INDIA: Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana (PMUY) Scheme

Meta Data
Draft: 
No
Revision of previous policy?: 
No
Effective Start Year: 
2016
Effective End Year: 
2019
Scope: 
National
Document Type: 
Programme
Economic Sector: 
Other
Energy Types: 
Gas
Issued by: 
Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas
Source: 
District Mon, Government Nagaland
File: 
Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana (PMUY) Scheme
Overall Summary: 
Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana is an ambitious social welfare scheme of Narendra Modi Government launched on 1st May 2016 from Ballia in Uttar Pradesh. Under the PM Ujjwala Yojana, the government aims to provide LPG connections to BPL households in the country. The scheme is aimed at replacing the unclean cooking fuels mostly used in the rural India with the clean and more efficient LPG (Liquefied Petroleum Gas). The scheme will be implemented by the Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas. This is first time in the history that Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas is implementing such an enormous welfare scheme which will benefit Crores of women belonging to the poorest households.
Access
Energy access targets: 
The government has set a target of 5 Crore LPG connections to be distributed to the BPL households across the country under the scheme.
Clean cooking solutions: 
The scheme will be implemented by the Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas. This is first time in the history that Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas is implementing such an enormous welfare scheme which will benefit Crores of women belonging to the poorest households. Some of the objectives of the scheme are: -Empowering women and protecting their health. -Reducing the serious health hazards associated with cooking based on fossil fuel. -Reducing the number of deaths in India due to unclean cooking fuel. -Preventing young children from significant number of acute respiratory illnesses caused due to indoor air pollution by burning the fossil fuel.
Consumer subsidies: 
The government has already allocated Rs. 2000 crore for the Ujjwala Yojana implementation for the financial year 2016-17. Government will distribute LPG connections to about 1.5 Crore BPL families within the current financial year.[...]A total budgetary allocation of Rs. 8000 Crore has been made by the government for the implementation of the scheme over three years. The scheme will be implemented using the money saved in LPG subsidy through the “Give-it-Up” campaign.[...] The scheme provides a financial support of Rs. 1600 for each LPG connection to the eligible BPL households. The connections under the scheme will be given in the name of women head of the households. The government will also provide EMI facility for meeting the cost of stove and refill.---The identification of eligible BPL families will be made on the basis of SECC-2011 data. [...] The applicant’s name should be in the list of SECC-2011 data. The applicant should be a women above the age of 18 years. The women applicant should belong to BPL (Below Poverty Line). The women applicant should have a saving bank account in any nationalized bank across the country. The applicant’s household should not already own a LPG connection in anyone’s name.