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Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana (PMUY)

प्रधानमंत्री उज्ज्वला योजना (PMUY)

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Free LPG (cooking gas) connection to women of poor / eligible households.

Benefit type
Free LPG connection
For
Widow
Age
Any age
Highest education
Any

Who can apply

For
Widow
Age
Any age
Highest education
Any
Gender
Female
Social category
All categories
Income
No income bar
Domicile
Any
Eligibility
Adult woman of an eligible low-income household without an existing LPG connection.

Details

Benefit type
Free LPG connection
Benefit detail
Free LPG connection with deposit support (₹1,700 / ₹950) plus first refill and stove; subsidy of ₹300 per 14.2 kg cylinder for up to 9 refills/year (FY2025-26).
Target beneficiary
Women of eligible low-income households.
Launch date
—

Status evidence

Active

Active — Cabinet continued the targeted subsidy for FY2025-26 (₹12,000 cr); ~10.56 crore connections. Verified 2026-06-19.

Sources:pmuy.gov.in ↗
Last budget year
—
Last notification
—
Last verified
19-06-2026 · 8 days ago

Data & impact

Public figures where available; where Bihar publishes nothing, the data request itself is shown. Every number is sourced — none are estimated.

Fiscal yearFunds (₹ cr)People
2024-25—
10,33,00,000India LPG connections

Sources:pib.gov.in ↗

Data provenance

Budget & disbursement
From budget.bihar.gov.in (public — to extract)
Public — not yet added
Beneficiaries
National (Lok Sabha reply, 10.33 cr). [scope: National]
pib.gov.in ↗
Published
District-wise distribution
District-wise — needs an RTI
RTI needed
Demographic breakdown
Category / gender — needs an RTI
RTI needed
Outcomes
Completion / outcomes — needs an RTI
RTI needed

Sources

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