Lok Sabha Question No. 4 (STARRED), answered on 2015-11-30
Subject: LPG Coverage
Ministry: PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS
Asked by: RANGASWAMY DHRUVANARAYANA

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 4 TO BE ANSWERED ON 3OTH NOVEMBER 2015

## LPG COVERAGE

†*4. SHRI R. DHRUVA NARAYANA:

पेट्रोलियम एवं प्राक ृ लिक गैस मंत्री

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

- (a) the details of LPG coverage ratio in urban and rural areas separately, State/UTwise at present;
- (b)  whether  the  Government  has  formulated  any  scheme  to  provide  LPG  facility across  the  country  particularly  in  rural  and  backward  areas  within  a  stipulated timeframe; and
- (c) if so, the details thereof indicating the time by which every household/Gram Panchayat is likely to be covered by clean fuel?

## 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 (c) : A statement is laid on the Table of the House.

STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  TO  (c)  OF  THE  LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 4  BY SHRI R. DHRUVA NARAYANA TO BE ANSWERED ON 30TH  NOVEMBER 2015 REGARDING  'LPG COVERAGE'

(a) State/UT-wise details of LPG coverage  as furnished by Oil Marketing Companies (OMCs) as on 01.11.2015 including urban and rural areas (approx) is at Annexure . (b ) & (c) OMCs aim to increase the National LPG coverage to 75 % with minimum 60 % coverage at State level and at least one distributor in each block  by 2019. To increase the penetration in rural and backward areas, Oil Marketing Companies(OMCs) appoint new LPG distributors and more than 97 % of  blocks are being catered by at least one LPG distributorship.

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Annexure in part (a) of Starred Lok Sabha Parliament Question No. 4 to be answered on 30.11.2015 asked by LPG coverage

