Lok Sabha Question No. 156 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-11-30
Subject: Giving up of LPG Subsidy
Ministry: PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS
Asked by: M. K. RAGHAVAN, SRINIVAS KESINENI, SATISH KUMAR GAUTAM, OM BIRLA, NAGARAJAN P., GAJANAN CHANDRAKANT KIRTIKAR, GOPAL CHINAYYA SHETTY, NARANBHAI KACHHADIA, HEMANT TUKARAM GODSE, R.P. MARUTHARAJAA, SUDHEER GUPTA, BIDYUT BARAN MAHATO, KUNWAR HARIBANSH SINGH, SUNIL BALIRAM GAIKWAD, PARAYAMPARANBIL KUTTAPPAN BIJU, JAYSHREEBEN  PATEL, RAJU ALIAS DEVAPPA ANNA SHETTI, G. HARI, ANTO  ANTONY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 156 TO BE ANSWERED ON 30TH NOVEMBER 2015

## GIVING UP OF LPG SUBSIDY

## 156.   SHRI M.K. RAGHAVAN:

SHRI KESINENI NANI:

SHRI SATISH KUMAR GAUTAM:

SHRI OM BIRLA:

SHRI P. NAGARAJAN:

SHRI GAJANAN KIRTIKAR:

SHRI GOPAL SHETTY:

SHRI NARANBHAI KACHHADIYA:

SHRI GODSE HEMANT TUKARAM:

SHRI R.P. MARUTHARAJAA:

SHRI SUDHEER GUPTA:

SHRI BIDYUT BARAN MAHATO:

KUNWAR HARIBANSH SINGH:

DR. SUNIL BALIRAM GAIKWAD:

SHRI P.K. BIJU:

SHRIMATI JAYSHREEBEN PATEL:

SHRI RAJU SHETTY:

SHRI G. HARI:

SHRI ANTO ANTONY:

पेट्रोलियम एवं प्राक ृ लिक गैस मंत्री

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

- (a)  whether  the  Government  has  formulated  any  scheme  to  persuade  the  LPG consumers/well off section of society in the country to voluntarily give up their LPG subsidy;
- (b) if so, the number of such consumers/ people who have surrendered/renounced their subsidy so far, State/UT-wise;
- (c)  whether  the  Government  proposes  to  do  away  LPG  subsidies  for  rich/higher income bracket people and if so, the criteria fixed by the Government to determine the subsidy formula for the above people;
- (d)  the  quantum  of  subsidy  saved  and  new  LPG  connections  provided  to  Below Poverty Line (BPL)/needy and poor families under the said scheme including cases of irregularities identified and action taken thereon, State/UT-wise; and
- (e) the number of new LPG connections released under 'Sahaj' scheme so far along with efforts made by the Government to clear the waiting list of LPG connections in the country in time bound manner, State/UT-wise?

## ANSWER

पेट्रोलियम एवं प्राक ृ लिक गैस मंत्रािय में राज्य मंत्री (स्विंत्र प्रभार) (श्री धमेन्द्र प्रधान)

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

(a)  &    (b)  Government  has  launched  an  initiative  to  encourage  domestic  LPG consumers, who can afford to pay the market price for LPG, to voluntarily surrender their LPG subsidy to enable the government to utilize the limited resources to reach out  to  the  economically  backward  classes.  As  on  26.11.2015,  more  than  50  lakh consumers  have  voluntarily  given  up/surrendered  subsidy  on  LPG.  Details  of State/UT-wise number of consumers who have surrendered/renounced their subsidy is at annexure-I .

(c) At present, no such proposal is under consideration of the Government.

(d) The amount of LPG subsidy provided during FY 2014-15 was Rs. 40591 crore as against  the  subsidy  of  Rs.  52231  crore  during  FY  2013-14,  which  amounts  to  a saving of Rs. 11,640 crore.  This saving in subsidy is mainly due to fall in oil prices and implementation of PAHAL Scheme. State/UT-wise details of CSR connections released using GiveIt Up Mapping since Urja Sangam is at Annexure-II .

OMCs  have  not  received  any  established  cases  of  irregularities  under  the scheme of release of LPG connections to BPL families.

