UJJWALA 2.0

Aug. 9, 2021

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will launch Ujjwala 2.0 (Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana - PMUY) by handing over LPG connections, at Mahoba Uttar Pradesh on 10th August, 2021.

Ujjwala 1.0:

  • During Ujjwala 1.0 launched in 2016, a target was set to provide LPG connections to 5 crore women members of BPL households.

  • Subsequently, the scheme was expanded in April 2018 to include women beneficiaries from seven more categories (SC/ST, PMAY, AAY, Most backward classes, tea garden, forest dwellers, Islands).

  • Also, the target was revised to 8 Crore LPG connections. This target was achieved in August 2019, seven months ahead of the target date. 

Source : PIB

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