Parliament Question: Connections released under Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3030 TO BE ANSWERED ON 7th August, 2025 Connections released under Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana 3030. Dr. T Sumathy Alias Thamizhachi Thangapandian: Shri Rakesh Rathor: Shri Anoop Pradhan Valmiki: Shri Sunil Kumar: Shri Rambhual Nishad पे(cid:7069)ोिलयम एव ं(cid:7079)ाकृितक गसै मं(cid:7074)ी Will the Minister of PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS be pleased to state: (a) the target fixed to provide LPG connections under Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana (PMUY) in the country; (b) whether the Union Government has achieved its target in releasing connections/new connections under the Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana (PMUY) in the country and if so, the State-wise details thereof along with the current status of PMUY; (c) the total number of new beneficiaries as well as connections issued so far thereunder across the country including Tamil Nadu along with the number of such connections issued to the persons belonging to Scheduled Castes (SCs), Scheduled Tribes (STs) and Other Backward Classes (OBCs) till June 2025; (d) the total number of Domestic Gas Distribution networks available under the Yojana across the country, State-wise with particular reference to Tamil Nadu along with the number of distribution networks available in urban and rural areas; (e) whether the Government proposes to provide or has provided LPG connections to Bagaha, Ramnagar and Narkatiaganj in Valmiki Nagar Lok Sabha Constituency in Bihar under the scheme and if so, the details thereof; (f) whether the number of gas distribution centres under this Yojana are adequate in Hathras district and it is ensured that cylinders are being delivered on time in rural areas; (g) whether the Government is identifying such families in Hathras district which have been deprived of the benefit of this Yojana despite being eligible for the same; (h) the targets set and the number of connections provided in Uttar Pradesh including Sultanpur under PMUY during the last three years and the current year till date; and (i) whether the Government is aware that thousands of families are kept deprived of connections despite being eligible under the said scheme and if so, the details thereof and the steps being taken by the Government in this regard?ANSWER पे(cid:7069)ोिलयम एव ं(cid:7079)ाकृितक गसै मं(cid:7074)ालय म (cid:7286)रा(cid:6996)यम(cid:7074)ं ी ((cid:7088)ी सरु ेश गोपी) MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS (SHRI SURESH GOPI) (a) to (c): 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. The target to release 8 crore connections under PMUY was achieved in September 2019. To cover the remaining poor households, Ujjwala 2.0 was launched in August 2021 with a target to release 1 crore additional PMUY connections, which was achieved in January 2022. Subsequently, the Government decided to release 60 lakh more LPG connections under Ujjwala 2.0 and the target of 1.60 crore Ujjwala 2.0 connections was also achieved during December 2022. Further, Government approved release of additional 75 lakh connections under PMUY scheme which was also achieved by July 2024. As on 01.07.2025, Out of total 10.33 crore LPG connections under PMUY, more than 3.13 crore connections have already been given to SC/ST consumers. State/UT-wise details of LPG connections under PMUY along with connections released under SC/ST category including in the State of Tamil Nadu are given at Annexure – A. (d): OMCs have also improved the distribution infrastructure for domestic LPG immensely. As of July 01, 2025, there are a total of 25,573 LPG distributorships across the country, out of which 17,646 are serving rural areas. Details of State/UT-wise and category-wise number of LPG distributors including Tamil Nadu is given as Annexure – B. (e): The Valmiki Nagar Lok Sabha Constituency in Bihar covers regions within the West Champaran district. As on 01.07.2025, OMCs have released 5.6 lakh LPG Connections under PMUY scheme in the West Champaran District.