-The Times of India
Three years after it was launched, subsidised LPG scheme has massive reach but has not got most beneficiaries off traditional fuel like firewood and cow dung cake
NEW DELHI: On the face of it, Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana has accomplished a lot. More than 7 crore households have received subsidised cooking gas (LPG) connections under the scheme. Over 82% of those who got the connections have bought refills in the last year. In Haryana, the best performing state, 97.5% of households have returned for a refill in a year.
The government claims that, on an average, the rate of refill is high — 6.5 cylinders a year against 8 by households with non-subsidised LPG connections.
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