Question
Download Solution PDFIn which of the following years was the ‘Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana’ launched?
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Detailed Solution
Download Solution PDFThe correct answer is 2016.
Key Points
- Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana’ launched in 2016.
- Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana (PMUY) aims to safeguard the health of women & children by providing them with a clean cooking fuel – LPG, so that they don’t have to compromise their health in smoky kitchens or wander in unsafe areas collecting firewood.
- Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana was launched by Hon’ble Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi on May 1st, 2016 in Ballia, Uttar Pradesh.
- Under this scheme, 5 Cr LPG connections will be provided to BPL families with a support of Rs.1600 per connection in the next 3 years.
- Ensuring women’s empowerment, especially in rural India, the connections will be issued in the name of women of the households. Rs. 8000 Cr. has been allocated towards the implementation of the scheme.
- Identification of the BPL families will be done through Socio-Economic Caste Census Data.
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