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PM Modi to launch Ujjwala Yojana 2.0 on Aug 10

New Delhi [India], August 8 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi will launch 'Ujjwala 2.0' (Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana-PMUY) by handing over LPG connections at Mahoba district of Uttar Pradesh on August 10 by video conferencing.

ANI Aug 08, 2021 19:10 IST googleads

Prime Minister Narendra Modi. (Photo/ANI)

New Delhi [India], August 8 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi will launch 'Ujjwala 2.0' (Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana-PMUY) by handing over LPG connections at Mahoba district of Uttar Pradesh on August 10 by video conferencing.
According to an official release, the Prime Minister will interact with beneficiaries of the Ujjwala and will also address the nation.
Along with a deposit-free LPG connection, Ujjwala 2.0 will provide the first refill and hotplate free of cost to the beneficiaries. Also, the enrollment procedure will require minimal paperwork.
In Ujjwala 2.0, migrants will not be required to submit ration cards or address proof. A self-declaration for both 'family declaration' and as a 'proof of address will suffice. Ujjwala 2.0 will help achieve the Prime Minister's vision of universal access to LPG, the Prime Minister's Office said.
"In the Union budget for the financial year 2021-2022, provision for an additional one crore LPG connection under the PMUY scheme was announced. These one crore additional PMUY connections (under Ujjwala 2.0) aim to provide deposit-free LPG connections to those low-income families who could not be covered under the earlier phase of PMUY," the PMO said in a release.
Under Ujjwala 1.0, launched in 2016, a target was set to provide Liquefied petroleum gas (LPG), connections to five crore women members of Below Poverty Line (BPL) households.
Subsequently, the scheme was expanded in April 2018 to include women beneficiaries from seven more categories (SC/ST, PMAY, AAY, Most backward classes, tea garden, forest dwellers, Islands). Also, the target was revised to eight crores LPG connections. (ANI)

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