Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath directed that every beneficiary should receive the cylinder before Diwali. This decision is expected to benefit two crore families in the state.
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath claimed that around 1.75 crore families in the state will benefit from the government's decision. He also inaugurated and laid the foundation stones for 132 projects valued at Rs 136 crore in Hapur district.
LPG Revolution: The active domestic LPG consumers have increased from 14.52 crore in April 2014 to 31.36 crore as of March 2023.
The Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas is expected to disburse free LPG connection to 10 million beneficiaries under Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana (PMUY) scheme.
The 14.2-kg cylinder's price has risen by over Rs 125 per cylinder since January in the wake of a global price hike. This has taken up the price of a LPG cylinder to Rs 819 from Rs 694 in January. In fact since May last year the price of cooking gas has risen by Rs 237.50 in Delhi.
The government, he said, has taken a number of initiatives to promote usage of LPG across the country especially in rural households which otherwise depend on traditional fuels that are hazardous to health and polluting in nature.
He said it was the rich and influential who received the domestic gas connection earlier but his government has kept the poor at the centre of the drive.
The WHO report mentions that while air pollution levels across the world in hovering way beyond danger mark, there are a few countries that have taken the matter seriously and initiated steps to tackle it.
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