A clean sweep to Ujjwala Yojana, Tamil Nadu soon to achieve 100% LPG cover

 

Tamil Nadu currently has 2.02 crore LPG consumers with 97.09% coverage of household. The number of household connections in Tamil Nadu is higher than any other state in the country. Extensive increases have happened in the last three years or so, carrying the April 2016 figure of 80.08% with 1.61 crore consumers.

Tamil Nadu is one of the States with high LPG in households with the three Government-run oil majors adding an average of 6 lakh regular connections each year. Under the Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana, the companies have added around 9 lakh connections each year.

The scheme launched in May 2016 got significant success throughout the country with penetration to the weakest section of society.

 

R. Sitharaman, Executive Director and State head of Indian oil said, “Domestic LPG penetration in Tamil Nadu has increased to 97.6% from 80.08% in April 2018. Thanks to Ujjwala Yojana which provides domestic LPG connections to people from the economically weaker section of the society”.

Further, he added, “ Domestic LPG coverage in India before the scheme is 62%, Government wanted to achieve 5 crore new connections under PMUY before the end of this financial year”.

S. Kumar, Deputy General Manager (LPG), Chennai Region, IOC, said "Now, under the expanded PMUY-II, families who don’t have connections are being covered. If they satisfy a list of 14 criteria, including not possessing agricultural land over 2.5 acres, they do not have someone working in the government and does not own a 2/3/4 wheeler among others, they would qualify for the scheme".