Lok Sabha Question No. 64 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-07-18
Subject: Free Gas Connection to Poor People
Ministry: PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS
Asked by: GOPALAKRISHNAN CHINNARAJ, VINOD KUMAR SONKAR, NAGARAJAN P.

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 64 TO BE ANSWERED ON 18 TH  JULY 2016

## FREE GAS CONNECTION TO POOR PEOPLE

64. DR. C. GOPALAKRISHNAN:

SHRI VINOD KUMAR SONKAR:

SHRI P. NAGARAJAN:

पेट्रोल ियम एवं प्राक ृ तिक गैस मंत्री

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

- (a) the number of LPG consumers in the country, State/Oil Marketing Companies (OMCs)wise;
- (b)  whether  the  Government  has  formulated  any  scheme  to  provide  subsidized/free  gas connection to rural poor/ Below Poverty Line (BPL) families across the country;
- (c)  if  so,  the  number  of  such  connections  provided  during  the  last  three  years  along  with funds provided/utilised for the purpose, State/UT/OMC-wise including Tamil Nadu and Uttar Pradesh;
- (d)  whether  any  complaints  have  been  received  against  the  dealers  in  the  country particularly in Uttar Pradesh for not providing free LPG connection to the BPL families; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof and the action taken against the defaulters, State/UT/ OMCwise?

## ANSWER

पेट्रोल ियम एवं प्राक ृ तिक 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) State/OMCs-wise details of active LPG consumers as on 01.07.2016 is at Annexure-I.
- (b)  &  (c)  A  scheme  for  providing  one  time  grant  to  BPL  families  for  release  of  new  LPG connection was in operation in the country upto 31.03.2016. As per the scheme, the security deposit (upto Rs. 1600/-) for one cylinder and Pressure Regulator was paid from the fund created for this purpose. State/UT-wise details of LPG connections issued and fund utilised, including in the State of Tamil Nadu and Uttar Pradesh under the Scheme in the last three years (2013-14, 2014-15 & 2015-16) is at Annexure-II .

Further,  the  Government  has  launched  'Pradhan  Mantri  Ujjwala  Yojana'(PMUY)  for providing  deposit  free  LPG  connections  to  Below  Poverty  Line  (BPL)  families.  LPG connections are provided in the names of women of the BPL families. As on 13.07.2016, total 13.67 lakh Subscription Vouchers for LPG connections have been issued under PMUY. State/UT-wise details is at Annexure-III . (d)  &  (e)  Public  Sector Oil  Marketing  Companies (OMCs) have reported that there are no established complaints against LPG distributors for not providing LPG connections to BPL

families.

| Active Domestic             | Customers of OMCs IOC   | as on BPC   | 01.07.2016 (as per HPC   |   PMIS portal) OMC |
|-----------------------------|-------------------------|-------------|--------------------------|--------------------|
| STATE/UT Chandigarh         | 179796                  | 33159       | 51094                    |             264049 |
| Delhi                       | 2903893                 | 977375      | 678066                   |            4559334 |
| Haryana                     | 2176821                 | 1522321     | 1007639                  |            4706781 |
| Himachal Pradesh            | 1061688                 | 113915      | 155831                   |            1331434 |
| Jammu and Kashmir           | 409648                  | 175071      | 1039085                  |            1623804 |
| Punjab                      | 3499569                 | 1467431     | 1284384                  |            6251384 |
| Rajasthan                   | 4045225                 | 2360402     | 2657403                  |            9063030 |
| Uttar Pradesh               | 12274332                | 4981941     | 3686264                  |           20942537 |
| Uttarakhand                 | 1459398                 | 325938      | 141315                   |            1926651 |
| SUB TOTAL NORTH             | 28010370                | 11957553    | 10701081                 |           50669004 |
| Andaman and Nicobar Islands | 74376                   |             |                          |              74376 |
| Arunachal Pradesh           | 180698                  | 3682        |                          |             184380 |
| Assam                       | 2529538                 | 303190      | 90239                    |            2922967 |
| Bihar                       | 3879039                 | 1390233     | 1624554                  |            6893826 |
| Jharkhand                   | 1216406                 | 270469      | 462766                   |            1949641 |
| Manipur                     | 326174                  |             |                          |             326174 |
| Meghalaya                   | 132878                  | 3803        |                          |             136681 |
| Mizoram                     | 235818                  |             |                          |             235818 |
| Nagaland                    | 172018                  | 2622        | 244                      |             174884 |
| Odisha                      | 1261620                 | 769759      | 1293457                  |            3324836 |
| Sikkim                      | 113939                  |             |                          |             113939 |
| Tripura                     | 417976                  |             |                          |             417976 |
| West Bengal                 | 7034307                 | 1989722     | 2359164                  |           11383193 |
| SUB TOTAL EAST              | 17574787                | 4733480     | 5830424                  |           28138691 |
| Chhattisgarh                | 1029910                 | 245963      | 678251                   |            1954124 |
| Dadra and Nagar Haveli      |                         |             | 69366                    |              69366 |
| Daman and Diu               |                         | 21346       | 39646                    |              60992 |
| Goa                         | 11692                   | 141716      | 279595                   |             433003 |
| Gujarat                     | 3448994                 | 1690256     | 1551491                  |            6690741 |
| Madhya Pradesh              | 3432017                 | 1588155     | 2001841                  |            7022013 |
| Maharashtra                 | 2802034                 | 8340196     | 8562579                  |           19704809 |
| SUB TOTAL WEST              | 10724647                | 12027632    | 13182769                 |           35935048 |
| Andhra Pradesh              | 4016077                 | 1968846     | 4839056                  |           10823979 |
| Karnataka                   | 4554049                 | 2444447     | 3595797                  |           10594293 |
| Kerala                      | 4040194                 | 2227286     | 1447808                  |            7715288 |
| Lakshadweep                 | 3841                    |             |                          |               3841 |
| Puducherry                  | 132772                  | 80445       | 115641                   |             328858 |
| Tamil Nadu                  | 9557833                 | 4086778     | 2555796                  |           16200407 |
| Telangana                   | 3561044                 | 1985520     | 3013670                  |            8560234 |
| SUB TOTAL SOUTH             | 25865810                | 12793322    | 15567768                 |           54226900 |
| ALL INDIA                   | 82175614                | 41511987    | 45282042                 |          168969643 |

