Lok Sabha Question No. 680 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-11-28
Subject: Consumers under PM Ujjwala Yojana
Ministry: PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS
Asked by: Shri Y S Avinash Reddy

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 680 TO BE ANSWERED ON 28 th   November, 2024

## Consumers under PM Ujjwala Yojana

680. Shri Y S Avinash Reddy:

## पेĚोͧलयम एवं Ĥाक ृ Ǔतक गैस मंğी

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

- (a) whether the Government has a plan to extend the Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana to 75 lakhs more consumers by providing them LPG connection over three years from 2023-24 to 2025-26 and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) the funds allocated/released/utilized, State-wise along with the total number of beneficiaries benefitted under the scheme;
- (c) whether the Government proposes to provide a subsidy of Rs. 200 per 14.2kg LPG cylinder for up to 12 refills per year, Rs. 2,200 per connection for a 14.2 kg single-bottle connection, and Rs. 1,300 for a 5 kg single-bottle connection to the consumers under the scheme and if so, the details thereof; and
- (d) the details of actual demands of each State considered till now and if rejected, the reasons therefor, State-wise?

## 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  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 as on 01.01.2023, the target of 1.60 crore Ujjwala 2.0 connections has  already  been achieved. 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  01.11.2024,  there  are  10.33  crore  Pradhan  Mantri Ujjwala Yojana (PMUY) beneficiaries across the country.

No State/UT/District wise allocation of funds is done under PMUY. 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 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. As on 01.11.2024, 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 .

W.e.f. 21st May, 2022, Government has been providing a targeted subsidy of Rs. 200 per 14.2 Kg LPG cylinder for Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana (PMUY) beneficiaries for upto 12 refills a year. Moreover, w.e.f.  5th October, 2023, Government increased the targeted subsidy to Rs. 300 per 14.2 Kg LPG cylinder for all Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana (PMUY) beneficiaries. With a targeted  subsidy  of  Rs.  300  per  cylinder  (and  proportionately  prorated  for  5  Kg  cylinder), effective cost for PMUY consumers is Rs. 503 per 14.2 Kg cylinder (at Delhi) currently.

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Annexure referred to in part (c) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 680 to be answered on 28.11.2024 regarding "Consumers under PM Ujjwala Yojana' asked by Shri Shri Y S Avinash Reddy.

State/UT-wise details of connections released under PMUY Scheme As on 01.11.2024

| State/UT                         | Total PMUY Connections   |
|----------------------------------|--------------------------|
| Andaman and Nicobar Islands      | 13,824                   |
| Andhra Pradesh                   | 9,71,176                 |
| Arunachal Pradesh                | 53,797                   |
| Assam                            | 50,97,753                |
| Bihar                            | 1,16,30,709              |
| Chandigarh                       | 2,027                    |
| Chhattisgarh                     | 38,01,995                |
| Dadra and Nagar Haveli AND Daman | 17,798                   |
| Delhi                            | 2,59,720                 |
| Goa                              | 1,956                    |
| Gujarat                          | 43,09,053                |
| Haryana                          | 11,15,148                |
| Himachal Pradesh                 | 1,50,774                 |
| Jammu and Kashmir                | 12,69,896                |
| Jharkhand                        | 38,95,898                |
| Karnataka                        | 41,47,354                |
| Kerala                           | 3,87,835                 |
| Ladakh                           | 11,086                   |
| Lakshadweep                      | 361                      |
| Madhya Pradesh                   | 88,47,291                |
| Maharashtra                      | 52,17,443                |
| Manipur                          | 2,24,987                 |
| Meghalaya                        | 3,17,156                 |
| Mizoram                          | 36,007                   |
| Nagaland                         | 1,22,152                 |
| Odisha                           | 55,50,211                |
| Puducherry                       | 19,350                   |
| Punjab                           | 13,59,320                |
| Rajasthan                        | 73,82,580                |
| Sikkim                           | 19,892                   |
| Tamil Nadu                       | 41,00,363                |
| Telangana                        | 11,85,878                |
| Tripura                          | 3,16,468                 |
| Uttarakhand                      | 5,30,163                 |
| Uttar Pradesh                    | 1,85,95,383              |
| West Bengal                      | 1,23,76,143              |

Source: Indian Oil Corporation Limited on industry basis