The Minister of
State (I/C) for Petroleum & Natural Gas Shri Dharmendra Pradhan informed
the Lok Sabha in a written reply today that the details of
subsidy/under-recovery on Diesel, PDS Kerosene and Domestic LPG since 2012-13
is as follows:
Subsidy/ Under-recovery on
Petroleum Products
|
Particulars
|
2012-13
|
2013-14
|
2014-15
|
9M, 2015-16
|
|
Diesel – Under-recovery of OMCs
|
92,061
|
62,837
|
10,935*
|
0
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
PDS Kerosene
|
|
|
|
|
|
Under-recovery of OMCs
|
29,410
|
30,574
|
24,799
|
9,993
|
|
PDS Kerosene and Domestic LPG Subsidy Scheme, 2002
|
741
|
676
|
0
|
0
|
|
Freight Subsidy (For Far-Flung Areas) Scheme, 2002
|
5
|
5
|
5
|
0
|
|
Total Subsidy on PDS Kerosene
|
30,156
|
31,255
|
24,804
|
9,993
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Domestic LPG
|
|
|
|
|
|
Under-recovery of OMCs
|
39,558
|
46,458
|
36,580
|
8
|
|
PDS Kerosene and Domestic LPG Subsidy Scheme, 2002
|
1,989
|
1,904
|
0
|
0
|
|
Freight Subsidy (For Far-Flung Areas) Scheme, 2002
|
18
|
16
|
18
|
0
|
|
Total DBTL Subsidy (claims)
|
0
|
3,869
|
3,971
|
12,084
|
|
Total Subsidy on Domestic LPG
|
41,565
|
52,247
|
40,569
|
12,092
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total Subsidy/ Under-recovery on Petroleum Products
|
163,782
|
146,339
|
76,308
|
22,085
|
* up to 18.10.2014 only
The
major steps taken by the Government to reduce the subsidy/ under-recovery
burden are given below:
(i)
Diesel
price was made market determined effective 19th October 2014.
(ii)
Petrol
price was made market determined effective 26th June 2010.
(iii)
The
Government has also launched Direct Benefit Transfer Scheme (PAHAL) in the
entire country effective 1st January 2015 wherein the subsidy on Domestic LPG
is provided only to the eligible consumer directly in their bank account.
Further, on 28th December 2015, the Government has decided that the
benefit of the LPG subsidy will not be available for LPG consumers if the
consumer or his/her spouse had taxable income of more than Rs 10,00,000/-
during the previous financial year computed as per the Income Tax Act, 1961.
(iv) The quota of
PDS Kerosene has been rationalized over the years resulting in reduction in
subsidy.
As on date more than 1 crore LPG customers
have given up LPG subsidy under the ‘GiveItUp’ campaign. The approximate
annual subsidy saving is likely to be in the range of Rs. 1668 crore (approx.)
assuming an average subsidy of Rs. 139 per cylinder.
‘GiveItUp’ campaign is a continuous process
and wide publicity is given for voluntarily surrender of subsidy.
To provide clean fuel to every household in the country,
Public Sector Oil Marketing Companies (OMCs) propose to release 10 crore new
LPG connections during 2016-19 in mission mode. Out of these 10 crore new
connections, 5 crores will be released free of cost to women belonging to
the Below Poverty Line (BPL) families under Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana
(PMUY) Scheme.
YKB/Rk