Panchayat and Rural Development Minister and In-charge Minister of Mungeli district Ajay Chandrakar said that nearly 22,000 women of the district will be provided lPG connections.
Chandrakar inaugurated the scheme by symbolically distributed lPG connection to beneficiaries namely Phoolmani Bai of lalpur village, lakshmi Bhargav of Dandgaon village and Gonda Kashyap of Jarhagaon.
Participation of poor and women will be ensured in the development of the State. He said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi has launched Ujjwala Yojana to facilitate smoke-free kitchens for women.
Under this scheme, 25 lakh women of State will be provided lPG connections. Chief Minister Raman Singh has started numerous schemes including insurance scheme, educational quality scheme and cleanliness campaign for upliftment of every section of society. In-charge Minister Chandrakar was addressing inaugural function of Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana at newly-built Pt. Shyamaprasad Mukherjee Stadium.
In his address, Food Civil Supply and Consumer Protection Minister Punnulal Mohle said that keeping in view the struggle of women, Government is giving away free lPG connections to them. He said that Prime Minister Modi and Chief Minister Raman Singh are consistently working towards empowerment of women and redressal of their grievances.
He advised women to avail the scheme and use lPG cylinders and stoves carefully. Mohle also appealed people to build toilets in their houses and use it regularly.
Chhattisgarh’s former State Assembly Speaker Dharamlal Kaushik said that under Ujjwala Yojana, women are also being trained is use of gas stoves. This scheme is a result of Prime Minister Modi and Chief Minister Singh's aim of bringing positive changes in lifestyle of common people.