Himachal Pradesh is the first ‘smoke-free state’ in India

May 14, 2022

In the last financial year, 90 lakh beneficiaries of Narendra Modi government’s flagship welfare scheme Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojanadid not refill their cylinders, according to a report. The same report appreciated Himachal Pradesh for its feat for becoming the first ‘smoke-free state’ in India.
Himachal Pradesh, in January 2022, became the first ‘smoke-free state’ in India.
The major milestone was achieved while riding on the back of welfare schemes like ‘Ujjwala Yojana’of Centre and ‘Himachal Grihini Suvidha scheme of the state government’.
It is also the 100 percent LPG-enabled state in the country.It simply refers to the fact that 100% of households in Himachal have LPG connections in their houses.