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	At the 107th [[Indian Science Congress]] held in January 2020 in [[Bengaluru]], Narendra Modi declared that technology has helped India "in recognizing the 8 crore [80 million] women who were still using coal or wood for cooking" and also "in understanding how many new distribution centres must be built, via the help of technology".<ref>{{cite news \| url = https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/new-india-needs-logical-temperament-to-give-direction-to-socioeconomic-development-pm/story-82yJdEd1bKJXjBp8s7q4oK.html \| title = Rural India’s economic strength linked to young scientists: PM in Bengaluru \| date = January 3, 2020 \| journal = [[Hindustan Times]] \| location = Bengaluru \| archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20200103061146/https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/new-india-needs-logical-temperament-to-give-direction-to-socioeconomic-development-pm/story-82yJdEd1bKJXjBp8s7q4oK.html \| archive-date = January 3, 2020 \| url-status = live}}</ref>		At the 107th [[Indian Science Congress]] held in January 2020 in [[Bengaluru]], Narendra Modi declared that technology has helped India "in recognizing the 8 crore [80 million] women who were still using coal or wood for cooking" and also "in understanding how many new distribution centres must be built, via the help of technology".<ref>{{cite news \| url = https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/new-india-needs-logical-temperament-to-give-direction-to-socioeconomic-development-pm/story-82yJdEd1bKJXjBp8s7q4oK.html \| title = Rural India’s economic strength linked to young scientists: PM in Bengaluru \| date = January 3, 2020 \| journal = [[Hindustan Times]] \| location = Bengaluru \| archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20200103061146/https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/new-india-needs-logical-temperament-to-give-direction-to-socioeconomic-development-pm/story-82yJdEd1bKJXjBp8s7q4oK.html \| archive-date = January 3, 2020 \| url-status = live}}</ref>

	The National Family Health Surveys demonstrate significant improvement in access to [[Clean cooking\|cleaner cooking fuels]] due to PMUY. ~~Post 2015, the annual increase~~ in access to cleaner fuel increased ~~exponentially. This increased exponentially~~ from 0.8% in rural areas ~~to almost seven-times~~ to 5.6% after ~~2015~~.<ref>{{Cite web\|date=2020-12-22\|title=New Welfarism of Modi govt represents distinctive approach to redistribution and inclusion\|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/opinion/columns/national-family-health-survey-new-welfarism-of-indias-right-7114104/\|access-date=2020-12-26\|website=The Indian Express\|language=en}}</ref>		The National Family Health Surveys demonstrate significant improvement in access to [[Clean cooking\|cleaner cooking fuels]] due to PMUY. Yearly growth in access to cleaner fuel accelerated around 2015 and increased by almost seven times, from 0.8% in rural areas before 2015 to 5.6% after.<ref>{{Cite web\|date=2020-12-22\|title=New Welfarism of Modi govt represents distinctive approach to redistribution and inclusion\|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/opinion/columns/national-family-health-survey-new-welfarism-of-indias-right-7114104/\|access-date=2020-12-26\|website=The Indian Express\|language=en}}</ref>

