Union Budget 2020-21 Finance Minister said that Ujjwala scheme will now include 1 crore more beneficiaries in the scheme. At the same time, 100 more districts will be included for city gas distribution in the next three years.
new Delhi. The process of presenting the General Budget 2020-21 is in Parliament. During this time, the government has made a big announcement about the Ujjwala scheme, which is said to be beneficial for women. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has announced that 1 crore more beneficiaries will be included in this scheme. Sitharaman’s budget is going on besides, he has made big announcements for many electoral states including rail, road works.
The Finance Minister said that now 1 crore more beneficiaries will be included in the Ujjwala scheme. At the same time, 100 more districts will be added for city gas distribution in the next three years. Apart from this, he has also mentioned the transport of gas. He said that an independent gas transport system operator will also be established for the implementation of this scheme.
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What is Ujjwala scheme?
The central government started the Prime Minister Ujjwala scheme on 1 May 2016. The government’s aim behind this scheme was to smokeless kitchens of women in rural areas. During that time, the government had set a target of giving cheap LPG gas connections to 5 crore people by the year 2019. In this scheme, the government had taken special care of the women living below the poverty line. It was believed that the smoke after the gas connection would help reduce health problems and air pollution.
