Lok Sabha Question No. 3298 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-03-20
Subject: LPG Connections under PMUY
Ministry: PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS
Asked by: Adv Gowaal Kagada Padavi, Shri Vijay Baghel

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3298

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 20th March, 2025

## LPG Connections under PMUY

†3298. Shri Vijay Baghel: Adv Gowaal Kagada Padavi:

## पेĚोͧलयम एवं Ĥाक ृ Ǔतक गैस मंğी

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

- (a)  whether  any  measures  have  been  taken  by  the  Government  to  ensure  that  all  eligible beneficiaries  under  the  Socio-Economic,  Caste  Census  list  and  specified  categories  become aware of the Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana (PMUY), if so the details thereof;
- (b)  the  mechanism  available  to  ensure  sustained  use  of  LPG  by  the  beneficiaries  instead  of reverting to conventional fuels;
- (c) whether the Government proposes to expand PMUY to include additional subsidy for refill cost to ensure sustainability in use of LPG by poor households, if so, the details thereof, Statewise including Chhattisgarh;
- (d)  the  number  of  applications  received  and  pending  along  with  the  number  of  beneficiaries under the Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana (PMUY) during the last five years and the current year in Maharashtra, especially in Nandurbar Parliamentary constituency;
- (e)  whether  the  Government  proposes  to  identify  the  BPL  families  through  Socio  Economic Caste based Census data under the said scheme, if so, the details thereof; and
- (f)  if  not,  the  reasons  therefor,  along  with  the  data  used  for  identification  of  BPL  families  in Rajasthan?

## 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 (f): 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.  LPG  connection  under  PMUY  is  released  in  the  name  of  adult  women  of  the  poor households,  provided  no  LPG  connection  exists  in  the  name  of  any  family  member  of  the household and fulfilling other terms and conditions. Households belonging to Socio Economic

Caste  Census  (SECC)  list  or  from  seven  other  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 by submitting 14 point declaration are eligible for a PMUY connection. Under Ujjwala 2.0, a special provision has been made for migrant families who can use  a  self-declaration  instead  of  Proof  of  Address  and  Ration  Card  to  apply  for  a  PMUY connection.  As  on  01.03.2025,  there  are  10.33  crore  PMUY  connections  across  the  country including 88.47 lakh beneficiaries in state of Maharashtra.

In order to improve awareness about PMUY and usage of  LPG across the country, Public Sector Oil Marketing Companies (OMCs) have taken various steps 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 7959 Distributorships  (commissioned  during  01.04.2016  to  31.12.2024)  across  the  country,  out  of which 7373 (i.e. 93 %) are catering to rural areas.

During  last  five  financial  years  and  current  financial  year  (Apr'19  -  Feb'25),  OMCs  have released 11.73 lakh LPG Connections under PMUY scheme in the state of Maharashtra, which includes 0.64 lakh connections in the Nandurbar District and 0.46 lakh connections in the Dhule district  (  which  comprise  Nandurbar  Parliamentary  constituency)  .  As  on  01.03.2025,  OMCs have  0.66  lakh  pending  applications  in  the  state  of  Maharashtra,  which  includes  3,229

applications in the Nandurbar district and 2,722 applications in the Dhule district.  No timeline has been set for clearing pending applications under PMUY.

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.

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.

No proposal to provide additional subsidy on PMUY refills is currently under consideration of Government.

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