Parliament Question: Beneficiaries Enrolled under PMUY

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3088 TO BE ANSWERED ON 18th December, 2025 Beneficiaries Enrolled under PMUY 3088. Shri Shafi Parambil: Shri K Radhakrishnan पे(cid:367)ोिलयम एवं (cid:255)ाकृितक गैस मं(cid:253)ी Will the Minister of PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS be pleased to state: (a) the total number of beneficiaries enrolled under the Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana (PMUY) during the last five years and as on 31st August 2025, year-wise and State/UT-wise; (b) the total number of people who actually received benefits under the Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana during the last five years including the number of free LPG connections distributed, year-wise and State/UT-wise; (c) the average number of LPG cylinder refills per beneficiary under PMUY during the last five years and as on 31st August 2025, year-wise and State/UT-wise; (d) whether the Government has assessed the number of PMUY beneficiaries who regularly refill LPG cylinders including those who did not refill cylinders or refilled only one cylinder during the last three years, if so, the details thereof, year-wise and State/UT-wise; (e) the total number of domestic LPG consumers who have opted out of the LPG subsidy during the last five years, year-wise and State/UT-wise; and (f) whether the Government proposes to take measures to improve sustained LPG usage among PMUY beneficiaries and review the subsidy framework in view of increasing LPG prices, if so, the details thereof? ANSWER प(cid:282)े ो(cid:871)लयम एवं (cid:292)ाकृ(cid:467)तक गसै म(cid:287)ं ालय म(cid:581) रा(cid:207)यम(cid:287)ं ी ((cid:302)ी सुरेश गोपी) MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS (SHRI SURESH GOPI) (a): Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana (PMUY) was launched in May, 2016 with an objective to provide deposit free LPG connection to adult women from poor households across the country. As on 01.12.2025, there were about 10.35 crore PMUY connections across the country. Government has recently approved the release of 25 lakh additional LPG connections under PMUY during FY 2025-26.State/UT-wise, details of number of PMUY connections during the last five years are at Annexure- A. (b): State/UT-wise, details of number of LPG connections released under PMUY during the last five years are at Annexure- B. (c): Refill Consumption rates of PMUY beneficiaries during the last five years in terms of number of 14.2 Kg refills taken per year per household are as follows: Per Connection consumption (in terms of FY 14.2 Kg refills/consumer/Year) 2021-22 3.68 2022-23 3.71 2023-24 3.95 2024-25 4.47 2025-26 (till Aug-25) 4.83 Source: IOCL on behalf of PSU OMCs State-wise and Year-wise, per connection refill consumption of PMUY Beneficiaries (in terms of 14.2 Kg LPG refills) during last five years is at Annexure – C. (d): During 2024-25, around 86% of PMUY beneficiaries took at least one refill. State/UT- wise details of PMUY consumers who have not taken any refill or taken only one refill during last three years are at Annexure-D. A comprehensive third-party evaluation was conducted by Research and Development Initiative (RDI). This evaluation alongwith various other independent studies and reports have shown that PMUY scheme has had a significant positive impact on the lives of rural households, especially women and