About 14. 59 lakh women belonging to the Below Poverty line (BPl) had been provided with free domestic gas connections under the Prime Minister Ujjwala Yojana, officials informed.
It may also be recalled that State Chief Secretary Vivek Dhand in June this year had chaired a meeting to know the number of new lPG connections provided in Chhattisgarh 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 till June 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 Ujjawala Scheme was launched on August 16, 2016. During the last financial year, 10,54,369 new lPG connections were provided, they informed.