Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana

All PMUY beneficiaries receive deposit-free LPG connection which includes Security Deposit (SD) of Cylinder, Pressure Regulator, Suraksha Hose, Domestic Gas Consumer Card (DGCC) booklet and installation charges.

PM Modi pays surprise visit to 10th crore beneficiary of Ujjwala Yojana, has tea with her family in Ayodhya

On Saturday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid a surprise visit to Meera Manjhi's house in Ayodhya. Manjhi is the 10th crore beneficiary of the Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana.

Centre, and not OMCs, to bear the impact of LPG price cut, says Puri

Puri also highlighted the sturdy performance of the OMCs in the first quarter of fiscal 2023, and anticipates it to continue into the second quarter as well, which, in turn, is insulating the economy and consumers from macroeconomic shocks

Simmering prices turn LPG knob to the low

As per a study by the Council on Energy, Environment and Water (CEEW), a think-tank based in New Delhi, over 70% of the households used LPG as the primary cooking fuel in 2021.

Women got unprecedented benefits by free LPG connections : PM Narendra Modi at the virtual launch of Ujjwala 2.0

The Prime Minister also interacted with five beneficiaries of the first phase of the scheme through video conferencing on the occasion. As many as 8 crore women were benefited from the scheme in its first phase.

LPG coverage 96.9% as on January 1, 2020: Dharmendra Pradhan

Responding to a query on lower LPG connections in Bihar, the minister said the state had achieved 22-23 per cent coverage when the scheme was launched.

International Energy Agency praises Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana

Launched by PM Modi on May 1, 2016, in Ballia, Uttar Pradesh, Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana (PMUY) aims to safeguard the health of women and children by providing free cooking gas (LPG) connection to poor families.

Budget 2019 | Governance challenges for Modi 2.0

Even though there may be no stated ‘allocation for better governance’ in the budget outlay, the intent and spirit of the budget speech for structural reforms will send the right signals to the electorate as well as to the markets.

Aadhaar now a must for poor women to get free LPG connection

While the government in October last year had made the unique identification number mandatory for everyone to get LPG subsidies, it has now extended the same for free cooking gas connections to women of BPL households.

IOC chief hints at merger with Chennai Petro, no timeline yet

At a time when there is proposal for consolidation of oil companies from the Finance Minister, oil major IOC has plans to merge its subsidiary Chennai Petroleum Corporation Ltd with the the company.

Plugging LPG subsidy leaks leads to Rs 21,000 crore savings

As many as 3.3 crore fake, ghost and duplicate LPG connections have been blocked, leading to saving of Rs 21,000 crore in subsidies, said Oil Minister Dharmendra Pradhan

1.5 cr LPG connections issued to BPL households

Government has achieved its target of providing 1.5 crore free cooking gas (LPG) connections to poor households in less than 8 months.

Govt may revise LPG connections target to 20 million for FY17

Officials of oil marketing companies indicate that the government may revise upwards its FY17 target for new cooking gas connections under Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana to 20 million.

Jharkhand to sanction LPG connections to BPL families: Das

Launching the 'Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana', Das said it was the result of the vision of the Centre and the state government, adding that coordinated efforts between the two had brought the Yojana on the ground.

Centre to invest Rs 15,000 cr to expand Panipat refinery

Also, an ethanol plant would be set up at a cost of Rs 500 crore by the Indian Oil Corporation in Panipat to generate alternative fuel from agricultural residue which would boost agriculture sector, the Petroleum Minister said.

Pradhan to launch LPG scheme for BPL households in Bengal

West Bengal, where LPG penetration is lower than national average at 52 percent, would be the next destination for the launch of PMUY scheme covering all 20 districts, Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) general manager R K Mahapatra said.

Centre trying to do away with subsidy, a misconception:Rajnath

Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh clarified it is a misconception that the Centre was trying to do away with subsidy on different schemes, adding that maximum grant for the purpose has been provided by the NDA government

Centre to distribute 5 cr LPG connections in country: Tomar

Under the 'Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana', the Centre has recently launched an ambitious Rs 8,000 crore scheme for providing five crore free LPG connections to BPL families using the money saved from 1.13 crore cooking gas users voluntarily giving up their subsidies.

Pradhan assures improving petro products supply in Telangana

The Ujjwala Scheme provides a financial support of Rs 1,600 for each LPG connection to BPL households.