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19/03/22 09:55 AM IST

Ujjwala Effect’

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  • Greater penetration and usage of LPG as a cooking fuel is estimated to have prevented at least 1.5 lakh pollution-related premature deaths in the year 2019 alone, according to the first independent impact assessment of the government’s flagship Ujjwala programme.
  • The Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana (PMUY) also helped in avoiding at least 1.8 million tonnes of PM2.5 emissions that year, this assessment has found.
Findings of the report 
  •  It avoided at least  8 million tonnes of PM2.5 emissions in 2019 (13% reduction in air pollution deaths).
  • It had shown a vast improvement not just in prevalence of respiratory diseases but also in general health conditions in villages with high coverage of Ujjwala connections.
  • The survey had found 50 per cent improvement in general health conditions in villages of Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh and Bihar with high coverage of Ujjwala connections.
  • Three States have become kerosene free. These include- Haryana, Punjab and Andhra Pradesh.
  • Union Territories that have become kerosene-freeare the Union Territories of Delhi, Chandigarh, Daman & Diu, Dadar & Nagar Haveli, Andaman & Nicobar Island and Puducherry.
About PMUY 
  • Launched in May 2016.
  • Aim: To provide LPG (liquefied petroleum gas) connections to poor households and reduce health risk associated with burning biomass.
  • Key features: A deposit-free LPG connection is given to eligible with financial assistance of Rs 1,600 per connection by the Centre.
Source- Indian Express 

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