PM Modi's Ujjwala Yojana to get Rs 81 cr from DMF in Chhattisgarh

A sum of Rs 62 cr has already been released by the mineral body

Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ambitious Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana (PMUJ) would be partly funded by the District Mineral Foundation (DMF) money in Chhattisgarh.

The Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana is one of the flagship schemes of the Narendra Modi-led Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government. It first was launched in Uttar Pradesh on May 1, 2016. Under the scheme, the government aims at providing liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) connections to below poverty line (BPL) households across the country. The scheme is aimed at enabling rural India to switch to clean energy. 

The state government had set a target to provide LPG connection