Parliament Question: PMUY and City Gas Distribution Network

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3085 TO BE ANSWERED ON 6th August, 2026 PMUY and City Gas Distribution Network †3085. Dr. Rajkumar Sangwan:

Shri Rahul Kaswan:

Smt. Sanjna Jatav:

Shri Kuldeep Indora: पे(cid:282)ो(cid:871)लयम एवं (cid:292)ाकृ(cid:467)तक गैस मं(cid:287)ी

Will the Minister of PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS be pleased to state:

(a) whether the Government has extended the access to clean energy by providing Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) connections on a large scale to eligible households under the Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana (PMUY) during the last three years, if so, the details thereof, State/UT- wise;

(b) the details of LPG connections released/issued under the PMUY during the last three years, including the districts of Alwar, Bharatpur and Deeg under the Bharatpur Parliamentary Constituency, the number of beneficiaries currently using LPG cylinders regularly and the number of beneficiaries who did not avail even a single refill during the said period, State/UT- wise;

(c) the details of the average LPG refill consumption by PMUY beneficiaries during the last three years, State/UT-wise;

(d) the details of Geographical Areas (GAs) authorised for City Gas Distribution (CGD) during the last three years, including the districts of the State of Uttar Pradesh and the Baghpat Lok Sabha Constituency and the number of households provided with domestic Piped Natural Gas

(PNG) connections under the City Gas Distribution (CGD) network in the States of Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh, including the Bharatpur Parliamentary Constituency, State/UT-wise and district- wise; and

(e) whether the Government has assessed the limited use of LPG by poor households due to the rising cost of refills and is considering providing any additional assistance to make refills more affordable under the subsidy scheme, the Ujjwala Yojana and other assistance measures, if so, the details thereof? ANSWER पे(cid:282)ो(cid:871)लयम एवं (cid:292)ाकृ(cid:467)तक गैस मं(cid:287)ालय म(cid:581) रा(cid:207)यमं(cid:287)ी ((cid:302)ी सुरेश गोपी) MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS (SHRI SURESH GOPI)

(a) to (c): Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana (PMUY) was launched in May, 2016 with an objective to provide deposit free LPG connection to adult women from poor households across the country. As on 01.08.2026, there were approximately 10.57 crore PMUY connections acrossthe country. The State/UT-wise details of LPG connections released under PMUY during last three financial year are at Annexure–A.

The details of LPG connections released under the PMUY during the last three years in the districts of Alwar, Bharatpur and Deeg under the Bharatpur Parliamentary Constituency are as

under:

District Number of PMUY Connections released during last three Financial Year Alwar 10,615 Bharatpur 11,199 Deeg 7,467

Source: IOCL on behalf of PSU OMCs There were 9.60 crore PMUY beneficiaries as of 31st March 2023. The State/UT-wise details of number of PMUY beneficiaries who did not take any refill from FY 2023-24 to FY 2025-26 are at Annexure- B.

The State/UT-wise details of the average LPG refill consumption by PMUY beneficiaries of the PMUY during the last three years are at Annexure-C.

(d): Providing Piped Natural Gas (PNG) connections and establishment of Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) stations is part of the development of City Gas Distribution (CGD) Network, which inter alia include creation of pipeline infrastructure and other facilities for the supply of PNG to domestic, commercial and industrial units and CNG to transport sector which is being carried out by the entities authorized by Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board (PNGRB). The list of GAs authorized by PNGRB since April, 2023 is at Annexure-D.

Baghpat is part of Bagpat District GA authorized to Think Gas Bagpat Private Limited. As on

31.05.2026, authorized entity has provided 5,448 Domestic PNG connections in the GA.

Bharatpur is part of Firozabad (Taj Trapezium Zone) GA authorized to GAIL Gas Limited. As of

31.05.2026, authorized entity has provided 32,065 Domestic PNG connections in the GA. The district wise progress of Domestic PNG connections in the State of Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan is at Annexure-E and Annexure-F.

