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NEW HOPE
UJJWALA SCHEME NEW DAWN
SMOKE-FREE KITCHEN FOR HEALTHY WOMEN

ealth is wealth! And
taking care of the
Hhealth of women and
environment is the biggest
wealth creation that the
Government is doing with the
launch of Ujjwala Scheme.
Under this scheme free
LPG connections are given
to BPL families. So far, over
8 Crore households were
given free LPG connections
through the Scheme
covering around 98 per cent
Over 100 women beneficiaries of Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana met Prime
kitchens in the country. Minister Narendra Modi and shared how free LPG connections changed their
lives for the better. Pic Source: http://ddnews.gov.in

DREAMS GETTING REALISED NEW HOPE FOR BETTER FUTURE

l Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana (PMUY) was l Now, the Government has raised the target
launched on May 1, 2016. The target to provide of providing free LPG gas connection from
8 Crore new LPG connections was achieved 8 Crore to 10 Crore and for that provisions of
on September 7, 2019 Ujjwala are being changed. The Government
l Around 98 per cent households are using LPG has plans to provide LPG connections to all
gas cylinders in their kitchens after the launch 28 Crore families of the country
of Ujjwala which was just 55 per cent five years l Under the Scheme, Rs 9,709.86 Crore was
ago. There is an increase of 42 per cent transferred directly into the bank accounts of
l Oil Marketing Companies (OMCs) have Ujjwala beneficiaries during April-June 2020
issued 1,306.87 Lakh LPG refills to PMUY l This is amongst the largest clean energy
beneficiaries under Pradhan Mantri Garib drives globally
Kalyan Package (PMGKP) till August, 2020 l Steps are being taken to provide piped natural
l In 2016-17, 200.3 Lakh connections were gas (PNG) and liquefied natural gas (LNG) to
provided. In 2017-18, 155.7 Lakh connections the poor families
were given free of cost. In 2018-19, 362.9 Lakh l According to experts, having an open fire in
LPG connections were released. In 2019-20, the kitchen is like burning 400 cigarettes an
82.64 Lakh connections were issued hour

MORE THAN 11.97 CRORE PMUY CYLINDERS

WERE BOOKED AND ALREADY DELIVERED
FOR APRIL AND JUNE 2020

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