Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana was launched with the aim of providing 8 Crore LPG connections in the name of women in BPL (Below Poverty Line) households across the country.
Under Ujjwala 2.0, the government will provide a deposit-free LPG connection to the beneficiaries.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will launch Ujjwala 2.0 (Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana - PMUY) by handing over LPG connections, at Mahoba Uttar Pradesh on Tuesday at 12:30 PM via video conferencing.
During the event, to be held via video conferencing, the Prime Minister will interact with beneficiaries of the Ujjwala scheme and will also address the nation, a government statement said on Sunday.
Finance Minister Nirmala Sithraman on Monday in her Budget 2021 speech said free cooking gas LPG scheme Ujjwala will be extended to 1 crore more beneficiaries.
The Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved the extension of the deadline for availing the benefits of "Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Yojana" for Ujjwala beneficiaries by three months with effect from 1 July 2020, Union Minister Prakash Javadekar said.
The Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana was launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in 2016 to distribute 50 million LPG connections to women of BPL families.
The scheme, which provides free cooking gas connections to female members of below poverty line families, has been hugely successful ever since its launch on May 1, 2016, and has also aided the ruling formation in the just-concluded general election.
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At a ‘LPG Panchayat' hosted at the Rashtrapati Bhavan, he said that there are serious health risks associated with cooking on an open fire with traditional fuels like wood, dung cakes etc.
Narendra Modi, who interacted with over 100 beneficiaries of the Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana at his residence here, also laid emphasis on ending all forms of discrimination against the girl child.
Hailing the achievement, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that the scheme is guided by a commitment to qualitatively change lives of poor women.
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