Lok Sabha Question No. 3030 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-08-07
Subject: Connections released under Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana
Ministry: PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS
Asked by: Dr. T Sumathy Alias Thamizhachi Thangapandian, Shri Anoop Pradhan Valmiki, Shri Rambhual Nishad, Shri Sunil Kumar, Shri Rakesh Rathor

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3030 TO BE ANSWERED ON 7 th  August, 2025

## Connections released under Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana

3030. Dr. T Sumathy Alias Thamizhachi Thangapandian:

Shri Rakesh Rathor:

Shri Anoop Pradhan Valmiki:

Shri Sunil Kumar:

Shri Rambhual Nishad

## पेᮝोिलयम एवं ᮧाकृ ितक गैस मंᮢी

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

- (a) the target fixed to provide LPG connections under Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana (PMUY) in the country;
- (b)  whether  the  Union  Government  has  achieved  its  target  in  releasing  connections/new connections  under  the  Pradhan  Mantri  Ujjwala  Yojana  (PMUY)  in  the  country  and  if  so,  the State-wise details thereof along with the current status of PMUY;
- (c) the total number of new beneficiaries as well as connections issued so far thereunder across the  country  including  Tamil  Nadu  along  with  the  number  of  such  connections  issued  to  the persons  belonging  to  Scheduled  Castes  (SCs),  Scheduled  Tribes  (STs)  and  Other  Backward Classes (OBCs) till June 2025;
- (d) the total number of Domestic Gas Distribution networks available under the Yojana across the  country,  State-wise  with  particular  reference  to  Tamil  Nadu  along  with  the  number  of distribution networks available in urban and rural areas;
- (e) whether the Government proposes to provide or has provided LPG connections to Bagaha, Ramnagar  and  Narkatiaganj  in  Valmiki  Nagar  Lok  Sabha  Constituency  in  Bihar  under  the scheme and if so, the details thereof;
- (f)  whether  the  number  of  gas  distribution  centres  under  this  Yojana  are  adequate  in  Hathras district and it is ensured that cylinders are being delivered on time in rural areas;
- (g)  whether  the  Government  is  identifying  such  families  in  Hathras  district  which  have  been deprived of the benefit of this Yojana despite being eligible for the same;
- (h) the targets set and the number of connections provided in Uttar Pradesh including Sultanpur under PMUY during the last three years and the current year till date; and
- (i) whether the Government is aware that thousands of families are kept deprived of connections despite  being  eligible  under  the  said  scheme  and  if  so,  the  details  thereof  and  the  steps  being taken by the Government in this regard?

## ANSWER

## पेᮝोिलयम एवं ᮧाकृ ितक गैस मंᮢालय मᱶ रा᭔यमंᮢी

## ( ᮰ी सुरेश गोपी )

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS (SHRI SURESH GOPI)

(a)  to  (c):  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  was  also  achieved  during  December 2022.  Further,  Government  approved  release  of  additional  75  lakh  connections  under  PMUY scheme which was also achieved by July 2024. As on 01.07.2025, Out of total 10.33 crore LPG connections under PMUY, more than 3.13 crore connections have already been given to SC/ST consumers.

State/UT-wise details of LPG connections under PMUY along with connections released under SC/ST category including in the State of Tamil Nadu are given at Annexure - A .

(d): OMCs have also improved the distribution infrastructure for domestic LPG immensely. As of July 01, 2025, there are a total of 25,573 LPG distributorships across the country, out of which 17,646 are serving rural areas.

Details of State/UT-wise and category-wise number of LPG distributors including Tamil Nadu is given as Annexure - B .

(e):  The  Valmiki  Nagar  Lok  Sabha  Constituency  in  Bihar  covers  regions  within  the  West Champaran district. As on 01.07.2025, OMCs have released 5.6 lakh LPG Connections under PMUY scheme in the West Champaran District.

