Dharmendra Pradhan launches BS-IV transportation fuel across nation

New Delhi [India], Apr. 1 (ANI): Minister of State for Petroleum and Natural Gas, Dharmendra Pradhan launched the BS-IV transportation fuel across the country from Bhubaneswar today. To mark the launch of BS-IV fuels across the country, Pradhan symbolically commenced sale of the eco-friendly and low-emission fuels from 12 different locations across the country through live video links - Varanasi, Vijayawada, Durgapur, Gorakhpur, Imphal, Bhopal, Ranchi, Madurai, Nagpur, Patna, Guwahati and Shillong. At the event, the Petroleum Minister also handed over a deposit-free domestic LPG connection under the Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana(PMUY) scheme to Swalia Bibi of Shikharchan Basti in Bhubaneswar to mark the completion of release of 2 crore LPG connections to women beneficiaries from below poverty line (BPL) households across the country under the Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana(PMUY). Pradhan said that with the launch of the BS IV fuel , a new era of clean transportation fuels has begun, adding that this era will benefit all citizens of the country by substantially reducing pollution levels everywhere. Speaking about the new milestone crossed by the PMUY scheme, Pradhan said that the Government is fully committed to providing sustainable, clean and affordable energy as an essential input for economic development of India, which has emerged as the fastest going economy in the world. He said that the resounding success of initiatives like PaHaL, GiveItUp and the ongoing PMUY scheme are ample proof of the effectiveness of these socio-economic welfare schemes, which go a long way in ensuring energy inclusion of the poor. The Petroleum Ministry is vigorously pursuing various other forms of energy such as liquefied natural gas (LNG) for industries and transport sector, compressed natural gas (CNG) and AutoLPG for automobiles, and piped natural gas (PNG) for households, besides ethanol and bio-mass to expand the existing energy basket, he added. (ANI)