Lok Sabha Question No. 3669 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-08-10
Subject: Features of PMUY
Ministry: PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS
Asked by: Jaskaur Meena

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3669 TO BE ANSWERED ON 10 th  AUGUST, 2023

## FEATURES OF PMUY

## †3669. SHRIMATI JASKAUR MEENA:

## पेोिलयम एवं ाक ृ ितक गैस मं ी

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

- (a) the salient features of the Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana (PMUY);
- (b)  the  details  of  the  funds  sanctioned,  allocated,  utilized  and  the  number  of  beneficiaries registered so far under the said scheme in Rajasthan;
- (c) the details of the targets fixed, achievements made under the said scheme;
- (d) whether the Government has fixed any timeline to refill the cylinders under the PMUY and if so, the details thereof;
- (e) whether the Government proposes to extend the said time limit; and
- (f) if so, the details thereof and the time by which it is likely to be implemented?

## ANSWER

## पेोिलयम एवं ाक ृ ितक गैस मं ालय म राय मं ी ( ी रामेर तेली ) MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS

## (SHRI RAMESWAR TELI)

(a) to (f) 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 to adult women from 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.

The beneficiaries are identified either from Socio Economic Caste Census (SECC) list or from seven other identified 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. Under Ujjwala 2.0, special provision has been made for Migrant Families to avail new connection  using  Self-Declaration  instead  of  Proof  of  Address  (PoA)  and  Ration  Card  (RC). PMUY beneficiaries have an option to choose from 14.2 kg Single Bottle Connection(SBC)/ 5kg SBC/ 5kg Double Bottle Connection(DBC).

No State/UT wise allocation of funds is done under PMUY. Under PMUY, Government bears an expenditure  of  upto  Rs  1600  per  connection  for  Security  Deposit  (SD)  of  Cylinder,  Pressure Regulator, Suraksha Hose, DGCC  booklet and installation charges. As on 01.07.2023, there are about 69.27 lakh PMUY beneficiaries in the State ofRajasthan

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, price, availability of alternate fuels etc. Per capita consumption of PMUY beneficiaries (in terms of no. of 14.2 kg LPG cylinders taken per year) has increased from 3.01 (FY 2019-20) to 3.71 (FY 2022-23). Further, the Government has taken several steps to encourage consumption of LPG, which include targeted subsidy of Rs.200/- per 14.2 Kg refill upto 12 refills/year for PMUY beneficiaries for years 2022-23 and 2023-24, swap option from 14.2 kg to 5 Kg, upto 3 free refills to  PMUY  beneficiaries  under  Pradhan  Mantri  Garib  Kalyan  Package  from  April  2020  to December 2020 etc.

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