PM launches Ujjwala 2.0 from Mahoba UP, hands over LPG connections
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New Delhi, August 10: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday virtually launched the second phase of the Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana (PMUY), saying "Ujjwala Yojana benefitted women's lives in an unprecedented way."
Along with a deposit-free LPG connection, Ujjwala 2.0 will provide the first refill and a hotplate free of cost for the beneficiaries of the scheme. Also, the enrollment procedure will require minimal paperwork.
Moreover, in Ujjwala 2.0, migrants will not be required to submit ration cards or address proof. A self-declaration for both ‘family declaration’ and ‘proof of address will suffice.
After the formal launch on Tuesday, the prime minister distributed free gas connections to 10 women virtually. Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath also attended the event and physically passed on the benefits to 10 women.
At the launch, CM Adityanath said, “During Covid, PM Modi provided all the beneficiaries with free cylinders for 6 months. Before 2014, many people didn't have LPG connections while those who had, would not get the cylinders.”
In the first phase of the Ujjwala Yojana scheme, 1,47,43,862 LPG connections were made available to the poor families of Uttar Pradesh. Those families that were left out in the first phase of the Ujjwala scheme will be benefited in the second phase.
During Ujjwala 1.0 launched in 2016, a target was set to provide LPG connections to five crore women members of BPL households. Subsequently, the scheme was expanded in April 2018 to include women beneficiaries from seven more categories such as SC and ST communities and forest dwellers.
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