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Central government 'strengthened power sector by removing many previous shortcomings,' says PM Narendra Modi
•Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana was launched by PM Modi on 1 May, 2016, to distribute 50 million LPG connections to women of Below Poverty Line families
Over 3 crore houses built under Awas Yojana, PM Modi calls it 'a symbol of women empowerment'
•Under the PM Awas Yojana (rural), the construction of 2.52 crore houses has been completed, while 58 lakh houses have been constructed under the PM Awas Yojana (urban)
Modified India: Third decade begins for Narendra Modi in service of the nation
Makarandrparanjape •Narendra Modi is a man with a mission and with a single-minded determination to transform India
Two decades of Narendra Modi in public office has unleashed might of a billion aspirations
Nalin Kohli •In the two decades that Narendra Modi has been in public office, first as chief minister and then as prime minister, he has established his vision of development for all
PM launches Ujjwala 2.0, says migrant workers can get LPG connections through self-declaration as 'proof of address'
•Uttar Pradesh chief minister Adityanath handed over the documents on behalf of the prime minister to 10 women in Mahoba
Recent spate of nationwide protests underline impact of citizens' ideological assertion on Indian policy
Gunja Kapoor •Against the backdrop of violence in JNU and ideological fault lines running deeper than any other social cleavage, we need to take cognisance of a significant trend that has emerged in the past few years; ie ideological assertion by citizens and its impact on various fields including economy, foreign policy, education, defence
Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana brought Rs 3,000 cr investment, 3,000 jobs in Northeast, says official
•The public sector undertaking Indian Oil Corporation currently has 10 LPG bottling plants across the northeast
Ujjwala scheme: Govt achieves target of 8 cr free cooking gas connections to poor before schedule
•The government will achieve the target of giving 8 crore free cooking gas (LPG) connections to the poor nearly seven months ahead of schedule with Prime Minister Narendra Modi set to handover the 8-croreth connection on Saturday
Narendra Modi's governance model not completely negative, demonising him all the time won't help: Congress' Jairam Ramesh tells Opposition
•Ramesh sought to clarify that he is not asking anyone to praise or applaud Narendra Modi, but only wants the political class to at least recognise the traits he has brought to the governance – particularly the 'economics of governance'.
International Energy Agency praises Ujjwala scheme for providing free cooking gas connection to poor
•Prime Minister Narendra Modi's signature Ujjwala scheme for providing free cooking gas connection to poor on Friday came in for praise from the International Energy Agency (IEA), which said it is a "major achievement" in improving the environment and health of women