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POLICY AND ECONOMIC REPORT
OIL & GAS MARKET
Key Policy developments/Significant news in Energy sector
Year End Review 2024 - Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas
The Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas is concerned with exploration and production of Oil & Natural
Gas, refining, distribution and marketing, import, export and conservation of petroleum products. Oil and
Gas being the important import for economy, many initiatives have been taken by the Ministry for
increasing production and exploitation of all domestic petroleum resources to address the priorities like
Energy Access, Energy Efficiency, Energy Sustainability and Energy Security. The progress of various
schemes undertaken by Ministry in last one year is shares as follows:
1. PRADHAN MANTRI UJJWALA YOJANA (PMUY)
o Ujjwala is today a 10.33 crore strong family
o Since the inception of the Scheme about 222 crore LPG refills have been delivered to the PMUY
households. Also, about 13 lakh refills are being taken daily.
o A targeted subsidy of Rs. 300/cylinder is being given to all Ujjwala beneficiaries.
o Government's efforts have led to uptick in LPG consumption by Ujjwala families. Per Capita
Consumption, terms of number of 14.2 kg domestic LPG cylinder, has gone up from 3.01 in 2019-
20 to 3.95 in 2023-24. In current year, which is still under progress, the PCC (per capita
consumption) has reached 4.34 (Pro-rata basis refills till October 2024).
2. LPG COVERAGE
o Since April 2014, the number of LPG connections have gone up from 14.52 crores to 32.83 crores
(as on 01.11.2024), a growth of above 100%.
o As on 01.11.2024, approx. 30.43 crore LPG consumers are enrolled under the PAHAL scheme. Till
date, more than 1.14 crore customers have given up their LPG subsidy under 'GiveltUp' campaign.
o Since 2014, LPG Distributors have increased from 13,896 to 25,532 as on 01.11.2024 enhancing
LPG access and availability. It is worth mentioning that more than 90% of new distributors are
catering to rural areas.
3. FACILITIES
o Under Promotion of Digital Payment infrastructure at Retail Outlets (ROs), as on 01.12.2024,
1,03,224 e-wallet facilities have been provided at 84,203 ROs across the country. 84,203 ROs have
been enabled with BHIM UPI.
o Under Swachchh Bharat Mission, toilet facilities are ensured at every retail outlets. As on
01.12.2024, 83618 ROs have toilet facility which includes 66026 ROs having separate toilet facility
for male and female.
o As on 01.12.2024, Oil Marketing Companies (OMCs) have commissioned total 3,097 Door to Door
Delivery (DDD) Bowsers through Dealers and Start-ups.
o Electric Vehicle Charging Stations (EVCS) are being provided at Oil Marketing Companies (OMCs)
ROs. As on 01.12.2024, OMCs have installed 17,939 EV charging stations and 206 battery
swapping Station across India.
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