On the occasion of Ujjwala Diwas observed under the Gram Swaraj Abhiyan, State Cabinet Minister Harak Singh Rawat who is also an MlA from Kotdwar distributed over two dozen lPG gas connections to the women beneficiaries at Kotdwar on Friday.
He said that the abhiyan is important as it helps keep the environment clean and spare the women from the hills the smoke-related health problems. On the occasion, the Minister announced Kodia and Udaipur villages as smoke -free.
Rawat further said that the Centre being determined to spare every family of the country the smoke-related health hazards, 15000 lPG panchayats would be held in the districts.
“The Centre has taken up the project of distributing eight crore lPG gas connection to the needy people across the country by 2020.
This is a landmark project as it would make the kitchens of the country smoke- free. The environment would be saved and so the women who cook for their families and invite ailments on them while silently bearing the kitchen smoke,” Rawat said.
Among the women who got the cooking gas connection from the Minister on the day were Rekha Devi, Gayatridevi, Damyantidevi,, Neelamdevi, Mayadevi, Ushadevi, Kajal, Shabrim, Najma and Imrana.