(e) State/UT-wise details of LPG connections released under Sahaj scheme as on 23.11.2015 is at Annexure-III. Continuous  monitoring of release of connection is done by OMCs so that connections can be released with a time frame of 7 days from the  date  of  the  new  connection  registration  wait  list  is  cleared  for  release  of connection.

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Annexure referred to in part (a) and (b) of the reply to the Lok Sabha unstarred question No. 156 for 30.11.2015

| State/UT State              |   status - as on 26.11.2015 Industry Total |
|-----------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
| Andaman and Nicobar Islands |                                       1751 |
| Andhra pradesh              |                                     143847 |
| Arunachal Pradesh           |                                      14179 |
| Assam                       |                                      99457 |
| Bihar                       |                                     227719 |
| Chandigarh                  |                                      10082 |
| Chhattisgarh                |                                      53280 |
| Daman and Diu               |                                       1509 |
| Delhi                       |                                     294978 |
| Dadra and Nagar Haveli      |                                       2432 |
| Goa                         |                                      26797 |
| Gujarat                     |                                     219954 |
| Himachal Pradesh            |                                      44488 |
| Haryana                     |                                     163775 |
| Jharkhand                   |                                      46322 |
| Jammu and Kashmir           |                                      79321 |
| Kerala                      |                                     108669 |
| Karnataka                   |                                     331670 |
| Lakshadweep                 |                                         61 |
| Manipur                     |                                      27186 |
| Meghalaya                   |                                       4725 |
| Maharashtra                 |                                     819894 |
| Mizoram                     |                                      22633 |
| Madhya Pradesh              |                                     207980 |
| Nagaland                    |                                      17034 |
| Odisha                      |                                      60084 |
| Puducherry                  |                                       7387 |
| Punjab                      |                                     245868 |
| Rajasthan                   |                                     374969 |
| Sikkim                      |                                       5216 |
| Telangana                   |                                     170815 |
| Tamil Nadu                  |                                     332977 |
| Tripura                     |                                       9078 |
| Uttar Pradesh               |                                     635322 |
| Uttarakhand                 |                                      85492 |
| West Bengal                 |                                     152284 |
| Total                       |                                    5049235 |

Annexure-II

## Annexure in part (d) of  Unstarred Lok Sabha Parliament Question No. 156 to be answered on 30.11.2015 asked by Shri M.K. Raghavan and others regarding giving up of LPG Subsidy

