Subsidy on LPG
742. ADV. ADOOR PRAKASH:
Will the Minister of PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS be pleased to state:
(a) whether the Government has any plan to resume direct subsidy on LPG and if so, the details thereof;
(b) the details of the price of LPG revised during the last three years, date and amount-wise price hiked; and
(c) the detail of the Government’s expenditure for LPG subsidy during the last five years and the current year, year-wise?
(SHRI RAMESWAR TELI)
(a): The prices of petroleum products in the country are linked to the price of respective products in the international market. However, the Government continues to modulate the effective price to consumer for domestic LPG. The subsidy, as admissible, is credited to the bank account of eligible beneficiaries. In addition, the Government has started a targeted subsidy of Rs. 200 per 14.2 Kg cylinder for Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana (PMUY) beneficiaries for upto 12 refills a year for year 2022-23.
(b): The details of prices of domestic LPG at Delhi since April 2019 are given as Annexure.
(c): The details of subsidy on LPG given by Government during each of the last five years are given below:
(Rs. /Crores)
|
State |
Funds allocated and released in FY 2020-21 |
Funds allocated and released in FY 2021-22 |
|
Gujarat |
10.26 |
36.20 |
|
Haryana |
20.80 |
32.15 |
|
Karnataka |
21.52 |
73.62 |
|
Madhya Pradesh |
6.33 |
46.57 |
|
Maharashtra |
20.35 |
43.18 |
|
Rajasthan |
22.05 |
46.35 |
|
Uttar |
7.69 |
32.33 |
|
Total |
109.00 |
310.40 |
|
Date |
Domestic |
|
01 April 2019 |
706.50 |
|
01 May 2019 |
712.50 |
|
01 June 2019 |
737.50 |
|
01 July 2019 |
637.00 |
|
01 August 2019 |
574.50 |
|
01 September 2019 |
590.00 |
|
01 October 2019 |
605.00 |
|
01 November 2019 |
681.50 |
|
01 December 2019 |
695.00 |
|
01 January 2020 |
714.00 |
|
01 February 2020 |
714.00 |
|
12 February 2020 |
858.50 |
|
01 March 2020 |
805.50 |
|
01 April 2020 |
744.00 |
|
01 May 2020 |
581.50 |
|
01 June 2020 |
593.00 |
|
01 July 2020 |
594.00 |
|
02 December 2020 |
644.00 |
|
15 December 2020 |
694.00 |
|
04 February 2021 |
719.00 |
|
15 February 2021 |
769.00 |
|
25 February 2021 |
794.00 |
|
01 March 2021 |
819.00 |
|
01 April 2021 |
809.00 |
|
01 July 2021 |
834.50 |
|
17 August 2021 |
859.50 |
|
01 September 2021 |
884.50 |
|
06 October 2021 |
899.50 |
|
22 March 2022 |
949.50 |
|
07 May 2022 |
999.50 |
|
19 May 2022 |
1003.00 |
|
06 July 2022 |
1053.00 |