(f) & (g): As on 01.07.2025, OMCs have 1.82 lakh PMUY Connections in the district Hathras, Uttar Pradesh, out of a total of 4.03 lakh domestic LPG connections in the district.

LPG cylinders  are  delivered  at  door  steps  of  most  consumers  within  48  hours  of  booking  of refills.

Details of Category-wise,Number of LPG distributors, as on 01.07.2025, in the district Hathras, Uttar Pradesh are given below:

|   Shehri |   Rurban |   Gramin |   Durgam Kshetriya Vitraks |   Total |
|----------|----------|----------|----------------------------|---------|
|        4 |        9 |       19 |                          1 |      33 |

Source: IOCL on behalf of OMCs PSU

(h):  As  on  01.07.2025,  OMCs  have  released  2.29  lakh  PMUY  Connections  in  the  district Sultanpur, Uttar Pradesh. No State or District-wise target is set under PMUY.

Connections released under PMUY in Sultanpur District and Uttar Pradesh is given below:

| District/State   |   Total PMUYConnections (in Lakh) as on 01.07.2025 |   Connections released during last three years and current FY (in lakh) |
|------------------|----------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Sultanpur        |                                               2.29 |                                                                    0.16 |
| Uttar Pradesh    |                                             185.87 |                                                                   18.87 |

Source: IOCL on behalf of OMCs PSU

(i): LPG access in the country is near saturation now. Government remains committed to ensure universal  access  to  clean  cooking  fuels  in  the  country.LPG  connections  under  PMUY  are released to eligible households from time to time in accordance with scheme guidelines.

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Annexure referred to in part (a) to (c) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 3030 to be answered on 07.08.2025 regarding 'Connections released under Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana'.

## State/UT-wise number of PMUY Connections, connections under SC/ST category

- As on 01.07.2025

| State/UT                              | Number ofPMUY Connections   | Connections under SC/ST category   |
|---------------------------------------|-----------------------------|------------------------------------|
| Andaman and Nicobar Islands           | 13,822                      | 738                                |
| Andhra pradesh                        | 9,71,999                    | 1,73,830                           |
| Arunachal Pradesh                     | 53,694                      | 32,399                             |
| Assam                                 | 50,95,317                   | 8,79,834                           |
| Bihar                                 | 1,16,26,959                 | 21,78,547                          |
| Chandigarh                            | 2,026                       | 44                                 |
| Chhattisgarh                          | 38,01,052                   | 17,25,401                          |
| Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman &Diu | 17,752                      | 13,626                             |
| Delhi                                 | 2,59,213                    | 57,813                             |
| Goa                                   | 1,950                       | 568                                |
| Gujarat                               | 43,07,135                   | 10,40,900                          |
| Haryana                               | 11,14,005                   | 4,09,670                           |
| Himachal Pradesh                      | 1,50,608                    | 46,860                             |
| UT of Jammu and Kashmir               | 12,69,392                   | 2,87,658                           |
| Jharkhand                             | 38,93,247                   | 12,35,050                          |
| Karnataka                             | 41,43,086                   | 12,59,836                          |
| Kerala                                | 3,87,588                    | 77,937                             |
| UT of Ladakh                          | 11,080                      | 8,990                              |
| Lakshadweep                           | 370                         | 276                                |
| Madhya Pradesh                        | 88,45,658                   | 34,71,808                          |
| Maharashtra                           | 52,13,945                   | 14,67,785                          |
| Manipur                               | 2,24,881                    | 70,110                             |
| Meghalaya                             | 3,16,976                    | 1,59,365                           |
| Mizoram                               | 35,988                      | 28,318                             |
| Nagaland                              | 1,22,054                    | 48,206                             |
| Odisha                                | 55,48,277                   | 20,40,035                          |
| Puducherry                            | 19,408                      | 7,296                              |
| Punjab                                | 13,58,469                   | 10,35,732                          |
| Rajasthan                             | 73,78,059                   | 29,73,834                          |
| Sikkim                                | 19,872                      | 3,039                              |
| Tamil Nadu                            | 40,98,225                   | 12,69,208                          |
| Telangana                             | 11,82,966                   | 5,06,277                           |
| Tripura                               | 3,16,367                    | 1,55,000                           |
| Uttar Pradesh                         | 1,85,87,419                 | 48,75,498                          |
| Uttarakhand                           | 5,29,643                    | 1,53,687                           |
| West Bengal                           | 1,23,73,184                 | 36,41,014                          |

