To make it more accessible to every rural household, a new LPG connection can now be booked through the Common Service Centre (CSC). The CSC has taken the lead in helping Centre’s Ujjwala beneficiaries in bookings for the refills.
Ujjwala scheme is one of the flagship programmes of the Modi Government to provide LPG gas connection to women of rural areas and especially to those from the weaker section of the society.
Linking the Ujjwala beneficiaries and also new connections through CSC digital kiosk can serve consumers close to their place of residence.CSC has so far done online booking for one crore Ujjwala beneficiaries.
“We have requested Oil companies to enable other support services through CSC as change in name, address, request for additional cylinder etc. Booking for new connection through CSC is still to be allowed by the oil companies through CSC and once these services are extended, CSC can provide all services to Ujjwala beneficiaries in villages,” said CSC MD Dr Dinesh Kumar Tyagi.
Though the connection was provided by the government to women, however, refilling due to logistics still remained a concern. Many factors constrained the increase in delivery centers close to the place of residence.