Lok Sabha Question No. 2122 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2026-02-12
Subject: Implementation of Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana
Ministry: PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS
Asked by: Smt. Delkar Kalaben Mohanbhai, Dr. Shivaji Bandappa Kalge, Shri Bhumare Sandipanrao Asaram, Shri Nilesh Dnyandev Lanke

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2122 TO BE ANSWERED ON 12 th February, 2026

## Implementation of Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana

† 2122. Smt. Delkar Kalaben Mohanbhai:

Shri Nilesh Dnyandev Lanke:

Dr. Shivaji Bandappa Kalge:

Shri Bhumare Sandipanrao Asaram:

## पेůोिलयम एवं ÿाक ृ ितक गैस मंýी

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

(a)  the  target  fixed  by  the  Government  for  issuance  of  connections  under  the  Pradhan  Mantri

Ujjwala Yojana (PMUY) across the country, State/UT-wise;

(b) the number of connections issued under the said scheme during the last two years and upto the present year 2026 till date, State/UT-wise, particularly in the State of Maharashtra and in the

Union Territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu; and

(c) the total number of distribution networks available under the said scheme across the country,

State/UT-wise and the number of these available in rural areas of the State of Maharashtra and the Union Territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu?

## 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):  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 achieved by July 2024.

Government  has  recently  approved  the  release  of  25  lakh  additional  LPG  connections  under PMUY during Financial Year 2025-26 to achieve saturation of LPG access in the country. The eligibility  criteria  have  been  simplified  to  'Adult  women  from  poor  households  based  on submission  of  a  Deprivation  declaration'.  As  on  01.02.2026,  there  were  about  10.51  crore PMUY connections across the country.State-wise, details of number of connections under PMUY are at Annexure-A .

(b):  During  FY  2023-24  &  FY  2024-25,  OMCs  have  released  a  total  of  75  lakh  connections under PMUY. Further, during the current FY 18.41 lakh more connections have been released by OMCs  till  31st  January,  2026.Year-wise  and  State/UT-wisedetails  of  PMUY  connections released duringFY 2023-24, FY 2024-25and 2025-26 are at Annexure-B .

(c): As of February 01, 2026, there are a total of 25,600 LPG distributorships across the country, out of which 17,675 are serving in rural areas. In order to improve access of LPG in rural and remote areas, OMCs have commissioned a total of 8,027 distributorships, during 01.04.2016 to 31.12.2025 across the country, out of which 7,434 (i.e. 93 %) are catering to rural areas.

State-wise  details  of  number  of  LPG  distributorship  alongwiththe  number  of  distributorship available inrural areas are at Annexure-C .

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Annexure referred  to  part  (a)  of  Lok  Sabha  Unstarred  Question  No.  2122  to  be  answered  on 12.02.2026 regarding 'Implementation of Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana'.

State-wise, details of number of PMUY connections (As on 01.02.2026)

| State/UT                           | Total PMUYConnections   |
|------------------------------------|-------------------------|
| Andaman and Nicobar Islands        | 13,994                  |
| Andhra Pradesh                     | 11,07,400               |
| Arunachal Pradesh                  | 54,357                  |
| Assam                              | 52,00,963               |
| Bihar                              | 1,19,71,196             |
| Chandigarh                         | 2,034                   |
| Chhattisgarh                       | 39,33,452               |
| Dadra &Nagar Haveli and Daman &Diu | 18,187                  |
| Delhi                              | 2,84,779                |
| Goa                                | 2,037                   |
| Gujarat                            | 43,72,665               |
| Haryana                            | 11,94,341               |
| Himachal Pradesh                   | 1,52,104                |
| Jammu and Kashmir                  | 12,75,517               |
| Jharkhand                          | 39,51,363               |
| Karnataka                          | 42,20,109               |
| Kerala                             | 3,90,361                |
| Ladakh                             | 11,080                  |
| Lakshadweep                        | 370                     |
| Madhya Pradesh                     | 89,80,172               |
| Maharashtra                        | 52,37,897               |
| Manipur                            | 2,26,637                |
| Meghalaya                          | 3,23,703                |
| Mizoram                            | 35,989                  |
| Nagaland                           | 1,26,323                |
| Odisha                             | 56,18,406               |
| Puducherry                         | 20,149                  |
| Punjab                             | 13,60,273               |
| Rajasthan                          | 74,80,778               |
| Sikkim                             | 20,077                  |
| Tamil Nadu                         | 41,81,169               |
| Telangana                          | 12,18,251               |
| Tripura                            | 3,26,561                |
| Uttar Pradesh                      | 1,88,85,070             |
| Uttarakhand                        | 5,30,595                |
| West Bengal                        | 1,23,71,057             |
| Total                              | 10,50,99,416            |

Source: IOCL on behalf of PSU OMCs

Annexure referred  to  part  (b)  of  Lok  Sabha  Unstarred  Question  No.  2122  to  be  answered  on 12.02.2026 regarding 'Implementation of Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana'.