	==See also==		==See also==

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	'''Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana''' ('''PMUY''', translation: Prime Minister's Lighting Scheme) was launched by [[Prime Minister of India\|Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi]] on 1 May 2016 to distribute 50 million LPG connections to women of [[Below Poverty Line]] (BPL) families.<ref>{{citation \|title=Scheme for LPG to BPL families to be launched in Odisha \|url=http://timesofindia.com/city/bhubaneswar/Scheme-for-LPG-to-BPL-families-to-be-launched-in-Odisha/articleshow/52625599.cms \|work=[[The Times of India]] \|date=7 June 2016 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news\|last=Raja\|first=Aditi\|title=Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana: ‘UPA govt left coffers empty, making it difficult for us’ \|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-news-india/upa-left-empty-coffers-amit-shah-in-dahod-2802047/ \|work=[[The Indian Express]] \|date=16 May 2016 }}</ref><ref>{{citation \|title=Modi's pet projects PMUY, Urja Ganga to cross Himalayan borders to Nepal \|url=http://www.business-standard.com/article/economy-policy/modi-s-pet-projects-pmuy-urja-ganga-to-cross-himalayan-borders-to-nepal-117032800477_1.html \|work=[[Business Standard]] \|date=28 March 2017 }}</ref> A budgetary allocation of {{INRConvert\|80\|b}} was made for the scheme. In the first year of its launch, the connections distributed were 22 million against the target of 15 million. As of 23 October 2017, 30 million connections were distributed, 44% of which were given to families belonging to scheduled castes and scheduled tribes.<ref>{{citation \|title=Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana: 3 cr LPG connections already issued, Oil Min seeks to serve another 3 cr beneficiaries \|url=http://www.financialexpress.com/india-news/pradhan-mantri-ujjwala-yojana-3-cr-lpg-connections-already-issued-oil-min-seeks-to-serve-another-3-cr-beneficiaries/914691/lite/ \|work=[[The Financial Express (India)\|Financial Express]] \|date=1 November 2017 }}</ref> The number crossed 58 million by December 2018.<ref name=cnbc1218>{{citation \|last=Sharma \|first=Anshu \|title=Government expands eligibility criteria to meet Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana target \|url=https://www.cnbctv18.com/energy/government-expands-eligibility-criteria-to-meet-pradhan-mantri-ujjwala-yojana-target-1728431.htm \|work=[[CNBC TV18]] \|date=19 December 2018 }}</ref> In 2018 Union Budget of India, its scope was widened to include 80 million poor households.<ref>{{citation \|title=Budget 2018: Ujjwala scheme to cover 80 million families, says Arun Jaitley \|url=http://www.livemint.com/Politics/zrbl91l8aL1bIgpyEY4nDN/Budget-2018-Ujjwala-scheme-to-cover-80-million-families-sa.html \|work=[[Live Mint]] \|date=1 February 2018 }}</ref> 21,000 awareness camps were conducted by oil marketing companies (OMC).<ref name=cnbc1218/> The scheme led to an increase in LPG consumption by 56% in 2019 as compared to 2014.<ref>{{citation \|title=Ujjwala scheme boosts India's LPG consumption to a record high in FY19 \|url=https://wap.business-standard.com/article/economy-policy/ujjwala-scheme-boosts-india-s-lpg-consumption-to-a-record-high-in-fy19-119050300261_1.html \|work=[[Business Standard]] \|date=3 May 2019 }}</ref> The highly popular scheme has benefited over 14.6 million BPL families in Uttar Pradesh, 8.8 million in West Bengal, 8.5 million in Bihar, 7.1 million in Madhya Pradesh and 6.3 million in Rajasthan.<ref>{{citation \|title=PMUY: How to avail full benefits of Ujjwala Yojana		'''Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana''' ('''PMUY''', translation: Prime Minister's Lighting Scheme) was launched by [[Prime Minister of India\|Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi]] on 1 May 2016 to distribute 50 million LPG connections to women of [[Below Poverty Line]] (BPL) families.<ref>{{citation \|title=Scheme for LPG to BPL families to be launched in Odisha \|url=http://timesofindia.com/city/bhubaneswar/Scheme-for-LPG-to-BPL-families-to-be-launched-in-Odisha/articleshow/52625599.cms \|work=[[The Times of India]] \|date=7 June 2016 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news\|last=Raja\|first=Aditi\|title=Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana: ‘UPA govt left coffers empty, making it difficult for us’ \|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-news-india/upa-left-empty-coffers-amit-shah-in-dahod-2802047/ \|work=[[The Indian Express]] \|date=16 May 2016 }}</ref><ref>{{citation \|title=Modi's pet projects PMUY, Urja Ganga to cross Himalayan borders to Nepal \|url=http://www.business-standard.com/article/economy-policy/modi-s-pet-projects-pmuy-urja-ganga-to-cross-himalayan-borders-to-nepal-117032800477_1.html \|work=[[Business Standard]] \|date=28 March 2017 }}</ref> A budgetary allocation of {{INRConvert\|80\|b}} was made for the scheme.
	\|url=https://www.livemint.com/news/india/pmuy-how-to-avail-full-benefits-of-ujjwala-yojana-1568387408556.html \|work= [[Live Mint]] \|date=14 September 2019 }}</ref> In the Union Budget of 2021-2022, the government announced that 1 crore more connections will be provided under this scheme.