|                            | Industry : State-wise LPG coverage based on   | Industry : State-wise LPG coverage based on   | Industry : State-wise LPG coverage based on   | Industry : State-wise LPG coverage based on   | 2011 census - as on 01.1   | 2011 census - as on 01.1   | 2011 census - as on 01.1   |
|----------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|----------------------------|----------------------------|----------------------------|
| STATE/UT                   | Total as per Censues 2011                     | Total estimated at present                    | Estimated rural                               | Estimated urban                               | Total                      | lakhs) Urban               | Ru                         |
|                            | 1                                             | 2                                             | 3                                             | 4                                             | 5                          | 6                          |                            |
| CHANDIGARH                 | 2.35                                          | 2.54                                          | 0.07                                          | 2.47                                          | 2.62                       | 2.60                       | 0.                         |
| DELHI                      | 33.41                                         | 36.71                                         | 0.93                                          | 35.78                                         | 47.20                      | 47.20                      | 0.                         |
| HARYANA                    | 47.18                                         | 51.56                                         | 34.51                                         | 17.05                                         | 46.96                      | 31.96                      | 15.                        |
| HIMACHAL PRADESH           | 14.77                                         | 15.65                                         | 14.00                                         | 1.65                                          | 12.95                      | 5.26                       | 7.                         |
| JAMMU & KASHMIR            | 20.15                                         | 22.37                                         | 18.14                                         | 4.23                                          | 16.58                      | 10.52                      | 6.                         |
| PUNJAB                     | 54.10                                         | 57.61                                         | 36.22                                         | 21.39                                         | 60.14                      | 37.63                      | 22.                        |
| RAJASTHAN                  | 125.81                                        | 138.32                                        | 104.42                                        | 33.90                                         | 84.57                      | 53.13                      | 31.                        |
| UTTAR PRADESH              | 329.24                                        | 360.28                                        | 287.01                                        | 73.27                                         | 192.29                     | 112.46                     | 79.                        |
| UTTRANCHAL                 | 19.97                                         | 21.72                                         | 15.39                                         | 6.33                                          | 18.73                      | 13.19                      | 5.                         |
| SUB TOTAL NORTH            | 646.98                                        | 706.76                                        | 510.69                                        | 196.08                                        | 482.03                     | 313.95                     | 16                         |
| ANDAMAN & NICOBAR          | 0.93                                          | 0.96                                          | 0.59                                          | 0.38                                          | 0.71                       | 0.48                       | 0.                         |
| ARUNACHAL PRADESH          | 2.62                                          | 2.93                                          | 2.32                                          | 0.62                                          | 1.94                       | 1.58                       | 0.                         |
| ASSAM                      | 63.67                                         | 68.75                                         | 58.56                                         | 10.19                                         | 29.49                      | 22.15                      | 7.                         |
| BIHAR                      | 189.41                                        | 211.86                                        | 188.10                                        | 23.76                                         | 64.00                      | 28.99                      | 35.                        |
| JHARKHAND                  | 61.82                                         | 68.28                                         | 52.27                                         | 16.00                                         | 18.22                      | 12.49                      | 5.                         |
| MANIPUR                    | 5.07                                          | 5.51                                          | 3.72                                          | 1.79                                          | 3.26                       | 2.30                       | 0.                         |
| MEGHALAYA                  | 5.38                                          | 6.08                                          | 4.93                                          | 1.15                                          | 1.36                       | 1.20                       | 0.                         |
| MIZORAM                    | 2.21                                          | 2.45                                          | 1.16                                          | 1.29                                          | 2.62                       | 1.57                       | 1.                         |
| NAGALAND                   | 4.00                                          | 3.99                                          | 2.77                                          | 1.22                                          | 1.85                       | 1.52                       | 0.                         |
| ODISHA                     | 96.61                                         | 102.92                                        | 83.07                                         | 19.85                                         | 29.96                      | 16.28                      | 13.                        |
| SIKKIM                     | 1.28                                          | 1.36                                          | 1.02                                          | 0.34                                          | 1.15                       | 0.80                       | 0.                         |
| TRIPURA                    | 8.43                                          | 9.01                                          | 6.68                                          | 2.33                                          | 3.92                       | 2.22                       | 1.                         |
| WEST BENGAL                | 200.67                                        | 213.60                                        | 146.76                                        | 66.84                                         | 105.85                     | 72.50                      | 33.                        |
| SUB TOTAL EAST             | 642.10                                        | 697.71                                        | 551.96                                        | 145.75                                        | 264.32                     | 164.07                     | 10                         |
| CHATTISGARH                | 56.23                                         | 62.16                                         | 46.94                                         | 15.22                                         | 18.49                      | 11.51                      | 6.                         |
| DADRA & NAGAR HAVELI       | 0.73                                          | 0.92                                          | 0.51                                          | 0.41                                          | 0.68                       | 0.68                       | 0.                         |
| DAMAN & DIU                | 0.60                                          | 0.76                                          | 0.18                                          | 0.57                                          | 0.60                       | 0.34                       | 0.                         |
| GOA                        | 3.23                                          | 3.35                                          | 1.32                                          | 2.03                                          | 4.27                       | 3.76                       | 0.                         |
|                            |                                               |                                               |                                               |                                               |                            | 49.83                      | 16.                        |
| GUJARAT                    | 121.82                                        | 132.79                                        | 76.16                                         | 56.63                                         | 65.95                      |                            | 23.                        |
| MADHYA PRADESH MAHARASHTRA | 149.68 238.31                                 | 163.86 256.10                                 | 117.97 141.42                                 | 45.88 114.68                                  | 67.32 193.93               | 44.00 133.55               | 60.                        |

| SUB TOTAL WEST   |   570.59 |   619.93 |   384.51 |   235.42 |   351.24 |   243.66 |   10 |
|------------------|----------|----------|----------|----------|----------|----------|------|
| ANDHRA PRADESH   |   126.04 |   132.51 |    84.57 |    47.94 |    98.8  |    49.47 |   49 |
| KARNATAKA        |   131.8  |   141.39 |    86.36 |    55.03 |   102.17 |    73.69 |   28 |
| KERALA           |    77.16 |    78.93 |    40.64 |    38.29 |    77.37 |    38.57 |   38 |
| LAKSHADWEEP      |     0.11 |     0.11 |     0.02 |     0.09 |     0.04 |     0    |    0 |
| PUDUCHERRY       |     3.01 |     3.41 |     1.06 |     2.35 |     3.27 |     3.03 |    0 |
| TAMILNADU        |   184.93 |   198.39 |   100.23 |    98.17 |   159.83 |    74.05 |   85 |
| TELANGANA        |    84.21 |    88.53 |    60.27 |    28.26 |    78.74 |    42.58 |   36 |
| SUB TOTAL SOUTH  |   607.26 |   643.27 |   312.88 |   330.39 |   520.2  |   281.37 |   23 |
| ALL INDIA        |  2466.9  |  2667.7  |  1760    |   907.6  |  1617.78 |  1003.05 |   61 |