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From loans to refills at doorsteps, Ujjwala scheme may get a facelift

This is among a slew of measures to be introduced by oil marketing companies to boost the number of refills under the Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana (PMUY)

CAG report says discrepancies in Ujjwala scheme data; safety norms violated

The report stated that at least 859,000 connections were released to beneficiaries who were minor, according to SECC-2011 data

HPCL takes to LPG auto-booking of cylinders to fuel refill demand

Distributors say consumers reluctant to accept cylinders not booked by them

Odisha's Ujjwala Didis: 10,000 women energy ambassadors to promote LPG use

Oil Marketing Companies (OMCs) will engage more than 10,000 rural women as "Ujjwala Didis" to act as grassroot energy ambassadors across Odisha to ensure sustainability of LPG use. "More than 10,000 Ujjwala Didis have been identified who will act as grassroot energy ambassadors all over Odisha," Chief General Manager, IOCL & SLC Oil Industry, Odisha, Subhajit Ghosh told reporters here. He said Ujjwala Didis will act as a bridge between existing and prospective LPG consumers and the distributors in the state, which saw phenomenal growth in LPG households from 20 lakh in 2014 to almost 78 lakh in February, 2019. Their positive intervention into the rural domestic energy ecosystem and distribution network help all in ease of booking for refill, issuance of new connections and sustainable use of energy. Noting that Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana (PMUY) has contributed to LPG growth in Odisha almost singlehandedly, he said PMUY was launched in Odisha on June 20, 2016 and ..

The 'blue flame' revolution

Why the government can unambiguously take credit for the scheme to distribute cooking gas to poor rural households

Ujjwala has led social change, 45% of beneficiaries dalits and tribals: PM

During the recent 'Gram Swaraj Yojna', 1.1 million people received LPG connection in one day, he said, adding more and more people are joining the list of its beneficiaries

Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana set to become gender neutral soon

The scheme, conceptualized by petroleum minister Dharmendra Pradhan, kicked off on May 1, 2016 at Ballia district in UP

Govt to tie up with MFIs for LPG refills

PMUY, launched in May 2016, set targets for the government's oil marketing companies to provide connections to 50 million families below the poverty line over three years