	At the ~~107th [[Indian Science Congress]] held in January 2020 in [[Bengaluru]]~~, ~~Narendra Modi declared that technology has helped India "in recognizing~~ the ~~8 crore [80~~ million~~] women who~~ were ~~still using coal or wood for cooking" and also "in understanding how many new distribution centres must be built~~, ~~via the help~~ of ~~technology"~~.<ref>{{~~cite news~~ \| url = ~~https~~://www.~~hindustantimes~~.com/india-news/~~new~~-~~india~~-~~needs~~-~~logical~~-~~temperament~~-to-~~give~~-~~direction~~-to-~~socioeconomic~~-~~development~~-pm/~~story-82yJdEd1bKJXjBp8s7q4oK.html~~ \| ~~title~~ = ~~Rural India’s economic strength linked to young scientists: PM in Bengaluru~~ \| date = ~~January 3, 2020~~ \| ~~journal~~ = ~~[[Hindustan Times]]~~ \| ~~location~~ = ~~Bengaluru~~ \| ~~archiveurl~~ = ~~http~~://~~archive~~.is/~~wip/6w6uc~~/ \| ~~archive-date~~ = ~~January 3, 2020~~ \| ~~url-status~~ = ~~live~~}}</ref>		== Overview ==
			In the first year of its launch, the connections distributed were 22 million against the target of 15 million. As of 23 October 2017, 30 million connections were distributed, 44% of which were given to families belonging to scheduled castes and scheduled tribes.<ref>{{citation \|title=Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana: 3 cr LPG connections already issued, Oil Min seeks to serve another 3 cr beneficiaries \|url=http://www.financialexpress.com/india-news/pradhan-mantri-ujjwala-yojana-3-cr-lpg-connections-already-issued-oil-min-seeks-to-serve-another-3-cr-beneficiaries/914691/lite/ \|work=[[The Financial Express (India)\|Financial Express]] \|date=1 November 2017 }}</ref> The number crossed 58 million by December 2018.<ref name="cnbc1218">{{citation \|last=Sharma \|first=Anshu \|title=Government expands eligibility criteria to meet Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana target \|url=https://www.cnbctv18.com/energy/government-expands-eligibility-criteria-to-meet-pradhan-mantri-ujjwala-yojana-target-1728431.htm \|work=[[CNBC TV18]] \|date=19 December 2018 }}</ref>

	The National Family Health Surveys demonstrate significant improvement in access to cleaner cooking fuels due to PMUY. Post 2015, the annual increase in access to cleaner fuel increased exponentially. This increased exponentially from 0.8% in rural areas to almost seven-times to 5.6% after 2015.<ref>{{Cite web\|date=2020-12-22\|title=New Welfarism of Modi govt represents distinctive approach to redistribution and inclusion\|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/opinion/columns/national-family-health-survey-new-welfarism-of-indias-right-7114104/\|access-date=2020-12-26\|website=The Indian Express\|language=en}}</ref>		In 2018 Union Budget of India, its scope was widened to include 80 million poor households.<ref>{{citation \|title=Budget 2018: Ujjwala scheme to cover 80 million families, says Arun Jaitley \|url=http://www.livemint.com/Politics/zrbl91l8aL1bIgpyEY4nDN/Budget-2018-Ujjwala-scheme-to-cover-80-million-families-sa.html \|work=[[Live Mint]] \|date=1 February 2018 }}</ref> 21,000 awareness camps were conducted by oil marketing companies (OMC).<ref name="cnbc1218" /> The scheme led to an increase in LPG consumption by 56% in 2019 as compared to 2014.<ref>{{citation \|title=Ujjwala scheme boosts India's LPG consumption to a record high in FY19 \|url=https://wap.business-standard.com/article/economy-policy/ujjwala-scheme-boosts-india-s-lpg-consumption-to-a-record-high-in-fy19-119050300261_1.html \|work=[[Business Standard]] \|date=3 May 2019 }}</ref>

