Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana will be launched by the Union Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas Dhamendra Pradhan in the presence of Ram Kripal Singh Yadav, Union Minister for drinking water and sanitation at Srinagar in Pauri district on June 9.
As part of the launching, 1.1 lakh BPl families will be provided with free lPG connections. It is learnt that 9.5 lakh BPl category families will benefit by the implementation of the Yojana in Uttarakhand.
The Yojana, launched by the Prime Minister at Ballia (U.P), is to provide clean cooking fuel to the women from the below poverty line (BPl) households across the country with a target of over 5 crore being fixed for the next three financial years.
Taking to media persons in Pauri, former BJP state vice- president Dhan Singh Rawat said that all the member of the Parliament from the State and the BJP State president Ajay Bhatt would be among those who would attend the launching.
Rawat said that BJP conference for the Pauri lok Sabha area will be held the same day from 1 pm to 3 pm.