(f) & (g): As on 01.07.2025, OMCs have 1.82 lakh PMUY Connections in the district Hathras, Uttar Pradesh, out of a total of 4.03 lakh domestic LPG connections in the district. LPG cylinders are delivered at door steps of most consumers within 48 hours of booking of refills. Details of Category-wise,Number of LPG distributors, as on 01.07.2025, in the district Hathras, Uttar Pradesh are given below: Shehri Rurban Gramin Durgam Kshetriya Vitraks Total 4 9 19 1 33 Source: IOCL on behalf of OMCs PSU (h): As on 01.07.2025, OMCs have released 2.29 lakh PMUY Connections in the district Sultanpur, Uttar Pradesh. No State or District-wise target is set under PMUY. Connections released under PMUY in Sultanpur District and Uttar Pradesh is given below: District/State Total PMUY Connections (in Connections released during last three Lakh) as on 01.07.2025 years and current FY (in lakh) Sultanpur 2.29 0.16 Uttar Pradesh 185.87 18.87 Source: IOCL on behalf of OMCs PSU (i): LPG access in the country is near saturation now. Government remains committed to ensure universal access to clean cooking fuels in the country.LPG connections under PMUY are released to eligible households from time to time in accordance with scheme guidelines. *******Annexure-A Annexure referred to in part (a) to (c) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 3030 to be answered on 07.08.2025 regarding “Connections released under Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana”. State/UT-wise number of PMUY Connections, connections under SC/ST category – As on 01.07.2025 Connections under Number of PMUY SC/ST category State/UT Connections Andaman and Nicobar Islands 13,822 738 Andhra pradesh 9,71,999 1,73,830 Arunachal Pradesh 53,694 32,399 Assam 50,95,317 8,79,834 Bihar 1,16,26,959 21,78,547 Chandigarh 2,026 44 Chhattisgarh 38,01,052 17,25,401 Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu 17,752 13,626 Delhi 2,59,213 57,813 Goa 1,950 568 Gujarat 43,07,135 10,40,900 Haryana 11,14,005 4,09,670 Himachal Pradesh 1,50,608 46,860 UT of Jammu and Kashmir 12,69,392 2,87,658 Jharkhand 38,93,247 12,35,050 Karnataka 41,43,086 12,59,836 Kerala 3,87,588 77,937 UT of Ladakh 11,080 8,990 Lakshadweep 370 276 Madhya Pradesh 88,45,658 34,71,808 Maharashtra 52,13,945 14,67,785 Manipur 2,24,881 70,110 Meghalaya 3,16,976 1,59,365 Mizoram 35,988 28,318 Nagaland 1,22,054 48,206 Odisha 55,48,277 20,40,035 Puducherry 19,408 7,296 Punjab 13,58,469 10,35,732 Rajasthan 73,78,059 29,73,834 Sikkim 19,872 3,039 Tamil Nadu 40,98,225 12,69,208 Telangana 11,82,966 5,06,277 Tripura 3,16,367 1,55,000 Uttar Pradesh 1,85,87,419 48,75,498 Uttarakhand 5,29,643 1,53,687 West Bengal 1,23,73,184 36,41,014 Source: IOCL on behalf of OMCs PSUAnnexure-B Annexure referred to in part (d) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 3030 to be answered on 07.08.2025 regarding “Connections released under Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana”. State/UT-wise and Category-wise Number of LPG Distributors – As on 01.07.2025 Durgam Sheheri Rurban Gramin STATE/UT Kshetriya TOTAL Vitrak Vitrak Vitrak Vitrak Chandigarh 26 0 0 0 26 Delhi 318 0 0 0 318 Haryana 282 103 233 9 627 Himachal pradesh 69 14 91 37 211 Jammu &kashmir 126 34 75 40 275 Ladakh 0 13 2 9 24 Punjab 334 258 250 21 863 Rajasthan 434 163 654 134 1385 Uttar pradesh 1007 709 2308 122 4146 Uttarakhand 114 104 59 40 317 Andaman and nicobar islands 0 4 5 1 10 Arunachal pradesh 6 6 33 40 85 Assam 129 101 308 64 602 Bihar 240 252 1502 38 2032 Jharkhand 163 52 356 20 591 Manipur 15 13 36 39 103 Meghalaya 21 9 19 17 66 Mizoram 11 6 26 16 59 Nagaland 15 11 17 40 83 Odisha 173 100 578 114 965 Sikkim 9 1 9 10 29 Tripura 18 8 47 14 87 West bengal 405 164 962 74 1605 Chhattisgarh 105 75 172 182 534 Dadra and nagar haveli and daman and diu 5 1 1 0 7 Goa 44 4 5 2 55 Gujarat 421 121 487 13 1042 Madhya pradesh 472 210 485 385 1552 Maharashtra 1009 192 846 193 2240 Andhra pradesh 324 299 430 107 1160 Karnataka 535 139 551 53 1278 Kerala 224 136 321 22 703 Lakshadweep 1 0 0 0 1 Puducherry 15 11 3 0 29 Tamil nadu 566 364 613 109 1652 Telangana 291 105 335 80 811 Source: IOCL on behalf of OMCs PSU