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LOK SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.729
TO BE ANSWERED ON 4th December, 2025
Expansion of Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana in Andhra Pradesh
729. Shri Putta Mahesh Kumar:
Shri Krishna Prasad Tenneti:
प(cid:282)े ो(cid:871)लयम एव ं (cid:292)ाकृ(cid:467)तक गैस म(cid:287)ं ी
Will the Minister of PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS be pleased to state:
(a) the details of the total number of beneficiaries of the Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana
(PMUY) during the last five years, State-wise and district-wise especially in Andhra Pradesh,
Eluru District and Bapatla Parliamentary Constituency;
(b) the details of the total quantum of funds allocated, released and utilized for the
establishment and setting up of LPG connections under PMUY during the last five years,
State-wise and district-wise especially in Andhra Pradesh, Eluru District and Bapatla
Parliamentary Constituency;
(c) whether the Government has considered expanding the number of LPG connections, if so,
the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor; and
(d) whether the Government has undertaken any steps to increase awareness regarding the
implementation of PMUY across the country, if so, the details thereof especially in Andhra
Pradesh?
ANSWER
प(cid:282)े ो(cid:871)लयम एवं (cid:292)ाकृ(cid:467)तक गैस मं(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) to (d): 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 01.11.2025, there were 10.33 crore PMUY connections across the
country including 9.71 lakh connections in state of Andhra Pradesh. State/UT-wise, details of
number of LPG connections released under PMUY during the last five years are at
Annexure- A.District-wise details of number of beneficiaries under Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana
(PMUY) during the last five years in Andhra Pradesh including in Eluru district and Bapatla
Parliamentary Constituency (covering Bapatla and Prakasam districts) are at Annexure- B.
No State/UT/District wise allocation of funds is done under PMUY. Since launch of PMUY
till financial year 2022-23, Government has been bearing an expenditure of up to Rs. 1600
per PMUY connection for Security Deposit (SD) of Cylinder, Pressure Regulator, Suraksha
Hose, DGCC booklet and installation charges. During financial year 2023-24 & 2024-25, this
expenditure was increased to Rs. 2,200 per connection for 14.2 Kg Single Bottle Connection/
5 Kg Double Bottle Connection & Rs. 1,300 per connection for 5 Kg Single Bottle
Connection.
Government has recently approved the release of 25 lakh additional LPG connections under
PMUY during Financial Year 2025-26 to clear pending applications and achieve saturation of
LPG access in the country. With this expansion, the total number of PMUY connections will
rise to 10.58 crore. Government has approved an expenditure of ₹676 crore for the release of
these connections, which includes ₹512.5 crore for providing 25 lakh deposit-free
connections at the rate of ₹2,050 per connection, ₹160 crore for targeted subsidy of ₹300 per
14.2 kg domestic LPG cylinder (for up to nine refills per year, proportionately pro-rated for 5
kg cylinders), and ₹3.5 crore towards project management expenses, transaction and SMS
charges, Information, Education & Communication (IEC) activities, and administrative
expenditure.
In order to create awareness about the scheme and also to address any issue pertaining to
LPG usage across the country including in the state of in Andhra Pradesh, various steps have
been taken inter alia, including organizing campaigns for improving awareness about PMUY,
organizing melas/camps to enroll and distribute connections, promotion through Out of Home
(OOH) hoardings, radio jingles, Information, Education and Communication (IEC) Vans etc.,
spreading awareness about advantages of using LPG over other conventional fuels and safe
usage of LPG through LPG Panchayats, enrolment/awareness camps under Viksit Bharat
SankalpYatra, facilitation of consumers and their families for Aadhar enrolment and opening
of bank accounts for getting PMUY connections. Government has taken several steps to
encourage consumption of LPG by PMUY beneficiaries, Swap option from 14.2 kg to 5 Kg
to reduce upfront cash outgo, option of 5 Kg Double Bottle Connection, Conducting Pradhan
Mantri LPG Panchayat to convince the beneficiaries to use LPG on sustained basis, mass
awareness camps etc. As a result of these efforts, per capita consumption of PMUY
beneficiaries (in terms of no. of 14.2 kg LPG cylinders taken per year) has increased from
3.68 (FY 2021-22) to 4.47 in FY 2024-25.
*******Annexure-A
Annexure referred to in part (a) to (d) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 729 to be
answered on 04.12.2025 regarding “Expansion of Pradhan MantriUjjwalaYojana in Andhra
Pradesh”.