families in rural and remote areas. (e): State/UT-wise, numbers of customers who have opted out of LPG subsidy as on the beginning of the last five financial years are provided in Annexure–E. (f): India imports about 60% of its LPG requirement and accordingly prices of LPG in the country are linked to its prices in the international market. While the average Saudi CP (international benchmark for LPG pricing) rose by 21% (from US$ 385/MT in July 2023 to US$ 466/MT in November 2025), the prices of domestic LPG were reduced by about 22% (from Rs. 1103 in August 2023 to Rs. 853 in November 2025). To make LPG more affordable to PMUY consumers and ensure sustained usage of LPG by them, in May 2022 Government started a targeted subsidy of Rs.200/- per 14.2 kg cylinder (and proportionately pro-rated for 5 Kg connections) to the PMUY consumers. LPG priceswere reduced by Rs. 200 in August, 2023 and Rs. 100 in March, 2024 for all domestic LPG consumers. In October 2023, Government increased the targeted subsidy to Rs.300 per 14.2 kg cylinder (and proportionately pro-rated for 5 Kg connections). For FY 2025-26, Government is providing targeted subsidy of Rs.300/- per 14.2 kg cylinder for upto 9 refills of 14.2 Kg cylinder (and proportionately pro-rated for 5 Kg connections) to the PMUY consumers. The retail selling price of a 14.2 Kg domestic LPG cylinder is currently Rs. 853 in Delhi. After a targeted subsidy of Rs. 300/cylinder to PMUY consumers, Government of India is providing 14.2 Kg LPG cylinders at an effective price of Rs.553 per cylinder (in Delhi). For PMUY consumers, effective price for domestic LPG has been reduced by about 39% (from Rs. 903 in August 2023 to Rs. 553 in November 2025). During the period 2020-21 to 2022-23, Saudi CP (international benchmark for LPG pricing) went up from $415 per MT to $712 per MT. However, the increase in international prices was not fully passed in retail prices, due to which the Oil Marketing Companies (OMCs) suffered significant losses. To compensate the OMCs for these losses, Government paid a one-time compensation of Rs. 22,000 crore to OMCs in FY 2022-23. The international prices of LPG again went up during 2024-25 and continue to remain high. However, to insulate consumers from fluctuations in international LPG prices, the increase in cost was not passed on to consumers of domestic LPG which led to significant losses for the three OMCs. Despite these losses, the Public Sector Oil Marketing Companies have ensured continuous supplies of domestic LPG in the country at affordable prices. To compensate the OMCs for these losses, Government has recently approved a compensation of Rs. 30,000 crore to the OMCs. As a result of various steps taken by Government to improve access and affordability of domestic LPG for PMUY consumers, per connection consumption of PMUY beneficiaries (in terms of no. of 14.2 kg LPG cylinder refills taken per year) has increased from 3.68 in FY 2021-22 to 4.47 in FY 2024-25. *******Annexure-A Annexure referred to in part (a) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 3088 to be answered on 18.12.2025 regarding “Beneficiaries Enrolled under PMUY”: State/UT-wise, PMUY connections during last five years As on As on As on As on As on As on State/UT 01.04.2021 01.04.2022 01.04.2023 01.04.2024 01.04.2025 01.09.2025 Andaman & Nicobar 12,602 13,403 13,447 13,827 13,822 13,820 Andhra Pradesh 3,91,625 4,16,861 5,12,437 9,68,332 9,73,213 9,71,410 Arunachal Pradesh 