PRADHAN
MANTRI
UJJWAL
A
YOJA
NA
Universal Access to
Clean Fuel Freedom
from Smoke
I was born in a very humble abode where there
were no windows and only one door. My mother
used firewood for cooking. Sometimes, the smoke
was so dense that we could not even see our
mother when she served us food. This is how
I ate in my childhood. So, I have experienced and
lived the pain of these mothers and children.
I want to free these mothers from such a
painful life. And that is why we resolved to provide
clean cooking fuel to 8 crore families.
Narendra Modi
Prime Minister of India
CONCTOENT
NENTTSS
Introduction
02
Need for PMUY
03
Financial Support Under the Scheme
04 Beneficiaries of PMUY
05
Enrollment Process
06
GoI Outreach Program
07
LPG Panchayat
08
Addressing Affordability-
Accessibility- Adaptability
Key Themes addressed 1
by LPG Panchayats
4
Global Recognition of the 1
Scheme 5
Impact of the
09 Achievement of PMUY 1
scheme 6
11
Way 1
Forward 7
Improvement in LPG Coverage
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01
Introduction
The daily act of cooking has been a major health hazard for millions of
women in India, especially in rural areas, due to the use of traditional
fuels.
Till 2014, about 100 million households in India were deprived of
clean LPG fuel and used traditional biomass fuels such firewood,
dried cow dung, agricultural waste, charcoal etc. as cooking fuel.
The toxic smoke emitted by these fuels contains particulate matter
and harmful chemicals that are harmful to eyes and lungs, causing
acute and chronic respiratory illness, such as pneumonia and
chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases. The smoke also contains
carcinogenic elements causing lung cancer. Apart from women,
According
children also to Late from
suffered Professor Kirk kitchen
this harmful Smith*, smoke.
Professor of Global
Environmental Health, University of California, Berkeley, inhaling
this harmful smoke is equivalent to smoking 400 cigarettes per hour.
Women and children also had to walk afar to collect firewood in
remote and secluded places, which was not only a strenuous task but
also risky from the point of view of personal safety.
Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana (PMUY) was launched to protect Indian
women from this drudgery and make their lives healthier.
*https://globalpublicsquare.blogs.cnn.com/2013/01/18/tackling-the-worlds-
forgotten-killer/
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Need for PMUY
Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana Oil Marketing Companies were
(PMUY) was launched with the aim initially given a target of
to safeguard the health of providing deposit-free LPG
women and children by providing connection to adult woman
them with clean cooking fuel, so members of 5 Crore BPL
that they don’t have to households by 31 March 2019.
st
compromise their health in smoky Rs. 8000 Crore was allocated for
The PMUY scheme was launched The scheme target was
kitchens. the scheme.
by Hon’ble Prime Minister, Shri subsequently revised to 8 Crore
Narendra Modi from Ballia LPG connections, with an
district in Uttar Pradesh on 1st additional budgetary provision of
May 2016. Public Sector Rs. 4800 Crore.
Release of PMUY Connection by Shri Narendra Modi, Prime Minister of India
on 1st May 2016 at Ballia, Uttar Pradesh.
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Financial Support Under the Scheme
One of the constraints of using and Installation charges for
LPG on a sustained basis was the availing the connection. Besides
high upfront cost. To ease this this, an option for loan was
constraint, a cash assistance of also extended to the
Rs. 1600 per connection was beneficiaries to cover the cost of
provided to the beneficiaries by stove and first refill. A total
Government of India (GoI) of 6.24 Cr Households (78%)
which covered the cost of a availed the loan facility.
cylinder, pressure regulator, LPG
hose, consumer card
Details of Cash Assistance provided per connection released
under the scheme
14.2 kg Cylinder 5 kg Cylinder
Item
(Rs.) (Rs.)
Security Deposit of Cylinder 1,250.00 800.00
Security Deposit of
150.00 150.00
PR (Pressure
Regulator)
LPG Hose 100.00 100.00
Domestic Gas Consumer
25.00 25.00
Card (DGCC)
Installation Charges 75.00 75.00
TOTAL 1,600.00 1,150.00
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Beneficiaries of PMUY
Identified
PMAY
Households SC/ST
(Gramin)
from SECC household
beneficiari
List-2011 s
es
Antoday Most
Forest
a Anna Backwar
Dweller
Yojana d
s
Classes
Residents Tea Garden
Other
of and Ex-tea
Poor
Islands/Riv Garden
Families*
er Islands Tribes
* By Submission of a 14-point
declaration
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Enrollment Process
A woman from a BPL household, distributor. While submitting
who does not have LPG the application form, the
connection in her h o u s e h o l d , beneficiary has to submit Proof of
can apply for new Address, Ration Card, Aadhaar
connections under PMUY by filling number and Bank Account
the Know Your Customer (KYC) details.
