Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas03-February, 2022 17:22 IST
5kg Gas Cylinder Connections

Oil Marketing Companies have released 8.1  lakh 5 kg connections to PMUY beneficiaries

The Minister of State for Petroleum and Natural Gas, Shri Rameswar Teli in a written reply to a question in the Lok Sabha today informed that the under Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana (PMUY), the customers have been given option to select 5 kg or 14.2 kg cylinder connections. As on 01.01.2022, Oil Marketing Companies (OMCs) have released 8.1  lakh  number of 5 kg connections to PMUY beneficiaries. Apart from the above, OMCs have also given swapping option from 14.2 kg cylinder with 5 kg cylinder and vice versa to the PMUY beneficiaries. 14.2 kg beneficiaries numbering 7.69 lakh have availed this facility to switch to 5 kg cylinders. A seamless and hassle free facility to switch to 5 Kg cylinder exists and the option in this regard is exercised by the beneficiaries.

As on 01.01.2022, 1.08 crore LPG consumers have voluntary given up their LPG subsidy. State/UT-wise details are at Annexure.

Annexure

Annexure regarding “5 kg Gas Cylinder Connections”

State/UT

Number of customers given up their LPG Subsidy

Andaman and Nicobar Islands

421

Andhra Pradesh

2,34,009

Arunachal Pradesh

23,638

Assam

1,90,400

Bihar

4,35,425

Chandigarh

19,204

Chhattisgarh

1,42,696

Delhi

8,51,854

Dadra and Nagar Haveli & Daman and Diu

13,968

Goa

46,192

Gujarat

4,89,563

Himachal Pradesh

71,439

Haryana

3,61,652

Jharkhand

1,02,332

Jammu and Kashmir

1,54,762

Kerala

3,03,645

Karnataka

7,54,187

Lakshadweep

143

Ladakh

144

Manipur

47,121

Meghalaya

7,672

Maharashtra

17,85,126

Mizoram

43,985

Madhya Pradesh

4,56,389

Nagaland

31,670

Odisha

1,69,630

Puducherry

16,553

Punjab

4,14,027

Rajasthan

7,14,552

Sikkim

7,827

Telangana

3,80,492

Tamil Nadu

6,73,958

Tripura

18,871

Uttar Pradesh

13,54,264

Uttarakhand

1,56,516

West Bengal

3,59,608

Total

1,08,33,935

Source : OMCs.

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(Release ID :231395)