Lok Sabha Question No. 20 (STARRED), answered on 2016-04-25
Subject: Withdrawal of LPG Subsidy
Ministry: PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS
Asked by: SAUGATA ROY

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 20

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 25 th  APRIL 2016

## WITHDRAWAL OF LPG SUBSIDY

- *20. PROF. SAUGATA ROY:

## पेट्रोलियम एवं प्राक ृ लिक गैस मंत्री

- Will the Minister of PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS be pleased to state : (a)  whether  the  Government  proposes  to  revise,  rationalise  and/or  withdraw  the subsidy given to the domestic LPG consumers and if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor; (b)  whether  the  Government  proposes  to  introduce  any  scheme  to  supply  gas cylinders/gas connections to all families and if so, the details thereof; (c) the percentage increase in the number of LPG consumers in the country during the last three years State/UT-wise; and (d) whether the Government has conducted any study regarding difficulties faced by domestic consumers due to hike in the prices of natural gas and if so, the details thereof along with the steps taken/ being taken by the Government in this regard? ANSWER पेट्रोलियम एवं प्राक ृ लिक गैस मंत्रािय में राज्य मंत्री ( स्विंत्र प्रभार ) ( श्री धमेन्द्र प्रधान ) OF

MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT  CHARGE)  IN THE MINISTRY PETROLEUM & NATURAL GAS (SHRI DHARMENDRA PRADHAN)

- (a) to (d) A statement is laid on the Table of the House.

STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  TO  (d)  OF  THE  LOK SABHA  STARRED  QUESTION  NO.  20  BY  PROF.  SAUGATA  ROY  TO  BE ANSWERED  ON  25TH  APRIL  2016  REGARDING    'WITHDRAWAL  OF  LPG

- SUBSIDY' (a) The Government has decided to rationalize the subsidy outgo by excluding such LPG consumers from the purview of subsidy, whose or whose spouse have taxable income of ₹ 10 lakh and above during the previous financial year computed as per the  Income Tax Act, 1961 w.e.f.  1.1.2016.  Also  the Government has  given  call  to well  off  LPG  consumers  to  voluntarily  give  up  their  subsidy  under  'GiveItUp' campaign.  So far more than 1 crore LPG consumers have voluntarily given up their subsidy. (b)  Through    Pradhan  Mantri  Ujjwala  Yojana,  5  crore  new  connections  will  be released to women belonging to the Below Poverty Line (BPL) families in three years from FY 2016-17 onwards. (c)  State/UT-wise details of percentage increase in the number of LPG consumers during the last three years is at Annexure. (d) The Government is supplying domestic natural gas to City Gas Distribution(CGD) entities for onward distribution to domestic household consumers. The  price  of  domestic  gas  is  determined  as  per  the  New  Domestic  Gas  Pricing Policy, 2014. In view of decline in global energy prices, a similar decline in the price of  domestic  gas  has  been  observed  in  the  country.  Accordingly,  the  CGD  entities also  have  reduced  their  prices  of  natural  gas  for  domestic  consumers.  Thus,  the question of difficulties being faced by the domestic consumers due to hike in prices of natural gas does not arise.

