Question : Targets fixed under PMUY Scheme

(a) the annual number of beneficiaries of Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana (PMUY) till date along with the details of beneficiaries of the new 5 KG cylinder distributions, State-wise;
(b) the target number of registration of new beneficiaries of PMUY, State-wise, for the year 2019-2020 including Maharashtra along with the extent to which the target has been achieved by the Government and the target fixed for Sangli district of Maharashtra under the said scheme along with the details of achievements made in this regard;
(c) whether the Government proposes to extend the scope of the scheme, if so, the rules and regulations which are likely to be formed;
(d) the present status of Ujjwala Yojana in Assam and whether the Government is planning to provide Ujjwala Yojana to the unconnected left out BPL families in the State, if so, the details thereof;
(e) whether many families in Bihar, particularly in the flood prone districts of Sitamarhi, Sheohar, Darbhanga, Madhubani have been deprived of the benefit of Ujjwala Yojana, if so, whether any survey has been conducted by the Government in this regard and if not, the reasons therefor; and
(f) the time by which these eligible families under this scheme will get the benefit?

Answer given by the minister

MINISTER OF PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS (SHRI DHARMENDRA PRADHAN)
(a) The State/UT-wise annual LPG connections released under PMUY including 11.05 lakh LPG customers with 5 Kg connections as on 7th September, 2019, are at Annexure-I.
(b) No State/District-wise targets have been fixed under PMUY. State/UTs-wise LPG connections released during the year 2019-20 across the country including the
State of Maharashtra are at Annexure-II. Total connections released under PMUY in Sangli District in Maharashtra is about 1.11 lakh.
(c) to (f) So far OMCs have released about 34.93 lakh LPG connections under PMUY in the State of Assam since inception of the Scheme. Details of LPG consumers including PMUY beneficiaries in the districts of Sitamarhi, Sheohar, Darbhanga and Madhubani in the State of Bihar are as under :-
Sitamarhi
Sheohar
Darbhanga
Madhubani
5.51 lakh
1.51 lakh
7.60 lakh
7.81 lakh
The targets set under PMUY have already been achieved by the Government.
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