44,670 47,818 49,247 53,789 53,794 53,692 Assam 34,74,326 39,79,854 44,14,806 50,92,071 50,97,344 50,94,699 Bihar 85,23,573 1,00,94,557 1,07,33,364 1,16,19,851 1,16,28,502 1,16,25,634 Chandigarh 87 92 659 2,025 2,028 2,025 Chhattisgarh 29,88,523 33,51,181 34,92,221 37,85,197 38,01,362 38,00,785 Dadra Nagar-Haveli Daman & Diu 15,166 15,050 15,033 17,812 17,791 17,742 Delhi 76,190 98,756 1,42,164 2,56,931 2,59,579 2,58,973 Goa 1,081 1,081 1,265 1,956 1,955 1,949 Gujarat 28,99,233 34,38,252 38,43,237 43,04,694 43,08,245 43,05,956 Haryana 7,26,751 7,38,980 7,67,322 11,12,992 11,15,081 11,13,412 Himachal Pradesh 1,35,960 1,38,382 1,40,822 1,50,837 1,50,692 1,50,514 Jammu & Kashmir 12,30,134 12,38,847 12,45,438 12,69,743 12,69,651 12,69,261 Jharkhand 32,58,502 34,74,963 36,46,220 38,95,366 38,94,458 38,92,955 Karnataka 31,43,099 34,66,468 37,57,704 41,48,108 41,46,532 41,41,882 Kerala 2,56,136 3,00,498 3,41,187 3,87,761 3,87,759 3,87,466 Ladakh 11,072 11,099 11,090 11,089 11,085 11,080 Lakshwadeep 292 302 309 365 370 370 Madhya Pradesh 71,43,875 79,38,596 82,27,427 88,32,154 88,46,577 88,44,252 Maharashtra 44,19,772 46,98,339 48,90,055 52,15,785 52,17,287 52,12,649 Manipur 1,56,398 1,78,392 2,02,029 2,24,999 2,24,916 2,24,879 Meghalaya 1,50,526 1,73,142 2,14,928 3,16,624 3,17,155 3,16,942 Mizoram 28,122 29,645 33,595 36,031 36,006 35,985 Nagaland 54,096 77,111 91,807 1,22,199 1,22,138 1,22,047 Odisha 47,36,666 51,88,279 53,19,685 55,47,343 55,49,146 55,47,370 Puducherry 13,568 14,218 14,833 19,322 19,389 19,408 Punjab 12,19,883 12,35,939 12,83,976 13,59,705 13,59,256 13,57,645 Rajasthan 63,59,564 66,20,356 69,27,163 73,77,084 73,81,006 73,76,637 Sikkim 8,752 12,457 13,795 19,911 19,872 19,867 Tamil Nadu 32,37,695 34,50,256 37,04,058 41,01,978 40,99,805 40,96,816 Telangana 10,71,393 11,11,322 11,52,850 11,85,624 11,84,171 11,82,783 Tripura 2,71,530 2,71,904 2,83,503 3,15,462 3,16,411 3,16,367 Uttar Pradesh 1,47,33,034 1,67,18,454 1,75,03,067 1,85,92,478 1,85,93,754 1,85,83,589 Uttarakhand 4,03,234 4,49,877 4,96,450 5,30,167 5,30,076 5,29,457 West Bengal 88,39,050 1,09,08,400 1,23,72,225 1,23,76,395 1,23,74,688 1,23,71,742 Source: IOCL on behalf of PSU OMCsAnnexure-B Annexure referred to in part (b) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 3088 to be answered on 18.12.2025 regarding “Beneficiaries Enrolled under PMUY”: State/UT-wise, details of number of LPG connections released under PMUY during the last five years State-wise Connections released under PMUY scheme State/UT 2021-22 2022-23 2023-24 2024-25 Andaman and Nicobar Islands 811 46 383 - Andhra Pradesh 25,222 95,672 4,55,997 3,203 Arunachal Pradesh 3,457 1,514 4,544 9 Assam 5,11,073 4,24,243 6,77,955 8,138 Bihar 16,13,210 6,39,296 8,85,019 9,662 Chandigarh 5 569 1,366 - Chhattisgarh 3,73,735 1,44,003 2,93,324 16,605 Dadra and Nagar Haveli & Daman and Diu 39 14 2,795 2 Delhi 22,638 43,594 1,14,936 2,941 Goa - 141 692 - Gujarat 5,40,537 4,06,881 4,62,062 4,795 Haryana 13,675 29,097 3,45,912 2,333 Himachal Pradesh 2,058 2,525 10,089 54 Jammu and Kashmir 9,415 7,110 25,324 367 Jharkhand 2,19,486 1,74,072 2,49,411 1,559 Karnataka 3,28,275 2,93,751 3,91,934 695 Kerala 44,456 40,802 46,564 97 Ladakh 28 1 2 - Lakshadweep 10 14 61 - Madhya Pradesh 7,95,859 2,92,462 6,05,761 15,730 Maharashtra 2,81,997 1,94,467 3,27,823 3,523 Manipur 22,025 23,691 22,970 - Meghalaya 22,628 41,847 1,01,774 1,385 Mizoram 1,523 3,962 2,436 22 Nagaland 21,977 14,956 30,324 68 