PM Ujjwala Yojana

• The Union Cabinet decided to extend the subsidy of ₹300 per LPG cylinder for up to 12 refills per year till the end of next financial year.
• About 27 crore beneficiaries under the Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana (PMUY) will get the benefit of the scheme with its continuation set to incur ₹12,000 crore.
  • The Centre had started a targeted subsidy of ₹200 per cylinder for up to 12 refills per annum to the PMUY consumers in May 2022.
  • In October 2023, the Centre increased the subsidy to ₹300 per cylinder for up to 12 refills per year.

About PMUY

• Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana (PMUY) was launched in 2016, with the aim to provide Liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) connections to five crore women members of below poverty line (BPL) households in the first phase.
  • The scheme was expanded in April 2018 to include women beneficiaries from seven more categories (SC/ST, PMAY, AAY, Most backward classes, tea garden, forest dwellers, Islands).
  • In the second phase the target was expanded to eight crore LPG connections.
• Objective- to provide clean cooking fuel to rural and deprived households which were otherwise using traditional cooking fuels.
• Nodal Ministry- Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas
• Government provides financial support of Rs. 1600 for each LPG connection.