Lok Sabha Question No. 1826 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-08-01
Subject: Pending Applications under Ujjwala Scheme
Ministry: PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS
Asked by: Shri Dushyant Singh

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1826 TO BE ANSWERED ON 1 st  August, 2024

## Pending Applications under Ujjwala Scheme

1826. Shri Dushyant Singh:

## पेĚोͧलयम एवं Ĥाक ृ Ǔतक गैस मंğी

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

- (a)  whether  it  is  fact  that  more  than  seven  lakh  applications  are  pending  under  the  Ujjwala Scheme.
- (b) if so, the details thereof, State-wise along with the timeline set for clearance of such pending applications.
- (c)  whether  the  Government  is  providing  any  subsidies  to  the  beneficiaries  of  the  PMUY  on refilling of the cylinders and if so, the details thereof; and
- (d)  the  details  of  the  beneficiaries  under  the  scheme  in  the  country,  particularly  in  Rajasthan, district-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)  &  (b):  Yes  Sir.  Receipt  of  applications  and  release  of  connections  under  Pradhan  Mantri Ujjwala Yojana (PMUY) is an ongoing process. Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana (PMUY) was launched  on  01.05.2016  to  release  deposit  free  LPG  connection  to  adult  women  from  poor households  across  the  country.  The  target  to  release  8  crore  connections  was  achieved  in September, 2019. To cover the remaining poor households, PMUY phase-2 (Ujjwala 2.0) was launched in  August  2021  and  till  January  2023,  1.60  crore  Ujjwala  2.0  connections  had  been released. Further, in view of fresh requests, in September 2023, Government approved release of additional 75 lakh PMUY connections. OMCs have completed the release of these 75 lac PMUY connections as of 8th July 2024. State/UT wise details of pending PMUY applications are given as Annexure - A . No timelines have been fixed in this regard.
- (c):  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.
- (d):  As  on  01.07.2024,  10.33  Crore  connections  across  the  country  including  73.81  lakh connections in the state of Rajasthan have been released under PMUY.

State/UT-wise and District-wise (Rajasthan) details of LPG connections released under PMUY are at Annexure-B and Annexure - C respectively .

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| State/UT                                 | Pending applications under PMUY Scheme (as on 01.07.2024)   |
|------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------|
| Andaman and Nicobar Islands              | 126                                                         |
| Andhra Pradesh                           | 53,742                                                      |
| Arunachal Pradesh                        | 560                                                         |
| Assam                                    | 1,89,499                                                    |
| Bihar                                    | 1,01,099                                                    |
| Chandigarh                               | 132                                                         |
| Chhattisgarh                             | 1,15,118                                                    |
| Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu | 304                                                         |
| Delhi                                    | 25,667                                                      |
| Goa                                      | 38                                                          |
| Gujarat                                  | 52,011                                                      |
| Haryana                                  | 45,408                                                      |
| Himachal Pradesh                         | 1,335                                                       |
| Jammu and Kashmir                        | 5,935                                                       |
| Jharkhand                                | 22,224                                                      |
| Karnataka                                | 45,512                                                      |
| Kerala                                   | 3,657                                                       |
| Ladakh                                   | 13                                                          |
| Lakshadweep                              | 6                                                           |
| Madhya Pradesh                           | 1,46,410                                                    |
| Maharashtra                              | 53,332                                                      |
| Manipur                                  | 3,877                                                       |
| Meghalaya                                | 26,903                                                      |
| Mizoram                                  | 715                                                         |
| Nagaland                                 | 1,453                                                       |
| Odisha                                   | 30,685                                                      |
| Puducherry                               | 337                                                         |
| Punjab                                   | 15,715                                                      |
| Rajasthan                                | 1,14,338                                                    |
| Sikkim                                   | 376                                                         |
| Tamil Nadu                               | 37,961                                                      |
| Telangana                                | 9,842                                                       |
| Tripura                                  | 2,657                                                       |
| Uttar Pradesh                            | 1,32,650                                                    |
| Uttarakhand                              | 4,724                                                       |
| West Bengal*                             | 14,35,426                                                   |

Source : IOCL on industry basis

*This includes large number of applications where additional documentation is awaited

