The International Energy Agency (IEA) has praised the Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana (PMUY) for providing free cooking gas connection to poor.
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Launched in: 2016.
Objective: Providing clean-cooking fuel to the poor households, which are otherwise vulnerable to health hazards associated with indoor air pollution.
Present Status: As on 20.06.2019, Oil Marketing Companies (OMCs) have released more than 7.23 crore LPG connections under Pradhan Mantri UjjwalaYojana (PMUY).
Coverage: PMUY is under implementation in the all the States/UTs. The scheme was launched with the identification from the Socio Economic and Caste Census, but was subsequently expanded to cover all the poor of the country.
Implementation mechanism: It is implemented by Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas through its Oil Marketing Companies (i.e., IOC, BPCL and HPCL) and their distributors network.
Identification of Beneficiaries: Beneficiaries are identified through Socio-Economic Caste Census List-2011. If names are not covered under SECC list, beneficiaries are identified from 7 categories such as SC/ST households, Most Backward Classes, Forest Dwellers etc.
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