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Number of LPG Customers in the Country has Increased to 29.11 Crore

Minister of State in the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas Mr. Rameswar Teli 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.

Minister of State in the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas Mr. Rameswar Teli 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 / UTCTC Customers (in lakh)
Andaman and Nicobar1.0
Andhra Pradesh135.5
Arunachal Pradesh2.5
Assam71.4
Bihar182.7
Chandigarh2.5
Chhattisgarh51.0
Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu1.5
Delhi42.2
Goa4.3
Gujarat100.5
Haryana66.5
Himachal Pradesh18.2
J&K + Ladakh31.3
Jharkhand55.2
Karnataka153.5
Kerala + Lakshdweep85.0
Madhya Pradesh147.0
Maharashtra259.9
Manipur5.7
Meghalaya3.2
Mizoram2.9
Nagaland2.3
Odisha85.1
Puducherry3.6
Punjab82.3
Rajasthan157.2
Sikkim1.5
Tamil Nadu206.5
Telangana106.6
Tripura7.4
Uttar Pradesh404.7
Uttarakhand25.6
West Bengal220.5
Grand Total2726.6
 Annexure-II
State / UTLPG Customers (in lakh)
Andaman and Nicobar1.2
Andhra pradesh143.7
Arunachal Pradesh2.9
Assam74.1
Bihar187.8
Chandigarh2.8
Chhattisgarh53.4
Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu1.6
Delhi50.9
Goa5.2
Gujarat109.4
Haryana72.5
Himachal Pradesh20.7
J&K + Ladakh33.4
Jharkhand57.9
Karnataka167.9
Kerala + Lakshdweep91.6
Madhya Pradesh154.2
Maharashtra290.7
Manipur6.0
Meghalaya3.3
Mizoram3.2
Nagaland2.8
Odisha89.2
Puducherry3.8
Punjab89.0
Rajasthan167.5
Sikkim1.6
Tamil Nadu217.9
Telangana114.4
Tripura7.6
Uttar Pradesh425.3
Uttarakhand28.1
West Bengal229.2
Grand Total2911.0