Odisha 4,55,549 1,37,729 2,26,972 2,798 Puducherry 655 616 4,485 20 Punjab 17,132 48,514 75,928 53 Rajasthan 2,64,503 3,10,247 4,51,692 7,030 Sikkim 3,707 1,341 6,116 - Tamil Nadu 2,14,225 2,57,068 3,97,716 1,849 Telangana 40,198 41,845 32,890 336 Tripura 5,827 11,673 31,959 1,060 Uttar Pradesh 20,00,914 7,98,372 10,90,440 5,861 Uttarakhand 46,778 48,157 33,756 151 West Bengal 20,96,373 14,69,708 6,107 2,108 Note: No PMUY connection was released in 2020-21 Source: IOCL on behalf of PSU OMCsAnnexure-C Annexure referred to in part (c) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 3088 to be answered on 18.12.2025 regarding “Beneficiaries Enrolled under PMUY”: State-wise and Year-wise per connection consumption of PMUY Beneficiaries during last five years Per Connection Consumption of PMUY Beneficiaries STATE/UT (in terms of 14.2 Kg Refill/Year) 2021-22 2022-23 2023-24 2024-25 2025-26* Chandigarh 5.14 5.80 4.88 7.26 7.08 Delhi 6.32 7.83 6.61 7.57 7.46 Haryana 5.39 6.03 6.10 6.76 6.81 Himachal Pradesh 4.08 4.07 4.08 4.47 4.46 Jammu & Kashmir 2.92 3.12 3.43 4.03 4.21 Ladakh 3.49 3.85 2.97 4.54 5.83 Punjab 4.96 5.23 5.52 5.63 5.37 Rajasthan 4.12 4.38 4.45 4.93 5.17 Uttar Pradesh 4.14 4.06 4.56 5.08 5.54 Uttarakhand 4.77 4.74 4.88 5.04 5.26 Andaman & Nicobar 4.10 4.37 5.60 6.06 5.44 Arunachal Pradesh 3.74 3.73 3.77 4.14 4.20 Assam 2.72 2.91 2.96 3.36 3.69 Bihar 3.92 3.64 3.82 4.15 4.64 Jharkhand 2.55 2.51 2.73 3.20 3.89 Manipur 5.04 5.12 4.24 4.40 4.34 Meghalaya 2.65 2.94 2.40 2.60 3.05 Mizoram 4.80 4.84 4.70 5.37 5.51 Nagaland 3.46 3.49 3.23 3.97 4.61 Odisha 3.02 3.10 3.46 4.03 4.47 Sikkim 3.46 3.61 3.62 4.77 5.31 Tripura 2.68 2.66 2.67 3.20 3.68 West Bengal 3.49 3.47 3.90 4.78 5.20 Chhattisgarh 1.81 1.73 1.92 2.39 2.66 Dadra & Nagar Haveli 4.34 4.72 4.92 4.92 4.68 Goa 4.62 4.35 3.93 4.27 4.51 Gujarat 4.49 4.68 4.76 5.31 5.72 Madhya Pradesh 2.92 2.97 3.11 3.50 3.93 Maharashtra 4.23 4.44 4.62 5.19 5.58 Andhra Pradesh 3.81 4.07 3.73 4.42 4.82 Karnataka 4.53 4.71 4.76 5.35 5.69 Kerala 4.13 4.19 3.99 4.40 4.84 Lakshadweep 4.05 3.47 3.82 3.60 4.37 Puducherry 6.14 5.95 6.25 6.91 7.33 Tamil Nadu 4.12 4.28 4.38 4.81 5.04 Telangana 3.47 3.62 3.47 3.67 3.84 *FY 2025-26 – Based on the consumption during Apr-Aug’25 prorated for entire FY Source: IOCL on behalf of PSU OMCsAnnexure-D Annexure referred to in part (d) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 3088 to be answered on 18.12.2025 regarding “Beneficiaries Enrolled under PMUY”: State/UT-wise details of PMUY Consumers who have not taken refill, taken one refill during last three years FY 2022-23 FY 2023-24 FY 2024-25 PMUY PMUY PMUY PMUY PMUY PMUY State/UT Beneficiaries Beneficiaries Beneficiaries Beneficiaries Beneficiaries Beneficiaries not taken any taken only not taken taken only not taken taken only refill one refill any refill one refill any refill one refill Andaman & Nicobar 1,125 733 1,041 590 1,433 315 Andhra Pradesh 31,670 58,646 1,00,811 3,04,230 60,447 96,791 Arunachal Pradesh 8,090 6,582 9,705 9,462 8,932 5,958 Assam 10,51,029 9,02,994 12,80,551 11,10,869 14,88,148 7,10,721 Bihar 10,70,552 18,82,763 13,94,091 19,52,673 15,20,952 17,14,709 Chandigarh 9 112 99 557 43 94 Chhattisgarh 12,71,260 8,98,108 12,62,743 10,17,053 12,32,813 7,63,421 Dadra and Nagar 44 515 449 2,034 660 778 Haveli/ Daman & Diu Delhi 5,239 6,366 10,393 41,909 10,294 8,141 Goa 53 213 72 501 84 168 Gujarat 2,44,519 4,04,117 3,45,994 5,76,510 2,92,156 3,48,942 Haryana 38,539 39,876 