Ujjwala Yojana

The distribution of gas subsidy under Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana scheme was formally launched in Uttar Pradesh at the Lok Bhavan Auditorium in Lucknow on Wednesday

The scheme saw an allocation of Rs1,890 crores, as part of a larger effort to improve the lives of beneficiaries in the state

Union Oil Minister Hardeep Singh Puri made the statement during a panel session on the inaugural day of the four-day India Energy Week 2025

Fulfilling the BJP's poll promise, Rajasthan Chief Minister Bhajan Lal Sharma on Wednesday announced that the state government will provide LPG cylinders at Rs 450 to the beneficiaries of Ujjwala scheme from January 1. Currently, the Ujjwala beneficiaries are getting the domestic gas cylinders at Rs 500 in the state. The chief minister made the announcement in a public programme in Tonk. Later, in a post on X, Sharma said, "Taking inspiration from Prime Minister Narendra Modi's all-inclusive mantra of 'Sabka Saath, Sabka Vikas, Sabka Vishwas, Sabka Prayas', Rajasthan Government, dedicated to good governance, has made a historic decision to provide gas cylinder at Rs 450 to every BPL and Ujjwala scheme beneficiary family of the state," "Modi ji's guarantee means the guarantee that will be fulfilled," he said. Earlier, Sharma addressed the programme in Tonk and said that the cylinder will be given at Rs 450 and the subsidy will be borne by the state government. The amount will be .

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Friday said that the state government will once again provide free gas cylinders to the beneficiaries of the Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana on the occasion of Holi in March next year. For this, the beneficiaries of the scheme need to link their bank accounts with Aadhaar. Adityanath inaugurated the distribution campaign for free refills of cooking gas cylinders under the Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana for 1.75 crore eligible families in the state from the Lok Bhavan on Friday the occasion of Dhanteras. The state government will spend Rs 2,312 crore on this campaign, it said in a statement. Adityanath said, "Our government is fulfilling another announcement made in the 'Lok Kalyan Sankalp Patra' during the Assembly elections-2022. Before 2014, people were not able to get gas connections. Even if a connection was available, they had to stand in long queues for cylinders." He stated that there were numerous occasions when police were forc

Beneficiaries of the Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana will also receive the first refill and a stove free of cost

The schemes-Modi promotes them as examples of his commitment to the poor-address four distinct bands of voters: artisans, street vendors, women in rural households, and farmers

The main motive of the extension is to improve the penetration in north-east India, a government official said

LPG rates this week were hiked by Rs 50 per 14.2-kg cylinder, taking the total increase in last one year to Rs 244 or 30 per cent.

Covid-19 related protocols delayed launch of second leg of scheme

Five years after its launch, the scheme seems to have run into a fresh problem: affordability

In 2016, when the state last had elections, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) came to power, dislodging a Congress government led by stalwart Tarun Gogoi

In 2014, Shekhawat debuted in the Lok Sabha from Jodhpur. In the "Modi wave" that swamped Rajasthan, his win was another statistic among the 25 seats in the BJP's kitty

Based on the data available with OMCs, nearly 86 per cent of PMUY beneficiaries with at least one-year-old connections have returned for second refill, without adding the 5 kg cylinders

The boost follows a social welfare programme, known as the Ujjwala scheme, launched by the government in 2016 that has provided about 72 million new LPG connections

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So far, 58.5 mn connections have been given under the scheme across 715 districts

Oil Minister Dharmendra Pradhan said the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs on Monday approved expanding the scope of Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana

Centre has set a target of 5-cr LPG connections to be distributed to the BPL households