Lok Sabha Question No. 137 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-04-25
Subject: Subsidy on Petroleum Products
Ministry: PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS
Asked by: KIRTI (JHA) AZAD, SRINIVAS KESINENI, PONNUSAMY VENUGOPAL, NAGARAJAN P.

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 137 TO BE ANSWERED ON 25 TH  APRIL, 2016

## SUBSIDY ON PETROLEUM PRODUCTS

## 137. SHRI KIRTI AZAD:

SHRI KESINENI NANI:

DR. P. VENUGOPAL:

SHRI P. NAGARAJAN:

## isVªksfy;e vkSj izkÑfrd xSl ea=h

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

- (a) the details of subsidy given on retail sale of diesel, PDS kerosene and LPG during the last three years and the current year along with the steps being taken by the Government to reduce fuel subsidy in the country;
- (b)  the  number of people who have given up their LPG subsidy under the 'Give it Up' scheme  and  quantum  of  subsidy  saved  as  a  result  thereof,  State/UT-wise  including Andhra Pradesh;
- (c)  the  number  of  new  subsidised/free  of  cost  LPG  connections  provided  to  BPL/ poor/needy  people  in  the  country  particularly  in  rural  areas  during  the  said  period, State/UT-wise including Andhra Pradesh; and
- (d) the further steps being taken by the Government to encourage more consumers to give up subsidy as well as to ensure increase in the usage of LPG vis-a-vis other traditional sources of fuel in rural areas?

## ANSWER

## isVªksfy;e vkSj izkÑfrd xSl ea=h ( Lora= izHkkj ) ¼Jh /keZsUnz iz/kku½

## MINISTER OF STATE (I/C) IN THE MINISTRY OF PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_(SHRI DHARMENDRA PRADHAN)   \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_

- (a):          The  details  of  subsidy/under-recovery  on  Diesel,  PDS  Kerosene  and  Domestic LPG since 2012-13 is given in Annexure I. The major steps taken by the Government to reduce the subsidy/ under-recovery burden are given below:
- (i) Diesel price was made market determined effective 19 th October 2014.
- (ii) Petrol price was made market determined effective 26 th June 2010.
- (iii)  The Government has also launched Direct Benefit Transfer Scheme (PAHAL) in the entire country effective 1st January 2015 wherein the subsidy on Domestic LPG is  provided  only  to  the  eligible  consumer  directly  in  their  bank  account. Further, on 28 th December 2015, the Government has decided that the benefit of the  LPG  subsidy  will  not  be  available  for  LPG  consumers  if  the  consumer  or his/her  spouse  had  taxable  income  of  more  than  Rs  10,00,000/-  during  the previous financial year computed as per the Income Tax Act, 1961.
- (iv) The  quota  of  PDS  Kerosene  has  been  rationalized  over  the  years  resulting  in reduction in subsidy.

(b):     As  on date more than 1 crore  LPG customers have given up LPG subsidy under the 'GiveItUp' campaign.  The approximate annual subsidy saving is likely to be in the range of Rs. 1668 crore (approx.) assuming an average subsidy of Rs. 139 per cylinder. State/UT-wise  number  of  LPG  consumers  who  have  given  up  their  subsidy  including Andhra Pradesh is at Annexure-II.

(c):      The  State/UT-wise  details  of  BPL  connections  released  as  on  01.03.2016  is  at Annexure-III.

(d):        'GiveItUp'  campaign  is  a  continuous  process  and  wide  publicity  is  given  for voluntarily surrender of subsidy.

To  provide  clean  fuel  to  every  household  in  the  country,  Public  Sector  Oil Marketing Companies (OMCs) propose to release 10 crore new LPG connections during 2016-19  in  mission  mode.  Out  of  these  10  crore  new  connections,  5  crores  will  be released  free  of  cost to  women  belonging  to  the  Below  Poverty  Line  (BPL)  families under Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana (PMUY) Scheme.

Annexure referred to in reply to part (a) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 137  asked  by  Shri    Kirti  Azad,  Shri  Kesineni  Nani,  Dr.  P.  Venugapal  and  Shri  P. Nagarajan  to  be  answered  on  25 th April,  2016  regarding  'Subsidy  on  Petroleum Products'.

Subsidy/ Under-recovery on Petroleum Products (Rs. Crore)