57,640 1,54,638 44,458 44,616 Himachal Pradesh 14,522 16,829 14,450 22,861 14,541 16,305 Jammu & Kashmir 1,31,341 2,70,094 1,87,121 2,47,285 1,48,549 2,67,191 Jharkhand 8,72,565 8,20,718 9,59,833 8,41,603 9,42,495 6,89,726 Karnataka 2,01,699 3,52,309 2,90,266 4,95,555 2,77,586 2,90,832 Kerala 24,203 32,865 35,730 58,753 39,509 35,479 Ladakh 439 1,288 2,311 1,835 752 744 Lakshadweep 26 27 24 69 22 31 Madhya Pradesh 13,18,596 16,87,280 16,08,366 19,00,970 16,65,720 16,09,119 Maharashtra 2,77,828 5,26,873 4,19,240 6,09,345 3,40,848 4,68,553 Manipur 16,777 19,200 27,925 31,208 20,576 15,925 Meghalaya 53,686 39,424 67,288 1,15,215 92,539 67,570 Mizoram 3,037 4,376 3,962 4,839 5,804 2,900 Nagaland 16,164 16,549 19,909 35,085 24,140 17,400 Odisha 8,14,363 11,40,848 9,29,890 9,93,653 8,34,455 8,38,703 Puducherry 509 908 1,029 1,683 1,004 758 Punjab 90,233 88,406 93,622 1,04,896 1,21,114 99,523 Rajasthan 3,29,397 8,32,246 5,59,606 10,28,137 6,46,146 8,08,156 Sikkim 2,763 2,806 1,870 6,327 3,131 2,336 Tamil Nadu 2,69,965 3,83,341 3,52,734 5,09,629 3,91,044 3,43,158 Telangana 73,935 1,45,225 1,32,982 1,65,400 1,38,890 1,52,494 Tripura 1,05,116 37,134 1,21,223 52,361 1,30,407 30,041 Uttar Pradesh 16,81,620 22,47,166 15,21,472 22,79,939 18,27,825 19,06,194 Uttarakhand 44,203 61,895 58,421 63,945 64,325 54,368 West Bengal 18,19,143 25,45,208 21,75,329 19,10,695 20,87,818 15,63,512 Source: IOCL on behalf of PSU OMCsAnnexure-E Annexure referred to in part (e) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 3088 to be answered on 18.12.2025 regarding “Beneficiaries Enrolled under PMUY”: State/UT-wise, number of customers who have opted out of LPG subsidy as on the beginning of the last five financial years (Figures are rounded off to the nearest thousands) Sr. State/UT 01-04-2021 01-04-2022 01-04-2023 01-04-2024 01-04-2025 No. 1 Jammu And Kashmir 154.9 154.6 158 158.5 150.2 2 Himachal Pradesh 71.2 71.5 74.2 74.9 79.9 3 Punjab 413.5 414.2 461.5 463.7 471.7 4 Chandigarh 19.1 19.2 20.5 20.6 20.0 5 Uttarakhand 154.8 157.6 160.6 165.4 169.7 6 Haryana 356.5 362.4 385.4 395.2 436.3 7 Delhi 846.8 853.6 874.4 923.2 985.6 8 Rajasthan 713.1 716.5 754.6 757.4 730.2 9 Uttar Pradesh 1351.1 1355.1 1396.4 1408.3 1406.9 10 Bihar 434.9 435.6 436.4 438.6 418.0 11 Sikkim 7.8 7.8 7.8 7.8 7.0 12 Arunachal Pradesh 23.6 23.7 23.7 23.8 22.6 13 Nagaland 31.6 31.7 31.7 31.7 31.6 14 Manipur 47.1 47.1 47.1 47.1 37.8 15 Mizoram 44 44 44 44 34.8 16 Tripura 18.8 18.9 18.9 18.9 20.2 17 Meghalaya 7.7 7.7 7.7 7.7 7.9 18 Assam 189.8 190.5 191.2 191.5 180.1 19 West Bengal 357.7 360.1 363 367.4 382.9 20 Jharkhand 101.4 102.5 103 104 102.4 21 Odisha 169.1 171.3 173.3 174.5 170.2 22 Chhattisgarh 142.4 142.8 143.3 144 158.1 23 Madhya Pradesh 455.8 456.5 468.4 470.4 467.9 24 Gujarat 485.8 490.6 534.8 546 559.6 27 Maharashtra 1772.9 1789.1 1924.7 1965.3 2012.1 28 Andhra Pradesh 233.9 234.1 240.5 241.4 252.8 29 Karnataka 752.1 754.8 759.5 775 753.3 30 Goa 45.5 46.3 46.8 47.9 51.7 31 Lakshadweep 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 32 Kerala 302.8 303.9 304.8 308.2 343.1 33 Tamil Nadu 671.3 674.7 680.6 692.6 691.1 34 Puducherry 16.5 16.6 16.8 16.9 16.5 Andaman And 35 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 3.1 Nicobar Islands 36 Telangana 379.8 380.2 381.4 388.5 395.1 37 Ladakh 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 6.7 The Dadra And Nagar 38 Haveli And Daman 14.1 14 14.4 14.8 15.7 And Diu Source: IOCL on behalf of PSU OMCs