Hyderabad: The Telangana government has prepared an application form for the eligible beneficiaries for submitting it at the ‘Praja Palana’ (public administration program) commencing from tomorrow , December 28. Through Praja Palana, the government will identify the beneficiaries eligible for the six guarantees. The form will be released by Chief Minister Revanth Reddy on
Modi’s Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana may not be the success his government claims it to be
The latest National Family Health Survey reveals that the usage of LPG cylinders remains low despite the much-touted flagship programme. Jan 25, 2021 · 01:30 pm The majority of households in India rely on firewood, chips, crop residue and dung cake as cooking fuel as these are available almost free of cost. | Jayanta Shaw/Reuters
Launched in 2016 to boost the usage of clean cooking fuels and control the related disease burden, the Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana has claimed success with almost 98% coverage of liquefied petroleum gas in India. However, in the past five years, there has been only a 20% increase in the overall usage of clean cooking fuel, reveals a latest government survey of 22 states. Additionally, it indicates, houses that have LPG cylinders, may not necessarily be using them.