The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs has announced the launch of Ujjwala 2.0 scheme in its weekly meeting. Under this scheme, the central government is going to provide 75 lakh free LPG connections to women.
These gas connections will be given to women in the next three years. After this decision of the Cabinet, the number of beneficiaries of Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana in the country will increase to 10.35 crore.
When was the plan started
Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana was started by the Modi government in the year 2016. The objective of this scheme was that women coming from poor and middle class could also get the benefit of LPG cylinder. Under this scheme, women living below poverty line (BPL) in rural and urban areas get free gas connection.
Who gets the benefit of this scheme
PM Ujjwala Yojana has been specially designed for women living below the poverty line, its benefit is available only to BPL card holders. To avail the benefits of this scheme, you must have a ration card. Along with this, your family income should be less than Rs 27,000.
What should be done to get connection under Ujjwala 2.0
-Applicant should be 18 years of age (female only).
-There should not be any other LPG connection from any OMC in the same household.
Adult women belonging to any of the following categories – Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (Rural), Most Backward Classes (MBC), Antyodaya Anna Yojana, Tea and Ex-Tea Garden Tribes, Forest Dwellers, Islands and River Islands People belonging to , listed under SECC families or any poor family as per 14 point declaration.
How to apply for the scheme?
-If you also want to take advantage of PM Ujjwala Yojana, then click on https://popbox.co.in/pmujjwalayojana/
-Visit the official website
-Go here and select the download form option
-After this a form will appear, download it and fill all the details asked in it.
-Deposit it at your nearest gas agency
-Enter the required documents like ration card, photo, mobile number etc.
-After document verification you will get a new connection.