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West Bengal ranks second among all states in the number of
LPG connections provided to women from Below Poverty Line (BPL) families under the Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojna (PMUY) in the last four-and-a-half months. The scheme was launched in the state by Dharmendra Pradhan, minister of state for petroleum and natural gas on August 14, 2016.
"Till date, oil PSUs in West Bengal have released nearly 19.5 lakh LPG connections to BPL women under the scheme. The states with the highest number of PMUY connections are Uttar Pradesh (46 lakh), West Bengal (19.5 lakh), Bihar (19 lakh), Madhya Pradesh (17 lakh) and Rajasthan (14 lakh). It is noteworthy that with the implementation of PMUY, the national LPG coverage has increased from 61% on January 1, 2016 to 70% on December 1, 2016," said R K Mohapatra, general manager (West Bengal state office), IndianOil. He is also the state-level co-ordinator for oil PSUs.
PMUY was launched with a target of providing 1.5 crore gas connections to the women of poor families in the current financial year with the aim to replace unclean cooking fuels like kerosene, coal and wood in rural India.
According to Mohapatra, more than 200 training sessions were conducted for delivery boys, showroom staff, mechanics and distributors in the state for proper implementation of the scheme. "Moreover, around 9,500 trainings have been organised for the beneficiaries. Industry officials are randomly visiting the beneficiary's premises to take the feedback from the customers about the scheme and the service being provided by the LPG distributors," he said.
West Bengal ranks second in BPL LPG connections - The Times of India
LPG connections provided to women from Below Poverty Line (BPL) families under the Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojna (PMUY) in the last four-and-a-half months. The scheme was launched in the state by Dharmendra Pradhan, minister of state for petroleum and natural gas on August 14, 2016.
"Till date, oil PSUs in West Bengal have released nearly 19.5 lakh LPG connections to BPL women under the scheme. The states with the highest number of PMUY connections are Uttar Pradesh (46 lakh), West Bengal (19.5 lakh), Bihar (19 lakh), Madhya Pradesh (17 lakh) and Rajasthan (14 lakh). It is noteworthy that with the implementation of PMUY, the national LPG coverage has increased from 61% on January 1, 2016 to 70% on December 1, 2016," said R K Mohapatra, general manager (West Bengal state office), IndianOil. He is also the state-level co-ordinator for oil PSUs.
PMUY was launched with a target of providing 1.5 crore gas connections to the women of poor families in the current financial year with the aim to replace unclean cooking fuels like kerosene, coal and wood in rural India.
According to Mohapatra, more than 200 training sessions were conducted for delivery boys, showroom staff, mechanics and distributors in the state for proper implementation of the scheme. "Moreover, around 9,500 trainings have been organised for the beneficiaries. Industry officials are randomly visiting the beneficiary's premises to take the feedback from the customers about the scheme and the service being provided by the LPG distributors," he said.
West Bengal ranks second in BPL LPG connections - The Times of India