| Data as on 23.11.15   | CSR connection released using GiveItUp Mapping (Since   | CSR connection released using GiveItUp Mapping (Since   | CSR connection released using GiveItUp Mapping (Since   | CSR connection released using GiveItUp Mapping (Since   |
|-----------------------|---------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------|
| State                 | IOC                                                     | Urja BPC                                                | Sangam) HPC                                             | OMC                                                     |
| Andhra Pradesh        | 77881                                                   | 113587                                                  | 94109                                                   | 285577                                                  |
| Arunachal Pradesh     | 314                                                     | 0                                                       | 0                                                       | 314                                                     |
| Assam                 | 19140                                                   | 12921                                                   | 0                                                       | 32061                                                   |
| Bihar                 | 21696                                                   | 13834                                                   | 18988                                                   | 54518                                                   |
| Chandigarh            | 262                                                     | 74                                                      | 629                                                     | 965                                                     |
| Chhattisgarh          | 40964                                                   | 17408                                                   | 56211                                                   | 114583                                                  |
| Delhi                 | 73                                                      | 0                                                       | 0                                                       | 73                                                      |
| Dadra &Nagar Haveli   | 0                                                       | 0                                                       | 391                                                     | 391                                                     |
| Daman and Diu         | 0                                                       | 0                                                       | 0                                                       | 0                                                       |
| Gujarat               | 14274                                                   | 17925                                                   | 27462                                                   | 59661                                                   |
| Haryana               | 34830                                                   | 46767                                                   | 23060                                                   | 104657                                                  |
| Himachal Pradesh      | 5288                                                    | 1076                                                    | 3133                                                    | 9497                                                    |
| Jammu and Kashmir     | 8094                                                    | 14131                                                   | 16621                                                   | 38846                                                   |
| Jharkhand             | 6250                                                    | 9886                                                    | 12926                                                   | 29062                                                   |
| Karnataka             | 147512                                                  | 78351                                                   | 90094                                                   | 315957                                                  |
| Kerala                | 2687                                                    | 2231                                                    | 9457                                                    | 14375                                                   |
| Madhya Pradesh        | 73603                                                   | 47863                                                   | 74304                                                   | 195770                                                  |
| Maharashtra           | 30465                                                   | 48557                                                   | 56637                                                   | 135659                                                  |
| Manipur               | 126                                                     | 0                                                       | 0                                                       | 126                                                     |
| Meghalaya             | 308                                                     | 0                                                       | 0                                                       | 308                                                     |
| Nagaland              | 1                                                       | 0                                                       | 0                                                       | 1                                                       |
| Odisha                | 99366                                                   | 66351                                                   | 90551                                                   | 256268                                                  |
| Punjab                | 5853                                                    | 7686                                                    | 9827                                                    | 23366                                                   |
| Puducherry            | 29                                                      | 0                                                       | 3047                                                    | 3076                                                    |
| Rajasthan             | 32706                                                   | 21251                                                   | 32386                                                   | 86343                                                   |
| Sikkim                | 114                                                     | 0                                                       | 0                                                       | 114                                                     |
| Tamil Nadu            | 136148                                                  | 110302                                                  | 86484                                                   | 332934                                                  |
| Telangana             | 71402                                                   | 78216                                                   | 52345                                                   | 201963                                                  |
| Tripura               | 163                                                     | 0                                                       | 0                                                       | 163                                                     |
| Uttar Pradesh         | 229516                                                  | 73480                                                   | 113946                                                  | 416942                                                  |
| Uttarakhand           | 1885                                                    | 582                                                     | 1429                                                    | 3896                                                    |
| West Bengal           | 10755                                                   | 10155                                                   | 5563                                                    | 26473                                                   |
| Grand Total           | 1071705                                                 | 792634                                                  | 879600                                                  | 2743939                                                 |

Annexure III

## Annexure in para (e) of  Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 156 to be answered on 30.11.2015 asked by Shri M.K. Raghavan and others regarding Giving Up of LPG Subsidy

| State                  | SV release &payment             | SV release &payment            |
|------------------------|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
| State Name             | SV released for offline payment | SV released for online payment |
| Andaman and Nicobar    | 1                               | 1                              |
| Andhra pradesh         | 132                             | 47                             |
| Arunachal Pradesh      | 4                               | 2                              |
| Assam                  | 552                             | 224                            |
| Bihar                  | 6135                            | 502                            |
| Chandigarh             | 65                              | 57                             |
| Chhattisgarh           | 96                              | 68                             |
| Daman and Diu          | 201                             | 0                              |
| Delhi                  | 4501                            | 2025                           |
| Dadra and Nagar Haveli | 366                             | 1                              |
| Goa                    | 16                              | 4                              |
| Gujarat                | 3034                            | 215                            |
| Himachal Pradesh       | 108                             | 15                             |
| Haryana                | 2587                            | 659                            |
| Jharkhand              | 897                             | 79                             |
| Jammu and Kashmir      | 50                              | 7                              |
| Kerala                 | 414                             | 55                             |
| Karnataka              | 3265                            | 1783                           |
| Manipur                | 10                              | 3                              |
| Meghalaya              | 15                              | 5                              |
| Maharashtra            | 2749                            | 212                            |
| Mizoram                | 3                               | 0                              |
| Madhya Pradesh         | 1458                            | 144                            |
| Nagaland               | 3                               | 1                              |
| Odisha                 | 1711                            | 225                            |
| Puducherry             | 15                              | 8                              |
| Punjab                 | 433                             | 113                            |
| Rajasthan              | 12471                           | 350                            |
| Sikkim                 | 4                               | 6                              |
| Telangana              | 440                             | 235                            |
| Tamil Nadu             | 755                             | 452                            |
| Tripura                | 12                              | 4                              |
| Uttar Pradesh          | 7537                            | 1400                           |

| Uttarakhand   |   950 |   162 |
|---------------|-------|-------|
| West Bengal   |  8108 |   888 |
| Total         | 59098 |  9952 |