(e): The Retail Selling Price of domestic LPG is being maintained at Rs. 942 per 14.2 Kg cylinder (Delhi) since June 2026, which carried an implicit subsidy (under-recovery) of more than Rs 700 per 14.2 Kg cylinder in June 2026 and Rs 500 per cylinder during July 2026. Even for the month of August 2026, the RSP of 14.2 Kg cylinder carries an implicit subsidy of Rs. 188 per cylinder. For more than 10.5 crore PMUY consumers, the effective price is only Rs. 642 per cylinder (upto 4 refills per year), after a targeted subsidy of Rs. 300 per cylinder.

Government have been ensuring availability of domestic LPG at affordable prices to households in the country for which Government have paid to the OMCs a compensation of Rs. 22,000 crore in FY 2022-23 and paying Rs. 30,000 crore during FY 2025-26 and FY 2026-27. Even after the payment of this compensation, accumulated under-recoveries of the PSU OMCs on domestic LPG were more than Rs 51,000 crores as of 30th June 2026 itself.

*******Annexure-A Annexure referred to in reply to part (a) to (c) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 3085 to be answered on 06.08.2026 regarding “PMUY and City Gas Distribution Network”:

Details of State-wise, LPG Connection released under PMUY during last three years State/UT Number of PMUY Connections released by OMCs Andaman and Nicobar Islands 625 Andhra Pradesh 6,26,191 Arunachal Pradesh 6,010 Assam 8,49,456 Bihar 13,39,921 Chandigarh 1,374 Chhattisgarh 4,84,817 Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu 3,974 Delhi 1,48,421 Goa 789 Gujarat 5,64,392 Haryana 4,46,006 Himachal Pradesh 12,081 Jammu and Kashmir 36,705 Jharkhand 3,41,028 Karnataka 4,90,277 Kerala 50,553 Ladakh 2 Lakshadweep 61 Madhya Pradesh 8,22,200 Maharashtra 3,87,720 Manipur 27,240 Meghalaya 1,10,439 Mizoram 4,872 Nagaland 40,658 Odisha 3,35,281 Puducherry 5,501 Punjab 80,381 Rajasthan 6,01,529 Sikkim 6,348 Tamil Nadu 5,07,051 Telangana 86,313 Tripura 50,336 Uttar Pradesh 14,99,108 Uttarakhand 35,939 West Bengal 8,215

Source: IOCL on behalf of PSU OMCsAnnexure-B Annexure referred to in reply to part (a) to (c) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 3085 to be answered on 06.08.2026 regarding “PMUY and City Gas Distribution Network”:

Details of Number of PMUY beneficiaries who did not take any refills during last three financial years State/UT Number of PMUY Customers not taken any refill during three FYs Andaman & Nicobar 947 Andhra Pradesh 14,740 Arunachal Pradesh 3,070 Assam 6,69,518 Bihar 5,93,451 Chandigarh 4 Chhattisgarh 6,00,561 Dadra and Nagar haveli & Daman and Diu 190 Delhi 5,398 Goa 25 Gujarat 81,783 Haryana 25,571 Himachal Pradesh 3,911 Jammu & Kashmir 53,218 Jharkhand 3,90,515 Karnataka 87,239 Kerala 7,377 Ladakh 290 Lakshadweep 5 Madhya Pradesh 5,78,960 Maharashtra 94,677 Manipur 9,943 Meghalaya 30,567 Mizoram 2,509 Nagaland 8,616 Odisha 3,52,035 Pondicherry 170 Punjab 34,962 Rajasthan 1,53,649 Sikkim 791 Tamil Nadu 1,44,459 Telangana 42,542 Tripura 78,368 Uttar Pradesh 5,01,612 Uttarakhand 18,882 West Bengal 8,41,233 Total 54,31,788

Source: IOCL on behalf of PSU OMCsAnnexure-C Annexure referred to in reply to part (a) to (c) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 3085 to be answered on 06.08.2026 regarding “PMUY and City Gas Distribution Network”:

