Lpg Connections

Ujjwala Yojana LPG: Govt now extends scope of scheme to include all poor households

Ujjwala LPG scheme launched in 2016, originally targeted giving LPG connections to mostly rural women members of below the poverty line (BPL) households.

Two years of Ujjwala Yojana: Govt initiative has had an impact at ground level but teething problems remain

The Pradhan Mantri Ujjawala Yojana has not just emancipated Lakshmi from the suffocating smoke coming out of her clay stove, but also helped her have her own bank account

Two years of Ujjwala Yojana: Dalits in western UP laud benefits despite resentment against Centre on other issues

While Dalits in western Uttar Pradesh have been critical of the central government on many issues, they feel the Ujjwala Yojana has made their lives easier.

Centre to launch LPG panchayats to increase use of clean fuel, distribute gas connections in villages

Centre will launch a country-wide LPG Panchayat as a backup to the Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana to distribute LPG connections in the rural areas

Pranab Mukherjee hands over gas connection to women as free LPG scheme meets half target

10 women from the President's hometown Jangipur as well as Raghunath Ganj and Murshidabad were handed over free gas connections at a ceremony

This is a govt for the poor, says PM Modi; gives free LPG connections to BPL families

The Prime Minister gave away some cooking gas connections to people on the occasion.

PM launches Ujjwala Yojana in UP; 5 crore families to get smoke-free LPG kitchens

The beneficiary will have to pay virtually nothing to switch over to LPG gas from their traditional chulhas at first instance

Budget 2016: Govt to give five crore LPG connections on concessional rate

Pradhan said we have been providing LPG connections to the BPL families on concessional rates from the fund collected through CSR initiatives.

Day after media reports, Omar surrenders 2 LPG connections

Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah today surrendered two 'extra' gas connections in his name, a day after a media report highlighted the issue.