Details of State-wise, LPG Connection released under PMUY during last five years
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
Andaman & Nicobar 12,602 13,403 13,447 13,827 13,822
Andhra Pradesh 3,91,625 4,16,861 5,12,437 9,68,332 973,213
Arunachal Pradesh 44,670 47,818 49,247 53,789 53,794
Assam 34,74,326 39,79,854 44,14,806 50,92,071 5,097,344
Bihar 85,23,573 1,00,94,557 1,07,33,364 1,16,19,851 11,628,502
Chandigarh 87 92 659 2,025 2,028
Chhattisgarh 29,88,523 33,51,181 34,92,221 37,85,197 3,801,362
Dadra Nagar-Haveli Daman & Diu 15,166 15,050 15,033 17,812 17,791
Delhi 76,190 98,756 1,42,164 2,56,931 259,579
Goa 1,081 1,081 1,265 1,956 1,955
Gujarat 28,99,233 34,38,252 38,43,237 43,04,694 4,308,245
Haryana 7,26,751 7,38,980 7,67,322 11,12,992 1,115,081
Himachal Pradesh 1,35,960 1,38,382 1,40,822 1,50,837 150,692
Jammu & Kashmir 12,30,134 12,38,847 12,45,438 12,69,743 1,269,651
Jharkhand 32,58,502 34,74,963 36,46,220 38,95,366 3,894,458
Karnataka 31,43,099 34,66,468 37,57,704 41,48,108 4,146,532
Kerala 2,56,136 3,00,498 3,41,187 3,87,761 387,759
Ladakh 11,072 11,099 11,090 11,089 11,085
Lakshwadeep 292 302 309 365 370
Madhya Pradesh 71,43,875 79,38,596 82,27,427 88,32,154 8,846,577
Maharashtra 44,19,772 46,98,339 48,90,055 52,15,785 5,217,287
Manipur 1,56,398 1,78,392 2,02,029 2,24,999 224,916
Meghalaya 1,50,526 1,73,142 2,14,928 3,16,624 317,155
Mizoram 28,122 29,645 33,595 36,031 36,006
Nagaland 54,096 77,111 91,807 1,22,199 122,138
Odisha 47,36,666 51,88,279 53,19,685 55,47,343 5,549,146
Pondicherry 13,568 14,218 14,833 19,322 19,389
Punjab 12,19,883 12,35,939 12,83,976 13,59,705 1,359,256
Rajasthan 63,59,564 66,20,356 69,27,163 73,77,084 7,381,006
Sikkim 8,752 12,457 13,795 19,911 19,872
Tamil Nadu 32,37,695 34,50,256 37,04,058 41,01,978 4,099,805
Telangana 10,71,393 11,11,322 11,52,850 11,85,624 1,184,171
Tripura 2,71,530 2,71,904 2,83,503 3,15,462 316,411
Uttar Pradesh 1,47,33,034 1,67,18,454 1,75,03,067 1,85,92,478 18,593,754
Uttarakhand 4,03,234 4,49,877 4,96,450 5,30,167 530,076
West Bengal 88,39,050 1,09,08,400 1,23,72,225 1,23,76,395 12,374,688
Source: IOCL on behalf of PSU OMCsAnnexure-B
Annexure referred to in part (a) to (d) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 729 to be
answered on 04.12.2025 regarding “Expansion of Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana in Andhra
Pradesh”.
District-wise PMUY connections in the state of Andhra Pradesh as
on 01.04.2025
Number of PMUY
District
connections
Alluri Seetharama Raju 19,120
Anakapalli 28,231
Anantapur 20,465
Annamaya 5,199
Bapatla 11,284
Chittoor 9,304
Cuddapah (YSR Kadapa) 15,670
East godavari 37,899
Eluru 23,719
Guntur 7,776
Kakinada 49,470
Konaseema 22,732
Krishna 15,508
Kurnool 29,889
Nandyala 18,017
Nellore (sriPottiSriramulu Nellore) 32,255
NTR 23,347
Palnadu 11,699
ParvathipuramManyam 14,289
Prakasam 15,160
SRI SATHYA SAI 16,494
Srikakulam 38,889
Tirupati 10,169
Visakhapatnam 15,531
Vizianagaram 52,204
West Godavari 35,439
Andhra Pradesh - Total 5,79,759
Source: IOCL on behalf of PSU OMCs