| Particulars                                         | 2012-13   | 2013-14   | 2014-15   | 9M, 2015-16   |
|-----------------------------------------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|---------------|
| Diesel - Under-recovery of OMCs                     | 92,061    | 62,837    | 10,935*   | 0             |
| PDS Kerosene                                        |           |           |           |               |
| Under-recovery of OMCs                              | 29,410    | 30,574    | 24,799    | 9,993         |
| PDS Kerosene and Domestic LPG Subsidy Scheme, 2002  | 741       | 676       | 0         | 0             |
| Freight Subsidy (For Far-Flung Areas) Scheme, 2002  | 5         | 5         | 5         | 0             |
| Total Subsidy on PDS Kerosene                       | 30,156    | 31,255    | 24,804    | 9,993         |
| Domestic LPG                                        |           |           |           |               |
| Under-recovery of OMCs                              | 39,558    | 46,458    | 36,580    | 8             |
| PDS Kerosene and Domestic LPG Subsidy Scheme, 2002  | 1,989     | 1,904     | 0         | 0             |
| Freight Subsidy (For Far-Flung Areas) Scheme, 2002  | 18        | 16        | 18        | 0             |
| Total DBTL Subsidy (claims)                         | 0         | 3,869     | 3,971     | 12,084        |
| Total Subsidy on Domestic LPG                       | 41,565    | 52,247    | 40,569    | 12,092        |
| Total Subsidy/ Under-recovery on Petroleum Products | 163,782   | 146,339   | 76,308    | 22,085        |

Annexure referred to in reply to part (b) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 137 asked by Shri  Kirti Azad, Shri Kesineni Nani, Dr. P. Venugapal and Shri P. Nagarajan to be answered on 25 th April, 2016 regarding 'Subsidy on Petroleum Products'.

| State wise Opt out status as on Date- 21-04-2016   | State wise Opt out status as on Date- 21-04-2016   | State wise Opt out status as on Date- 21-04-2016   | State wise Opt out status as on Date- 21-04-2016   | State wise Opt out status as on Date- 21-04-2016   |
|----------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|
| State                                              | IOC                                                | HPC                                                | BPC                                                | Industry Total                                     |
| Andaman and Nicobar Islands                        | 2770                                               | 0                                                  | 0                                                  | 2770                                               |
| Andhra pradesh                                     | 84238                                              | 80243                                              | 72163                                              | 236644                                             |
| Arunachal Pradesh                                  | 22618                                              | 0                                                  | 89                                                 | 22707                                              |
| Assam                                              | 167396                                             | 6536                                               | 10555                                              | 184487                                             |
| Bihar                                              | 270599                                             | 95388                                              | 66810                                              | 432797                                             |
| Chandigarh                                         | 9744                                               | 4401                                               | 3613                                               | 17758                                              |
| Chhattisgarh                                       | 60589                                              | 51726                                              | 20761                                              | 133076                                             |
| Daman and Diu                                      | 0                                                  | 1749                                               | 650                                                | 2399                                               |
| Delhi                                              | 522968                                             | 95175                                              | 109231                                             | 727374                                             |
| Dadra and Nagar Haveli                             | 0                                                  | 3961                                               | 0                                                  | 3961                                               |
| Goa                                                | 712                                                | 27405                                              | 7784                                               | 35901                                              |
| Gujarat                                            | 166272                                             | 137104                                             | 135851                                             | 439227                                             |
| Himachal Pradesh                                   | 57261                                              | 7637                                               | 2633                                               | 67531                                              |
| Haryana                                            | 131401                                             | 91872                                              | 93883                                              | 317156                                             |
| Jharkhand                                          | 61380                                              | 22123                                              | 8881                                               | 92384                                              |
| Jammu and Kashmir                                  | 64734                                              | 93750                                              | 5804                                               | 164288                                             |
| Kerala                                             | 111370                                             | 55855                                              | 121157                                             | 288382                                             |
| Karnataka                                          | 296368                                             | 161812                                             | 239530                                             | 697710                                             |
| Lakshadweep                                        | 143                                                | 0                                                  | 0                                                  | 143                                                |
| Manipur                                            | 46011                                              | 0                                                  | 0                                                  | 46011                                              |
| Meghalaya                                          | 7392                                               | 0                                                  | 9                                                  | 7401                                               |
| Maharashtra                                        | 174584                                             | 712242                                             | 755988                                             | 1642814                                            |
| Mizoram                                            | 43852                                              | 0                                                  | 0                                                  | 43852                                              |
| Madhya Pradesh                                     | 189933                                             | 139372                                             | 99468                                              | 428773                                             |
| Nagaland                                           | 31203                                              | 7                                                  | 6                                                  | 31216                                              |
| Odisha                                             | 59873                                              | 58419                                              | 14783                                              | 133075                                             |
| Puducherry                                         | 4042                                               | 2643                                               | 7364                                               | 14049                                              |
| Punjab                                             | 172242                                             | 99591                                              | 122368                                             | 394201                                             |
| Rajasthan                                          | 215041                                             | 208356                                             | 223443                                             | 646840                                             |
| Sikkim                                             | 7691                                               | 0                                                  | 0                                                  | 7691                                               |
| Telangana                                          | 97442                                              | 122303                                             | 127526                                             | 347271                                             |
| Tamil Nadu                                         | 269859                                             | 104678                                             | 273448                                             | 647985                                             |
| Tripura                                            | 16991                                              | 0                                                  | 0                                                  | 16991                                              |
| Uttar Pradesh                                      | 654232                                             | 284269                                             | 314741                                             | 1253242                                            |
| Uttarakhand                                        | 96514                                              | 13476                                              | 31915                                              | 141905                                             |
| West Bengal                                        | 192721                                             | 92110                                              | 57452                                              | 342283                                             |
| Total                                              | 4310186                                            | 2774203                                            | 2927906                                            | 10012295                                           |

Annexure III Annexure referred to in reply to part (e) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 137 asked by Shri  Kirti Azad, Shri Kesineni

## Nani, Dr. P. Venugapal and Shri P. Nagarajan to be answered on 25 th April, 2016 regarding 'Subsidy on Petroleum Products'.

