LPG customer base

Verified

Before (baseline)

14.52crore customers

as of 2014-04-01

Now (latest)

32.97crore customers

as of 2025-04-01

Change

×2.3

Context & shortfalls

Growth driven primarily by the Ujjwala scheme (free connections to BPL households, entirely to women). Refill rates and affordability for the poorest households remain a policy challenge, particularly after subsidy reforms.

Source

Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas / IBEF

https://www.ppac.gov.in/content/223_1_Consumption.aspx ↗

Data as of 2025-04-01. Large national figures change frequently — verify at source before citing.