4.2. Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana (PMUY)

♤ Under the PM Ujjwala Yojana, the government aims to provide LPG connections to below poverty line (BPL) households in the country to replace unclean cooking fuels used in rural India with the clean and more efficient LPG (Liquefied Petroleum Gas).

♤ In 2018, the Centre had revised its target to provide LPG connections to eight crore from five crore.

♤ Nearly four crore (3,98,77,723) connections have been given under the scheme so far, about 80 lakh of them in the past five months.