State/UT-wise details of Per Connection Consumption during the last three years Per Connection Consumption of PMUY Beneficiaries State/UT (in terms of 14.2 Kg Refill/Year) 2023-24 2024-25 2025-26 Chandigarh 4.88 7.26 7.25 Delhi 6.61 7.57 7.58 Haryana 6.10 6.76 6.76 Himachal Pradesh 4.08 4.47 4.28 Jammu & Kashmir 3.43 4.03 4.27 Ladakh 2.97 4.54 5.23 Punjab 5.52 5.63 5.49 Rajasthan 4.45 4.93 5.02 Uttar Pradesh 4.56 5.08 5.35 Uttarakhand 4.88 5.04 5.15 Andaman & Nicobar Islands 5.60 6.06 5.16 Arunachal Pradesh 3.77 4.14 4.10 Assam 2.96 3.36 3.65 Bihar 3.82 4.15 4.49 Jharkhand 2.73 3.20 3.68 Manipur 4.24 4.40 4.49 Meghalaya 2.40 2.60 2.90 Mizoram 4.70 5.37 5.34 Nagaland 3.23 3.97 4.32 Odisha 3.46 4.03 4.32 Sikkim 3.62 4.77 5.17 Tripura 2.67 3.20 3.63 West Bengal 3.90 4.78 5.03 Chhattisgarh 1.92 2.39 2.52 Dadra & Nagar Haveli 4.92 4.92 4.72 Goa 3.93 4.27 4.67 Gujarat 4.76 5.31 5.56 Madhya Pradesh 3.11 3.50 3.73 Maharashtra 4.62 5.19 5.33 Andhra Pradesh 3.73 4.42 4.68 Karnataka 4.76 5.35 5.49 Kerala 3.99 4.40 4.75 Lakshadweep 3.82 3.60 4.35 Puducherry 6.25 6.91 6.97 Tamil Nadu 4.38 4.81 5.04 Telangana 3.47 3.67 3.70

Source: IOCL on behalf of PSU OMCsAnnexure-D Annexure referred to in reply to part (d) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 3085 to be answered on 06.08.2026 regarding “PMUY and City Gas Distribution Network”:

Details of GAs authorized by PNGRB since April 2023 Month of Authorization Geographical Area (GA) Authorized Authorization Date Entity April 2023 25-Apr-2023 Faridabad-2 (Haryana) Adani Total Gas Limited April 2023 25-Apr-2023 Gurugram-2 (Haryana) Haryana City Gas Distribution Limited April 2023 25-Apr-2023 Noida (including Greater Noida), Uttar Indraprastha Gas Pradesh Limited April 2024 19-Apr-2024 Arunachal Pradesh State Consortium of BPCL & OIL India Ltd April 2024 19-Apr-2024 Anantnag, Bandipora, Baramulla, Bharat Petroleum Budgam, Doda, Ganderbal, Kargil, Corporation Kishtwar, Kulgam, Kupwara, Leh, Limited Poonch, Pulwama, Rajouri, Ramban, Shopian & Srinagar (J&K & Ladakh) April 2024 19-Apr-2024 Meghalaya State Consortium of HCG (KCE) Pvt.

Ltd. & Others April 2024 19-Apr-2024 Mizoram State Tripura Natural Gas Company Limited April 2024 19-Apr-2024 Nagaland State HPOIL Gas Private Limited April 2024 19-Apr-2024 Sikkim State Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited April 2024 22-Apr-2024 Manipur State Tripura Natural Gas Company Limited

Source: PNGRB, PPACAnnexure-E Annexure referred to in reply to part (d) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 3085 to be answered on 06.08.2026 regarding “PMUY and City Gas Distribution Network”:

