Ujjwala Scheme: The Indian government runs many schemes for the citizens of the country. These schemes benefit crores of people of the country. At one time, food was cooked on earthen stoves in almost all the houses in India. But now gas cylinders are used in almost all the houses. Cooking food using gas cylinders is quite easy.
With this, food gets cooked very quickly. To promote the use of gas cylinders in the country, the Government of India runs the Ujjwala Yojana. Crores of women of India get benefit from this scheme. Now the Government of India will give two free cylinders instead of one to the women of this state of the country under the Ujjwala Yojana. Let us know which state’s women can get its benefit.
Women of Jammu and Kashmir will get 2 free cylinders
Assembly elections are going to be held in Jammu Kashmir. For which BJP has recently released its manifesto. In which Bharatiya Janata Party has made a big announcement for the women of Jammu Kashmir. BJP has said in its manifesto that if BJP comes to power in Jammu Kashmir. Then women of the state will be given two cylinders free under the Ujjwala scheme.
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Let us tell you that currently only one cylinder is given free under the Ujjwala scheme. If BJP gets majority in the elections and forms its government in Jammu and Kashmir, then the women of Jammu and Kashmir will benefit a lot. The women of the state will get double benefit under the Ujjwala scheme.
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More than 10 crore beneficiaries
The Government of India started the Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana in the year 2016. Under this scheme, women belonging to poor families are given free gas connections. In which they are given gas stove and cylinder. Also, subsidy is also given on refilling the cylinder under this scheme. Currently, if we talk about the whole country, more than 10 crore women have availed the benefit of Ujjwala Yojana so far. And this figure is increasing year after year.
