New Delhi: Modi government's ambitious project Minister Ujjwala Yojana has fulfilled its goal. The government was successful in the general elections due to the success of the scheme. Now reports are also pointing towards this. PM Modi will distribute eight crore connections under LA scheme today i.e. on Saturday. With this, the central government will complete the target of giving eight crore cooking gas connections to the poor for about seven months in advance.
The Ujjwala scheme was launched on May 1, 2016. The government had targeted to provide free gas connections to five crore women from poor families by March 2019. However, after this, the target of providing connections to eight crore families was set by March 2020. An official statement said that PM would give eight crore connections under PMUY at a function at Sendra in Aurangabad district of Maharashtra on September 7. is.
In May 2014, only 55 percent people were under this cover. Under this scheme, the government gives subsidy of Rs 1,600 to government fuel companies for every LPG connection given to poor families. This subsidy is provided for the security fees and fitting costs of the cylinder.
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