Lok Sabha Question No. 6344 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2026-04-02
Subject: Beneficiaries under PMUY in West Bengal
Ministry: PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS
Asked by: Shri Raju Bista

## BENEFICIARIES UNDER PMUY IN WEST BENGAL

6344 SHRI RAJU BISTA:

## पेĚोͧलयम एवं Ĥाक ृ Ǔतक गैस मंğी

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

(a)  the  details  of  funds  allocated,  released  and  utilised  under  the  Pradhan  Mantri  Ujjwala Yojana (PMUY) in West Bengal, district-wise, since 2019;

(b)  the  details  of  the  number  beneficiaries  provided  with  LPG  connections  under  the  said scheme in West Bengal since 2019, district-wise and year-wise, particularly in Darjeeling and Kalimpong; and

- (c)  the  total  number  of  beneficiaries  who  have  received  free  LPG  connections  and  refill subsidies under the said scheme in Darjeeling and Kalimpong during the said period?

## 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  (c):  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 01.03.2026, there were about 10.56 crore PMUY connections across the country including 1.23 crore connections in the state of West Bengal.

District-wise number of PMUY connections released during the period 2019-20 to 2025-26 (up to01.03.2026) in the state of West Bengal are at Annexure - A.

Further,  OMCs  have  released  26,436  connections  in  Darjeeling  and  2,628  connections  in Kalimpong during the period from 2019-20 to 2025-26 (up to 01.03.2026).

State/UT/District-wise  allocation  of  funds  is  not  done  under  PMUY .  The  details  of  funds allocation and utilization under Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana (PMUY) since FY 2019-20 are as below:

*Figures include Targeted Subsidy to PMUY Beneficiaries w.e.f. May 2022

| Scheme                            | F.Y.    |   Total Allocation (Revised Estimates) |   Actual Expenditure* |
|-----------------------------------|---------|----------------------------------------|-----------------------|
| PradhanMantriUjjwalaYojana (PMUY) | 2019-20 |                                   3724 |               3724    |
| PradhanMantriUjjwalaYojana (PMUY) | 2020-21 |                                   9690 |               9235.42 |
| PradhanMantriUjjwalaYojana (PMUY) | 2021-22 |                                   1618 |               1568.44 |
| PradhanMantriUjjwalaYojana (PMUY) | 2022-23 |                                   8010 |               5663.38 |
| PradhanMantriUjjwalaYojana (PMUY) | 2023-24 |                                   8500 |               8500    |
| PradhanMantriUjjwalaYojana (PMUY) | 2024-25 |                                  12700 |              12700    |
| PradhanMantriUjjwalaYojana (PMUY) | 2025-26 |                                  12736 |              12000    |

In addition to above, Government has paid a compensation of Rs. 22,000 crore to OMCs in FY 2022-23 for the under recoveries incurred by PSU OMCs on sale of domestic LPG and has approved another compensation of Rs. 30,000 crore in FY 2025-26.

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Annexure referred to in reply to part (a) to (c) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 6344 to be answered on 02.04.2026 regarding 'Beneficiaries under PMUY in West Bengal' asked by Shri Raju Bista:

| District          | FY 2019-20   | FY 2021-22   | FY 2022-23   |   FY 2023- 24 |   FY 2024-25 |
|-------------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|---------------|--------------|
| Alipurduar        | 6,627        | 16,750       | 14,063       |            90 |           22 |
| Bankura           | 45,069       | 1,69,616     | 69,182       |           342 |            0 |
| Birbhum           | 21,645       | 1,39,431     | 98,199       |           458 |            0 |
| DakshinDinajpur   | 34,480       | 59,099       | 28,007       |            23 |            0 |
| Darjeeling        | 4,922        | 12,866       | 8,574        |             2 |           72 |
| Howrah            | 19,155       | 31,275       | 49,907       |           266 |            0 |
| Hooghly           | 31,970       | 71,632       | 49,030       |           103 |          163 |
| Jalpaiguri        | 15,780       | 30,936       | 32,094       |            63 |          148 |
| Jhargram          | 10,333       | 42,214       | 19,648       |             5 |            0 |
| Kalimpong         | 126          | 789          | 1,713        |             0 |            0 |
| Cooch Bihar       | 34,586       | 55,730       | 59,386       |           546 |          168 |
| Kolkata           | 9,027        | 12,692       | 7,946        |            40 |            0 |
| Maldah            | 55,360       | 1,45,473     | 66,298       |           343 |            0 |
| Murshidabad       | 87,883       | 2,34,643     | 1,80,031     |           913 |            0 |
| Nadia             | 43,577       | 1,35,814     | 1,01,059     |           200 |          154 |
| North 24 Parganas | 79,970       | 1,68,448     | 1,71,504     |           371 |          251 |
| PaschimBardhaman  | 16,729       | 25,605       | 19,630       |           148 |          312 |
| PaschimMedinipur  | 23,234       | 84,776       | 63,802       |           241 |            0 |
| PurbaBardhaman    | 23,407       | 1,29,795     | 80,078       |           596 |            0 |
| PurbaMedinipur    | 65,248       | 1,37,605     | 1,00,346     |           284 |          103 |
| Purulia           | 38,962       | 1,41,167     | 59,566       |           285 |            0 |
| South 24 Parganas | 78,149       | 1,82,175     | 1,27,580     |           351 |          468 |
| Uttar Dinajpur    | 48,137       | 67,842       | 62,065       |           437 |          247 |

Note: No PMUY connection was released in 2020-21.

No PMUY connection has been released in 2025-26 in the state of West Bengal.

Source: IOCL on behalf of PSU OMCs