UTTAR PRADESH DISTRICT WISE DATA AS ON 31.05.2026 Sr.No. GA Name of GA District Covered Name of Authorized Domestic ID Entity PNG 1 1.03 Mathura Mathura District Torrent Gas Limited 26937 2 1.06 Meerut Meerut District GAIL Gas Limited 82896 3 2.02 Allahabad Allahabad District Indian Oil Adani Gas Private 25159 Limited 4 2.03 Jhansi Jhansi District Central UP Gas Limited 29580 5 6.02 Saharanpur District Saharanpur District Bharat Petroleum 30077 Corporation Limited 6 8.05 Bulandshahr (part) District Bulandshahr District Indian Oil Adani Gas Private 16257 Limited 7 8.06 Bagpat District Bagpat District Bagpat Green Energy Private 5448 Limited Aligarh District Indian Oil Adani Gas Private 0 Limited Bulandshahr District (EAAA), Aligarh & Bulandshahr District Indian Oil Adani Gas Private 7344 8 9.76 Hathras Districts Limited Hathras District Indian Oil Adani Gas Private 0 Limited Allahabad District (EAAA), Bhadohi & Allahabad District Indian Oil Adani Gas Private 8441 Kaushambi Districts Limited Bhadohi District Indian Oil Adani Gas Private 0 9 9.77 Limited Indian Oil Adani Gas Private Kausambi District Limited 0 Amethi, Pratapgarh & Raebareli Districts Amethi District Bharat Petroleum 3125 Corporation Limited Pratapgarh District Bharat Petroleum 398 10 9.78 Corporation Limited Rai Bareli District Bharat Petroleum 4189 Corporation Limited Auraiya District Torrent Gas Limited 9102 Etawah District Torrent Gas Limited 6734 11 9.79 Auraiya, Kanpur Dehat & Etawah Districts Kanpur Dehat District Torrent Gas Limited 2074 12 9.8 Faizabad & Sultanpur Districts Faizabad District Green Gas Limited 2063 Sultanpur District Green Gas Limited 0 Gorakhpur District Torrent Gas Limited 18369 Kushinagar District Torrent Gas Limited 0 Gorakhpur, Sant Kabir Nagar & Kushinagar 13 9.81 Districts Sant Kabir Nagar Torrent Gas Limited 395 District Meerut District Indraprastha Gas Limited 1905 Meerut District (EAAA), Muzaffarnagar & Shamli Districts Muzaffarnagar Indraprastha Gas Limited 66030 District 14 9.82

Source: PNGRB(Cont.) UTTAR PRADESH DISTRICT WISE DATA AS ON 31.05.2026 Sr.N GA ID Name of GA District Covered Name of Authorized Domestic o. Entity PNG Shamali District Indraprastha Gas 10299 Limited 15 9.83 Moradabad (EAAA) District Moradabad District Torrent Gas Limited 13433 16 9.84 Unnao (EAAA) District Unnao District Green Gas Limited 749 17 10.31 Jhansi (EAAA) District, Bhind, Jalaun, Jalaun District Adani Total Gas Limited 0 Lalitpur and Datia Districts Jhansi District Adani Total Gas Limited 0 Lalitpur District Adani Total Gas Limited 0 18 10.36 Azamgarh, Mau and Ballia Districts Azamgarh District Torrent Gas Limited 11103 Ballia District Torrent Gas Limited 0 Mau District Torrent Gas Limited 3879 19 10.37 Bareilly (EAAA) District, Pilibhit and Bareilly District Hindustan Petroleum 2476 Rampur Districts Corporation Limited Pilibhit District Hindustan Petroleum 6552 Corporation Limited Rampur District Hindustan Petroleum 8006 Corporation Limited 20 10.38 Basti and Ambedkarnagar Districts Ambedkarnagar District Torrent Gas Limited 1899 Basti District Torrent Gas Limited 7761 21 10.39 Farrukhabad, Etah and Hardoi Districts Etah District Hindustan Petroleum 2023 Corporation Limited Farrukhabad District Hindustan Petroleum 6526 Corporation Limited Hardoi District Hindustan Petroleum 10671 Corporation Limited 22 10.4 Gonda and Barabanki Districts Barabanki District Torrent Gas Limited 6224 Gonda District Torrent Gas Limited 4302 23 10.41 Jaunpur and Ghazipur Districts Ghazipur District Indian Oil Adani Gas 0 Private Limited Jaunpur District Indian Oil Adani Gas 7849 Private Limited 24 10.42 Kanpur (EAAA) District, Fatehpur and Fatehpur District Indraprastha Gas 31842 Hamirpur Districts Limited Hamirpur District Indraprastha Gas 8857 Limited Kanpur District Indraprastha Gas 19936 Limited 25 10.43 Mainpuri and Kannauj Districts Kannauj District Hindustan Petroleum 3212 Corporation Limited Mainpuri District Hindustan Petroleum 14521 Corporation Limited Chandauli District GAIL Gas Limited 11863