Annexure-II

| State/UT-wise Release of connection to BPL families under CSR Scheme during last three years by OMCs   | State/UT-wise Release of connection to BPL families under CSR Scheme during last three years by OMCs   | State/UT-wise Release of connection to BPL families under CSR Scheme during last three years by OMCs   | State/UT-wise Release of connection to BPL families under CSR Scheme during last three years by OMCs   | State/UT-wise Release of connection to BPL families under CSR Scheme during last three years by OMCs   | State/UT-wise Release of connection to BPL families under CSR Scheme during last three years by OMCs   | State/UT-wise Release of connection to BPL families under CSR Scheme during last three years by OMCs   | State/UT-wise Release of connection to BPL families under CSR Scheme during last three years by OMCs   | State/UT-wise Release of connection to BPL families under CSR Scheme during last three years by OMCs   | State/UT-wise Release of connection to BPL families under CSR Scheme during last three years by OMCs   |
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|                                                                                                        |                                                                                                        | No. of Connections released by Industry                                                                | No. of Connections released by Industry                                                                | No. of Connections released by Industry                                                                | No. of Connections released by Industry                                                                | Fund Utilised by Industry in Rs Crores                                                                 | Fund Utilised by Industry in Rs Crores                                                                 | Fund Utilised by Industry in Rs Crores                                                                 | Fund Utilised by Industry in Rs Crores                                                                 |
| SN                                                                                                     | STATE                                                                                                  | 2013-14                                                                                                | 2014-15                                                                                                | 2015-16                                                                                                | Total                                                                                                  | 2013-14                                                                                                | 2014-15                                                                                                | 2015-16                                                                                                | Total                                                                                                  |
| 1                                                                                                      | ANDHRA PRADESH                                                                                         | 745                                                                                                    | 260920                                                                                                 | 339240                                                                                                 | 600905                                                                                                 | 0.12                                                                                                   | 41.75                                                                                                  | 54.28                                                                                                  | 96.14                                                                                                  |
| 2                                                                                                      | BIHAR                                                                                                  | 18118                                                                                                  | 26738                                                                                                  | 151907                                                                                                 | 196763                                                                                                 | 2.90                                                                                                   | 4.28                                                                                                   | 24.31                                                                                                  | 31.48                                                                                                  |
| 3                                                                                                      | CHHATTISGARH                                                                                           | 27940                                                                                                  | 83003                                                                                                  | 208905                                                                                                 | 319848                                                                                                 | 4.47                                                                                                   | 13.28                                                                                                  | 33.42                                                                                                  | 51.18                                                                                                  |
| 4                                                                                                      | Delhi - KFD                                                                                            | 112418                                                                                                 | 13                                                                                                     | 1                                                                                                      | 112432                                                                                                 | 8.99                                                                                                   | 0.00                                                                                                   | 0.00                                                                                                   | 8.99                                                                                                   |
| 5                                                                                                      | GOA                                                                                                    | 0                                                                                                      | 416                                                                                                    | 0                                                                                                      | 416                                                                                                    | 0.00                                                                                                   | 0.07                                                                                                   | 0.00                                                                                                   | 0.07                                                                                                   |
| 6                                                                                                      | GUJARAT                                                                                                | 147                                                                                                    | 13104                                                                                                  | 100094                                                                                                 | 113345                                                                                                 | 0.02                                                                                                   | 2.10                                                                                                   | 16.02                                                                                                  | 18.14                                                                                                  |
| 7                                                                                                      | HARYANA                                                                                                | 1185                                                                                                   | 34954                                                                                                  | 146794                                                                                                 | 182933                                                                                                 | 0.19                                                                                                   | 5.59                                                                                                   | 23.49                                                                                                  | 29.27                                                                                                  |
| 8                                                                                                      | HIMACHAL PRADESH                                                                                       | 0                                                                                                      | 7174                                                                                                   | 10702                                                                                                  | 17876                                                                                                  | 0.00                                                                                                   | 1.15                                                                                                   | 1.71                                                                                                   | 2.86                                                                                                   |
| 9                                                                                                      | JAMMU &KASHMIR                                                                                         | 0                                                                                                      | 8117                                                                                                   | 58805                                                                                                  | 66922                                                                                                  | 0.00                                                                                                   | 1.30                                                                                                   | 9.41                                                                                                   | 10.71                                                                                                  |
| 10                                                                                                     | JHARKHAND                                                                                              | 7054                                                                                                   | 14613                                                                                                  | 101298                                                                                                 | 122965                                                                                                 | 1.13                                                                                                   | 2.34                                                                                                   | 16.21                                                                                                  | 19.67                                                                                                  |
