Decision support system for Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana

Aggarwal, Shubham; Kumar, Sudhanshu; Tiwari, Manoj Kumar

doi:10.1016/j.enpol.2018.04.011

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“…About 70% of the Indian population continues to depend on biomass and traditional fuels for their everyday energy needs [7]. Fuel sources like kerosene, charcoal, biogas, liquefied petroleum gas (LPG), electricity, and solar energy are also used to varying degrees.…”

Section: Energy Use In the Cooking Sectormentioning

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Dissemination Challenges of Liquefied Petroleum Gas in Rural India: Perspectives from the Field

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We look at infrastructure and policies in India around the distribution of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) to rural communities and incorporate the experiences and perspectives of dissemination personnel. This qualitative study is part of a larger case control study aimed at examining strategies to promote adoption and sustained use of clean cooking technology, particularly among the rural poor in southern India. Our focus on dissemination personnel helps illuminate extant policy implementation and strategies to increase LPG uptake among the poor. Thematic analysis of 13 semi-structured interviews points to gaps in workforce training, infrastructure, and interface of the technology with social norms. Reduction in refill costs and removal of LPG subsidies was widely suggested to increase uptake and use. Themes identified underscore that policies promoting LPG for the poor will have limited success in the absence of commensurate infrastructure for LPG dissemination and awareness. Despite being primary policy beneficiaries, the under-representation of women within energy governance such as LPG distribution systems identified in this study presents a gap that interventions should focus on. Perspectives from those at the frontiers of implementation of a national energy policy provide insights into the high points as well as operational setbacks to help understand dissemination strategies within energy systems.Sustainability 2020, 12, 2327 2 of 18 premature deaths due to respiratory infections and the established link with HAP necessitates urgent action prompting a number of interventions in this space by the central government. Energy Use in the Cooking SectorAbout 70% of the Indian population continues to depend on biomass and traditional fuels for their everyday energy needs [7]. Fuel sources like kerosene, charcoal, biogas, liquefied petroleum gas (LPG), electricity, and solar energy are also used to varying degrees. Of these sources, electricity and solar are the cleanest, but their reach and availability have been limited. Among non-renewable sources of energy, LPG has been promoted as a clean alternative to traditional biomass as it is considered a low carbon fossil fuel [8]. The difference in usage and availability of these fuels is often a factor of household income, and to a certain extent, intra-household power relations [9]. Fuel usage in India correlates with income levels: lower income households tend to use more fuelwood and higher income households tend to use more LPG and electricity [5,10]. Other behavioral factors such as cooking preferences, market networks, cultural, and social norms, as well as safety concerns are also influential in decision making [5,[10][11][12]. There is an urban-rural divide in the usage of LPG with over 60% of urban households in India using LPG, as opposed to over 70% of the rural population that depends on biomass [8]. Dependence on traditional fuel sources demands a significant amount of time and effort in collection and usage, primarily on the part of women and children [5...

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Section: Energy Use In the Cooking Sectormentioning

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Dissemination Challenges of Liquefied Petroleum Gas in Rural India: Perspectives from the Field

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“…In addition to LPG subsidies, financial support is provided to women in India through the Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana program to cover the initial LPG adoption cost (e.g., cylinders and household connection); predictions indicate this policy can serve the below poverty line population universally (Aggarwal, Kumar, & Tiwari, ). Although biomass use for cooking is not eliminated, the practice of providing a cost‐free LPG connection in India has been found to result in sustained LPG use (Gould & Urpelainen, ).…”

Section: Energy Access: Household Cooking Fuel Transitionmentioning

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Understanding the household cooking fuel transition

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Bagchi‐Sen

2019

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Three billion people use biomass and other harmful cooking fuels (e.g., charcoal) worldwide. This poses a significant risk to health and deters human development. Policies have been implemented to promote the use of modern cooking fuels, but the outcomes have been uneven. The problem continues to affect the poor, especially in rural and remote areas, in disproportionate ways. While technological solutions exist, widespread adoption has been slow due to various barriers to transition at the household level. In this paper, we provide a review of the findings from studies on household cooking fuel transition to show the various factors that affect the process. We not only acknowledge the role of policy but also emphasize the need for understanding the mismatch between broader policy and local household response to policy surrounding cooking fuel use. K E Y W O R D Sclean cooking fuel and technologies, cooking fuel, energy access, energy policy, households

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“…The scheme initially aimed to distribute 50 million LPG connections, and has recently expanded its scope to 80 million households. It had distributed over 30 million connections by 2017 [47].…”

Section: Mbis To Reduce Emissions From Domestic Cooking and Heatingmentioning

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On the Use of Market-Based Instruments to Reduce Air Pollution in Asia

Coria

Köhlin

2019

Sustainability

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The high rates of economic activity and environmental degradation in Asia demand the implementation of creative and cost-effective environmental policy instruments that provide polluters with more flexibility to find least-cost solutions to pollution reduction. Despite their many theoretical advantages, the use of market-based instruments (MBIs) is a relatively recent phenomenon in Asia, partly due to policymakers being unfamiliar with MBIs and countries lacking the institutional capacity to implement and enforce them. This paper reviews the Asian experience with MBIs intended to reduce air pollution emissions and synthetizes lessons to be drawn and areas for improvement.

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Decision support system for Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana

Cited by 21 publications

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Dissemination Challenges of Liquefied Petroleum Gas in Rural India: Perspectives from the Field

Dissemination Challenges of Liquefied Petroleum Gas in Rural India: Perspectives from the Field

Understanding the household cooking fuel transition

On the Use of Market-Based Instruments to Reduce Air Pollution in Asia

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