5.89 crore LPG connections released so far Under PMUY

Benefits of PMUY extended to all left out poor families

Pradhan Mantri UjjwalaYojana (PMUY) is currently under implementation across the country. As on 26 December 2018, more than 5.89 crore connections have been released under PMUY. Earlier, the beneficiaries under PMUY were identified either from SECC list or from seven other identified categories. Now, the Government has decided to extend the benefit to all left out poor families underPMUY, subject to fulfilment of terms & conditions.

OMCs have reported very minuscule number of cases of established irregularities in providing gas connections to BPL households under PMUY since launch of the Scheme. OMCs have taken punitive action as per the extant Marketing Discipline Guidelines (MDG) and the Distributorship Agreement against LPG distributors in all the established cases of irregularities.

Implementation of PMUY is monitored closely in terms of number of beneficiaries identified and the actual number of connections released vis-a-vis LPG coverage in States/Districts. The difficulties faced by OMCs mainly relate to identification of households, difficult terrain, low awareness on usefulness of LPG etc. The Government has taken up the matter with concerned State Governments. Further, OMCs have launched awareness programme through print and electronic media highlighting the benefit of usage of LPG.

As on 01 December 2018, there are 22,328 LPG distributors in the country. Further, with a view to strengthen the LPG distribution infrastructure, OMCs had advertised more than 6400 locations across the country, which are mostly in rural areas.

State/UT-wise details of LPG connections released under PMUY as on 26 December 2018.

S.No - State/UT - Connections released

1. Andaman and Nicobar Islands - 7,241

2. Andhra Pradesh - 1,90,827

3. Arunachal Pradesh - 36,721

4. Assam - 23,72,492

5. Bihar - 70,12,974

6. Chandigarh - 46

7. Chhattisgarh - 26,56,264

8. Dadra and Nagar Haveli - 13,065

9. Daman and Diu - 411

10. Delhi - 63,488

11. Goa - 1,053

12. Gujarat - 19,01,141

13. Haryana - 6,11,954

14. Himachal Pradesh - 89,460

15. Jammu and Kashmir - 8,27,348

16. Jharkhand - 25,75,224

17. Karnataka - 18,28,061

18. Kerala - 1,55,021

19. Lakshadweep - 286

20. Madhya Pradesh - 52,60,923

21. Maharashtra - 34,62,409

22. Manipur - 1,03,021

23. Meghalaya - 1,33,366

24. Mizoram - 25,071

25. Nagaland - 46,243

26. Odisha - 35,39,313

27. Puducherry - 12,831

28. Punjab - 11,40,510

29. Rajasthan - 43,45,613

30. Sikkim - 5,270

31. Tamil Nadu - 27,88,988

32. Telangana - 5,16,669

33. Tripura - 1,90,610

34. Uttar Pradesh - 99,06,117

35. Uttarakhand - 2,68,480

36. West Bengal - 68,21,015

Total - 589,09,526

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