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Cover Story Secured Life, Empowered Nation

Ujjwala:

The light of a good life

It is not magic, but smoke has disappeared from
the kitchen. It has kept the lungs healthy. It helped
save time by stopping from going to the forest to
cut wood. Women began to earn money as well.
This is more than a Ujjwala Yojana; it is the light of
a good life.
n Scheme launched: 1 May 2016
n From 1955 to 2014, there were only 13 crore
connections in the country.
n The number of households with active gas
connections has more than doubled, i.e., more
than 30 crore.
n In terms of coverage, where it was 62 percent
before 2016, it had reached 104.1 percent by
January 2022.
9.60 crore

connections have been given This scheme is not only providing
8 crore 1.6 crore freedom from smoke to the poor of

the country but has also become a
connections given connections given major means of their empowerment.
in Ujjwala 1.0 in Ujjwala 2.0
- Narendra Modi, Prime Minister

Life is dedicated its unwavering dedication towards Mother
to the nation India, the people of the country, and the
Constitution of India. This is the reason
With the notion of the supremacy of the why India's leadership today is synonymous
nation in life, these schemes have become with development, faith, new ideas, and
the pillars of taking India towards a new the country's victory. Its working style is
India by making the lives of the people safe all-inclusive, all-touching, and beneficial to
and strong. In fact, in 2014, the leadership of all. Social justice and empowerment have
the nation passed on to a government that always been given topmost priority by the
recognized India's potential and enabled it Prime Minister in his heart and work style.
to meet the enormous challenges it faces. The slogan of social justice is not politics,
The determination power of 'Can Do' has but a firm belief. Providing free ration to 80
played an important role in the successful crore people became a reflection of social
development journey of India. justice so that no one sleeps hungry in a
Working with the mantra of 'Sabka Saath, terrible pandemic like Covid. The initiative
Sabka Vikas, Sabka Vishwas, Sabka Prayas', was praised all over the world.
the Central Government has always kept Today, in India, 60 crore poor people

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