Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana

Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas

Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana

Posted On: 08 JUL 2019 by PIB Delhi

Under Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana (PMUY), deposit free LPG connection is provided in the name of an adult woman member of a poor family and the beneficiary has an option to avail connection with 14.2 kg or 5 kg cylinder. The existing beneficiary with 14.2 kg LPG cylinder has an option to swap with 5 kg cylinder also.

As on 01.07.2019, more than 10.27 crore prospective consumers filled their Know Your Customer (KYC) forms under PMUY, out of which more than 7.30 crore connections have been released. KYC is rejected mainly due to submission of incomplete information, not being eligible under PMUY, having another connection in the name of other family member etc. Details of State/UT-wise LPG connections released under PMUY as on 01.07.2019 are at Annexure-I

 As on 27.06.2019, more than one crore LPG consumers have given up their subsidy under “GiveItUp” campaign. State/UT-wise details are at Annexure-II. Estimated savings due to ‘GiveItUp’ campaign during Financial Year 2018-19 is ₹ 2,930 crore.

   Government has introduced well targeted system of subsidy delivery to LPG consumers through PAHAL. This initiative of the Government was aimed at rationalizing subsidies based on approach to cut subsidy leakages, but not subsidy per se. Applicable subsidy is directly transferred into the bank account of the beneficiaries. PAHAL has helped in identifying ‘ghost’ accounts, multiple accounts and inactive accounts. This has helped in curbing diversion of subsidised LPG to commercial purposes.

The Government has decided to rationalize the subsidy outgo by excluding such LPG consumers from the purview of subsidy, whose or whose spouse have taxable income of ₹ 10 lakh and above during the previous financial year computed as per the Income Tax Act, 1961 w.e.f. 1.1.2016.LPG consumers were also encouraged to voluntarily give-up their LPG subsidy.

This information was given by Minister of Petroleum & Natural Gas, Shri Dharmendra Pradhan in a written reply to the Lok Sabha today.

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		Annexure-I
S.No	State/UT
		Total
1	Andaman and Nicobar Islands	7,890
2	Andhra Pradesh	3,51,334
3	Arunachal Pradesh	39,853
4	Assam	28,93,408
5	Bihar	79,71,121
6	Chandigarh	88
7	Chhattisgarh	26,91,352
8	Dadra and Nagar Haveli	14,233
9	Daman and Diu	425
10	Delhi	74,141
11	Goa	1,074
12	Gujarat	25,88,051
13	Haryana	6,90,199
14	Himachal Pradesh	1,15,123
15	Jammu and Kashmir	10,99,650
16	Jharkhand	29,26,779
17	Karnataka	28,61,261
18	Kerala	2,18,733
19	Lakshadweep	290
20	Madhya Pradesh	65,20,004
21	Maharashtra	41,15,623
22	Manipur	1,34,256
23	Meghalaya	1,43,023
24	Mizoram	26,427
25	Nagaland	49,934
26	Odisha	42,90,959
27	Puducherry	13,434
28	Punjab	12,10,684
29	Rajasthan	58,55,194
30	Sikkim	7,906
31	Tamil Nadu	31,60,553
32	Telangana	9,61,594
33	Tripura	2,42,420
34	Uttar Pradesh	132,66,314
35	Uttarakhand	3,60,957
36	West Bengal	81,08,806
	Total	730,13,093

		Annexure-II
S.No.	State/UT	Opt out consumers
1	Andaman and Nicobar Islands	2,851
2	Andhra pradesh	2,35,231
3	Arunachal Pradesh	23,369
4	Assam	1,87,742
5	Bihar	4,18,691
6	Chandigarh	19,914
7	Chhattisgarh	1,35,112
8	Daman and Diu	3,189
9	Delhi	8,26,939
10	Dadra and Nagar Haveli	7,441
11	Goa	43,103
12	Gujarat	4,51,856
13	Himachal Pradesh	70,412
14	Haryana	3,42,311
15	Jharkhand	97,796
16	Jammu and Kashmir	1,50,711
17	Kerala	3,02,013
18	Karnataka	7,36,081
19	Lakshadweep	143
20	Manipur	47,098
21	Meghalaya	7,658
22	Maharashtra	16,50,164
23	Mizoram	43,985
24	Madhya Pradesh	4,39,789
25	Nagaland	31,583
26	Odisha	1,57,974
27	Puducherry	16,663
28	Punjab	4,12,072
29	Rajasthan	6,38,004
30	Sikkim	7,793
31	Telangana	3,86,279
32	Tamil Nadu	6,53,725
33	Tripura	18,753
34	Uttar Pradesh	12,60,599
35	Uttarakhand	1,48,432
36	West Bengal	3,47,209

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Source: PIB