Prime Minister launched Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana at Ballia
On 1 May 2016 Indian PM launched the Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana (PMUY) at Ballia, Uttar Pradesh.
• The scheme aims to provide cooking gas connections to five crore BPL beneficiaries over.
• LPG spread predominantly in Urban and Semi Urban Areas
• But the rural poor have limited access to Clean fuel (LPG).
• Use of fossil fuels and conventional fuel like cow dung are having serious health implications for women and Children.
• According to WHO,5 Lakhs die every year due to heart disease, pulmonary diseases etc.
• 5 crore LPG connections will be provided to BPL families with 1600 rupees.
• Connections will be given in the name of Women.
• EMI Facility for meeting the cost of Stove and Refill cost.
• Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana is an ambitious social welfare scheme of Narendra Modi Government.
• Under the PM Ujjwala Yojana, the government aims to provide free LPG connections to BPL households in the country.
• The scheme is aimed at replacing the unclean cooking fuels mostly used in the rural India with the clean and more efficient LPG (Liquefied Petroleum Gas).