Source: PNGRB(Cont.) UTTAR PRADESH DISTRICT WISE DATA AS ON 31.05.2026 Sr.No. GA Name of GA District Covered Name of Authorized Domestic ID Entity PNG 26 10.44 Mirzapur, Chandauli and Sonbhadra Districts Mirzapur District GAIL Gas Limited 291 Sonbhadra District GAIL Gas Limited 352 27 10.45 Shahjahanpur and Budaun Districts Budaun District Hindustan Petroleum 2369 Corporation Limited Shahjahanpur District Hindustan Petroleum 18096 Corporation Limited 28 10.46 Bijnor and Nainital Districts Bijnor District Hindustan Petroleum 7917 Corporation Limited 29 11.07 Gopalganj, Siwan, West Champaran, East Champaran and Deoria District Bharat Petroleum 19975 Deoria districts Corporation Limited Megha City Gas Distribution Amroha District 0 Private Limited Amroha (except area already authorized) & Sambhal (except 30 11.58 area already authorized) districts Sambhal (except area already Megha City Gas Distribution 0 authorized) District Private Limited Megha City Gas Distribution 31 11.59 Kasganj district Kasganj District Private Limited 0 32 11.63 Banda, Chitrakoot and Mahoba Banda District Indraprastha Gas Limited 31388 Chitrakoot District Indraprastha Gas Limited 0 Mahoba District Indraprastha Gas Limited 7555 33 97.06 Varanasi District Varanasi District GAIL India Limited 133606 34 98.01 Khurja Bulandshahr District Adani Total Gas Limited 14713 35 98.03 Moradabad Moradabad District Torrent Gas Limited 43181 36 99.03 Bareilly Bareilly District Central UP Gas Limited 60089 37 99.04 Kanpur Kanpur District Central UP Gas Limited 139016 38 99.1 Agra Agra District Green Gas Limited 117415 Aligarh District GAIL Gas Limited 0 Firozabad District GAIL Gas Limited 11601 39 99.13 Firozabad (Taj Trapezium Zone) Hathras District GAIL Gas Limited 0 Mathura District GAIL Gas Limited 8404 40 99.17 Lucknow Lucknow District Green Gas Limited 131923 41 99.19 Ghaziabad & Hapur Districts Ghaziabad Districts Indraprastha Gas Limited 437310 Hapud District Indraprastha Gas Limited 6272 42 99.2 Noida(Including Greater Goutam Buddh Nagar Indraprastha Gas Limited 468279 Noida) District Bharat Petroleum Bahraich 23359 Corporation Limited Bharat Petroleum Balrampur 3545 Corporation Limited

Source: PNGRB(Cont.) UTTAR PRADESH DISTRICT WISE DATA AS ON 31.05.2026 Sr.No. GA ID Name of GA District Name of Authorized Domestic Covered Entity PNG 43 11A.01 Lakhimpur Kheri, Sitapur, Bahraich, Shrawasti, Balrampur, Siddharth Nagar & Maharajganj Districts Bharat Petroleum Corporation Lakhimpur Kheri 33682 Limited Bharat Petroleum Corporation Maharajganj 3016 Limited Bharat Petroleum Corporation Shrawasti 1114 Limited Bharat Petroleum Corporation Siddharth Nagar 4005 Limited Bharat Petroleum Corporation Sitapur 37354 Limited Total 2306333

