In news:PM Modi will launch Ujjwala 2.0 (Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana – PMUY) by handing over LPG connections, at Mahoba Uttar Pradesh on 10th August, 2021.
The journey from Ujjwala 1.0 to Ujjwala 2.0
Ujjwala 1.0
It is implemented by UnionMinistry of Petroleum and Natural Gas
Ujjwala 1.0 was launched in 2016, during which a target was set to provide deposit-free LPG connections to 5 crore women members of BPL households.
Subsequently, the scheme was expanded in April 2018 to include women beneficiaries from seven more categories (SC/ST, PMAY, AAY, most backward classes, tea garden, forest dwellers etc).
EMI facilities will be given for stove and refill cost (Interest-free loan).
The scheme is complementary to the Prime Minister’s ‘Give It Up Campaign’ through which a huge number of middle-class families have voluntarily surrendered their cooking gas subsidy.
The target was revised to 8 Crore LPG connections and this target was achieved in August 2019, seven months ahead of the target date.
Ujjwala 2.0
In the Union budget for FY 21-22, provision for an additional one crore LPG connection under the PMUY scheme was announced.
This one crore additional PMUY connections (under Ujjwala 2.0) aim to provide deposit-free LPG connections to those low-income families who could not be covered under the earlier phase of PMUY.
Along with a deposit free LPG connection, Ujjwala 2.0 will provide first refill and hotplate (stove) free of cost to the beneficiaries.
Also, the enrolment procedure will require minimum paperwork.
In Ujjwala 2.0, migrants will not be required to submit ration cards or address proof.
A self-declaration for both ‘family declaration’ and as a ‘proof of address’ will suffice. Ujjwala 2.0 will help achieve the Prime Minister’s vision of universal access to LPG.
