Ujjwala LPG scheme expanded to all poor families, crosses 2019 target

So far, 58.5 mn connections have been given under the scheme across 715 districts

The Union Cabinet on Monday expanded the ambit of the government's flagship social-sector scheme, the Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana (PMUY), to all the poor people in the country.   

The scheme, aimed at supplying free liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) connections to poor families, had a target of reaching out to 80 million families by 2020.

With the expansion of the scheme, it will not be necessary for the beneficiaries to be part of the Socio-Economic Caste Census (SECC) list or the seven identified categories -- SC/ST households, beneficiaries of Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (PMAY) (Gramin), Antyodaya Anna Yojana (AAY), Forest