| 11                                                                                                     | KARNATAKA                                                                                              | 3244                                                                                                   | 136634                                                                                                 | 508046                                                                                                 | 647924                                                                                                 | 0.52                                                                                                   | 21.86                                                                                                  | 81.29                                                                                                  | 103.67                                                                                                 |
| 12                                                                                                     | KERALA                                                                                                 | 0                                                                                                      | 7279                                                                                                   | 18961                                                                                                  | 26240                                                                                                  | 0.00                                                                                                   | 1.16                                                                                                   | 3.03                                                                                                   | 4.20                                                                                                   |
| 13                                                                                                     | MADHYA PRADESH                                                                                         | 51699                                                                                                  | 121300                                                                                                 | 348833                                                                                                 | 521832                                                                                                 | 8.27                                                                                                   | 19.41                                                                                                  | 55.81                                                                                                  | 83.49                                                                                                  |
| 14                                                                                                     | MAHARASHTRA                                                                                            | 2044                                                                                                   | 18271                                                                                                  | 278981                                                                                                 | 299296                                                                                                 | 0.33                                                                                                   | 2.92                                                                                                   | 44.64                                                                                                  | 47.89                                                                                                  |
| 15                                                                                                     | ORISSA                                                                                                 | 19179                                                                                                  | 125168                                                                                                 | 456711                                                                                                 | 601058                                                                                                 | 3.07                                                                                                   | 20.03                                                                                                  | 73.07                                                                                                  | 96.17                                                                                                  |
| 16                                                                                                     | PUNJAB                                                                                                 | 0                                                                                                      | 10233                                                                                                  | 31285                                                                                                  | 41518                                                                                                  | 0.00                                                                                                   | 1.64                                                                                                   | 5.01                                                                                                   | 6.64                                                                                                   |
| 17                                                                                                     | RAJASTHAN                                                                                              | 32609                                                                                                  | 61462                                                                                                  | 253425                                                                                                 | 347496                                                                                                 | 5.22                                                                                                   | 9.83                                                                                                   | 40.55                                                                                                  | 55.60                                                                                                  |
| 18                                                                                                     | TAMILNADU                                                                                              | 0                                                                                                      | 71367                                                                                                  | 496096                                                                                                 | 567463                                                                                                 | 0.00                                                                                                   | 11.42                                                                                                  | 79.38                                                                                                  | 90.79                                                                                                  |
| 19                                                                                                     | TELANGANA                                                                                              | 0                                                                                                      | 300502                                                                                                 | 491388                                                                                                 | 791890                                                                                                 | 0.00                                                                                                   | 48.08                                                                                                  | 78.62                                                                                                  | 126.70                                                                                                 |
| 20                                                                                                     | UTTRANCHAL                                                                                             | 41                                                                                                     | 859                                                                                                    | 8548                                                                                                   | 9448                                                                                                   | 0.01                                                                                                   | 0.14                                                                                                   | 1.37                                                                                                   | 1.51                                                                                                   |
| 21                                                                                                     | UTTAR PRADESH                                                                                          | 23503                                                                                                  | 73939                                                                                                  | 714098                                                                                                 | 811540                                                                                                 | 3.76                                                                                                   | 11.83                                                                                                  | 114.26                                                                                                 | 129.85                                                                                                 |
| 22                                                                                                     | WEST BENGAL                                                                                            | 369                                                                                                    | 7384                                                                                                   | 148922                                                                                                 | 156675                                                                                                 | 0.06                                                                                                   | 1.18                                                                                                   | 23.83                                                                                                  | 25.07                                                                                                  |
|                                                                                                        | Total                                                                                                  | 300295                                                                                                 | 1383450                                                                                                | 4873040                                                                                                | 6556785                                                                                                | 39.05                                                                                                  | 221.35                                                                                                 | 779.69                                                                                                 | 1040.09                                                                                                |