Details of State-wise Connections released under PMUY during last two years and 2025-26

| State/UT                          | 2023-24   | 2024-25   | 2025-26(as on 01.02.2026)   |
|-----------------------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------------------------|
| Andaman and Nicobar Islands       | 383       | -         | 195                         |
| Andhra pradesh                    | 4,55,997  | 3,203     | 1,36,016                    |
| Arunachal Pradesh                 | 4,544     | 9         | 671                         |
| Assam                             | 6,77,955  | 8,138     | 1,07,680                    |
| Bihar                             | 8,85,019  | 9,662     | 3,48,085                    |
| Chandigarh                        | 1,366     | -         | 7                           |
| Chhattisgarh                      | 2,93,324  | 16,605    | 1,32,700                    |
| Dadra &Nagar Haveli and Daman&Diu | 2,795     | 2         | 445                         |
| Delhi                             | 1,14,936  | 2,941     | 25,938                      |
| Goa                               | 692       | -         | 88                          |
| Gujarat                           | 4,62,062  | 4,795     | 67,030                      |
| Haryana                           | 3,45,912  | 2,333     | 81,184                      |
| Himachal Pradesh                  | 10,089    | 54        | 1,606                       |
| Jammu and Kashmir                 | 25,324    | 367       | 6,347                       |
| Jharkhand                         | 2,49,411  | 1,559     | 58,612                      |
| Karnataka                         | 3,91,934  | 695       | 78,557                      |
| Kerala                            | 46,564    | 97        | 2,932                       |
| Ladakh                            | 2         | -         | -                           |
| Lakshadweep                       | 61        | -         | -                           |
| Madhya Pradesh                    | 6,05,761  | 15,730    | 1,36,261                    |
| Maharashtra                       | 3,27,823  | 3,523     | 25,983                      |
| Manipur                           | 22,970    | -         | 1,760                       |
| Meghalaya                         | 1,01,774  | 1,385     | 6,755                       |
| Mizoram                           | 2,436     | 22        | 4                           |
| Nagaland                          | 30,324    | 68        | 4,283                       |
| Odisha                            | 2,26,972  | 2,798     | 71,249                      |
| Puducherry                        | 4,485     | 20        | 723                         |
| Punjab                            | 75,928    | 53        | 3,044                       |
| Rajasthan                         | 4,51,692  | 7,030     | 1,04,799                    |
| Sikkim                            | 6,116     | -         | 216                         |
| Tamil Nadu                        | 3,97,716  | 1,849     | 84,598                      |
| Telangana                         | 32,890    | 336       | 35,549                      |
| Tripura                           | 31,959    | 1,060     | 10,205                      |
| Uttar Pradesh                     | 10,90,440 | 5,861     | 3,06,672                    |
| Uttarakhand                       | 33,756    | 151       | 1,215                       |
| West Bengal                       | 6,107     | 2,108     | -                           |
| Total                             | 74,17,519 | 92,454    | 18,41,409                   |

Source: IOCL on behalf of PSU OMCs

Annexure  referred  to  part(c)  of  Lok  Sabha  Unstarred  Question  No.  2122  to  be  answered  on 12.02.2026 regarding 'Implementation of Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana'.

State-wise, details of number of LPG distributorship (As on 01.02.2026)

| STATE/UT                          |   Total No. of Distributors |   No. of Distributors serving in Rural areas |
|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------|----------------------------------------------|
| ANDHRAPRADESH                     |                        1164 |                                          840 |
| ARUNACHALPRADESH                  |                          85 |                                           79 |
| ASSAM                             |                         604 |                                          475 |
| BIHAR                             |                        2032 |                                         1792 |
| CHHATTISGARH                      |                         535 |                                          430 |
| DELHI                             |                         318 |                                            0 |
| GOA                               |                          55 |                                           11 |
| GUJARAT                           |                        1042 |                                          621 |
| HARYANA                           |                         627 |                                          345 |
| HIMACHALPRADESH                   |                         211 |                                          142 |
| JHARKHAND                         |                         592 |                                          429 |
| KARNATAKA                         |                        1279 |                                          744 |
| KERALA                            |                         703 |                                          479 |
| MADHYAPRADESH                     |                        1552 |                                         1080 |
| MAHARASHTRA                       |                        2241 |                                         1230 |
| MANIPUR                           |                         104 |                                           89 |
| MEGHALAYA                         |                          66 |                                           45 |
| MIZORAM                           |                          59 |                                           48 |
| NAGALAND                          |                          84 |                                           69 |
| ODISHA                            |                         966 |                                          793 |
| PUNJAB                            |                         863 |                                          529 |
| RAJASTHAN                         |                        1388 |                                          954 |
| SIKKIM                            |                          29 |                                           20 |
| TAMILNADU                         |                        1658 |                                         1092 |
| TELANGANA                         |                         811 |                                          520 |
| TRIPURA                           |                          89 |                                           71 |
| UTTAR PRADESH                     |                        4145 |                                         3138 |
| UTTARAKHAND                       |                         316 |                                          203 |
| WEST BENGAL                       |                        1607 |                                         1202 |
| ANDAMAN&NICOBAR ISLANDS           |                          10 |                                           10 |
| CHANDIGARH                        |                          26 |                                            0 |
| DADRA& NAGAR HAVELI and DAMAN&DIU |                           8 |                                            6 |
| JAMMU &KASHMIR                    |                         275 |                                          149 |
| LADAKH                            |                          25 |                                           25 |
| LAKSHADWEEP                       |                           1 |                                            0 |
| PUDUCHERRY                        |                          30 |                                           15 |
| TOTAL                             |                       25600 |                                        17675 |

Source: IOCL on behalf of PSU OMCs