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
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Annexure regarding “5 kg Gas Cylinder Connections”
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State/UT
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Number of customers given up their LPG Subsidy
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Andaman and Nicobar Islands
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421
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Andhra Pradesh
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2,34,009
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Arunachal Pradesh
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23,638
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Assam
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1,90,400
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Bihar
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4,35,425
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Chandigarh
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19,204
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Chhattisgarh
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1,42,696
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Delhi
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8,51,854
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Dadra and Nagar Haveli & Daman and Diu
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13,968
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Goa
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46,192
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Gujarat
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4,89,563
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Himachal Pradesh
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71,439
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Haryana
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3,61,652
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Jharkhand
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1,02,332
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Jammu and Kashmir
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1,54,762
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Kerala
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3,03,645
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Karnataka
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7,54,187
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Lakshadweep
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143
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Ladakh
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144
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Manipur
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47,121
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Meghalaya
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7,672
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Maharashtra
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17,85,126
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Mizoram
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43,985
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Madhya Pradesh
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4,56,389
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Nagaland
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31,670
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Odisha
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1,69,630
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Puducherry
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16,553
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Punjab
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4,14,027
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Rajasthan
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7,14,552
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Sikkim
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7,827
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Telangana
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3,80,492
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Tamil Nadu
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6,73,958
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Tripura
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18,871
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Uttar Pradesh
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13,54,264
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Uttarakhand
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1,56,516
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West Bengal
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3,59,608
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Total
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1,08,33,935
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Source : OMCs.
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RKM
(Release ID :231395)