Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Oct 26: M.L.A R.S Pura, Dr.Gagan Bhagat launched Prime Minister’s Ujjwala Yojna at R.S Pura and distributed free L.P.G connections to the B.P.L beneficiaries of the area. Consumers are currently entitled to 12 cylinders of 14.2 kg each or 34 bottles of 5 kg each in a year at subsidised rates.
Speaking on the occasion he said PMUY scheme provides subsidy of Rs 1,600 to the women beneficiaries, comprising security deposit of 14.2 kg cylinder, domestic pressure regulator, domestic gas consumer card and administration charges, among others.
Dr.Gagan said that Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana (PMUY) in R.S Pura Constituency and elsewhere in the country will provide free LPG connections to BPL households. The move has benefitted 3.7 crore households living below the poverty line in the whole country till date, and is highest ever connections in a year, the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas, Government of India have planned five crore connections over the next three years.
Dr.Bhagat gave away free LPG connections to 40 women from BPL families from villages in R.S Pura Constituency. He maintained that he will work on updating the social economic caste census (SECC) data, so that no deserving female is left out of the list.
Dr.Gagan Bhagat also said that the Union Government is working towards setting up the country’s biggest refinery on the West Coast which will help generate nearly one lakh jobs. Also, the Union Govt. would focus on welfare of petrol pump workers, taxi and auto drivers as well as women. On the occasion A.D Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs, T.S.O R.S Pura ,T.S.O Miran Sahib, Senior Sales officers of Hindustan Petroleum ,Bharat Petroleum and Indian Oil Company, ,BJP Mahila Morcha State Secretary Monika Sharma, district. President , Brijesh Rana, Mandal Pradhan Natharam ,BJP Mahila Morcha Distt President Neelam ,BJP office bearers from R.S Pura, Prominent persons of the locality and persons from N.G.Os were present.
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