Ujjwala Scheme Beneficiaries Likely To Get Three Free LPG Cylinders

With the COVID pandemic still affecting the country and causing disruptions at different levels, the government may come up with further stimulus measures even in FY22. Provision of three free LPG cylinders to Ujjawala subscribers may form part of these stimulus measures when they are announced, the report said quoting sources.

Under the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan package during the pandemic last year, free LPG cylinders were given to all Ujjwala scheme beneficiaries for three months. Cash amounts equivalent to the retail selling price of the LPG cylinders were transferred directly to the beneficiaries` accounts.

The budget 2021-22 has also announced the addition of 10 million beneficiaries under Ujjawala over two years. The government`s flagship scheme under which cooking gas connections are given free of cost to women of below poverty line (BPL) families, the report added.

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