LPG cylinder subsidy: Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana beneficiaries will now be eligible for an additional subsidy of Rs 100 per cylinder. The Union Cabinet had in August cut LPG domestic gas cylinder prices by Rs 200 for all consumers.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday launched Ujjwala 2.0 — the second phase of the Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana (PMUY) — by handing over LPG connections in Mahoba in Uttar Pradesh. After the formal launch, the prime minister distributed free gas connections to 10 women virtually.
Veteran actor Anupam Kher went down memory lane as he shared a few portfolio pictures he took when he came to Mumbai in 1981 to become an actor. Anupam posted the monochrome pictures on Instagram. The first image features Anupam sporting a beard, while the second photo has an address mentioned in it.
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.
Ujjwala connections have reached about 72 million marks, so far. The government officials said that taking it to 80 million marks would be worked upon on war footing so that the original target of Ujjwala is reached in the next 100 days.
Highlighting achievements of the Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana (PMUY), he said average per capita consumption of PMUY beneficiaries is around 4.87 cylinders in a year.
The target was later raised to 8 crore connections by 2021 and now envisages giving all households a connection.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday interacted with the beneficiaries of the Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana (PMUY) through NaMo App.
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