Union Cabinet on Monday approved increasing the allotment of deposit free LPG connections to poor under PM Ujjwala scheme, establishment of two new AIIMS hospitals in Madurai, Tamil Nadu, and Bibinagar in Telangana. Cabinet also approved a new four-lane 14 kilometre road bridge across river Ganga in Patna in Bihar.
Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi approved expansion of beneficiaries list under PM Ujjwala Yojana to release deposit free LPG connections to poor families so far uncovered. This is subject to fulfilling eligibility norms and furnishing required documents, said Petroleum Minister Dharmendra Pradhan, while addressing media along with Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad.
Pradhan said people in seven categories are identified for this allotment of deposit free LPG cylinders to poor. “SC/STs households, beneficiaries of Pradhan Mantri AwasYojana (PMAY) (Gramin), Antyodaya Anna Yojana (AAY), Forest dwellers, Most Backward Classes (MBC), Tea & Ex-Tea Garden Tribes, people residing in Islands / river islands, whose names did not appear in the SECC Iist,” said the statement issued by Government.
Cabinet approved the project for construction of a 5.634-km long new four lane bridge in Patna across river Ganga, just 38 metres on upstream side of the existing MG Setu. The construction period for the project is three and a half years and likely to be completed by January 2023.
“This mega project is 14.500-km long and passes through Patna, Saran and Vaishali districts of Bihar. The project includes 5634-metre long major bridge parallel to the existing old MG Setu, 4 number of Vehicular Underpasses (VUPs), one Rail Over Bridge (RoB), 1580-metre long one viaduct, 110-metre long one flyover, 4 minor bridges, 5 numbers bus shelters and 13 road junctions,” said the statement. Cabinet also sanctioned establishment of two new All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) at Madurai, Tamil Nadu at a cost of Rs 1,264 crore and Bibinagar, Telangana at a cost of Rs 1,028 crore.