LPG connection under PMUY

New Delhi, July 23: Union Minister of Petroleum & Natural Gas, Dharmendra Pradhan has said that under Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana (PMUY), a deposit free LPG connection is given in the name of an adult woman member of an eligible BPL family including families having differently abled/divyang persons, identifies through Socio Economic Caste “Census (SECC), in case, a family’s name does not appear in the SECC list, the beneficiary is identified from 7 categories i.e. SC/ST household, beneficiaries of Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (Gramin), Antyoday Anna Yojana, Forest dwellers, Most Backward Classess, Tea and Ex-Tea Garden Tribes, People residing in islands/river islands.

In a written reply in Lok Sabha today, he said that PMUY is currently under implementation in 715 districts covering 36 States/UTs. SC/ST households whose names appear in SECC list of otherwise are provided with connections under PMUY subject to fulfilling the scheme Guidelines.