PM Modi to launch Ujjwala 2.0 from Mahoba tomorrow

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will launch the second phase of Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana - Ujjwala 2.0 by handing over LPG connections, at Mahoba, Uttar Pradesh at 12:30 PM tomorrow through video conferencing. During the event, the Prime Minister will interact with beneficiaries of the Ujjwala and will also address the nation.

 

During Ujjwala 1.0, launched in 2016, a target was set to provide LPG connections to 5 crore women members of BPL households. Subsequently, the scheme was expanded in April 2018 to include women beneficiaries from seven more categories including SC, ST, most backward classes, tea garden, forest dwellers and  Islands. Later, the target was revised to 8 Crore LPG connections which was achieved in August 2019, seven months ahead of the target date. 

In the Union budget for Financial Year 2021-22, a provision for an additional one crore LPG connection under the



Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana was announced. These one crore additional connections under Ujjwala 2.0 aim to provide deposit-free LPG connections to those low-income families who could not be covered under the earlier phase of this scheme.

 

Along with a deposit free LPG connection, Ujjwala 2.0 will provide first refill and hotplate free of cost to the beneficiaries. Also, the enrollment procedure will require minimum paperwork. In Ujjwala 2.0, migrants will not be required to submit ration cards or address proof. A self-declaration for both ‘family declaration’ and as a ‘proof of address’ will suffice. Ujjwala 2.0 will help achieve the Prime Minister’s vision of universal access to LPG.

 

Union Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister Hardeep Singh Puri and Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh Yogi Adityanath will also be present on the occasion.