application and submitting the
same to the nearest
How to get LPG connection under
PRADHAN MANTRI UJJWALA
YOJANA
Submission of KYC Form
and supporting
documents
Entry of customer details and
uploading documents by
distributor
De-duplication (Checking for
any existing connections in the
Cleared status
household)
after de-
duplication
YES NO
Release of connection Application will be
rejected
Installation of
Connection at
Customer premise
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GoI Outreach Program
Reaching out to the deprived to identify the beneficiaries and
families was a mammoth task enroll them under the scheme.
as they were mostly residing in Besides, a district nodal officer
the rural and far-flung areas. The was appointed by Oil Marketing
challenge was to correctly Companies in each district to
identify the beneficiary so monitor the progress of the
that the benefits reach the scheme at grassroots and
deprived households. The LPG ensure smooth implementation.
distributors and the field force of
OMCs worked in close
coordination
Smt. Sumitra Mahajan, the then Speaker of Lok Sabha, handing over LPG connection
to 5th Crore PMUY beneficiary in the presence of Shri Dharmendra Pradhan,
Former Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas
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LPG Panchayat
Since the PMUY beneficiaries meetings, the Panchayats
were mostly first-time users of served as platforms for LPG
LPG, they were apprehensive consumers to interact with each
about the safe handling of LPG other, share experiences, and
at their homes. Hence, creating promote mutual learning.
awareness about safe use of LPG It brings together various
amongst PMUY beneficiaries was stakeholders from the LPG
of primary importance. ecosystem such as OMC
LPG Panchayats envisioned officials, distributors, mechanics,
were discuss safe to of LPG, deliverymen, etc. LPG
handling of using LPG and
benefits over Panchayats provide opportunity
traditional fuels. D e s i g n e d as for consumers to interact with
community them and share their questions
and apprehensions.
Shri Narendra Modi, Prime Minister of India, interacts with PMUY beneficiaries.
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Key Themes addressed by LPG Panchayats:
Health
According to WHO estimates,
with nearly 5 lakh deaths every
year, indoor air pollution
accounts for the highest number
of deaths in India, after high
blood pressure. Using LPG
saves beneficiaries from
respiratory diseases.
Economic Cost
The burden of gathering,
processing and transporting of
wood as kitchen fuel generally
falls on women and girl
children, contributing to drudgery.
Since cooking continues to be
women’s responsibility primarily,
they end up compromising on
the time spent on housework,
paid work, and leisure in order
to meet the energy needs of the
household. In case of young girls,
this translates into poor
attendance and even dropping
out of school.
Using LPG saves time spent on
cooking and allied activities,
which when put to productive and
economic use, can lead to women
achieving a better economic
status, both within the household
and in the larger community.
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Safety
The benefits of LPG can be realized
only with safe and responsible
use. To avoid untoward incidents,
each beneficiary is given a
safety card that details the
Do's and Don'ts of LPG use.
Environment
Using traditional cooking fuels
such as firewood and coal
puts immense pressure on the
environment as well. The soot
and smoke produced by bio-
mass is damaging. Use of bio-mass
also contributes to deforestation
and overall degradation of the
environment.
Empowerment
Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana
was launched with the aim of
providing women their right: right
to clean energy, and right to a
life free from drudgery, smoke &
ill health. Since its launch, the
scheme has been slowly and
steadily changing the lives of
millions of women across the
country.
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Achievement of PMUY
The 8th crore PMUY connection Oil Marketing Companies, as the
was handed over by Hon’ble target was achieved in a record
Prime
on 7th Minister
September 2019. This time of 40 months, much ahead
was a
momentous achievement for the of its deadline.
PSU
Shri Narendra Modi, Prime Minister of India, handing over LPG connection to the
8th Crore beneficiary at Aurangabad on 7th September 2019
Total Villages Total Connections
Covered - 63,974 Issued - 47,41,603
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Improvement in LPG Coverage
With the release of 8 Crore PMUY has transformed the
LPG connections under the lives of
scheme
a shortin duration
such of the 8 crore poor women in our
time, coverage in the LPG has country.
country increased also Women in the states of Uttar
significantly. Pradesh, West Bengal, Bihar,
The LPG coverage in India
has improved to 99.8%. as on 1st Madhya Pradesh & Rajasthan
April 2021, as compared to 62% have been the biggest
beneficiaries of
as on 1stMay 2016.
the smokeless kitchen
initiative of Hon'ble Prime
Minister of India.
