Lok Sabha Question No. 1437 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-02-13
Subject: LPG Connections under PMUY in Punjab
Ministry: PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS
Asked by: Shri Charanjit Singh Channi

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1437 TO BE ANSWERED ON 13th February, 2025

## LPG connections under PMUY in Punjab

## 1437.   Shri Charanjit Singh Channi:

## पेĚोͧलयम एवं Ĥाक ृ Ǔतक गैस मंğी

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

- (a) whether the Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana (PMUY) has been successfully implemented in Punjab and if so, the total number of LPG connections issued in the State till 17th December 2024;
- (b) whether Ujjwala 2.0 has been launched in Punjab and if so, the details thereof along with the current status of its implementation in various areas of the State;
- (c) the number of women beneficiaries received LPG connections under PMUY in Punjab; and
- (d) whether any special measures are being taken/proposed to be taken by the Government to ensure  regular  LPG  refills  for  beneficiary  households  in  Punjab  and  if  so,  the  details  thereof along with the strategies adopted in this regard?

## 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  (d):  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, 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, out of which 13.59 lakh connections in the State of Punjab. District-wise details of LPG connections released in Punjab under PMUY are at Annexure.

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.

In order to improve access to LPG across the country including in the state of Punjab, 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 4.40 ( on annualised basis) in 2024-25, upto December 2024.

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.

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Annexure referred in part (a) to (d) of Rajya Sabha Unstarred Question No. 1437 to be answered on 13.02.2025 regarding 'LPG connections under Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana in Punjab' asked by  Shri Charanjit Singh Channi.

District-wise details of connections  under PMUY Scheme in Punjab As on 01.01.2025

| District            | Number of connections released   |
|---------------------|----------------------------------|
| Amritsar            | 98,795                           |
| Barnala             | 28,520                           |
| Bathinda            | 75,631                           |
| Faridkot            | 51,723                           |
| Fatehgarh Sahib     | 24,546                           |
| Fazilka             | 1,00,432                         |
| Firozpur            | 60,257                           |
| Gurdaspur           | 60,724                           |
| Hoshiarpur          | 64,912                           |
| Jalandhar           | 79,237                           |
| Kapurthala          | 37,276                           |
| Ludhiana            | 1,31,225                         |
| Malerkotla          | 27,928                           |
| Mansa               | 55,983                           |
| Moga                | 66,399                           |
| Muktsar             | 60,857                           |
| Nawanshahr          | 26,470                           |
| Pathankot           | 31,313                           |
| Patiala             | 1,06,261                         |
| Rupnagar            | 18,468                           |
| S.A.S Nagar(Mohali) | 19,242                           |
| Sangrur             | 58,220                           |
| Tarn Taran          | 75,090                           |

Source: Indian Oil Corporation Limited on industry basis