## BPL CONNECTIONS UNDER CSR SCHEMES AS ON  01.03.2016

|    |                                      | Under CSR Funds of Oil Companies   | Under CSR Funds of Oil Companies   | Under CSR Funds of Oil Companies   | Under CSR Funds of Oil Companies   |
|----|--------------------------------------|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
| SN | STATE                                | IOC                                | BPC                                | HPC                                | IND                                |
| 1  | ANDHRA PRADESH                       | 145652                             | 276542                             | 121807                             | 544001                             |
| 2  | BIHAR                                | 105556                             | 35859                              | 33342                              | 174757                             |
| 3  | CHHATTISGARH                         | 181886                             | 33823                              | 95567                              | 311276                             |
| 4  | DELHI (Delhi "A Kerosene Free City") | 112303                             | 44035                              | 27504                              | 183842                             |
| 5  | GOA                                  | 0                                  | 416                                | 0                                  | 416                                |
| 6  | GUJARAT                              | 32416                              | 27975                              | 43714                              | 104105                             |
| 7  | HARYANA                              | 80978                              | 65069                              | 33939                              | 179986                             |
| 8  | HIMACHAL PRADESH                     | 15257                              | 1603                               | 3509                               | 20369                              |
| 9  | JAMMU &KASHMIR                       | 15284                              | 20344                              | 28340                              | 63968                              |
| 10 | JHARKHAND                            | 37120                              | 17621                              | 24087                              | 78828                              |
| 11 | KARNATAKA                            | 272363                             | 157631                             | 131406                             | 561400                             |
| 12 | KERALA                               | 4826                               | 4072                               | 13392                              | 22290                              |
| 13 | MADHYAPRADESH                        | 259280                             | 142492                             | 119184                             | 520956                             |
| 14 | MAHARASHTRA                          | 72755                              | 97618                              | 86583                              | 256956                             |
| 15 | ORISSA                               | 221213                             | 158374                             | 158032                             | 537619                             |
| 16 | PUNJAB                               | 12265                              | 9184                               | 19211                              | 40660                              |
| 17 | RAJASTHAN                            | 204702                             | 68057                              | 62269                              | 335028                             |
| 18 | TAMILNADU                            | 241637                             | 182691                             | 101855                             | 526183                             |
| 19 | TELENGANA                            | 303612                             | 267201                             | 96911                              | 667724                             |
| 20 | UTTRANCHAL                           | 4221                               | 2063                               | 1879                               | 8163                               |
| 21 | UTTAR PRADESH                        | 477607                             | 155019                             | 194444                             | 827070                             |
| 22 | WEST BENGAL                          | 49789                              | 27593                              | 9972                               | 87354                              |
|    | TOTAL                                | 2850722                            | 1795282                            | 1406947                            | 6052951                            |
|    | NORTH EAST STATE                     |                                    |                                    |                                    |                                    |
| 1  | ARUNACHAL PRADESH                    | 730                                | 0                                  | 0                                  | 730                                |
| 2  | ASSAM                                | 53087                              | 33553                              | 0                                  | 86640                              |
| 3  | MANIPUR                              | 341                                | 0                                  | 0                                  | 341                                |
| 4  | MEGHALAYA                            | 450                                | 0                                  | 0                                  | 450                                |
| 5  | MIZORAM                              | 714                                | 0                                  | 0                                  | 714                                |
| 6  | NAGALAND                             | 0                                  | 0                                  | 0                                  | 0                                  |
| 7  | SIKKIM                               | 325                                | 0                                  | 0                                  | 325                                |
| 8  | TRIPURA                              | 2007                               | 0                                  | 0                                  | 2007                               |
|    | TOTAL                                | 57654                              | 33553                              | 0                                  | 91207                              |
|    | UNION TERRITORY                      |                                    |                                    |                                    |                                    |
| 1  | ANDAMAN &NICOBAR                     | 0                                  | 0                                  | 0                                  | 0                                  |
| 2  | CHANDIGARH                           | 485                                | 132                                | 686                                | 1303                               |
| 3  | DADRA&NAGAR HAVELI                   | 0                                  | 0                                  | 112                                | 112                                |
| 4  | DAMAN &DIU                           | 0                                  | 0                                  | 0                                  | 0                                  |
| 5  | LAKSHADWEEP                          | 0                                  | 0                                  | 0                                  | 0                                  |
| 6  | PONDICHERRY                          | 0                                  | 0                                  | 3424                               | 3424                               |
|    | TOTAL                                | 485                                | 132                                | 4222                               | 4839                               |
|    | GRAND TOTAL                          | 2908861                            | 1828967                            | 1411169                            | 6148997                            |