			The highly popular scheme has benefited over 14.6 million BPL families in Uttar Pradesh, 8.8 million in West Bengal, 8.5 million in Bihar, 7.1 million in Madhya Pradesh and 6.3 million in Rajasthan.<ref>{{citation \|title=PMUY: How to avail full benefits of Ujjwala Yojana
			\|url=https://www.livemint.com/news/india/pmuy-how-to-avail-full-benefits-of-ujjwala-yojana-1568387408556.html \|work= [[Live Mint]] \|date=14 September 2019 }}</ref>

			In the Union Budget of 2021-2022, the government announced that 1 crore more connections will be provided under this scheme.

			At the 107th [[Indian Science Congress]] held in January 2020 in [[Bengaluru]], Narendra Modi declared that technology has helped India "in recognizing the 8 crore [80 million] women who were still using coal or wood for cooking" and also "in understanding how many new distribution centres must be built, via the help of technology".<ref>{{cite news \| url = https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/new-india-needs-logical-temperament-to-give-direction-to-socioeconomic-development-pm/story-82yJdEd1bKJXjBp8s7q4oK.html \| title = Rural India’s economic strength linked to young scientists: PM in Bengaluru \| date = January 3, 2020 \| journal = [[Hindustan Times]] \| location = Bengaluru \| archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20200103061146/https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/new-india-needs-logical-temperament-to-give-direction-to-socioeconomic-development-pm/story-82yJdEd1bKJXjBp8s7q4oK.html \| archive-date = January 3, 2020 \| url-status = live}}</ref>

			The National Family Health Surveys demonstrate significant improvement in access to [[Clean cooking\|cleaner cooking fuels]] due to PMUY. Post 2015, the annual increase in access to cleaner fuel increased exponentially. This increased exponentially from 0.8% in rural areas to almost seven-times to 5.6% after 2015.<ref>{{Cite web\|date=2020-12-22\|title=New Welfarism of Modi govt represents distinctive approach to redistribution and inclusion\|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/opinion/columns/national-family-health-survey-new-welfarism-of-indias-right-7114104/\|access-date=2020-12-26\|website=The Indian Express\|language=en}}</ref>

			==See also==

			* Common man empowerment:
			** [[DigiLocker]] (easier access to online identity proof and services)
			** [[Har ghar jal]] (water connection for each house)
			** [[Ration_card_(India)\|One Nation, One Ration Card]] (food security card's national portability)
			** [[Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana]] (affordable housing for all)
			** [[Saubhagya scheme\|Saubhagya electrification scheme]] (electrification of all houses)
			** [[Swachh Bharat Abhiyan\|Swachh Bharat]] (toilet for all houses)

