The Ujjwala 2.0 (Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana – PMUY) will be launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi by handing over LPG connections, at Mahoba Uttar Pradesh at 12:30 PM, today via video conferencing.
Ujjwala 2.0 aims to achieve Prime Minister Modi’s vision of universal access to LPG gas connections.During the event, PM Modi will interact with the beneficiaries and addressed the nation.
Chief minister Yogi Adityanath, deputy chief minister Keshav Prasad Maurya, Union minister Hardeep Singh Puri will be also present during the occasion.
Here’s all you need to know about Ujjwala 2.0:
Along with a deposit-free LPG connection, Ujjwala 2.0 will provide the first refill and hotplate free of cost to the beneficiaries.
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).
The target was revised to eight crore LPG connections. This target was achieved in August 2019, seven months ahead of the target date.
In the first phase of the scheme, the Centre provided 1,47,43,862 LPG connections to the poor families of the state.
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(With inputs from ANI and PTI)