Cabinet decision for ujjawala subsidiya: The Union Cabinet on Friday approved a subsidy of Rs 12,000 crore under the Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana (PMUY) for FY 2025-26. This decision was approved in the Union Cabinet meeting chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. This decision of the government will benefit about 10.33 crore families in the country.
300 subsidy to the beneficiary of Ujjwala scheme
The Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana was launched in May 2016. The objective of this scheme was to provide LPG connections to women of poor families of the country without any security. The most important thing is that till 1 July 2025, about 10.33 crore connections have been given under the Ujjwala scheme in the country. The first refill and stove are being given free of cost by the government under the Ujjwala scheme 2.0.
According to an official statement: “The Union Cabinet has approved the target subsidy of Rs 300 per cylinder per year on 9 gas cylinders per year to the beneficiaries of the Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana (PMUY) during FY 2025-26. It is estimated to be estimated at Rs 12,000 crore.” It is worth noting that India imports about 60 percent of its LPG needs, due to which this step of subsidy becomes socially and economically important.
To improve the standard of living of women
The real objective of the Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana is to increase the scope of the benefits of clean kitchen fuel to the underprivileged families. Through this, by giving subsidized LPG connections, you have to reduce the use of traditional fuel, so that their health hazards can be reduced. Along with this, women can be strengthened and improve their standard of living. Obviously, the government has also got success in this scheme to a great extent.
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