Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana (PMUY)

Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana Latest News

Consumption of petroleum products, especially diesel and cooking gas in Andaman & Nicobar (A&N) Islands, has jumped in recent years, aided by Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana.

About Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana

• It is a flagship scheme of the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas (MOPNG) launched in May 2016.
• Objective: To make clean cooking fuel such as LPG available to the rural and deprived households which were otherwise using traditional cooking fuels such as firewood, coal, cow-dung cakes, etc. 
• Benefits:

• • Rs. 1600 for a 14.2 kg cylinder or Rs. 1150 for a 5 kg cylinder. 
  • Additionally, All PMUY beneficiaries will be provided with their first LPG refill and stove (hot plate), both free of cost, along with their deposit-free connection.
  • Priority would be given to the states which have lower LPG coverage (compared to the national average) as on 1st Jan 2016.

• Eligibility: An adult woman belonging to a poor household and not having an LPG connection in her household will be eligible under UJJWALA 2.0. The beneficiaries should belong to any of the following categories:

• • Eligible as per the SECC 2011 list

• • Belongs to SC/ST households, be a beneficiary of Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (PMAY), Antyodaya Anna Yojana (AAY), Forest dwellers, Most Backward Classes (MBC), Tea and Ex-Tea Garden Tribes, People residing in river islands (Beneficiary will submit supporting document).
  • If she is not falling in the above 2 categories, then she can stake her claim to be a beneficiary under a poor household by submitting a 14-point declaration (as per prescribed format).
• Exclusions: Male members from a household cannot apply for the scheme.

Source: DH