Lok Sabha Question No. 3912 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-12-19
Subject: Cooking Gas connections for Migrant Workers under PMUY 2.0
Ministry: PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS
Asked by: Adv. Adoor Prakash

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3912 TO BE ANSWERED ON 19 DECEMBER, 2024

Cooking Gas connections for Migrant Workers under PMUY 2.0

3912.   Adv. Adoor Prakash:

## पेĚोͧलयम एवं Ĥाक ृ Ǔतक गैस मंğी

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

- (a) whether the migrant workers are able to get cooking gas connection without address proof in the States where they are working across the country under the Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana 2.0 (PM-Ujjwala 2.0);
- (b) if so, the details thereof and the number of workers availed this benefit, State-wise;
- (c)  whether  the  Government  is  aware  that  the  migrant  workers  are  still  facing  the  issues  in getting cooking gas connection without address proof, if so, the details thereof; and
- (d) whether the Government would direct the oil companies to address this issue, if so, the details thereof?

## 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 PMUY connections 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  has  been  achieved  during  December 2022.  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. Under Ujjwala 2.0 beneficiaries are given deposit free connections along with free first refill and stove.

An additional relaxation has been provided exclusively for applicants in migrant category under Ujjwala 2.0. Migrant applicants can submit a self declaration which is accepted as a valid proof of  address  and family  composition. As on 01.12.2024, there are 10.33 crore LPG connections under  PMUY.  Details  of  State/UT-wise  number  of  PMUY  Connections  released  to  Migrant households are at Annexure.

The  information  about  the  scheme  is  regularly  disseminated  through  specific  awareness campaigns with special focus on States/geographies with high migrant population.

As  a  result  of  various  steps  taken  by  Government  to  improve  access  and  affordability  of domestic LPG for PMUY consumers, per capita consumption of PMUY beneficiaries (in terms of number of 14.2 kg LPG cylinders taken per year) has increased from 3.68 (FY 2021-22) to 3.95 in FY 2023-24, and 4.34 in FY 2024-25 (upto November 2024). PMUY consumption has witnessed a growth  of 24.3%  during Oct 2024  vis-à-vis  October  2023  (Total  PMUY consumption has risen from 459 TMT to 570.7 TMT during this period).

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## Annexure

Annexure referred to in part (b) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 3912 to be answered on 19.12.2024 regarding " Cooking Gas connections for Migrant Workers under PMUY 2.0' asked by Adv. Adoor Prakash.

State/UT-wise number of PMUY Connections released under Migrant Category- As on 01.12.2024

| State                       | Number of PMUYConnections   |
|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
| Andaman and Nicobar Islands | 44                          |
| Andhra Pradesh              | 4,074                       |
| Arunachal Pradesh           | 187                         |
| Assam                       | 17,421                      |
| Bihar                       | 1,08,736                    |
| Chandigarh                  | 1,764                       |
| Chhattisgarh                | 30,022                      |
| D &NHand Daman &Diu         | 880                         |
| Delhi                       | 1,57,548                    |
| Goa                         | 1                           |
| Gujarat                     | 69,576                      |
| Haryana                     | 14,096                      |
| Himachal Pradesh            | 4,249                       |
| UT of Jammu and Kashmir     | 1,008                       |
| Jharkhand                   | 48,004                      |
| Karnataka                   | 4,468                       |
| Kerala                      | 564                         |
| UT of Ladakh                | -                           |
| Lakshadweep                 | -                           |
| Madhya Pradesh              | 64,105                      |
| Maharashtra                 | 49,961                      |
| Manipur                     | 741                         |
| Meghalaya                   | 27                          |
| Mizoram                     | 1                           |
| Nagaland                    | 214                         |
| Odisha                      | 26,352                      |
| Puducherry                  | 485                         |
| Punjab                      | 61,096                      |
| Rajasthan                   | 12,523                      |
| Sikkim                      | 3                           |
| Tamil Nadu                  | 62,812                      |
| Telangana                   | 17,301                      |
| Tripura                     | 2,314                       |
| Uttar Pradesh               | 2,39,219                    |
| Uttarakhand                 | 24,407                      |
| West Bengal                 | 14,293                      |

Source: Indian Oil Corporation Limited on industry basis