ABSTRACT:
The Honourable Prime Minister of India announced the beginning of the Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana (PMUY) on May 1, 2016. The scheme's primary goal is to give women from low-income households access to LPG connections without requiring a payment. The government's goal was to provide 5 crore LPG connections to low-income families in rural India, with a focus on women living below the poverty line (BPL). Later, the goal was raised to 8 crore, which was accomplished on September 7, 2019, seven months ahead of schedule, under the Ujjwala Yojana Scheme, which went under the slogan "Swachh Indhan, Behtar Jeevan.
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Ravindra Suman. Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana: An Initiative of Government towards Better Life for all. Research Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences. 2024;15(2):153-5. doi: 10.52711/2321-5828.2024.00022
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Ravindra Suman. Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana: An Initiative of Government towards Better Life for all. Research Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences. 2024;15(2):153-5. doi: 10.52711/2321-5828.2024.00022 Available on: https://www.rjhssonline.com/AbstractView.aspx?PID=2024-15-2-8
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