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Pradhan Mantri Ujwala Yojana the time spent on cooking and will also
provide employment for rural youth in
Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana households. This is the first time in the supply chain of cooking gas.
(PMUY) launched by Hon’ble the history of the country that the
Prime Minister of India on 1st May Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Finance Minister has budgeted Rs.
2016 at Ballia (Uttar Pradesh) is a gas is implementing a welfare 2,000 Crore to subsidise 1.5 crore LPG
scheme to provide clean cooking fuel scheme benefitting crores of women connections for BPL households during
to the women belonging to the ‘Below belonging to the poorest households. the financial year 2016-17. During the
Poverty Line’ (BPL) households across next two financial years i.e. 2017-18
the country. The identification of BPL families will and 2018-19, the Government of India
be made on Social Economic Caste would make budgetary provision of
PMUY aims to provide subsidized Census (SECC)- 2011 data. Providing Rs. 6000 Crore to subsidise 3.5 Crore
connections to 5 Crore BPL LPG connections to BPL households new connections to BPL households
households by 2019 and is a part of will ensure universal coverage of under PMUY.
larger program of adding 10 Crore new cooking gas in the country.The
LPG connections by 2019 to achieve scheme of providing clean cooking (More about PMUY coming up in LPG
full coverage of connections in Indian fuel will also reduce drudgery and special of Journeys)
Warm welcome
to Hon’ble MoS
(I/C) for P&NG
at BPCL HQ
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