MINISTRY OF PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS

• 34.1. PRADHAN MANTRI UJJWALA YOJANA (PMUY) 
• Target of the scheme to provide 8 Crore (earlier target was 5 crore) deposit free LPG connections to women from BPL households has been achieved. •
• Any Below Poverty Line (BPL) family, whose information is included in the district BPL list prepared by the State government. • 
• Launch of this scheme will also provide a great boost to the ‘Make in India’ campaign as all the manufacturers of cylinders, gas stoves, regulators, and gas hose are domestic. 
• Premature deaths will be prevented as Indoor air pollution is responsible for a significant number of acute respiratory illnesses in young children and women.
• Recently, government has extended the scope of beneficiaries, it will cover all the poor households of the country. Under this, new beneficiaries will be those among holders of both ration cards and Aadhaar, who will identify themselves as poor through self-declaration.
• LPG Connection is released in the name of adult woman of the BPL Family, subject to the condition that no LPG connection exists in the name of any family member of the household.
• • Central Government will provide financial support of Rs 1600 for each LPG connection.
• • Consumers will have the option to purchase gas stove and refills on EMI (zero interest), recovered through LPG subsidy received by the beneficiary. No recovery of loan is effecting for initial 6 refills. 
• 34.2. PRATYAKSH HANSTANTRIT LABH (PAHAL)
• • Remove incentive for diversion and Weed out fake/duplicate connections
• • Protect entitlement and ensure subsidy to the consumer.
• • Improve the availability/delivery of LPG cylinders for genuine users
• • Allow Self Selection in subsidy.
• • Consumers using LPG cylinders.
• • Government due to reduced leakages. Public money will be saved.
• • Oil marketing companies - as intermediaries are eliminated.
• • It is the world’s largest cash subsidy (added to Guinness Book of world records) under the Direct Benefit Transfer Scheme.
• • Domestic LPG cylinders will be sold to LPG consumers in the entire country at Market Determined Price (without subsidy). An advance payment will also as soon as a person books the first cylinder, to ensure that he has enough money to buy it at market price.
• • The total cash benefit applicable on LPG cylinder will then be transferred to the CTC (Cash Transfer Compliant) consumer for each subsidized cylinder delivered (up to the cap) as per his entitlement.
• • LPG consumers who do not wish to avail the LPG subsidy for LPG cylinders can simply choose to opt out of subsidy.
• • Consumers needs to have a bank account to receive the subsidy. This is facilitated by Jan Dhan. Also seeding the account with AADHAAR is manadatory for getting the benefits. 
• 34.3. DIRECT BENEFIT TRANSFER IN PDS KEROSENE (DBTK) SCHEME
• • To bring reforms in Allocation and Distribution of PDS
• • For better subsidy management
• • For reducing subsidy outgo by means of curbing diversion of subsidized kerosene.
• Kerosene Consumers of 33 districts identified by 9 State Governments namely, Chhattisgarh, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Punjab, Rajasthan and Gujarat.
• • Similar to PAHAL, the consumer will pay the non-subsidized price of kerosene at the time of purchase.
• • The amount of subsidy will be directly transferred to the bank account of the beneficiary.
• • An initial amount of subsidy shall be credited to all eligible beneficiaries to avoid any inconvenience during the initial non-subsidised purchase.
• • Implementing States will be given fiscal incentives equivalent to 75 % of subsidy saved in the first two years, 50 % of subsidy saved in third year and 25 % of subsidy saved in 4th year.
• • Further, States/ UTs are encouraged to become `Kerosene Free’ by brining all households under LPG.
• • So far 5 UTs i.e Delhi, Chandigarh, Daman & Diu, Dadar and Nagar Haveli & Puducherry and three States i.e. Haryana, Andhra Pradesh & Punjab have become `Kerosene Free’. After Delhi, Chandigarh was the second city to become kerosene free. 
• 34.4. PRADHAN MANTRI LPG PANCHAYAT SCHEME
• • The panchayat will be used as a backup for PMUY.
• • To distribute LPG connections among rural areas where conventional fuel is used for domestic purposes.
• • To resolve issues and wrong traditional beliefs among people through officials of oil PSUs, NGOs, Asha workers and other social workers.
• • It is an interactive communication platform for rural LPG users on various subjects like safe usage of LPG, its benefit to environment, women empowerment and women health, and also use the forum to motivate the consumers to use LPG regularly as a clean cooking fuel.
• • One lakh LPG Panchayats would be activated across the country during next one and a half years. One panchayat will have around 100 LPG customers of nearby areas.
• • The idea of this platform is to trigger a discussion through sharing of personal experiences on the benefits of use of clean fuel compared to traditional fuels like cowdung, charcoal, or wood. 
• 34.5. PRADHAN MANTRI JI-VAN (JAIV INDHAN- VATAVARAN ANUKOOL FASAL AWASHESH NIVARAN) YOJANA
• To create Second Generation (2G) Ethanol capacity in the country and attract investments in this new sector.