	==References==		==References==

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{{Infobox project
| abbreviation = PMUY
| native_name = Ujjawala Yojana
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| country = [[India]]
| primeminister = [[Narendra Modi]]
| ministry = [[Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas (India)|Energy]]
| key_people = [[Dharmendra Pradhan]]
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| launch_place = [[Ballia]]
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'''Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana''' ('''PMUY''', translation: Prime Minister's Lighting Scheme) was launched by [[Prime Minister of India|Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi]] on 1 May 2016 to distribute 50 million LPG connections to women of [[Below Poverty Line]] (BPL) families.<ref>{{citation |title=Scheme for LPG to BPL families to be launched in Odisha |url=http://timesofindia.com/city/bhubaneswar/Scheme-for-LPG-to-BPL-families-to-be-launched-in-Odisha/articleshow/52625599.cms |work=[[The Times of India]] |date=7 June 2016 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Raja|first=Aditi|title=Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana: ‘UPA govt left coffers empty, making it difficult for us’ |url=http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-news-india/upa-left-empty-coffers-amit-shah-in-dahod-2802047/ |work=[[The Indian Express]] |date=16 May 2016 }}</ref><ref>{{citation |title=Modi's pet projects PMUY, Urja Ganga to cross Himalayan borders to Nepal |url=http://www.business-standard.com/article/economy-policy/modi-s-pet-projects-pmuy-urja-ganga-to-cross-himalayan-borders-to-nepal-117032800477_1.html |work=[[Business Standard]] |date=28 March 2017 }}</ref> A budgetary allocation of {{INRConvert|80|b}} was made for the scheme. In the first year of its launch, the connections distributed were 22 million against the target of 15 million. As of 23 October 2017, 30 million connections were distributed, 44% of which were given to families belonging to scheduled castes and scheduled tribes.<ref>{{citation |title=Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana: 3 cr LPG connections already issued, Oil Min seeks to serve another 3 cr beneficiaries |url=http://www.financialexpress.com/india-news/pradhan-mantri-ujjwala-yojana-3-cr-lpg-connections-already-issued-oil-min-seeks-to-serve-another-3-cr-beneficiaries/914691/lite/ |work=[[The Financial Express (India)|Financial Express]] |date=1 November 2017 }}</ref> The number crossed 58 million by December 2018.<ref name=cnbc1218>{{citation |last=Sharma |first=Anshu |title=Government expands eligibility criteria to meet Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana target |url=https://www.cnbctv18.com/energy/government-expands-eligibility-criteria-to-meet-pradhan-mantri-ujjwala-yojana-target-1728431.htm |work=[[CNBC TV18]] |date=19 December 2018 }}</ref> In 2018 Union Budget of India, its scope was widened to include 80 million poor households.<ref>{{citation |title=Budget 2018: Ujjwala scheme to cover 80 million families, says Arun Jaitley |url=http://www.livemint.com/Politics/zrbl91l8aL1bIgpyEY4nDN/Budget-2018-Ujjwala-scheme-to-cover-80-million-families-sa.html |work=[[Live Mint]] |date=1 February 2018 }}</ref> 21,000 awareness camps were conducted by oil marketing companies (OMC).<ref name=cnbc1218/> The scheme led to an increase in LPG consumption by 56% in 2019 as compared to 2014.<ref>{{citation |title=Ujjwala scheme boosts India's LPG consumption to a record high in FY19 |url=https://wap.business-standard.com/article/economy-policy/ujjwala-scheme-boosts-india-s-lpg-consumption-to-a-record-high-in-fy19-119050300261_1.html |work=[[Business Standard]] |date=3 May 2019 }}</ref> The highly popular scheme has benefited over 14.6 million BPL families in Uttar Pradesh, 8.8 million in West Bengal, 8.5 million in Bihar, 7.1 million in Madhya Pradesh and 6.3 million in Rajasthan.<ref>{{citation |title=PMUY: How to avail full benefits of Ujjwala Yojana
|url=https://www.livemint.com/news/india/pmuy-how-to-avail-full-benefits-of-ujjwala-yojana-1568387408556.html |work= [[Live Mint]] |date=14 September 2019 }}</ref> In the Union Budget of 2021-2022, the government announced that 1 crore more connections will be provided under this scheme.

At the 107th [[Indian Science Congress]] held in January 2020 in [[Bengaluru]], Narendra Modi declared that technology has helped India "in recognizing the 8 crore [80 million] women who were still using coal or wood for cooking" and also "in understanding how many new distribution centres must be built, via the help of technology".<ref>{{cite news | url = https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/new-india-needs-logical-temperament-to-give-direction-to-socioeconomic-development-pm/story-82yJdEd1bKJXjBp8s7q4oK.html | title = Rural India’s economic strength linked to young scientists: PM in Bengaluru | date = January 3, 2020 | journal = [[Hindustan Times]] | location = Bengaluru | archiveurl = http://archive.is/wip/6w6uc/ | archive-date = January 3, 2020 | url-status = live}}</ref>

The National Family Health Surveys demonstrate significant improvement in access to cleaner cooking fuels due to PMUY. Post 2015, the annual increase in access to cleaner fuel increased exponentially. This increased exponentially from 0.8% in rural areas to almost seven-times to 5.6% after 2015.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-12-22|title=New Welfarism of Modi govt represents distinctive approach to redistribution and inclusion|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/opinion/columns/national-family-health-survey-new-welfarism-of-indias-right-7114104/|access-date=2020-12-26|website=The Indian Express|language=en}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
* [https://pmuy.gov.in Official Website]

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