Chhattisgarh Women and Children Development Minister Ramshila Sahu started distributing of domestic gas connections under Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana (PMUY) in Gariaband district on Wednesday.
Minister Sahu who is also the Minister in-charge of Gariaband district gave away free lED lamps to the beneficiaries.
“This much-awaited scheme of Prime Minister Narendra Modi will free the poor families from smoke and ‘Chulha’.
Those women who had to struggle for firewood or other kinds of fuels will now easily cook meals on lPG gas stoves,” Ramshila Sahu said while addressing the gathering.
She further said that under another major scheme, 38 lakh poor families in Chhattisgarh will receive free of cost lED lamps. Member of Parliament from Mahasamund lok Sabha seat, Chandulal Sahu who was also present in the program said that about 5 crore people across India will be benefited by PMUY.
He told the gathering that under this scheme only Rs200 are being charged for gas cylinder connection, out of which Rs160 would be deposited as the subsidy in beneficiary’s bank account.
Parliamentary Secretary Gowardhan Manjhi, termed the scheme important in terms of women’s health.
District Collector Shruti Singh informed that under the PMUY about 26,000 BPl families were identified in the district and Rs3.66 crore was already sanctioned for it.
She further said that under the ‘Rashtriya Ujala Yojana’ over 47,000 BPl beneficiaries will be provided free of cost lED lamps and so far over 10,000 lamps have been distributed in Gariaband.