59.  Smt. Delkar Kalaben Mohanbhai: Shri Gyaneshwar Patil:

## पेĚोͧलयम एवं Ĥाक ृ Ǔतक गैस मंğी

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

- (a) the amount of subsidy provided to the beneficiaries under Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana (PMUY), State/UT-wise;
- (b) the details of the LPG connections issued under the said scheme to various States, State/UTwise including Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra and the district-wise details of Dadra and Nagar Haveli;
- (c) the details of the targets set under PMUY across the country for the next two years, State/UTwise;
- (d) whether there has been a significant increase in the coverage of LPG connections and if so, the details thereof;
- (e)  the  budgetary  allocation  for  PMUY  in  Dadra  and  Nagar  Haveli,  Madhya  Pradesh  and Chhatrapati  Sambhajinagar  district  of  Maharashtra  during  the  last  three  years  and  the  current year; and
- (f) the percentage of beneficiaries belonging to the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes under the said scheme?

## ANSWER

पेĚोͧलयम और Ĥाक ृ Ǔतक गैस मंğी ( Įी हरदȣप ͧसंह पुरȣ )

MINISTER OF PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS (SHRI HARDEEP SINGH PURI)

- (a) to (f):   A statement is laid on the Table of the House

Statement referred to in reply to parts (a) to (f) of the Lok Sabha Starred Question no. 59 asked by Smt. Delkar Kalaben Mohanbhai, Shri Gyaneshwar Patil to be answered on 06 February, 2025 regarding 'Beneficiaries under Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana'

(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. 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, 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 a result  of these  efforts,  LPG  coverage in the country has improved from 62% in April 2016 to near saturation now. No targets for new connections under PMUY have been set.

Since launch of PMUY till financial year 2022-23, Government has been bearing an expenditure of  up  to  Rs.  1600  per  PMUY  connection  for  Security  Deposit  (SD)  of  Cylinder,  Pressure Regulator, Suraksha Hose, DGCC booklet and installation charges. From financial year 2023-24, this  support  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. As on 01.01.2025, there are 10.33 crore Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana (PMUY) beneficiaries  across  the  country.  State/UT-wise  details  of  LPG  connections  released  under PMUY are at Annexure- A . Details of PMUY connections released in the state of Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh and district of Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar last three FY and current FY (Till Dec'24)  are at Annexure- B .

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  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 State/UT/District wise allocation of funds is done under PMUY. Details of budget allocation - Revised Estimates (RE) under PMUY for last three years are given below:

(Rs. in Crore)

| Particulars                            |   2021-22 |   2022-23 |   2023-24 |
|----------------------------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
| Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana (PMUY) * |      1618 |      8010 |      8500 |

Source: Petroleum Planning and Analysis Cell (PPAC)

*-  This  includes  expenditure  on  targeted  subsidy  to  PMUY  households  w.e.f.  May, 2022

In addition to above, during Covid-19 pandemic, as a pro-poor initiative, Government announced a  scheme for providing  up to 3 (three) free of cost  LPG refills to Ujjwala beneficiaries w.e.f. 01.04.2020 under the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Package (PMGKP). OMCs transferred Rs. 9670.41  crore  to  bank  accounts  of  PMUY  beneficiaries  for  buying  LPG  refills  and  PMUY beneficiaries availed 14.17 crore refills under the Scheme.

As on 01.01.2025, out of 10.33 crore PMUY connections, 3.13 crore PMUY connections are under SC/ST Category.

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Annexure referred to in part (a) to (f) of Lok Sabha Starred Question No. 59 to be answered on 06.02.2025  regarding  " Beneficiaries  under  Pradhan  Mantri  Ujjwala  Yojana'  asked  by  Smt. Delkar Kalaben Mohanbhai and Shri Gyaneshwar Patil.

State/UT-wise details of connections released under PMUY Scheme As on 01.01.2025

| State                              | Number of PMUY Connections   |
|------------------------------------|------------------------------|
| Andaman and Nicobar Islands        | 13,824                       |
| Andhra Pradesh                     | 9,73,377                     |
| Arunachal Pradesh                  | 53,797                       |
| Assam                              | 50,97,770                    |
| Bihar                              | 1,16,30,069                  |
| Chandigarh                         | 2,027                        |
| Chhattisgarh                       | 38,01,853                    |
| Dadar &Nagar Haveli and Daman &Diu | 17,797                       |
| Delhi                              | 2,59,716                     |
| Goa                                | 1,955                        |
| Gujarat                            | 43,08,874                    |
| Haryana                            | 11,15,266                    |
| Himachal Pradesh                   | 1,50,787                     |
| UT of Jammu and Kashmir            | 12,69,853                    |
| Jharkhand                          | 38,95,672                    |
| Karnataka                          | 41,47,264                    |
| Kerala                             | 3,87,838                     |
| UT of Ladakh                       | 11,086                       |
| Lakshadweep                        | 361                          |
| Madhya Pradesh                     | 88,47,268                    |
| Maharashtra                        | 52,18,129                    |
| Manipur                            | 2,24,928                     |
| Meghalaya                          | 3,17,157                     |
| Mizoram                            | 36,006                       |
| Nagaland                           | 1,22,150                     |
| Odisha                             | 55,50,071                    |
| Puducherry                         | 19,381                       |
| Punjab                             | 13,59,509                    |
| Rajasthan                          | 73,81,916                    |
| Sikkim                             | 19,887                       |
| Tamil Nadu                         | 41,00,333                    |
| Telangana                          | 11,84,145                    |
| Tripura                            | 3,16,443                     |
| Uttar Pradesh                      | 1,85,95,002                  |
| Uttarakhand                        | 5,30,222                     |
| West Bengal                        | 1,23,75,962                  |

Source: Indian Oil Corporation Limited on industry basis

Annexure referred to in part (a) to (f) of Lok Sabha Starred Question No. 59 to be answered on 06.02.2025  regarding  " Beneficiaries  under  Pradhan  Mantri  Ujjwala  Yojana'  asked  by  Smt. Delkar Kalaben Mohanbhai and Shri Gyaneshwar Patil.

| State/District                                  | Number of connections   |
|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------|
| Madhya Pradesh                                  | 17,07,763               |
| Maharashtra                                     | 8,07,187                |
| Dadra and Nagar Haveli District                 | 2,438                   |
| Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar district (Aurangabad) | 26,238                  |

Source: Indian Oil Corporation Limited on industry basis