Question : LPG Connections

(a) the number of LPG connections provided during each year after implementation of Pradhan Mantri Ujjawala Yojana (PMUY) including the number of first, second, third refills etc. distributed during each year after implementation of the said scheme, State-wise;

(b) whether there has been a decline in the number of persons taking LPG refills under PMUY, if so, the reasons therefor and the details of the measures taken to check the said decline;

(c) the total number of beneficiaries under PMUY as on 31st December, 2020 including the number of Below Poverty Line(BPL)/Scheduled Caste/Scheduled Tribe families who have been covered under PMUY till date, State-wise/district-wise including Andhra Pradesh especially Hindupur Parliamentary Constituency;

(d) the total number of free refills that each beneficiary can avail under the Garib Kalyan Yojana including the total number of free refills provided to PMUY beneficiaries since December, 2020 under the said Yojana, State-wise/district-wise including Andhra Pradesh especially in Hindupur Parliament Constituency; and

(e) the amount of subsidy given to each consumer household under the said scheme for the past two years, month-wise and whether the subsidy for each LPG cylinder for the consumers has significantly reduced since December 2020, if so, the reasons therefor?

Answer given by the minister

MINISTER OF PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS (SHRI DHARMENDRA PRADHAN)

(a) Year-wise details of LPG connections released under Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana (PMUY) are as under :-
Year 2016-17 2017-18 2018-19 2019-20
No. of LPG connections released 2.00 crore 1.56 crore 3.63 crore 0.82 crore

Year-wise and State/UT-wise details of PMUY beneficiaries who have taken one, two and three refills during 2017-18, 2018-19 and 2019-20 are at Annexure-I.
(b) No Sir. Oil Marketing Companies (OMCs) have reported that the average consumption of PMUY beneficiaries in the current Financial Year i.e. 2020-21 has increased by 44 % compared to Financial Year 2019-20.

(c) State/UT-wise details of PMUY beneficiaries including SC/ST category as on 31.12.2020 are at Annexure-II. OMCs have released total 22,367 LPG connections including 8,995 released to SC/ST category in Anantapur District (which includes Hindupur Constituency) in the State of Andhra Pradesh.

(d) During Covid-19 pandemic, a Scheme for providing upto 3 (three) free of cost LPG refills to Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana (PMUY) beneficiaries was started w.e.f. 01.04.2020 under Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Package (PMGKP). The validity of the scheme completed its term on 31.12.2020. PMUY beneficiaries have availed 1417.12 lakh free refills under the Scheme. State-wise details are at Annexure-III. PMUY beneficiaries have taken 43,103 free refills under PMGKP in Anantapur District (which includes Hindupur Constituency) in the State of Andhra Pradesh.

(e) The prices of petroleum products including LPG in the country are linked to the prices of respective products in the international market.

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