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➤ Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana Scheme - PMUY
1. About Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana
On 1st May 2016, Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas (MOPNG), introduced the ‘Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana’ (PMUY) as a flagship scheme with an objective to make clean cooking fuel such as LPG available to the rural and deprived households which were otherwise using traditional cooking fuels such as firewood, coal, cow-dung cakes etc. Usage of traditional cooking fuels had detrimental impacts on the health of rural women as well as on the environment.
2. Targets and Objective of PMUY
The target under the scheme was to release 8 Crore LPG Connections to the deprived households by March 2020.
On 7th September 2019, Prime Minister of India handed over the 8th Crore LPG connection in Aurangabad, Maharashtra.
The release of 8 Crore LPG connections under the scheme has also helped in increasing the LPG coverage from 62% on 1st May 2016 to 99.8% as on 1st April 2021.
3. Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana 2.0
Under the Union Budget for FY 21-22, provision for release of additional 1 Crore LPG connections under the PMUY 2.0 scheme has been made. In this phase, special facility has been given to migrant families.
Under Ujjwala 2.0, migrant workers can avail a free cooking gas connection on the basis of a self-declaration without any need for documents like address proof.
PM Ujjwala 2.0 aims to provide deposit-free LPG connections to low-income families who could not be covered under the first phase of PMUY
4. Eligibility of Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana 2.0
1. Applicant ( woman only) must have attained 18 years of age.
2. There should not be any other LPG connection from any OMC in the same household.
3. Adult woman belonging to any of the following categories – SC, ST, Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (Gramin), Most Backward Classes (MBC), Antyodaya Anna Yojana (AAY), Tea and Ex- Tea Garden tribes, Forest Dwellers, People residing in Islands and River Islands, enlisted under SECC Households (AHL TIN) or any Poor Household as per 14-point declaration.
5. Documents Required for Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana 2.0
1. Know Your Customer(KYC)
2. Aadhaar Card of applicant as Proof of Identity and Proof of Address in case applicant is residing at the same address as mentioned in Aadhaar (not mandatory for Assam and Meghalaya).
3. Ration Card issued by the State from which application is being made/ other State Govt. document certifying family composition/ Self-Declaration as per Annexure I (for migrant applicants)
4. Aadhaar of beneficiary and adult family members appearing in document
5. Bank Account Number and IFSC
6. Supplementary KYC to support status of the family.
5. How to apply Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana 2.0
Applicants may apply to any distributor of her choice either by submitting application at the distributor or by submitting a request through Online Portal.
Apply online by clicking below link
