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Nation
Unified India
We are working on providing clean, affordable and sustainable
energy…There were 14 Crore LPG connections in the country till
2014 and the same number of new connections has been provided in
the last six years. More than 8 Crore poor families in the country are
availing the cooking gas due to the scheme like Ujjwala Yojana and
it has also strengthened the LPG infrastructure across the country
-Prime Minister Narendra Modi
Key points of Prime Realising Nation
Minister’s speech the Dream
of Mobility Card
l The Government is doing
unprecedented work on l On December 28, 2020, the
Prime Minister inaugurated
highways, railways, Metro, India's first driverless Metro
aviation, water, digital train on Delhi’s Magenta
and gas connectivity to Nation Line. India joined the club of
promote economic growth. selected nations having this
The pipeline has been Gas Grid achievement. The Prime
prepared at a cost of Rs Minister also launched the
3,000 Crore One Nation, One Mobility
l The network of natural gas l The main objective of the scheme Card for all modes of
pipelines is being doubled is to provide cooking gas to every transport in the country
to about 32,000 kms in household in the country. It is The Prime Minister said:
5-6 years. Also, work is also aimed at providing CNG gas “Urbanisation should not be
going on in Gujarat to build for vehicles. Under the scheme, seen as a challenge but used
the world’s largest hybrid all areas will be benefitted where as an opportunity to build
renewable energy plant domestic gas is not available better infrastructure in the
by merging solar and wind l The pipeline would become the country and enhance
energy base of Gas Distribution System Ease of Living!”
l In the last six years, the and would form the base of CNG-
number of CNG stations based transport system as well.
has increased from 900 to One Nation, One Gas Grid would Key points of PM’s speech
1,500. Now, the target is provide clean energy which will l It is the important responsibility
to increase this number to help in improving people’s health of governance to prepare the
10,000. Till 2014, 25 Lakh and reducing their health related country for future requirements
households had piped expenditure. With cleaner air, the l In 2014, only 5 cities had
natural gas (PNG), but now city will attract more tourists Metro rail. Now, Metro is
over 72 Lakh households l One Nation, One Gas Grid will available in 18 cities. By 2025,
have PNG connections supply energy to fertilizer plants we are going to expand it to
l Pipeline will help in and help in making manure over 25 cities
installation of 700 at low cost helping farmers. l In 2014, 248 km of Metro lines
CNG stations in Kerala Every industry, be it fertilizer, were operational. Now, it is
and Karnataka and petrochemical or power industry over 700 km. By 2025, we are
help more than 21 Lakh will benefit from it and will create trying to expand it to 1,700 km
households to access PNG employment opportunities l Work is underway on rapid rail
between Delhi and Meerut
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