MINISTER OF PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS
(SHRI DHARMENDRA PRADHAN)¬¬¬¬¬
(a): The Government provides the subsidy to the consumers of PDS Kerosene and Domestic LPG through Public Sector Oil Marketing Companies.
The year-wise subsidy/ under-recovery on Subsidized Domestic LPG and of PDS Kerosene for the last three years and the current year is given as under:
(Rs. Crore)
Particulars 2014-15 2015-16 2016-17 Apr-Dec’17
PDS Kerosene # 24804 11496 8455 3275
Domestic LPG # 40569 16074 14566 14,172
# Includes Subsidy under “PDS Kerosene and Domestic LPG Subsidy Scheme, 2002” & “Freight Subsidy (For Far-Flung Areas) Scheme, 2002” on payment basis
(b): Plan and Non-Plan expenditure of Public Sector OMCs during 2014-15 and 2015-16 are given at the Annexure. For the year 2016-17 onwards Plan and Non- Plan distinction has been done away with and total expenditure is given in the Annexure.
(c) & (d): As mentioned above, in order to insulate the common man from the impact of rise in international oil prices, Government provides subsidy to the consumers of PDS Kerosene and Domestic LPG through Public Sector Oil Marketing Companies.
With a view to ensure that subsidies are targeted towards the really needy, the Government has taken following steps:-
(1) Kerosene :- Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas has launched Direct Benefit Transfer in PDS Kerosene (DBTK) Scheme with effect from 01.04.2016. The need to implement DBTK was felt to initiate reforms in Allocation and Distribution of Public Distribution System (PDS) Superior Kerosene Oil (SKO) distribution system, to stop pilferage of subsidy and to reduce the outflow of Central subsidy on kerosene to States / Union Territories (UTs) to a realistic level. Under the DBTK, PDS Kerosene is sold to the identified beneficiaries at non-subsidized rates and the applicable subsidy is directly transferred into the bank account of the beneficiaries. Jharkhand has become the first State in the country to implement DBTK in all the districts of the State.
(2) LPG
(i) PAHAL:- The Government has introduced targeted subsidy delivery to LPG consumers through PAHAL. Applicable subsidy is directly transferred into the bank account of the beneficiaries. As on 9.3.2018, 20.01crore customers are getting subsidy in their bank account. PAHAL has helped in identifying ‘ghost’ accounts, multiple accounts and inactive accounts.
(ii) Rationalisation of LPG subsidy : Higher Income Group
Government has taken steps to rationalise the subsidy outgo by excluding such LPG consumers or his/her having spouse taxable income of above Rs 10 lacs from availing LPG subsidy w.e.f. 1.1.2016. Necessary operational guidelines have been issued to OMCs to give effect to the direction of the Ministry. As on 1.3.2018 more than 8.04 lacs customers have been identified with the help of Income Tax Department having taxable income above 10 lacs and all have been excluded from availing subsidy.
(iii) GiveitUp Campaign
As a part of subsidy management, Hon’ble Prime Minister gave call to well-off LPG consumers to voluntarily surrender their subsidy by launching ‘GiveItUp’ campaign. GiveItUp campaign has evoked huge response from socially committed individuals and has resulted in more than one crore consumers giving up their subsidy voluntarily. GiveItUp campaign has heralded new chapter in social ‘volunteerism’ by the citizens of this country and has set a new benchmark of public good delivery mechanism.
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