Source: PNGRBAnnexure-F Annexure referred to in reply to part (d) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 3085 to be answered on 06.08.2026 regarding “PMUY and City Gas Distribution Network”:

RAJASTHAN DISTRICT WISE DATA AS ON 31.05.2026 GA Name of GA Name of Authorized Date of Date of Target District PNG Sr.No. ID Entity Authorization Completion Covered Domestic Connections 1 1.02 Kota Rajasthan State Gas 01-Jun-09 30-Jun-14 Kota District 81288 Limited 2 9.55 Barmer, Jaisalmer & Jodhpur AGP CGD India Private 28-Sep-18 30-Sep-30 Barmer District 568 Districts Limited Jaisalmer District 0 Jodhpur District 50503 3 9.56 Alwar (Other than Bhiwadi) & Jaipur Torrent Gas Jaipur 27-08-2018 31-Mar-30 Alwar District 266 Districts Private Limited (New start date

01.04.2022) Jaipur District 19063 4 9.57 Kota District (EAAA), Baran & Torrent Gas Limited 13-Sep-18 30-Sep-28 Baran District 1454 Chittorgarh (Only Rawatbhata Taluka) Districts Chittorgarh 0 District Kota District 5327 5 9.58 Bhilwara & Bundi Districts Adani Total Gas Limited 14-Sep-18 Bilwara District 5154 Bundi District 0 6 9.59 Chittorgarh (Other than Rawatbhata 13-Sep-18 Chittorgarh 29233 Taluka) & Udaipur Districts District Udaipur District 0 7 9.6 Dholpur District Dholpur CGD Private 28-Sep-18 Dholpur District 2741 Limited 8 10.3 Jhabua, Banswara, Ratlam and Gujarat Gas Limited 29-Mar-19 31-Mar-29 Banswara District 632 Dungarpur Districts Dungarpur 0 District 9 10.34 Ajmer, Pali and Rajsamand Districts Indraprastha Gas Limited Ajmer District 249309 Pali District 20342 Rajsamand 4384 District 10 10.35 Jalore and Sirohi Districts Gujarat Gas Limited Jalore District 2470 Sirohi District 8291 11 11.22 Agar Malwa, Neemuch, Mandsaur Megha City Gas 15-Mar-22 31-Mar-30 Jhalawar District 0 and Jhalawar districts Distribution Private Limited 12 11.41 Fazilka (except area already Bharat Petroleum 04-May-22 30-Jun-30 Ganganagar 20436 authorized), Ganganagar and Corporation Limited District Hanumangarh districts Hanumangarh 7418 District 13 11.42 Bikaner and Churu districts Gasonet Services (RJ) 15-Mar-22 31-Mar-30 Bikaner District 643 Limited Churu District 0 14 11.43 Jhunjhunu, Sikar and Nagaur districts Indian Oil Corporation 23-03-2022 31-Mar-31 Jhunjunu District 3370 Limited (New Start date

01.04.2023) Nagaur District 0 Sikar District 3497 15 11.44 Dausa, Karauli, Sawai Madhopur and Hindustan Petroleum 15-Mar-22 31-Mar-30 Dausa District 125 Tonk districts Corporation Limited Karauli District 0 Sawai Madhopur 0 District Tonk District 7865 16 98.12 Bhiwadi (in Alwar District) Haryana City Gas 01-Aug-18 30-Sep-25 Alwar District 7631 Distribution (Bhiwadi) Limited 17 99.13 Firozabad (Taj Trapezium Zone) GAIL Gas Limited 26-Sep-11 25-Aug-14 Bharatpur District 12060 Total 544070

Source: PNGRB