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LOK SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3192
TO BE ANSWERED ON 06th August, 2026
LPG Connections under PMUY in Warangal
3192. Dr. Kadiyam Kavya:
प(cid:282)े ो(cid:871)लयम एव ं(cid:292)ाकृ(cid:467)तक गसै म(cid:287)ं ी
Will the Minister of PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS be pleased to state:
(a) the number of Liquefied Petroleum gas (LPG) connections released under the Pradhan
Mantri Ujjwala Yojana (PMUY) during the last three years in Warangal (SC) Parliamentary
Constituency, year-wise; and
(b) the measures taken by the Government to improve refill affordability and encourage
sustained use of LPG among PMUY beneficiary households in the constituency including the
details of refill subsidies and awareness initiatives, if any?
ANSWER
प(cid:282)े ो(cid:871)लयम एव ं(cid:292)ाकृ(cid:467)तक गसै 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) and (b): 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.
Warangal (SC) Parliamentary Constituency covers districts of Jangaon, Hanmankonda,
Warangal and Jayashankar Bhupalpally. As on 01.07.2026, there were about 10.58 crore
PMUY connections across the country including 1.22 lakh connections in Warangal
Parliamentary Constituency. Year-wise details of PMUY connections released in these
districts during the last three financial years are given below:
District FY 2023-24 FY 2024-25 FY 2025-26
Jangaon 750 0 1,075
Hanmankonda 1,068 38 253
Warangal 717 0 43
Jayashankar Bhupalpally 393 46 1,464
Source: IOCL on behalf of PSU OMCs
In order to encourage sustained usage among PMUY beneficiaries, various steps have been
taken, including organizing campaigns for improving awareness about PMUY, promotion
through Out of Home (OOH) hoardings, radio jingles, Information, Education and
Communication (IEC) Vans etc. In addition, PMUY beneficiaries have been given Swap
option from 14.2 kg to 5 Kg to reduce upfront cash outgo and option of 5 Kg Double Bottle
Connection.India imports majority of its LPG requirement & LPG prices in the country are based on
Saudi CP. The average Saudi CP (the international benchmark for LPG pricing) rose upto
US$ 780/MT in April and May 2026. In June 2026, as the Saudi CP rose further to US$
796/MT (excluding premium), the Market Determined Price (MDP) of a 14.2 kg domestic
LPG cylinder went upto Rs. 1,695 per 14.2 Kg cylinder.
The Retail Selling Price of domestic LPG is being maintained at Rs. 942 per 14.2 Kg cylinder
since June 2026, which carried an implicit subsidy (under-recovery) of more than Rs 700 per
14.2 Kg cylinder in June 2026 and Rs 500 per cylinder during July 2026. Even for the month
of August 2026, the RSP carries an implicit subsidy of Rs. 188 per cylinder. For more than
10.5 crore PMUY consumers, the effective price is only Rs. 642 per cylinder (Delhi), after a
targeted subsidy of Rs. 300 per cylinder.
Government have been ensuring availability of domestic LPG at affordable prices to
households in the country for which Government have paid to the OMCs compensation of
Rs. 22,000 crore in FY 2022-23 and paying Rs. 30,000 crore during FY 2025-26 and FY
2026-27. Even after the payment of this compensation, accumulated under-recoveries of the
PSU OMCs on domestic LPG were more than Rs 51,000 crores as of 30th June 2026 itself.
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 cylinders taken per year) has increased from 3.68 in FY 2021-22
to 4.71 in FY 2025-26.
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