NDA Government Enters ‘Hall Of Flame’: Seven Crore LPG Connections Issued In Just 34 Months Under Ujjwala Yojana 

On 8 March (2019), the NDA government’s flagship scheme Ujjwala Yojana reached a historic milestone of seven crore beneficiaries in a record time of just 34 months.

Though Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched the scheme on 1 May 2016 with an initial target of five crore, it was later extended to eight crore.

Under the Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana (PMUY), a deposit-free Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) connection is provided to a poor household and the connection is registered in the name of an adult woman of the family.

“The seven croreth connection has been released within just 34 months of the scheme’s launch, which is a spectacular achievement for the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas. Nearly 69,000 connections are being released per day. There has been a huge jump in the LPG coverage in the country, having gone up from 55 per cent in 2014 to 93 per cent,” stated a government release.

Reduction In Pollution

According to a recent study released by the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), “household air pollution (was) reducing in India, facilitated by the Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana. The findings systematically document the variations among states, which would serve as a useful guide for making further progress in reducing the adverse impact of air pollution in the country.”