Number of LPG customers in the country has increased to 29.11 crore

Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas

Minister of State in the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas Shri RameswarTeli today informed the Rajya Sabha in a written reply that the LPG customers, who have joined the PAHAL Scheme, are cash transfer compliant. As on 01.07.2021, out of total 29.11 crore LPG customers, 27.27 crore have joined the Scheme and they are Cash Transfer Compliant(CTC). State/UT-wise details are at Annexure-I.

Transfer of LPG subsidy is an automated process. Normally it takes around two to three working days. As per the respective Citizen Charter of Oil Marketing Companies (OMCs), time frame for delivery of refills is seven working days. However, OMCs endeavour to deliver refills within two working days.

As on 01.04.2016, there were total 16.62 crore LPG customers in the country which has increased to 29.11 crore as on 01.07.2021. State/UT-wise details are at Annexure-II.

Annexure-I
State / UT CTC Customers (in lakh)
Andaman and Nicobar 1.0
Andhra Pradesh 135.5
Arunachal Pradesh 2.5
Assam 71.4
Bihar 182.7
Chandigarh 2.5
Chhattisgarh 51.0
Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu 1.5
Delhi 42.2
Goa 4.3
Gujarat 100.5
Haryana 66.5
Himachal Pradesh 18.2
J&K + Ladakh 31.3
Jharkhand 55.2
Karnataka 153.5
Kerala + Lakshdweep 85.0
Madhya Pradesh 147.0
Maharashtra 259.9
Manipur 5.7
Meghalaya 3.2
Mizoram 2.9
Nagaland 2.3
Odisha 85.1
Puducherry 3.6
Punjab 82.3
Rajasthan 157.2
Sikkim 1.5
Tamil Nadu 206.5
Telangana 106.6
Tripura 7.4
Uttar Pradesh 404.7
Uttarakhand 25.6
West Bengal 220.5
Grand Total 2726.6

 

Annexure-II
State / UT LPG Customers (in lakh)
Andaman and Nicobar 1.2
Andhra pradesh 143.7
Arunachal Pradesh 2.9
Assam 74.1
Bihar 187.8
Chandigarh 2.8
Chhattisgarh 53.4
Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu 1.6
Delhi 50.9
Goa 5.2
Gujarat 109.4
Haryana 72.5
Himachal Pradesh 20.7
J&K + Ladakh 33.4
Jharkhand 57.9
Karnataka 167.9
Kerala + Lakshdweep 91.6
Madhya Pradesh 154.2
Maharashtra 290.7
Manipur 6.0
Meghalaya 3.3
Mizoram 3.2
Nagaland 2.8
Odisha 89.2
Puducherry 3.8
Punjab 89.0
Rajasthan 167.5
Sikkim 1.6
Tamil Nadu 217.9
Telangana 114.4
Tripura 7.6
Uttar Pradesh 425.3
Uttarakhand 28.1
West Bengal 229.2
Grand Total 2911.0

 

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