Lok Sabha Question No. 729 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-12-04
Subject: Expansion of Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana in Andhra Pradesh
Ministry: PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS
Asked by: Shri Krishna Prasad Tenneti, Shri Putta Mahesh Kumar

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.729 TO BE ANSWERED ON 4 th  December, 2025

## Expansion of Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana in Andhra Pradesh

729. Shri Putta Mahesh Kumar: Shri Krishna Prasad Tenneti:

## पेĚोͧलयम एवं Ĥाक ृ Ǔतक गैस मंğी

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

(a)  the  details  of  the  total  number  of  beneficiaries  of  the  Pradhan  Mantri  Ujjwala  Yojana (PMUY) during the last five years, State-wise and district-wise especially in Andhra Pradesh, Eluru District and Bapatla Parliamentary Constituency;

- (b)  the  details  of  the  total  quantum  of  funds  allocated,  released  and  utilized  for  the establishment  and  setting  up  of  LPG  connections  under  PMUY  during  the  last  five  years, State-wise  and  district-wise  especially  in  Andhra  Pradesh,  Eluru  District  and  Bapatla Parliamentary Constituency;
- (c) whether the Government has considered expanding the number of LPG connections, if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor; and
- (d)  whether  the  Government has undertaken any steps  to increase awareness regarding  the implementation of PMUY across the country, if so, the details thereof especially in Andhra Pradesh?

## 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. As on 01.11.2025, there were 10.33 crore PMUY connections across the country including 9.71 lakh connections in state of Andhra Pradesh. State/UT-wise, details of number  of  LPG  connections  released  under  PMUY  during  the  last  five  years  are  at Annexure- A .

District-wise  details  of  number  of  beneficiaries  under  Pradhan  Mantri  Ujjwala  Yojana (PMUY) during the last five years in Andhra Pradesh including in Eluru district and Bapatla Parliamentary Constituency (covering Bapatla and Prakasam districts) are at Annexure- B. No State/UT/District wise allocation of funds is done under PMUY. Since launch of PMUY till financial year 2022-23, Government has been bearing an expenditure of up to Rs. 1600 per PMUY connection for Security Deposit (SD) of Cylinder, Pressure Regulator, Suraksha Hose, DGCC booklet and installation charges. During financial year 2023-24 & 2024-25, this expenditure was 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. Government has recently approved the release of 25 lakh additional LPG connections under PMUY during Financial Year 2025-26 to clear pending applications and achieve saturation of LPG access in the country. With this expansion, the total number of PMUY connections will rise to 10.58 crore. Government has approved an expenditure of ₹676 crore for the release of these connections, which includes ₹512.5 crore for providing 25 lakh deposit-free connections at the rate of ₹2,050 per connection, ₹160 crore for targeted subsidy of ₹300 per 14.2 kg domestic LPG cylinder (for up to nine refills per year, proportionately pro-rated for 5 kg  cylinders),  and  ₹3.5  crore  towards  project  management  expenses,  transaction  and  SMS charges,  Information,  Education  &  Communication  (IEC)  activities,  and  administrative expenditure. In  order  to  create  awareness  about  the  scheme  and  also  to  address  any  issue  pertaining  to LPG usage across the country including in the state of in Andhra Pradesh, various steps have been taken inter alia, 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 SankalpYatra, facilitation of consumers and their families for Aadhar enrolment and opening of  bank  accounts  for  getting  PMUY  connections.  Government  has  taken  several  steps  to encourage consumption of LPG by PMUY beneficiaries, Swap option from 14.2 kg to 5 Kg to reduce upfront cash outgo, option of 5 Kg Double Bottle Connection, Conducting Pradhan Mantri  LPG  Panchayat  to  convince  the  beneficiaries  to  use  LPG  on  sustained  basis,  mass awareness  camps  etc.  As  a  result  of  these  efforts,  per  capita  consumption  of  PMUY beneficiaries (in terms of no. of 14.2 kg LPG cylinders taken per year) has increased from

3.68 (FY 2021-22) to 4.47 in FY 2024-25.

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Annexure  referred  to  in  part  (a)  to  (d)  of  Lok  Sabha  Unstarred  Question  No.  729  to  be answered on 04.12.2025 regarding 'Expansion of Pradhan MantriUjjwalaYojana in Andhra Pradesh'.

