The 'Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana' was launched in Chhattisgarh during a public function held in the presence of Union Minister of State for Petroleum and Natural Gas Dharmendra Pradhan here on Saturday.
The Minister , on the occasion also announced the opening of Refilling Centers at Korba, Janjgir, and Tilda while setting up of new bottling plants at Raipur and Korba along with 50 new gas distribution centers in various districts of the State.
“Chhattisgarh has become the first State to enter into an equal partnership with Central Government for sharing the economic burden. One connection of domestic gas costs about Rs 3,200 which is being shared equally that is Rs 1,600 each by the Central and Chhattisgarh Government,” he said.He informed that Chhattisgarh Government is providing the two burner stove and first Re-fill of the cylinder while the Central Government is offering cylinder, regulator, and pipe.
According to Pradhan, in coming two years, about 25 lakh poor families in Chhattisgarh will get a gas connection which means out of every 100 families, 75 will have the gas connection.Earlier, addressing the gathering, Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Raman Singh termed the PMUY ‘historic’ in terms of women empowerment, health safety and respect.
“This scheme launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi has opened the doors of petroleum sector for poor people also,” the Chief Minister said.The occasion was marked with the presence of several State Cabinet ministers, Government officials and others.