Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas makes quarterly allocation of Public Distribution System (PDS)kerosene to States/Union Territories (UTs) for cooking and lighting purposes only. Keeping in view of increasing LPG penetration, enhancement of electricity coverage etc. as well as recommendations of Inter-Ministerial Committee (IMC), Ministry of Finance, PDS Kerosene allocation to States/UTs have been rationalized.
In addition, the Government of India also launched Direct Benefit Transfer for Kerosene (DBTK) Scheme in July, 2016 and Jharkhand has implemented DBTK in the entire State. Under Cash incentive scheme States of Karnataka, Telangana, Haryana, Nagaland, Bihar, Rajasthan, Gujarat, Goa, Andhra Pradesh, Puducherry and Maharashtra have voluntarily surrendered their PDS Kerosene quota in lieu of cash incentive.
This information was given by the Union Minister of Petroleum & Natural Gas, Shri Dharmendra Pradhan in a written reply to the Rajya Sabha today.
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