Question : LPG Connections under PMUY

(a) the names of the districts covered in the country under Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana (PMUY) along with new LPG connections issued in each month under PMUY and the time by which this facility would be provided in the remaining districts, State/UT-wise;
(b) the number of people who have not been covered under PMUY and the steps taken by the Government to cover these people under the said scheme in a time bound manner;
(c) the number of complaints received regarding charging excess amount by gas distributors than the stipulated amount in lieu of connection provided under PMUY along with the steps taken by the Government to resolve the said complaints, State/UT-wise;
(d) whether problems have been reported/noticed by the Government in implementation of PMUY in the country and if so, the details thereof along with the natures of such difficulties faced by the Government and action taken to remove these hurdles in a time bound manner, State/ UT-wise; and
(e) whether the Government proposes to increase the number of LPG dealerships and set up more LPG plants in view of increasing consumers and also proposes to lay emphasis on the use of any other alternative fuel and if so, the details thereof?

MINISTER OF PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS (SHRI DHARMENDRA PRADHAN)
(a) Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana (PMUY) is currently under implementation across the country. As on 26.12.2018, more than 5.89 crore connections have been released under PMUY. State/UT-wise details are at Annexure.
(b) As on 26.12.2018, OMCs have released more than 5.89 crore LPG connections under PMUY consumers. Earlier, the beneficiaries under PMUY were identified either from SECC list or from seven other identified categories. Now, the Government has decided to extend the benefit to all left out poor families under PMUY subject to fulfilment of terms & conditions.
(c) OMCs have reported very minuscule number of cases of established irregularities in providing gas connections to BPL households under PMUY since launch of the Scheme. OMCs have taken punitive action as per the extant Marketing Discipline Guidelines (MDG) and the Distributorship Agreement against LPG distributors in all the established cases of irregularities.
(d) Implementation of PMUY is monitored closely in terms of number of beneficiaries identified and the actual number of connections released vis-a-vis LPG coverage in States/Districts. The difficulties faced by OMCs mainly relate to identification of households, difficult terrain, low awareness on usefulness of LPG etc. The Government has taken up the matter with concerned State Governments. Further, OMCs have launched awareness programme through print and electronic media highlighting the benefit of usage of LPG.
(e) As on 01.12.2018, there are 22,328 LPG distributors in the country. Further, with a view to strengthen the LPG distribution infrastructure, OMCs had advertised more than 6400 locations across the country, which are mostly in rural areas.