| PQ No. 20 FOR 25.04.2016                                                           | PQ No. 20 FOR 25.04.2016                                                           |                                                                                    | Annexure                                                                           |
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| Domestic Customer Holding (in lacs) and Increment over last three years - INDUSTRY | Domestic Customer Holding (in lacs) and Increment over last three years - INDUSTRY | Domestic Customer Holding (in lacs) and Increment over last three years - INDUSTRY | Domestic Customer Holding (in lacs) and Increment over last three years - INDUSTRY |
| State / UT                                                                         | Domestic Customers as on 01.04.2013                                                | Domestic Customers as on 01.04.2016                                                | %Increase                                                                          |
| CHANDIGARH                                                                         | 3.76                                                                               | 4.18                                                                               | 11.18%                                                                             |
| DELHI                                                                              | 54.23                                                                              | 63.34                                                                              | 16.79%                                                                             |
| HARYANA                                                                            | 45.14                                                                              | 57.90                                                                              | 28.28%                                                                             |
| HIMACHAL PR.                                                                       | 16.58                                                                              | 20.14                                                                              | 21.43%                                                                             |
| JAMMU & KSHMR.                                                                     | 17.96                                                                              | 23.31                                                                              | 29.83%                                                                             |
| PUNJAB                                                                             | 62.39                                                                              | 81.14                                                                              | 30.05%                                                                             |
| RAJASTHAN                                                                          | 69.88                                                                              | 99.47                                                                              | 42.34%                                                                             |
| UTTAR PRADESH                                                                      | 165.94                                                                             | 248.39                                                                             | 49.69%                                                                             |
| UTTRANCHAL                                                                         | 21.56                                                                              | 26.17                                                                              | 21.42%                                                                             |
| TOTAL NORTH                                                                        | 457.43                                                                             | 624.05                                                                             | 36.42%                                                                             |
| ANDAMAN & NIC.                                                                     | 0.68                                                                               | 0.94                                                                               | 39.13%                                                                             |
| ARUNACHAL PR.                                                                      | 2.03                                                                               | 2.63                                                                               | 29.33%                                                                             |
| ASSAM                                                                              | 27.72                                                                              | 39.36                                                                              | 41.99%                                                                             |
| BIHAR                                                                              | 45.68                                                                              | 75.82                                                                              | 66.00%                                                                             |
| JHARKHAND                                                                          | 16.52                                                                              | 23.43                                                                              | 41.86%                                                                             |
| MANIPUR                                                                            | 3.17                                                                               | 4.19                                                                               | 32.13%                                                                             |
| MEGHALAYA                                                                          | 1.76                                                                               | 1.99                                                                               | 13.25%                                                                             |
| MIZORAM                                                                            | 2.65                                                                               | 3.08                                                                               | 16.17%                                                                             |
| NAGALAND                                                                           | 2.02                                                                               | 2.44                                                                               | 20.86%                                                                             |
| ORISSA                                                                             | 22.46                                                                              | 39.16                                                                              | 74.37%                                                                             |
| SIKKIM                                                                             | 1.26                                                                               | 1.69                                                                               | 33.31%                                                                             |
| TRIPURA                                                                            | 3.72                                                                               | 5.12                                                                               | 37.59%                                                                             |
| WEST BENGAL                                                                        | 82.66                                                                              | 121.67                                                                             | 47.20%                                                                             |
| TOTAL EAST                                                                         | 212.33                                                                             | 321.53                                                                             | 51.43%                                                                             |
| CHATTISGARH                                                                        | 15.17                                                                              | 23.64                                                                              | 55.86%                                                                             |
| DADRA & NGR.HV.                                                                    | 0.60                                                                               | 0.76                                                                               | 26.89%                                                                             |
| DAMAN & DIU                                                                        | 0.60                                                                               | 0.72                                                                               | 20.67%                                                                             |
| GOA                                                                                | 5.22                                                                               | 5.72                                                                               | 9.52%                                                                              |

| GUJARAT                |   72.06 |   85.75 | 18.99%   |
|------------------------|---------|---------|----------|
| MADHYA PR.             |   61.96 |   85.78 | 38.44%   |
| MAHARASHTRA            |  187.43 |  234.59 | 25.16%   |
| TOTAL WEST             |  343.03 |  436.95 | 27.38%   |
| ANDHRA PR. & TELENGANA |  171.26 |  239.15 | 39.64%   |
| KARNATAKA              |   88.85 |  121.09 | 36.29%   |
| KERALA                 |   74.49 |   88.1  | 18.28%   |
| LAKSHADWEEP            |    0.02 |    0.05 | 91.77%   |
| PONDICHERRY            |    3.55 |    3.87 | 9.07%    |
| TAMILNADU              |  152.95 |  183.1  | 19.72%   |
| TOTAL SOUTH            |  491.11 |  635.36 | 29.37%   |
| ALL INDIA              | 1503.91 | 2017.89 | 34.18%   |