While not an explicit announcement, the ministry, in an official release last week, said that “Ujjwala households will receive ₹300 a cylinder on the first four refills each year”.
How many cylinders will PMUY customers get?
As per the latest information, the subsidy for Ujjwala customers is limited to ₹300 per cylinder for the first four units each year, reflecting average annual consumption of four to five cylinders. “Ujjwala households will receive ₹300 a cylinder on the first four refills each year — ₹1,200 per beneficiary a year,” the release added.
Notably, this comes after the Centre last year cut the number of subsidised LPG cylinder refills for Ujjwala beneficiaries from 12 to 9 last August.
LPG customers get ‘indirect subsidy’
Domestic cooking gas LPG prices were raised by ₹29 per cylinder on 7 June, marking the second increase in three months as state-owned fuel retailers continue to grapple with elevated global energy costs. However, the ministry said that a PMUY beneficiary pays an effective ₹642 for a 14.2 kg cylinder, and the general consumer in Delhi pays ₹942, against a cost of supply that has now risen to over ₹1,600.
The government also stressed that LPG consumers continue to get a large indirect subsidy even after the ₹29 per cylinder price increase, with the subsidy amounting to about ₹700 for non-Ujjwala users and ₹1,000 for Ujjwala beneficiaries.
Ujjwala Yojana: Who is eligible?
The applicant must be a woman who has attained 18 years of age. According to the FAQs on the official PMUY website, an adult woman from a poor household is eligible for the Ujjwala benefit upon submission of a deprivation declaration (as per standard format).
Further, to be eligible for a PMUY connection, the household must not have an existing LPG connection registered in the name of any family member listed in the family composition document.
What are the benefits of PMUY?
A PMUY beneficiary receives a security deposit free LPG connection with no installation charges, covering a 14.2 Kg LPG cylinder/5 Kg LPG cylinder(s), domestic pressure regulator, a 1.2 m Suraksha Hose pipe, a DGCC booklet, free first refill(s) and a free two-burner stove. A PMUY beneficiary does not need to pay any amount to the distributor for any of the above.
- If the states where Ration card does not define the family composition or Ration card is not available, any other document issued by Central/State Govt. certifying family composition of the identified household in which applicant’s name appears, to be submitted.
- Deprivation declaration in support of poor household duly signed by applicant as per standard format.
- For Migrant applicants — Self declaration as per standard format for PoA and family composition.
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