Reaching the crests, Gandhinagar becomes first kerosene-free district in Gujarat

News Bharati    25-Oct-2019
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Gandhinagar, October 25: Granting one thousand LPG connections to the women beneficiaries of Gandhinagar district today, MHA Amit Shah extolled the capital city of Gujarat for becoming the first Kerosene-free district within the state.
 
 
"Cooking gas connections to the rural women have been allotted under the Ujjwala Yojana. ONGC has completed this scheme at the cost of 6.13 crore rupees covering more than 75 thousand beneficiaries", said Shah addressing the delagates on the occassion.
The Home Minister meanwhile also handed over 480 middle-income group houses to the beneficiaries at Kudasan near Gandhinagar. "These houses have been built by the Gandhinagar Urban Development Authority, GUDA", he said further dedicating various drinking water schemes and gardens in Kudasan, Sargasan, Raysan and Vaval in Gandhinagar district.
 
Shah also laid the foundation stones of several development projects including one underpass and two roads. These projects will be completed under the Gandhinagar Smart City Yojana. Further he inaugurated the integrated control centre and distributed beneficiary cards for the schemes of widow women, old age persons and Ayushyaman Bharat Yojana.