Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana

IN NEWS:

• The Ministry of Petroleum has informed that it has distributed 6.8 crore free LPG cylinders during Coronavirus lockdown under the Ujjwala yojana.

ABOUT THE SCHEME:

• PMUJ is a scheme by the Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas for providing LPG connections to women from Below Poverty Line (BPL) households.
• Under the scheme, an adult woman member of a BPL family is given a deposit-free LPG connection with financial assistance of Rs 1,600 per connection by the Centre.
• The beneficiaries are identified through the Socio-Economic Caste Census (SECC), in consultation with state governments and Union territories.
• It aims to address serious health hazards associated with cooking based on fossil fuels, such as non-communicable diseases and indoor air pollution.
• Due to the COVID 19 lockdown, the government had decided to provide free cylinders to the BPL families for the next three months under the scheme.

PRELIMS QUESTION:

Q. Consider the following statements regarding Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana:

1. It is a scheme by the Ministry of Rural development
2. It aims to provide free LPG connections to BPL families
3. The connections will be issued in the name of the eldest member the households

Choose the correct statement(s) from the codes given below:

1. 1 only
2. 2 only
3. 3 only
4. None of the above

Answer to Prelims question

Source: Economic Times