| CM, Union Petroleum Minister Pradhan formally launch PM's Ujjwala Yojana in JK | | Out of targeted 35 lakh free LPG connections, 1 lakh connections to be issued in 15 days | |  Early Times Report
Srinagar/Jammu, Sept 28: Chief Minister, Mehbooba Mufti and Union Minister of State for Petroleum and Natural Gas, Dharmendra Pradhan today formally launched the Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana (PMUY) in the state of Jammu & Kashmir. The scheme provides free LPG connections to the women from BPL households.
The scheme was launched by the Chief Minister along with the Union Minister of State for Petroleum and Natural Gas at two separate functions organized at Srinagar and Jammu.
Speaking on the occasion, the Chief Minister said that the initiative, in line with creating smoke-less villages across the country, has come as a moment of pride for the women in BPL- households for getting LPG connection as an identity of their own and to lead a smoke-free, less polluted, convenient and healthy life.
Highlighting that such schemes are designed keeping in mind the welfare of the poor, the Chief Minister said that the Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana will benefit the poor, especially the women. Besides providing an economic benefit to the beneficiary women, through a gas cylinder and a stove free of cost, the scheme also aims to replace the unclean cooking fuels used in the most underprivileged households with clean and more efficient LPG, leading to a smoke-free, less polluted, convenient and healthy life, Ms Mehbooba said.
The Chief Minister said that providing LPG connections to BPL households will ensure universal coverage of cooking gas and added that this measure will empower women and protect their health by reducing the labour and time spent on cooking.
Speaking on the occasion, Union Minister for Petroleum and Natural Gas, Dharmendra Pradhan assured that LPG would be made available to everyone in the State. He said in next two years no home in J&K would be without LPG connection.
Union Minister also announced that a new LPG bottling plant would be started in Kargil, while gas production would be increased in Leh.
Union Minister Mr Pradhan also said that it would have been a grave mistake if the scheme which is meant for the welfare of women would not have been extended to a State which is headed by a woman Chief Minister. |
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