Ujjwala Yojana

The main motive of the extension is to improve the penetration in north-east India, a government official said

LPG rates this week were hiked by Rs 50 per 14.2-kg cylinder, taking the total increase in last one year to Rs 244 or 30 per cent.

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In 2016, when the state last had elections, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) came to power, dislodging a Congress government led by stalwart Tarun Gogoi

In 2014, Shekhawat debuted in the Lok Sabha from Jodhpur. In the "Modi wave" that swamped Rajasthan, his win was another statistic among the 25 seats in the BJP's kitty

Based on the data available with OMCs, nearly 86 per cent of PMUY beneficiaries with at least one-year-old connections have returned for second refill, without adding the 5 kg cylinders

The boost follows a social welfare programme, known as the Ujjwala scheme, launched by the government in 2016 that has provided about 72 million new LPG connections

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

Oil Minister Dharmendra Pradhan said the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs on Monday approved expanding the scope of Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana

Centre has set a target of 5-cr LPG connections to be distributed to the BPL households

The BSP supremo also slammed Modi for distributing e-rickshaws only in his Lok Sabha constituency Varanasi