The
Minister of State (I/C) for Petroleum & Natural Gas Shri Dharmendra Pradhan
informed the Lok Sabha in a written reply today that Government has
launched an initiative to encourage domestic LPG consumers, who can afford to
pay the market price for LPG, to voluntarily surrender their LPG subsidy. This
will enable the Government to utilize the limited resources to reach out to the
economically backward classes. State/UT-wise details of consumers who have
surrendered/renounced their subsidy is at Annexure-I
Every
LPG consumer, who surrenders LPG subsidy, is linked to a BPL household who gets
LPG connection in turn.
As
on 28.07.2015, total 13,86,885 consumers have voluntarily given up/surrendered
subsidy on LPG. Assuming that each of these customer consumes an average of 8
cylinders per annum and at the average subsidy rate of Rs. 200/- per
cylinder, the saving amounts to Rs. 2,21,90,16,000/- approx.
State/UT-wise
details of new domestic LPG connections released in the country including
rural areas during 2014-15 and from April – June 2015 is at Annexure-II
Government
has appealed to all the LPG consumers, who can afford to pay the market price
for LPG, to voluntarily surrender their LPG subsidy. The following measures
have been taken by OMCs to motivate the well off/rich and affluent people to
give subsidy voluntarily :-
(i) Publicity
campaigns through various media like Print, TV, Radio, Posters, Banners,
Hoardings etc.
(ii) Publicity
through camps/road shows/rallies/door to door campaign at district level.
(iii) Campaigns
at selected Retail Outlets to facilitate the customer for voluntary
surrendering their LPG subsidy.
(iv) Convenient
modes viz. IVRS, SMS, Web and Manual form made available for posting “Give It
Up” request.
(v) Appreciation
letters to LPG customers giving up their LPG subsidy and display of their
name in scroll of Honour in www.mylpg.in, if desired.
(vi) SMS to
above customers informing them the name of the BPL beneficiary issued LPG
connection against LPG subsidy given up by them.
(vii) Display of
the list showing the name of giving up customer and the linked BPL beneficiary
in www.mylpg.in.
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Annexure-I
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Annexure-I
in reply to part (a) & (b) of Unstarred Lok Sabha Question No. 2286
asked by Shri Pr. Senthil Nathan and others, answered on 3rd August 2015 in
relation to " Give Up Campaign of LPG Subsidy"
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State wise Company wise
Opt out status - as on 28th Jul' 2015 (Closing)
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STATE
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IOC
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HPC
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BPC
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Industry Total
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ANDAMAN AND NICOBAR
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226
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0
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0
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226
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ANDHRA PRADESH
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23318
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16400
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5841
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45559
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ARUNACHAL PRADESH
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317
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0
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3
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320
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ASSAM
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6611
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924
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1247
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8782
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BIHAR
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39499
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6623
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9618
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55740
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CHANDIGARH
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1194
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830
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834
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2858
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CHHATTISGARH
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8386
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4622
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1718
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14726
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DELHI
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78648
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36070
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25883
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140601
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DADRA & NAGAR HAVELI
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0
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218
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0
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218
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DAMAN & DIU
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0
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323
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140
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463
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GOA
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160
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11124
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1142
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12426
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GUJARAT
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23575
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12951
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11883
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48409
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HARYANA
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19445
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13630
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13806
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46881
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HIMACHAL PRADESH
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6251
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1106
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419
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7776
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JAMMU AND KASHMIR
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1115
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5326
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1425
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7866
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JHARKHAND
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8003
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2913
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2058
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12974
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KARNATAKA
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48982
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24264
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23565
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96811
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KERALA
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9318
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6585
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6954
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22857
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LAKSHADWEEP
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22
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0
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0
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22
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MADHYA PRADESH
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17806
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18037
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11003
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46846
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MAHARASHTRA
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44805
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71212
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110646
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226663
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MANIPUR
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4953
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0
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0
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4953
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MEGHALAYA
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1054
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0
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4
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1058
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MIZORAM
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919
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0
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0
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919
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NAGALAND
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1649
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0
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1
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1650
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ODISHA
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2670
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9383
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1658
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13711
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PUDUCHERRY
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1310
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160
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781
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2251
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PUNJAB
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21920
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11221
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13717
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46858
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RAJASTHAN
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30408
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12089
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17982
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60479
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SIKKIM
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616
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0
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0
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616
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TAMIL NADU
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41137
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12624
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47593
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101354
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TELANGANA
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14960
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8768
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10049
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33777
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TRIPURA
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1385
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0
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0
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1385
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UTTAR PRADESH
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126826
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60684
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57809
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245319
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UTTARAKHAND
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12948
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4170
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3012
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20130
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WEST BENGAL
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30446
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16422
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6533
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53401
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Total
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630882
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368679
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387324
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1386885
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PQ NO. 2286 ANNEXURE-II
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Annexure-II in reply to part (c) &
(d) of Unstarred Lok Sabha Question No. 2286 asked by Shri Pr. Senthil
Nathan and others, answered on 3rd August 2015 in relation to " Give Up
Campaign of LPG Subsidy"
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STATE/UT
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Domestic
new connections released by OMCs (in Lakhs)
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2015-16
(Apr - Jun'15)
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2014-15
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TOTAL
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TOTAL
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CHANDIGARH
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0.036
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0.169
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DELHI
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0.677
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2.951
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HARYANA
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1.286
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4.251
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HIMACHAL PRADESH
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0.259
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1.044
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JAMMU & KASHMIR
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0.391
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1.557
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PUNJAB
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1.262
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5.714
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RAJASTHAN
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2.571
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9.878
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UTTAR PRADESH
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7.863
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26.462
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UTTRANCHAL
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0.456
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1.440
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SUB TOTAL NORTH
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14.80
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53.47
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ANDAMAN & NICOBAR
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0.017
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0.046
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ARUNACHAL PRADESH
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0.065
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0.230
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ASSAM
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1.014
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3.774
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BIHAR
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2.529
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9.149
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JHARKHAND
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0.553
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2.140
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MANIPUR
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0.063
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0.329
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MEGHALAYA
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0.030
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0.120
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MIZORAM
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0.047
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0.186
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NAGALAND
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0.045
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0.140
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ORISSA
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1.533
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4.750
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SIKKIM
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0.033
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0.094
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TRIPURA
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0.155
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0.567
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WEST BENGAL
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3.902
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11.898
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SUB TOTAL EAST
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9.99
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33.42
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CHATTISGARH
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0.790
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2.828
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DADRA & NAGAR HAVELI
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0.011
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0.087
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DAMAN & DIU
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0.009
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0.054
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GOA
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0.036
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0.171
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GUJARAT
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1.225
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4.955
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MADHYA PRADESH
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1.889
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7.816
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MAHARASHTRA
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4.305
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16.591
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SUB TOTAL WEST
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8.27
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32.50
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ANDHRA PRADESH
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1.998
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9.867
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KARNATAKA
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2.665
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11.223
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KERALA
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0.883
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3.763
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LAKSHADWEEP
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0.001
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0.001
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PUDUCHERRY
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0.032
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0.171
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TAMILNADU
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2.677
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10.064
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TELANGANA
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1.941
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8.959
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SUB TOTAL SOUTH
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10.20
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44.05
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ALL INDIA
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43.25
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163.44
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MJPS/Rk