LPG Coverage Across India
99.80%
62%
Coverage
LPG
Years
2016 2021
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Top 20 States with maximum Connections
Released under the scheme
Haryan
Jammu and a
Kashmir Uttarakhan
(incl Ladakh) d
Punjab Uttar
Pradesh
Rajastha Assa
Madhya m
n
Pradesh
Bihar
Gujara Tripur
t a
West
Bengal
Maharashtr Odisha
a Jharkhand
Chhattisgarh
Karnatak Telangan
a a
Andhra
Pradesh
Tamil Nadu
Number in Lakhs
8
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Addressing Affordability - Accessibility -
Adaptability
The objective of providing clean LPG distributor. For ensuring
energy to PMUY beneficiaries better accessibility, following steps
relied on three pillars – were taken:
Affordability, Accessibility and 1. Commissioning of more than
Adaptability. 6000 new LPG distributors
Affordability
hail from : lowAs PMUY
socio- 2. Booking facilities through
beneficiariesbackground, the high
economic Common Service.
cost of LPG refill is often a 3. Augmentation of LPG
deterrent for purchasing LPG Bottling Capacity
refills. To ensure sustained
use of LPG, the following 4. Commissioning of
initiatives were undertaken: Additional Bottling Plants
1. Deferment of loan recovery
through subsidy Adaptability: Mass campaigns
were undertaken to improve
2. Refill Option with 5 kg
awareness about the benefits of
cylinder to reduce the
the scheme and of using LPG.
upfront cost of the refill.
3. Free Refill Scheme option SHGs/ SDPs/ NGOs were engaged
under Pradhan Mantri to carry out extensive door-
Garib Kalyan Package to-door campaign in the rural
areas which further promoted the
Accessibility: PMUY adoption of LPG.
beneficiaries mostly hail from
rural and remote areas, at a
considerable distance from their
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Global Recognition of The Scheme
The scheme has been applauded PMUY also garnered praise in a
by the International Energy report by World Health
Agency (IEA), as a "major Organisation (WHO) in 2018. The
achievement" in improving the Report mentions that while air
environment and health of pollution levels across the world
women. are hovering around the
danger mark, there are a few
countries that have taken the
matter seriously and have
Providing “initiated
Whilestepsthe latest
to tackle it. data
access to LPG show ambient air pollution
levels are still dangerously
across India by high in most parts of the world,
2020 is a major they also show some positive
achievement. progress. Countries are taking
measures to tackle and
It is reduce air pollution from
not an energy particulate matter. For example,
in just two years, India’s Pradhan
issue, it is an
Mantri Ujjwala Yojana Scheme has
economic issue, it provided some 37 million women
is a living below the poverty line with
free LPG connections to support
social issue
them to switch to clean
household energy use,” the WHO
Fatih
Birol IEA Executive report said.
Director
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Impact of the Scheme
PMUY has had an enormous impact on the lives of the beneficiaries
and their families. The benefits of adopting LPG often extend to
subsequent generations of the families.
Some of the tangible benefits accrued are:
Significant direct health
benefits for the families and
freedom from bronchitis,
asthma, influenza, pneumonia, Reduction in emissions
tuberculosis and other of pollutants such as
respiratory disease and methane, black carbon
infections caused by exposure and organic carbon
to household air pollution released by inefficient
(HAP) solid fuels.
LPG has led to reduced As the connections are
drudgery in collection of fuel released in the name of the
and cooking. This has opened women in the household,
up opportunities for PMUY has empowered them
alternative engagement in both socially and
education, other productive economically.
labour and social activities-
small business, part-time
jobs, social activities, other
By empowering women,
opportunities to get financial
PMUY has been able to
benefits, spend quality time
bridge the gender
for family welfare and
inequality with respect to
education for self/ children.
rights, access, and
economic empowerment.
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Way Forward
PMUY is one of the stepping In its relentless pursuit to
stones in the nation's journey to free remaining women from the
clean energy. The scheme has drudgery and smoke of
successfully freed more than 8 unclean fuels, the government
Crore women from the black and has now announced the second
smoky kitchens. phase of Ujjwala. An additional
Ujjwala, as it is popularly known, One Crore PMUY connections will
has now become a second name be released under "Ujjwala 2.0"
for women emancipation and by the PSU OMCs.This will soon
empowerment. usher in an era of universal
access to clean cooking fuels.
PMUY – Bringing smiles to 8 crore Indian households
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