New Delhi: Dharmendra Pradhan has said that under Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana (PMUY), a deposit free LPG connection is given in the name of an adult woman member of an eligible BPL family including families having differently abled/divyang persons, identifies through Socio Economic Caste “Census (SECC), in case, a family’s name does not appear in the SECC list, the beneficiary is identified from 7 categories i.e. SC/ST household, beneficiaries of Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (Gramin), Antyoday Anna Yojana, Forest dwellers, Most Backward Classess, Tea and Ex-Tea Garden Tribes, People residing in islands/river islands.
In a written reply in Lok Sabha today, he said that PMUY is currently under implementation in 7.15 districts covering 36 States/UTs. SC/ST households whose names appear in SECC list of otherwise are provided with connections under PMUY subject to fulfilling the scheme Guidelines.
Year-wise targets fixed, connections released and fund utilised is as under :-
| Year | Target | Connections released | Fund Utilised |
| 2016-17 | 1.5 crore | 2 crore | ₹ 2500 crore |
| 2017-18 | 1.5 crore | 1.56 crore | ₹ 2251 crore |
| 2018-19 | 2 crore | 1.17 crore
(up to 18.7.2018) |
₹ 1642 crore |
Details of LPG connections released under PMUY as on 18.07.2018 including the State of Bihar are at Annexure. LPG connections released by OMCs under PMUY as on 18.07.2018 in Sahebganj, Pakud, Godda and Dumka Districts in Santhal Pargana of Jharkhand are as under :-
| District | No of LPG connections released under PMUY |
| Dumka | 1,11,446 |
| Godda | 65,766 |
| Pakur | 41,448 |
| Sahebganj | 1,30,751 |
Annexure
| State/UT wise connections released under PMUY as on 18.07.2018 | ||||
| S.No | State | KYC Filled | Cleared Applications | Connections released |
| 1 | Andaman and Nicobar Islands | 14,100 | 9,057 | 5,041 |
| 2 | Andhra Pradesh | 1,84,569 | 1,49,336 | 1,36,662 |
| 3 | Arunachal Pradesh | 36,297 | 28,913 | 25,885 |
| 4 | Assam | 25,54,213 | 19,87,934 | 18,12,920 |
| 5 | Bihar | 100,15,351 | 61,58,072 | 57,85,674 |
| 6 | Chandigarh | 105 | 64 | 34 |
| 7 | Chhattisgarh | 29,60,242 | 25,14,187 | 23,75,739 |
| 8 | Dadra and Nagar Haveli | 14,454 | 12,950 | 12,753 |
| 9 | Daman and Diu | 490 | 384 | 381 |
| 10 | Delhi | 72,064 | 49,675 | 43,647 |
| 11 | Goa | 1,295 | 1,057 | 1,021 |
| 12 | Gujarat | 18,66,463 | 16,39,007 | 15,66,277 |
| 13 | Haryana | 6,39,488 | 4,83,010 | 4,63,987 |
| 14 | Himachal Pradesh | 85,447 | 70,048 | 63,471 |
| 15 | Jammu and Kashmir | 8,48,878 | 6,15,210 | 5,61,879 |
| 16 | Jharkhand | 27,57,295 | 21,96,703 | 17,02,814 |
| 17 | Karnataka | 18,70,320 | 14,63,722 | 13,19,454 |
| 18 | Kerala | 1,32,529 | 1,17,171 | 1,04,846 |
| 19 | Lakshadweep | 285 | 278 | 264 |
| 20 | Madhya Pradesh | 54,88,323 | 45,50,624 | 42,85,918 |
| 21 | Maharashtra | 35,57,462 | 27,08,749 | 24,41,152 |
| 22 | Manipur | 88,718 | 78,546 | 70,323 |
| 23 | Meghalaya | 1,12,319 | 1,06,750 | 96,937 |
| 24 | Mizoram | 24,209 | 21,953 | 20,396 |
| 25 | Nagaland | 41,633 | 34,275 | 30,445 |
| 26 | Odisha | 38,32,694 | 32,51,688 | 29,23,256 |
