Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana Pmuy

BJP manifesto: Party promises energy access through Ujjwala, solar power

PMUY will be expanded further and piped gas connections will be extended beyond the current 11 million households, BJP said in its election manifesto

Cabinet hikes LPG subsidy to Rs 300, cylinder to cost Rs 603 in Delhi

The latest decision comes on the back of a series of steps taken by the Centre over the past one month to reduce the cost of LPG cylinder ahead of crucial state and general elections

Centre hikes LPG subsidy for Ujjwala beneficiaries to Rs 300 per cylinder

The Ujjwala beneficiaries currently pay Rs 703 per 14.2-kg cylinder as against the market price of Rs 903

Cabinet approves expansion of Ujjwala Yojana to 7.5 mn more connections

The decision to expand the scheme was announced last month when the government had slashed the price of cooking gas by Rs.200 for all connections

Centre allocates Rs 1,650 cr to extend PMUY for 7.5 million LPG connections

Beneficiaries of the Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana will also receive the first refill and a stove free of cost

Centre cuts LPG cylinders price by Rs 200 for PMUY beneficiaries

In July, oil companies increased the price of domestic LPG cylinders by Rs 50. Earlier, the prices were increased twice in the month of May

Growth in per capita consumption under PMUY rises to 3.71 in FY22-23

During 2022-2023, 88% of the Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana (PMUY) households have taken the refills

Rupee fall likely to hit govt finances with ballooning subsidy bill

The finance ministry has hinted that India's fertiliser subsidy bill for 2022-23 (FY23) could rise to around Rs 2.5 trillion against Budget Estimates (BE) of Rs 1.05 trillion

Oil Ministry mulls reinstating subsidised LPG prices, survey in progress

Centre assessing appropriate price at which subsidy should resume

Dim days for Ujjwala: High global prices ring death knell for LPG scheme

Sector watchers say budgetary allocations for LPG subsidy may soon vanish, going the way of kerosene subsidy in the Budget 2021

PM Modi pitches for greater LPG connectivity under Ujjwala Yojana 2.0

Hands over cooking gas connections at UP's Mahoba via video conferencing, hits out at earlier regimes in poll-bound state

PM Modi to launch Ujjwala 2.0 on Aug 10, hand over LPG connections in UP

PMUY 2.0 was announced in the Union budget for financial year 2021-22. There was a provision for an additional 10 million LPG connections under the scheme

PMUY scheme to disburse 10 mn more LPG connections might begin by June

Covid-19 related protocols delayed launch of second leg of scheme

Next leg of Ujjwala scheme to focus on affordability of LPG: Oil ministry

Oil companies wait to recover around Rs 4,500 cr from existing PMUY beneficiaries

LPG consumption amongst PMUY customers surge 23.2% despite price rise: IOC

LPG cylinders consumption has improved amongst Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana (PMUY) customers despite the recent price rise in LPG prices, said Indian Oil Corporation Limited (IOCL) on Wednesday

Slum households still using polluting fuels despite govt's LPG push: Study

Policy group CEEW says government scheme 'must target poor households' to move to LPG.

Status check: Free LPG reaches only 50% beneficiaries, shows govt data

Though the government expected an outgo of Rs 13,500 crore with respect to the scheme, only Rs 9,710 crore was transferred directly into the bank accounts of Ujjwala beneficiaries, as of June 30.

Govt changes policy to distribute free cooking gas cylinders: Details here

Earlier, beneficiaries under the Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana (PMUY) were entitled to three free liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) cylinders effective April 1 to June 30 this year.

Have given cash support to 42 cr poor people till June 2, says govt

Under the package, the government announced free food grains and cash payments to women and poor senior citizens and farmers

Speed up delivery of free cylinders to PMUY beneficiaries: Pradhan

Under the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan package, over 80 million PMUY beneficiaries are eligible to get three free cylinders over the next three months