|    | NORTH EAST STATE    |        |         |         |         |       |        |        |         |
|----|---------------------|--------|---------|---------|---------|-------|--------|--------|---------|
| 1  | ARUNACHAL PRADESH   | 0      | 44      | 697     | 741     | 0.00  | 0.01   | 0.09   | 0.09    |
| 2  | ASSAM               | 323    | 26760   | 83146   | 110229  | 0.04  | 3.35   | 10.39  | 13.78   |
| 3  | MANIPUR             | 0      | 110     | 231     | 341     | 0.00  | 0.01   | 0.03   | 0.04    |
| 4  | MEGHALAYA           | 0      | 227     | 267     | 494     | 0.00  | 0.03   | 0.03   | 0.06    |
| 5  | MIZORAM             | 0      | 0       | 1043    | 1043    | 0.00  | 0.00   | 0.13   | 0.13    |
| 6  | NAGALAND            | 0      | 0       | 0       | 0       | 0.00  | 0.00   | 0.00   | 0.00    |
| 7  | SIKKIM              | 0      | 0       | 325     | 325     | 0.00  | 0.00   | 0.04   | 0.04    |
| 8  | TRIPURA             | 329    | 67      | 1779    | 2175    | 0.04  | 0.01   | 0.22   | 0.27    |
|    | Total               | 652    | 27208   | 87488   | 115348  | 0.082 | 3.401  | 10.936 | 14.42   |
|    | UNION TERRITORY     |        |         |         |         |       |        |        |         |
| 1  | ANDAMAN &NICOBAR    | 0      | 0       | 0       | 0       | 0     | 0      | 0.00   | 0.00    |
| 2  | CHANDIGARH          | 0      | 0       | 1653    | 1653    | 0     | 0      | 0.26   | 0.26    |
| 3  | DADRA& NAGAR HAVELI | 0      | 0       | 187     | 187     | 0     | 0      | 0.03   | 0.03    |
| 4  | DAMAN&DIU           | 0      | 0       | 0       | 0       | 0     | 0      | 0.00   | 0.00    |
| 5  | LAKSHADWEEP         | 0      | 0       | 0       | 0       | 0     | 0      | 0.00   | 0.00    |
| 6  | PONDICHERRY         | 0      | 0       | 3576    | 3576    | 0     | 0      | 0.57   | 0.57    |
|    | Total               | 0      | 0       | 5416    | 5416    | 0     | 0      | 1      | 0.87    |
|    | GRAND TOTAL         | 300947 | 1410658 | 4965944 | 6677549 | 39.14 | 224.75 | 791.49 | 1055.38 |

|         | PQ 64 for 18.07.2016                              | Annexure-III                                      |
|---------|---------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|
|         | Ujjwala Dashboard Report As on Date: 13-July-2016 | Ujjwala Dashboard Report As on Date: 13-July-2016 |
| Sr. No. | States                                            | SV Issued                                         |
| 1       | Bihar                                             | 43,477                                            |
| 2       | Goa                                               | 70                                                |
| 3       | Gujarat                                           | 74,478                                            |
| 4       | Jharkhand                                         | 14                                                |
| 5       | Madhya Pradesh                                    | 1,35,724                                          |
| 6       | Maharashtra                                       | 6                                                 |
| 7       | Odisha                                            | 16,832                                            |
| 8       | Rajasthan                                         | 3,03,511                                          |
| 9       | Uttar Pradesh                                     | 7,85,738                                          |
| 10      | Uttarakhand                                       | 7,370                                             |
|         | Total                                             | 13,67,220                                         |