• • It will provide financial support to Integrated Bioethanol Projects using lignocellulosic biomass and other renewable feedstock.
• • 12 commercial scale and 10 demonstration scale 2G ethanol projects will be provided viability gap funding support over the next six years in two phases.
• • The scheme focuses to incentivise 2G Ethanol sector and support this nascent industry by creating a suitable ecosystem for setting up commercial projects and increasing Research & Development in this area.
• • Centre for High Technology (CHT), a technical body under the aegis of MoP&NG, will be the implementation Agency for the scheme.
• • The ethanol produced by the scheme beneficiaries will be mandatorily supplied to Oil Marketing Companies (OMCs) to further enhance the blending percentage under Ethanol Blended Petrol (EBP) Programme.
• o EBP programme was launched in 2003 for undertaking blending of ethanol in Petrol to address environmental concerns due to fossil fuel burning, provide remuneration to farmers, subsidize crude imports and achieve forex savings.
• o Under EBP programme, OMCs are to blend upto 10% of ethanol in Petrol.
• o The present policy allows procurement of ethanol produced from molasses and non-food feed stock like celluloses and lignocelluloses material including petrochemical route. 
• 34.6. NATIONAL GAS GRID
• • To remove regional imbalance within the country with regard to access of natural gas and provide clean and green fuel throughout the country.
• • To connect gas sources to major demand centres and ensure availability of gas to consumers in various sectors.
• • Development of City Gas Distribution Networks in various cities for supply of CNG and PNG.
• • At present, about 16000 Km long gas pipeline network is under operation and it has formed a partial gas grid by inter-connecting western, northern and south-eastern gas markets in the country.
• o Recent budget laid down the plans for its expansion to 27000 km.
• • To have a gas-based economy and enhance the share of gas in the energy basket to 15% from currently 6.5%, the Government has envisaged developing additional 15,000 km of gas pipeline network.
• • To provide the clean energy in the Eastern part of the country, the Government is running Pradhan Mantri Urja Ganga Project.
• North East Gas Grid
• • It is a project of Indradhanush Gas Grid Limited with viability Gap Funding/ Capital Grant capped at 60% of estimated project cost.
• • Total length of pipeline is 1656 KM and would be developed in the eight states of the North-Eastern region.
• • It is a part of “Hydrocarbon Vision 2030 for North-East India”
• • A pipeline of about 750 Km long from Barauni (Bihar) to Guwahati (Assam) will be the gateway to connect North-eastern States with existing gas grid.
• 34.7. CITY GAS DISTRIBUTION (CGD) NETWORK
• To promote the usage of environment friendly clean fuel i.e. natural gas as a fuel/feedstock across the country to move towards a gas based economy.
• • It is the interconnected network of pipelines to make supply of natural gas to domestic, industrial or commercial premises and CNG stations situated in a specified Geographical Area (GA).
• • CGD networks are being developed based on the availability of trunk gas pipeline connectivity or gas sources and techno-commercial feasibility in a GA.
• • It has been focused to increase the availability of cleaner cooking fuel (i.e. PNG) and transportation fuel (i.e. CNG) to the citizens of the country.
• • The expansion of CGD network will also benefit to industrial and commercial units by ensuring the uninterrupted supply of natural gas. 34.8. OTHER SCHEMES
• START-UP Sangam Initiative
• • The broad objective is to reduce fuel import dependence through innovations in alternative fuels.
• • New business models and marketing plans will be developed and innovations in heavy oil and gas industry sector will be done by supporting 30 start-ups.
• Pradhan Mantri Urja Ganga
• • Also known as Jagdishpur – Haldia & Bokaro – Dhamra Pipeline Project (JHBDPL) is 2655 km. pipeline project aimed to have a gas based economy and to enhance the share of gas in the energy basket to 15%.
• • It will cater to the energy requirements of five states, namely Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand, Odisha and West Bengal.
• • The main trunk of pipeline ends to Haldia (West Bengal) and Dhamra (Odisha).
• • The project is being implemented by state-run gas utility GAIL.
• SAKSHAM (Sanrakshan Kshamta Mahotsav)-2018
• • It is an annual flagship event of PCRA (Petroleum Conservation Research Association).
• • It is a month long campaign that aims to intensify efforts for making citizens aware about the conservation and effective utilization of petroleum products.
• • Along with fuel conservation, the target is to provide message to citizens to reduce vehicular emission, improve traffic flow, and keep the environment green.
• Sustainable Alternative Towards Affordable Transportation (SATAT) initiative
• • It aims to promote Compressed Bio-Gas as an alternative, green transport fuel thus providing a Sustainable Alternative Towards Affordable Transportation as a developmental effort that would benefit both vehicle-users as well as farmers and entrepreneurs.
• • It has the potential to boost availability of more affordable transport fuels, better use of agricultural residue, cattle dung and municipal solid waste, as well as to provide an additional revenue source to farmers.