Details of State-wise, LPG Connection released under PMUY during last five years

| State/UT                      | As on 01.04.2021   | As on 01.04.2022   | As on 01.04.2023   | As on 01.04.2024   | As on 01.04.2025   |
|-------------------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
| Andaman &Nicobar              | 12,602             | 13,403             | 13,447             | 13,827             | 13,822             |
| Andhra Pradesh                | 3,91,625           | 4,16,861           | 5,12,437           | 9,68,332           | 973,213            |
| Arunachal Pradesh             | 44,670             | 47,818             | 49,247             | 53,789             | 53,794             |
| Assam                         | 34,74,326          | 39,79,854          | 44,14,806          | 50,92,071          | 5,097,344          |
| Bihar                         | 85,23,573          | 1,00,94,557        | 1,07,33,364        | 1,16,19,851        | 11,628,502         |
| Chandigarh                    | 87                 | 92                 | 659                | 2,025              | 2,028              |
| Chhattisgarh                  | 29,88,523          | 33,51,181          | 34,92,221          | 37,85,197          | 3,801,362          |
| Dadra Nagar-Haveli Daman &Diu | 15,166             | 15,050             | 15,033             | 17,812             | 17,791             |
| Delhi                         | 76,190             | 98,756             | 1,42,164           | 2,56,931           | 259,579            |
| Goa                           | 1,081              | 1,081              | 1,265              | 1,956              | 1,955              |
| Gujarat                       | 28,99,233          | 34,38,252          | 38,43,237          | 43,04,694          | 4,308,245          |
| Haryana                       | 7,26,751           | 7,38,980           | 7,67,322           | 11,12,992          | 1,115,081          |
| Himachal Pradesh              | 1,35,960           | 1,38,382           | 1,40,822           | 1,50,837           | 150,692            |
| Jammu &Kashmir                | 12,30,134          | 12,38,847          | 12,45,438          | 12,69,743          | 1,269,651          |
| Jharkhand                     | 32,58,502          | 34,74,963          | 36,46,220          | 38,95,366          | 3,894,458          |
| Karnataka                     | 31,43,099          | 34,66,468          | 37,57,704          | 41,48,108          | 4,146,532          |
| Kerala                        | 2,56,136           | 3,00,498           | 3,41,187           | 3,87,761           | 387,759            |
| Ladakh                        | 11,072             | 11,099             | 11,090             | 11,089             | 11,085             |
| Lakshwadeep                   | 292                | 302                | 309                | 365                | 370                |
| Madhya Pradesh                | 71,43,875          | 79,38,596          | 82,27,427          | 88,32,154          | 8,846,577          |
| Maharashtra                   | 44,19,772          | 46,98,339          | 48,90,055          | 52,15,785          | 5,217,287          |
| Manipur                       | 1,56,398           | 1,78,392           | 2,02,029           | 2,24,999           | 224,916            |
| Meghalaya                     | 1,50,526           | 1,73,142           | 2,14,928           | 3,16,624           | 317,155            |
| Mizoram                       | 28,122             | 29,645             | 33,595             | 36,031             | 36,006             |
| Nagaland                      | 54,096             | 77,111             | 91,807             | 1,22,199           | 122,138            |
| Odisha                        | 47,36,666          | 51,88,279          | 53,19,685          | 55,47,343          | 5,549,146          |
| Pondicherry                   | 13,568             | 14,218             | 14,833             | 19,322             | 19,389             |
| Punjab                        | 12,19,883          | 12,35,939          | 12,83,976          | 13,59,705          | 1,359,256          |
| Rajasthan                     | 63,59,564          | 66,20,356          | 69,27,163          | 73,77,084          | 7,381,006          |
| Sikkim                        | 8,752              | 12,457             | 13,795             | 19,911             | 19,872             |
| Tamil Nadu                    | 32,37,695          | 34,50,256          | 37,04,058          | 41,01,978          | 4,099,805          |
| Telangana                     | 10,71,393          | 11,11,322          | 11,52,850          | 11,85,624          | 1,184,171          |
| Tripura                       | 2,71,530           | 2,71,904           | 2,83,503           | 3,15,462           | 316,411            |
| Uttar Pradesh                 | 1,47,33,034        | 1,67,18,454        | 1,75,03,067        | 1,85,92,478        | 18,593,754         |
| Uttarakhand                   | 4,03,234           | 4,49,877           | 4,96,450           | 5,30,167           | 530,076            |
| West Bengal                   | 88,39,050          | 1,09,08,400        | 1,23,72,225        | 1,23,76,395        | 12,374,688         |

Source: IOCL on behalf of PSU OMCs

Annexure  referred  to  in  part  (a)  to  (d)  of  Lok  Sabha  Unstarred  Question  No.  729  to  be answered on 04.12.2025 regarding 'Expansion of Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana in Andhra Pradesh'.

District-wise PMUY connections in the state of Andhra Pradesh as on 01.04.2025

| District                            | Number of PMUY connections   |
|-------------------------------------|------------------------------|
| Alluri Seetharama Raju              | 19,120                       |
| Anakapalli                          | 28,231                       |
| Anantapur                           | 20,465                       |
| Annamaya                            | 5,199                        |
| Bapatla                             | 11,284                       |
| Chittoor                            | 9,304                        |
| Cuddapah (YSR Kadapa)               | 15,670                       |
| East godavari                       | 37,899                       |
| Eluru                               | 23,719                       |
| Guntur                              | 7,776                        |
| Kakinada                            | 49,470                       |
| Konaseema                           | 22,732                       |
| Krishna                             | 15,508                       |
| Kurnool                             | 29,889                       |
| Nandyala                            | 18,017                       |
| Nellore (sriPottiSriramulu Nellore) | 32,255                       |
| NTR                                 | 23,347                       |
| Palnadu                             | 11,699                       |
| ParvathipuramManyam                 | 14,289                       |
| Prakasam                            | 15,160                       |
| SRI SATHYA SAI                      | 16,494                       |
| Srikakulam                          | 38,889                       |
| Tirupati                            | 10,169                       |
| Visakhapatnam                       | 15,531                       |
| Vizianagaram                        | 52,204                       |
| West Godavari                       | 35,439                       |
| Andhra Pradesh - Total              | 5,79,759                     |

Source: IOCL on behalf of PSU OMCs