The price of LPG is increasing continuously in India. LPG is commonly used as a domestic gas, so the increase in LPG prices has a great impact on the lives of the common people and on their pockets.
Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana is a government scheme under which cylinders are given free of cost to the poor families of the country. If you also want to take advantage of the Ujjwala scheme and want to take cylinders for free, then this news is for you only.
Under this scheme, initially the target of giving benefits to 5 crore women was kept. Later this number has been increased to 8 crores. For your information, let us tell you that this scheme was started to rid the women of the house from smoke.
According to a report by PIB, LPG coverage has increased to 104.1 per cent in 2022 from 62 per cent in 2016. It has been mentioned in the same report that giving benefit of PM Ujjwala Yojana, more than 9 crore deposit free LPG connections have been given in the last 6 years. 35.1 percent of the people who have taken the benefit of this scheme come from the scheduled castes.
Rule
- It is worth noting that the benefit of this scheme is given only to the women of poor household. Also the age of the applying woman should be at least 18 years.
- If you want to apply for Ujjwala Yojana, then go to the official website of Ujjwala Yojana https://www.pmuy.gov.in/en/. Here you will see the options of Indane, Bharat Gas and Hindustan Petroleum (HP).
- After this, you choose any of these companies, fill the required details and download the form and contact the gas agency near you. After document verification, you can take advantage of this scheme.
