Over 64 lakh women have got free LPGs under PM’s scheme

More than 64 lakh women have got free LPG connections within five months of the launch of the Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala scheme aimed at providing smokefree kitchens in the country. The scheme, under the aegis of the Ministry of Natural Gas and Petroleum headed by Dharmendra Pradhan, was launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 1 May this year and in less than five months, 64 lakhplus LPG cylinders have been provided to the poor until this week, said a senior