State/UT-wise number of connections released under PMUY scheme as on 01.07.2024

| State/UT          | TotalPMUY Customers as on 01.07.2024   |
|-------------------|----------------------------------------|
| Andaman &Nicobar  | 13,824                                 |
| Andhra Pradesh    | 9,69,282                               |
| Arunachal Pradesh | 53,794                                 |
| Assam             | 50,97,006                              |
| Bihar             | 1,16,27,899                            |
| Chandigarh        | 2,027                                  |
| Chhattisgarh      | 37,88,873                              |
| D&NHand D&D       | 17,861                                 |
| Delhi             | 2,57,774                               |
| Goa               | 1,957                                  |
| Gujarat           | 43,07,900                              |
| Haryana           | 11,14,647                              |
| Himachal Pradesh  | 1,50,817                               |
| Jammu &Kashmir    | 12,69,989                              |
| Jharkhand         | 38,95,544                              |
| Karnataka         | 41,47,825                              |
| Kerala            | 3,87,869                               |
| Ladakh            | 11,085                                 |
| Lakshadweep       | 361                                    |
| Madhya Pradesh    | 88,36,653                              |
| Maharashtra       | 52,17,632                              |
| Manipur           | 2,24,921                               |
| Meghalaya         | 3,16,589                               |
| Mizoram           | 35,989                                 |
| Nagaland          | 1,22,123                               |
| Odisha            | 55,49,341                              |
| Pondicherry       | 19,338                                 |
| Punjab            | 13,59,364                              |
| Rajasthan         | 73,80,647                              |
| Sikkim            | 19,904                                 |
| Tamil Nadu        | 41,00,279                              |
| Telangana         | 11,85,753                              |
| Tripura           | 3,15,418                               |
| Uttar Pradesh     | 1,85,94,511                            |
| Uttarakhand       | 5,30,136                               |
| West Bengal       | 1,23,75,656                            |
| Total             | 10,33,00,588                           |

Source : IOCL on industry basis

## District-wise, number of connections released under PMUY scheme in the state of Rajasthan as on 01.07.2024

| District Name    | Number of connections released   |
|------------------|----------------------------------|
| Ajmer            | 1,67,847                         |
| Alwar            | 2,71,819                         |
| Anupgarh         | 10,054                           |
| Banswara         | 2,64,934                         |
| Baran            | 1,75,099                         |
| Barmer           | 4,02,034                         |
| Beawar           | 53,827                           |
| Bharatpur        | 2,16,169                         |
| Bhilwara         | 2,67,323                         |
| Bikaner          | 2,67,319                         |
| Bundi            | 1,47,875                         |
| Chittaurgarh     | 2,03,127                         |
| Churu            | 2,29,338                         |
| Dausa            | 2,21,608                         |
| Deeg             | 62,905                           |
| Dholpur          | 1,69,667                         |
| Didwana-kuchaman | 1,03,040                         |
| Dudu             | 26,478                           |
| Dungarpur        | 2,38,772                         |
| Gangapur City    | 67,994                           |
| Hanumangarhha    | 1,47,289                         |
| Jaipur           | 2,12,170                         |
| Jaipur Rural     | 1,12,167                         |
| Jaisalmer        | 1,19,400                         |
| Jalore           | 1,66,585                         |
| Jhalawar         | 2,19,862                         |
| Jhunjunu         | 1,46,605                         |
| Jodhpur          | 2,17,152                         |
| Jodhpur Rural    | 67,133                           |
| Karauli          | 1,24,114                         |
| Kekri            | 14,626                           |
| Khairthal-tijara | 53,139                           |
| Kota             | 95,668                           |
| Kotputli-behror  | 41,553                           |
| Nagaur           | 2,51,847                         |
| Neem Ka Thana    | 58,901                           |
| Pali             | 1,67,314                         |
| Phalodi          | 43,357                           |
| Pratapgarh - Rj  | 1,50,071                         |
| Rajsamand        | 1,59,662                         |
| Salumbar         | 14,704                           |

| District Name   | Number of connections released   |
|-----------------|----------------------------------|
| Sanchore        | 45,496                           |
| Sawaimadhopur   | 92,637                           |
| Shahpura        | 38,824                           |
| Sikar           | 1,93,090                         |
| Sirohi          | 1,23,874                         |
| Sri Ganganagar  | 1,82,693                         |
| Tonk            | 1,70,965                         |
| Udaipur         | 3,82,520                         |
| Total Rajasthan | 73,80,647                        |

Source: IOCL on industry basis