During Ujjwala 1.0 launched in 2016, a target was set to provide LPG connections to five crore women members of BPL households.
Bhubaneswar: The squabble between the Odisha government and the Centre seems to be intensifying over Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana (PMUY). While the state government in a letter had cited that lack of dealers is acting as a roadblock in achieving the desired target of new LPG connections under PMUY, the centre has reverted asking Odisha […]
Sambalpur: While the Centre is letting no stone unturned in spreading awareness related to Ujjwala Yojana which is intended to benefit poor women, many villages in Sambalpur disctict of Odisha still have no LPG connections. One such example is the Maoist-affected Nunvet village in the district. The women here don’t even know about Ujjwala Yojana; […]
Lok Sabha MP Nagendra Pradhan has decided to skip the inauguration programme of Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana at Ainthapali here today
New Delhi: Close on the heels of the ruling BJP’s recent electoral defeat in the Hindi heartland, the Union Cabinet on Monday approved the expansion of beneficiaries under the Ujjwala Yojana for providing cooking gas to poor families. Briefing reporters here following a meeting of the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA), Petroleum Minister Dharmendra […]
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday called upon Chief Ministers to contribute their efforts towards 100 per cent implementation of Central schemes for the poor people’s welfare as he said these were no longer limited to certain people and reaching everyone without discrimination. He encouraged states to give fresh ideas to the Finance […]
Bhubaneswar: The ruling Biju Janata Dal (BJD) on Saturday launched a scathing attack on the Bharatiya Janata Party-led NDA government at the Centre by terming the Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana as a failure. Addressing a presser, BJD spokesperson Pratap Deb said that the BJP’s Ujjwala Yojana couldn’t achieve its objective and has failed miserably in […]
Bhubaneswar: Responding to the complaints about failure of Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana (PMUY) in Odisha, Union Petroleum Minister Dharmendra Pradhan once again explained about the PMUY requesting the BJD government to cooperate in making Odisha 100 per cent smoke-free State and not involve in politics over a sacred scheme. Pradhan, yet again wrote a letter […]
Bhubaneswar: With the country achieving the 8-crore LPG target mark nearly 8-months ahead of the schedule on Saturday under the Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana (PMUY), it is heartening to note Odisha figured among the top – 6 states that played a stellar role in making Prime Minister Modi’s ambitious programme realise this remarkable feat. And […]
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