Source: IOCL on behalf of OMCs PSU

Annexure referred to in part (d) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 3030 to be answered on 07.08.2025 regarding 'Connections released under Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana'.

State/UT-wise and Category-wise Number of LPG Distributors - As on 01.07.2025

| STATE/UT                                 |   Sheheri Vitrak |   Rurban Vitrak |   Gramin Vitrak |   Durgam Kshetriya Vitrak |   TOTAL |
|------------------------------------------|------------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------------------------|---------|
| Chandigarh                               |               26 |               0 |               0 |                         0 |      26 |
| Delhi                                    |              318 |               0 |               0 |                         0 |     318 |
| Haryana                                  |              282 |             103 |             233 |                         9 |     627 |
| Himachal pradesh                         |               69 |              14 |              91 |                        37 |     211 |
| Jammu &kashmir                           |              126 |              34 |              75 |                        40 |     275 |
| Ladakh                                   |                0 |              13 |               2 |                         9 |      24 |
| Punjab                                   |              334 |             258 |             250 |                        21 |     863 |
| Rajasthan                                |              434 |             163 |             654 |                       134 |    1385 |
| Uttar pradesh                            |             1007 |             709 |            2308 |                       122 |    4146 |
| Uttarakhand                              |              114 |             104 |              59 |                        40 |     317 |
| Andaman and nicobar islands              |                0 |               4 |               5 |                         1 |      10 |
| Arunachal pradesh                        |                6 |               6 |              33 |                        40 |      85 |
| Assam                                    |              129 |             101 |             308 |                        64 |     602 |
| Bihar                                    |              240 |             252 |            1502 |                        38 |    2032 |
| Jharkhand                                |              163 |              52 |             356 |                        20 |     591 |
| Manipur                                  |               15 |              13 |              36 |                        39 |     103 |
| Meghalaya                                |               21 |               9 |              19 |                        17 |      66 |
| Mizoram                                  |               11 |               6 |              26 |                        16 |      59 |
| Nagaland                                 |               15 |              11 |              17 |                        40 |      83 |
| Odisha                                   |              173 |             100 |             578 |                       114 |     965 |
| Sikkim                                   |                9 |               1 |               9 |                        10 |      29 |
| Tripura                                  |               18 |               8 |              47 |                        14 |      87 |
| West bengal                              |              405 |             164 |             962 |                        74 |    1605 |
| Chhattisgarh                             |              105 |              75 |             172 |                       182 |     534 |
| Dadra and nagar haveli and daman and diu |                5 |               1 |               1 |                         0 |       7 |
| Goa                                      |               44 |               4 |               5 |                         2 |      55 |
| Gujarat                                  |              421 |             121 |             487 |                        13 |    1042 |
| Madhya pradesh                           |              472 |             210 |             485 |                       385 |    1552 |
| Maharashtra                              |             1009 |             192 |             846 |                       193 |    2240 |
| Andhra pradesh                           |              324 |             299 |             430 |                       107 |    1160 |
| Karnataka                                |              535 |             139 |             551 |                        53 |    1278 |
| Kerala                                   |              224 |             136 |             321 |                        22 |     703 |
| Lakshadweep                              |                1 |               0 |               0 |                         0 |       1 |
| Puducherry                               |               15 |              11 |               3 |                         0 |      29 |
| Tamil nadu                               |              566 |             364 |             613 |                       109 |    1652 |
| Telangana                                |              291 |             105 |             335 |                        80 |     811 |

Source: IOCL on behalf of OMCs PSU