India entering phase of greater energy availability: PM Modi at Petrotech

Says under Ujjwala, LPG connections have been given to over 64 million households in under three years; Under Saubhagya aim is to achieve 100% electrification of households in India

With schemes like Saubhagya and Ujjwala, the country is now entering a phase of greater energy availability, said Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the Petrotech 2019 Summit. 

“We are entering an era of greater energy availability,” Modi said, adding, “India has taken a lead in addressing issues of energy access. But more than a billion people across the globe still do not have access to electricity. Many more do not have access to clean cooking fuel.” 

Modi said LPG connections have been given to over 64 million households in just under three years under the Ujjwala Scheme. The Scheme aims