State Chief Secretary Vivek Dhand on Thursday chaired a meeting to know the number of new lPG connections provided in Chhattisgarh so far under Pradhan Mantri Ujjawala Yojana at the Mantralaya in Naya Raipur.
The Chief Secretary was informed by officials that there had been 22 per cent rise in distribution of new lPG connections which during the last 10 months stood at 12.32 lakh. With this, the total number of new lPG connections provided in the State stood at 34.32 lakh.
The Prime Minister Ujja-wala Scheme was launched on August 16, 2016. During the last financial year, 10,54,369 new lPG connections were provided, they informed.