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Presentation by PurnamitaPresentation by Purnamita DasguptaDasguptaInstitute of Economic Growth, DelhiInstitute of Economic Growth, Delhi

[email protected]@iegindia.org;; [email protected]@gmail.com

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References:Zahno, M., Michaelowa, K., Dasgupta, P., Sachdeva, I.(2018). Health Awareness and the Transition towardsclean cooking fuels: Evidence from LPG use inRajasthan, IndiaDasgupta, P. and Michaelowa, K. (2019). Next Step toClean Fuel, Indian Express, 29 January.(https://indianexpress.com/article/opinion/columns/lpg-subsidies-cooking-fuel-clean-fuel-air-pollution-5558454/)Dasgupta, P. and Michaelowa, K. (2019). Using LPG:Health Matters. Mimeo for LPG Summit

References:Zahno, M., Michaelowa, K., Dasgupta, P., Sachdeva, I.(2018). Health Awareness and the Transition towardsclean cooking fuels: Evidence from LPG use inRajasthan, IndiaDasgupta, P. and Michaelowa, K. (2019). Next Step toClean Fuel, Indian Express, 29 January.(https://indianexpress.com/article/opinion/columns/lpg-subsidies-cooking-fuel-clean-fuel-air-pollution-5558454/)Dasgupta, P. and Michaelowa, K. (2019). Using LPG:Health Matters. Mimeo for LPG Summit

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Source: Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME), University of Washington.

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Can increased health-risk awarenesshelp to induce PMUY beneficiaries to useLPG regularly?

Can increased health-risk awarenesshelp to induce PMUY beneficiaries to useLPG regularly?

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Serious lack of health-risk awareness

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An experiment in Rural Bikaner, RajasthanAn experiment in Rural Bikaner, Rajasthan

• Consume LPG twice as quickly as undernormal circumstances

• Random Intervention: Providing HealthIntervention: Providing HealthInformationInformation

•• Discount vouchersDiscount vouchers•• Assess behavioural changeAssess behavioural change

An experiment in Rural Bikaner, RajasthanAn experiment in Rural Bikaner, Rajasthan

• Consume LPG twice as quickly as undernormal circumstances

• Random Intervention: Providing HealthIntervention: Providing HealthInformationInformation

•• Discount vouchersDiscount vouchers•• Assess behavioural changeAssess behavioural change


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Implication of the time constraint for theaverage PMUY household

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Impact of Providing Health InformationImpact of Providing Health Information

•• Positive, significant effect on willingness toPositive, significant effect on willingness topay for faster consumptionpay for faster consumption

•• Statistically significant, higher probabilityStatistically significant, higher probabilityof use of vouchersof use of vouchers

•• Strong Treatment Effect:Strong Treatment Effect:36% higher use among households that

received the health information

Impact of Providing Health InformationImpact of Providing Health Information

•• Positive, significant effect on willingness toPositive, significant effect on willingness topay for faster consumptionpay for faster consumption

•• Statistically significant, higher probabilityStatistically significant, higher probabilityof use of vouchersof use of vouchers

•• Strong Treatment Effect:Strong Treatment Effect:36% higher use among households that

received the health information


ConcludingConcluding RemarksRemarks

Health information mattersHealth information mattersProminence in campaigningProminence in campaigningRefer to concrete health problemsRefer to concrete health problemsConvince both men and womenConvince both men and women

Improving Knowledge on existingImproving Knowledge on existingsubsidiessubsidies Communication on pricing policyCommunication on pricing policy How these are paidHow these are paid

Health information mattersHealth information mattersProminence in campaigningProminence in campaigningRefer to concrete health problemsRefer to concrete health problemsConvince both men and womenConvince both men and women

Improving Knowledge on existingImproving Knowledge on existingsubsidiessubsidies Communication on pricing policyCommunication on pricing policy How these are paidHow these are paid


ConcludingConcluding RemarksRemarks

Commonly perceived constraints matterCommonly perceived constraints matterrelatively lessrelatively less:: transport costs, distance totransport costs, distance tosupplier, worries about safety concerns, evensupplier, worries about safety concerns, eventhe taste of foodthe taste of foodSupply Side Interventions: Right DirectionSupply Side Interventions: Right Direction•• Option to move between 14.2 kg / 5 kgOption to move between 14.2 kg / 5 kg

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Commonly perceived constraints matterCommonly perceived constraints matterrelatively lessrelatively less:: transport costs, distance totransport costs, distance tosupplier, worries about safety concerns, evensupplier, worries about safety concerns, eventhe taste of foodthe taste of foodSupply Side Interventions: Right DirectionSupply Side Interventions: Right Direction•• Option to move between 14.2 kg / 5 kgOption to move between 14.2 kg / 5 kg

cylindercylinder•• Decoupling loan repayments for stove andDecoupling loan repayments for stove and

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Key MessagesKey Messages

Impressive Strides in Giving ConnectionsImpressive Strides in Giving Connections

Much to Learn from the OngoingMuch to Learn from the OngoingProgrammeProgramme

Next Steps on Increasing Consumption:Next Steps on Increasing Consumption:Health CommunicationHealth Communication

Key MessagesKey Messages

Impressive Strides in Giving ConnectionsImpressive Strides in Giving Connections

Much to Learn from the OngoingMuch to Learn from the OngoingProgrammeProgramme

Next Steps on Increasing Consumption:Next Steps on Increasing Consumption:Health CommunicationHealth Communication


Acknowledgement:

We are grateful to the Ministry of Petroleum and NaturalGas, Government of India, Indian Oil Corporation Ltd. andall concerned households, field managers and LPGdistributors of Oil Marketing Companies in Bikaner districtfor their support in the implementation of this research. Theauthors gratefully acknowledge financial support through aScholar Exchange Grant by the Indo‐Swiss Joint ResearchProgramme in the Social Sciences jointly funded by theIndian Council of Social Science Research (ICSSR) andthe Swiss State Secretariat for Education, Research andInnovation (SERI).

Acknowledgement:

We are grateful to the Ministry of Petroleum and NaturalGas, Government of India, Indian Oil Corporation Ltd. andall concerned households, field managers and LPGdistributors of Oil Marketing Companies in Bikaner districtfor their support in the implementation of this research. Theauthors gratefully acknowledge financial support through aScholar Exchange Grant by the Indo‐Swiss Joint ResearchProgramme in the Social Sciences jointly funded by theIndian Council of Social Science Research (ICSSR) andthe Swiss State Secretariat for Education, Research andInnovation (SERI).


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