A Study of LPG Coverage in India: State - Wise Analysis

Abstract

India is the seventh largest country in the world by size and second largest country by the population. Most of Indian people are live in rural areas and are use traditional fuel for cooking. Traditional fuels are hazardous in nature but at low or zero cost, the availability of traditional fuels is a major cause of use by Indian households. This paper is an attempt to analyze the state-wise variation in LPG coverage, try to examine the effect of PMUY on LPG coverage in India and to find out growth from 2016 to 2021 related to LPG coverage in India. This study is descriptive and analytical in the nature and based on the secondary data which are published by government of India and other organization. Data Analysis results show that after implementation of the Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Scheme, LPG coverage in India has sharply increased. In the year 2016, LPG connections were only 166 million, but after implementation of the PMUY scheme, the number of LPG connections has increased to 199 million in year 2017, 224 million in year 2018, 265 million in year 2019, 279 million in year 2020 and 289 million in year 2021. Another results show that in India, some states are rich in forest wood and agricultural waste, which have a low level of LPG coverage, and some states are poorest in forest wood and agricultural waste, which have higher levels of LPG coverage. It shows an inverse relationship between availability of traditional fuel and LPG usage.