The mission of Prime Minister Narendra Modi of providing clean cooking fuel to poor households has received a shot in the arm. The 2016 – 17 financial year target of 1.5 LPG crore connections has been met in a span of only eight months by the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas led by Minister Dharmendra Pradhan 

Target of 1.5 crore LPG connections fixed for the current financial year for Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana (PMUY) has been achieved within a span of less than 8 months and the scheme is being implemented now across 35 States/UTs. 

Vision of Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi to provide clean cooking fuel to poor households in the country has been taken forward through implementation of Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana (PMUY).  An adult woman member of BPL family identified through Socio-Economic Caste Census (SECC) data is given a deposit free LPG connection with financial assistance of Rs.1600/- per connection by Government of India.