3Photo© thehindu.comCentre extends Ujjwala scheme to 75 lakh consumers
The Union Cabinet on Wednesday decided to extend the Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana (PMUY) to 75 lakh more consumers by providing them LPG connections over three years from 2023-24 to 2025-26.
A meeting of the Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, also allocated ₹1,650 crore to implement the decision. The total number of beneficiaries under the scheme will now be 10.35 crore.
On August 29, the Union Petroleum Ministry, after announcing a ₹200 decrease in the prices of LPG cylinders, had said that to clear pending PMUY applications and to provide deposit free LPG connection to all eligible households, Government will shortly start distribution of PMUY connections to 75 lakh women from poor households who do not have an LPG connection.