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14/09/23 06:01 AM IST

Ujjwala Yojana

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  • The Cabinet approved the expansion of the Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana (PMUY) recently.
Significance
  • The Union Cabinet, chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, has approved the extension of Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana (PMUY) for release of 75 lakh LPG connections over three years from Financial Year 2023-24 to 2025-26.
  • Provisioning of 75 lakh additional Ujjwala connections will take total number of PMUY beneficiaries to 10.35 crore.
  • The government announced this extension after reducing the price of cooking gas by Rs 200 across all markets last month.
  • In May 2022, a targeted subsidy of Rs 200 per 14.2 kg cylinder had been set for 90 million PMUY beneficiaries, applicable for up to 12 refills in the financial year 23 (FY23).
  • This subsidy was later extended for another year in March, costing an additional Rs 7,680 crore.
  • As of April 1, there were 314 million households in India with LPG connections.
  • About 90 per cent of LPG was consumed by households, 8 per cent by industrial users, and the remaining 2 per cent by vehicles last year.
  • Oil Marketing Companies (OMCs) sold nearly 29.34 million metric tonnes of LPG in FY23.
  • Approximately 86.5 per cent of this was directed towards the domestic sector, marking a 95 per cent increase in India’s LPG consumption from 14.8 crore in 2014-15.
  • On a global scale, according to the World Health Organisation, about one-third of the population — roughly 2.4 billion people — rely on open fires or inefficient stoves fuelled by kerosene, biomass, or coal for cooking.
  • This led to an estimated 3.2 million deaths in 2020, including over 237,000 children below the age of five.
About PMUY
  • The Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana (PMUY) , aimed at providing LPG gas cylinders to rural and deprived households, has faced challenges in ensuring consistent usage among beneficiaries.
  • The eligible beneficiaries receive a free LPG connection.
  • The beneficiaries also receive a subsidy on the first six refills of 14.2 kg cylinders or eight refills of 5 kg cylinders.
  • The beneficiaries can opt for an EMI facility to pay for the cost of the stove and the first refill.
  • The beneficiaries can also join the PAHAL scheme to receive the subsidy amount directly in their bank accounts.
Source- PIB

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